The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-31
1T WAS RED" DEWIRE.
Tho Cincinnati Burglar Captured in
Wheeling Recently
TAKEN BACK TO THE JAIL. THERE.
He was Notorious Crook for whom
Sheriff Val Helm had Searched all
over tho Country IN Valn---The Story
"rom Marshall" tells Of his Wand.
crinss.

rom MARSHALL " tells OF his Wand
crinss.
Concerning the man known rs "Ton
Marshall" who was arrested at Tho
Dennis house here tho other night Us {
fugitive from justice in Cincinnati, the
Enquirer has tho following interesting
story:
Red Dcwirc, the burglar who escaped
from tho county Jail on the morning o
January 30, was locked up in the coun
ty bastilc again about I o'clock last
night.
Sheriff Vnl Helm followed the bur
glar Tor weeks after his escape, and fl
nally lost his health in tho chase and
was compelled to go to Waukcshg
Springs, Mich, to save his liio and re.
gam his former strength.
While he was there, however, he kept
his deputies busy chasing up rumors Of
Dewire's whereabouts. Trips were
made to Louisville, MIddletown, Indi
annapolis, and q dozen other places
whore the escaped prisoner was thought
to have been seen.
Sheriff Helm sent out private letters
to friends or officers in almost every city
OF my Importance soon after Dcwire's
escape, and
GAVE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION
OF the burglar, lie has had many false
chascc since then, but OH Tuesday
morning received a tip from friend in
Wheeling, w. Va, which proved to be
correct. Sheriff Helm said not WORD
to any one except the chief deputy, but
took the 2:2S p. III. train over the Balti
more Il Ohio for Wheeling. Arriving
there he called on the police ior aid and
Officer Carney was detailed to help him
Two other officers were picked up at the
market house aud stationed ut the front
and rear OF the Dennis House, where
Dewirc was supposed to be stopping
| Sheriff llcim, accompanied by Officer
Carney, then went up to the third floor
OF the hotel, and on the rooms occupied
by Dcwire being pointed out to them
the officers pushed open the door and
found four occupied beds in the room
RED DEwIEE, TIE BURGLAR,
Was lying asleep on one OF the beds
Sheriff Helm went up 10 him and
shook him until he was hall awake.
"Whatcher want?" grumbled De
wire.
Come, come, Red" said the sheriff
get up and go home with me-"
They can't do nothing with me
there. 1t amt a good case" said De
wire, half asleep. and then realizing
that he was giving himself away, he
exclaimed, "Who are you? l dom,
know you. ! amt got any parents and
my home is in Brooklyn"
That's all right" said Sheriff Helm
you get up and dress and I'll recognize
you better"
Dcwirc, seeing there was nothing else
to do, reluctantly got up and put on hi:
clothes. The sheriff recognized him in
a minute and told the officer to lock
him up. All the way to the station
house the prisoner kicked and said he
would not 20 back to Ohio without
reQuisition papers. Yesterday morn
ing, however, he thought better OF hi.
determination and
AGREED TO COME BACK
to Jail. Sheriff Holm accordingly hand
cufled tho prisoner to himself and lei
on the 9:l5 4. m. train over the Balti
more & Ohio Tor this city, arriving here
shortly after I o'clock last night. Will,
on the train ell route to this city Dcwirt
told the story OF his escape from the jai
and his subsequent wanderings over Tho
country. 1t WAS as follows:
ION Thursday, the visiting day before
| made my escape, | had 4 friend cal
on me, and he told me that rs l was on
the scub-gang could easily get out into
the yard. He would throw rope over
the wall and could climb out. Fol-
some reason or other he could not get a
rope'and he threw sheet over to me
| got out in the yard OH Saturday morn
ing, but couldn't do anything with the
sheet. | ran around the corner oil thc
Jail and found the ladder Hastily plac
ing it against the wall l climbed out anC
| was Tree. | had no coat nor hat MOI
| shoes, but | ran down Sycamore stree
to Water street where ! found friend
~ sa!oonkceper, and he sent over tc
my brothers and got me some clothes
Then crossed the river and sent word
to my family to send me some money.
While | was waiting there
HEARD THE SHERIFF WAS CLOSE
on my heels and knew that was to &c
the money. l got No chance at noon Il
work my way to Pittsburgh on 4 steam
boat and | took it. 1t took fourteen
days to get to Pittsburgh, and after
got there my arms and legs were SC
swollen that | could do nothing. They
nearly worked me to death on that -
old steamboat. l laid around Pitts
burgh awhile and then beat nv way tc
Chicago on freight train. For five
days after l got there | was allnost
starved and nearly froze to death, rs it
was very cold and | was afraid to cal
ior aid Mt station house ior fear OF be.
ing arrested. On tho fifth day / got q
job in 4 shoe factory, and | stayed there
until Decoration Day, when went out
with the boys to play match game Of
ball. In sliding to first broke my arm
and was sent to the hospital. After ten
days there | was turned loose with my
arm in a sling and unable to do any,
thing. lbummed around Chicago for {:
few days until my arm got we'll, and
then