Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-02
A WOMAN ROBBED.
GERMAN LADY HELD Up AND TSRTY-SEVEN
DOLLARS TAKEN FROM HEa
Alex. Wallace and jim Parker ArrsStsd-In'
Former Hsld For an Examination, ana
the Latter Discharged.


found an elderly German lady wanoer-
ing around on the wharf, and on making
enquiries of her, learned that she was
stranger in the city, and wanted 10 eO
TO Williamsport, Va. She had a ticker
for some point on the Ohio river roao'
and showed two dollars and hall 10
money, and stated she could find no place
to stay, as all the hotels along WaVer
street seemed to be filled with guests
The officer, not knowing where to dlrect
the woman, took her to the City Hail.
where she was given possession OF the
lookup keepers private Office in the
basement-a very good room. During
the night the Lieutenant on duty at
police headquarters heard woman
crying and following in the oaSe-
ment, but as woman had oeen pun
In the lookup, he supposed 1t was her
making the racket, and as II was an
occurrence taking place every day, TOOK
no account Of the noise.
About three o'clock in the morning the
lookup keeper came up stairs and salu
the woman in the back room was very
hungry, and was crying and wanted 10
get out. The officer told him to let her
out, if she wanted to go, as there was no
charge against her The woman was
accordingly released, and she crossed
the street to the Arlington saloon, where
she ate several sandwiches, seeming 10
be very hungry. In the saloon she ex-
hibited to Edward Shipley, the bar-ten-
der, twenty dollar bill, a ten dollar
bill, a five dollar bill, two silver dollars
and half dollar, and it is stated that
at the time she was showing the money
Alex. Wallace was outside OF the door,
and saw what was going on, while
second man, dressed in light clothes,
and whose identity is at present I'M
known, was just outside the pavement,
sheltered behind carriage which was
standing there.
When the woman left the saloon she
started south along the west side OF
Chaplne street, and was lost to view.
About the time she would have taken
in walking a square, the officer on duty
in the City Hall, who, at the time, dld
not know where the woman had gone,
heard a scream, but as carriage with
some women in it had stopped at the
Chapline street corner, he supposed the
noise came from them, and gave 1t little
heed He went to the door OF the City
Hall, however, when a second cry
muffled in its nature, was heard. he
went over to make an investigation, and
at the corner of the alley south OF Six
teenth street, man, since said to be
Wallace, was found. He said he had
heard no noise, and as no trace OF any
one could be found the searchers con-
cluded that after all 1t was the people
in the carriage and dropped the matter.
About four o'clock, or half an hour
later, Waterman Crawford found the
woman and took her to the City Hall,
where she said she had been assaulted
by a man in the first alley south of Six
teenth street, running from Chapline to
Market, and had been robbed Of all her
money. The woman was bareheaded,
and evidently had been the victim of
rough usage. Another search for her
assailants was made, but was fruttless,
but about half-past five Toby Vance
came to the City Hall, with the woman's
hat. which he said Alex. Wallace had
given to him, and further stated that
he had seen Wallace with twenty dol
lar bill.
Officer Frohme, who had just come
on duty, at once started out, and found
Wallace and Parker in a saloon. He
told them they were wanted, and both
men were searched. Wallace only had
about dollar in silver Change on his
person, but Parker had three twenty
dollar bills, one being a new bill such
as the bartender at the Arlington said
he had seen the woman have. This was
not esteemed sufficient evidence against
Parker, however, and he was released.
In view Of all the circumstances, how
ever, Wallace was locked up, and was
later taken before Justice Davis, where
he was released on bail for hearing
next Monday.
About six o'clock the woman, who
had been again given possession Of the
room in the basement at the City Hall,
disappeared, and up to last evening she
had not been heard Of. In the con-
fusion the officers omitted to ask her
name or place Of residence.
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