Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-07
THE BUSY BURGLAR.
IS MAKES A SUCCESSFUL RAID on A SUB
Urban BOMB
Attempt at Rottsr? On Main Street.-The Polic'
Arrest Suspicious Psrsons-A rhd SeniD
Jai.-Foard in Bed and FIRED.

Inc ouSY burglar continues 70 I'M
prove each midnight hour, to the great
profit OF himself and the corresponding
discomfort aud loss Of those OF our cti
zens possessing habitations and valu-
ables.
firing Of urban pursuits, As possibly
not afforiing sufficient remuneration, or
being attended with risks which care
fUl and prudent burglar should aim to
avoid, the expert judge Of watches and
Silverware hied himself to the suburbs,
Thursday evening, and about o'clock
yesterday morning lie called al the res
idence of Mr.. Joseph PAUL, on the Beth
any pike. The thief or thieves entered
the house by means Of first hOor win
dow, and after accommodating the lower
rooms, opened wide the kitchen door,
as means OF egreSS, in an
emergency. The inside shutters Of
the windows were then fastened, aud
the burglar turned on the gas, sat his
Idark-lantern on the table, and pro-
ceeded to count the spoons and examine
.he Silysrware with the celebrity and
/ thOroughneSs which comes of long ex-
/ perieuce. All the silver was brought
out and placed on 4 table, one or two
spoons OF each pattern being broken in
two TO effectively test whether IL was
solid or plated. II solid, all of that par
ticular sort was dropped into capa-
ciOus pocket, while the plated goods
were cOntemptuOUSly cast aside. In
this way the burglar selected half-a-
dozen solid tablespoons, seven or eight
teaspoons, several napkin rings and a
large soup-ladle, the latter once the
property OF Mrs. Pauli'S mother, and
much cherished on that account. The
ladle was bent double by the thief, and,
together with the napkin rings, was de-
posted on a table beside the dark Ian
tern, while the robber made an eXplOra-
ton up stairs.
Ascending 10 the second floor the
thief entered Mr.. Paull'S sleeping apart
mentS, where that gentleman was alone,
Mrs. PAUL sleeping In another room
with sick child. There was no light
la Mr.. Paull'S room, save that shining
In from the gas in the hall. but slight
noise arOuSing Mr.. PAUL, he saw the in
distinct outline OF form near his bed.
Thinking il was his wife, Mr.. PAUL
spoke twice, but the figure, making no
reply, continued to move across the
room towards the dresser. Still think
ing il was his wife, Mr.. PAUL imagined
she would strike light and thus make
herself known; but he spoke again,
when Mrs. PAUL answered from the
lOther room:
"Why, am here, in bed"
Mr.. PAUL exclaimed:
Then there are burglars in the
house, and jumped out of bed BY this
time the thief had reached the neighbor-
hood of the dresser, and he caught up
Mr.. Paul'S coat, vest and trousers and
broke for the hall and stairway, down
which he lied and out Of tire house. Mr..
PAUL followed as fast as possible, re-
yolver in hand, but the game had made
good its escape. The broken and scat
tered silyerware and the dark lantern
alone remain as eloquent witnesses OF
the nature Of the visit.
shortly after daybreak boy, belong
ing to family living about an eighth
OF a mile away, came to Mr. Paull''
house aud said Il suit Of clothes had
been found, the pockets of which con
tanned papers with Mr.. PaulrS name on
them. Mr. PAUL went up and identified
the clothing rs his His loss will reach
about 5000, the articles taken consist
Ing OF about sic ia cash. gold hunting
case watch. chain and charm, valued At
5000, aud the solid siyerware men
TONED above, besides some papers, Of n,
use To- any one save the owner. The
loss from broken and bent silver article'
will add considerable to this.
Ia hastily gathering up Mr.. Pauln,
clothes, the thief dropped white shirt
containing diamond pin, while within
a yard OF the chair on which the clOthe:
lay was Mrs. Paull'S jewel case, contain
ing her diamonds, gold watch, and
pOcketbOOk.