Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
SPOILED A ROMANCE
A Handsome Young Mans honey.
moon Suddenly Interrupted Last
Night by the Police.
WANTED FOR NUMEROUS THEFTS.
Carried Letters From President GARFIELD,
to Whom He Is thought to Have
Been Related.
WANTED FOR NUMEROUS THEFTs.
DETECTIVE SHORE FOOLS A CGPPER.
st,ubsnyills Man Looking for Els Wife, Who Ran OF
With Els Brother.

The police of the First district yesterday
broke up a honeymoon. The groom is in
Central station, and the bride in Wheeling
and in tears. The prisoner is handsome
young man, q years of age, with half q
dozen names, among which are Gaul and
Robinson. He is charged with having COM
mitted numerous robberies about town, and
the police have been after him for some
time. The story Of the young mans esca-
pades is not thoroughly known, but sup
posed relationship TO the Garfield family
has caused considerable interest In his case.
For over q month several mysterious
hotel robberies have been reported 10 1n.
tpector McAleese. A valuable overeoat
belonging TO Mr.. stoffel, Of tho Monongahela
House, was taken, and q few days later Q
new suit Of clothes worth 800 was stolen
from Mr.. suekey. Several things were
stolen from Delaney's hotel. Others were
reported from different places.
suspicion Fastened on the stranger.
Suspicion fell on the handsome young
stranger who was seen at various places
about town, working at different saloons as
bartender Detectives were put on the case
and he was traced to the Home Hotel.
Thursday afternoon he was seen leaving
the hotel wearing the stolen suit OF clothes.
lie was accompanied by q young lady. The
two went to the Court House and applied
for a marriage license. This was refused.
owing to the youthful appearance
of the girl. They then came down town and
soon after took a train for Wheeling. The
marriage ceremony was performed there. In
the meantime Inspector McAleese instruct
ed the hotel people to let him know when
the groom came back for his trunks. About
8 o'clock last night the word came, and De-
tectiyes Robinson and Fitzgerald hurried
down to the scene.
When they were within hundred feet Of
the hotel they saw their game standing in
the doorway. He caught sight OF them at
the same time and took to his heels along
Duouesne way. He was feet-footed and
gave them a hard chase. When Tenth
street was reached the detectives fired sew
eral shots. This frightened him and he
crawled under a wagon standing at the side
OF the street
Found Two Letters From Garfield.
The patrol wagon was celled anu IauI
was soon in Central station. Nothing was
found on his person of any importance ex-
eept two well-worn letters from James A.
Garfield to his cousin, j. S. Garfield at
Newberg, o. The letters were written in
1880. while Garfield was President Gaul
claims his home is in Cleveland, and he is
supposed to be related TO the Garfield
family or else very intimate with them.
This is the only explanation for the pres.
enc OF the letters in his pocket.
The sorrowing bride was Miss Jennie
Norris who has been connected with the
Home Hotel for some time. She met Gaul
there The girl is but 16 years of age and
very pretty. Gaul's father is supposed to
live near Mansfield, o., and is said to be
man OF considerable wealth and influence.
a effort will be made to get word to him.
Gaul will have a hearing this morning.