The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-09
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a Russian Captures q Mon Who
Had Robbed Him on tho Street.
\ DRAMATIC SCENE LAST EVENING
On Market Street Above Twcltth.:-A
jewish l:ofugoo from tho Cars
Dominion Docs Pretty We'll In
Wheeling, and Shows Tact that
Promises Hotter Things Yet.

On Market street above Twelfth last
evening about o'clock occurred Il
dramatic incident, back Of which is a
good story.
A roughly dressed man with pecul-
lar vacant stare which made him up.
pear to be lacking in intelligence, was
standing on tho sidewalk, eylng MI tho
men who passed by. Suddenly he
made dash forward, without n word,
and Graspcd two mon, "padge' O'Neal
and Jack Forsytho. O'Neal broke away
and ran, but the man hold Forsythe.
with grip that made him vince,
"PolitzM "IIclpW "Ticis" These
md other excited EXPLANATIONS soon
attracted q crowd around the man and
his prisoner. Among those who heard
tho cries was Officer Joe Conrad, who
took charge OF jack, and he was taken
TO Sqniro Arklo'a Office and committed
TO Jail in default OF bond for his appear
nncc at 7 O'clock this evening for Il pre-
linmary hearing. llc Is charged,
Jointly with O'Neal, for whom tho
police Nrc looking, with robbing tho
man who canght him OF $40 Saturday
evening.
Something Of the story Of the robbery
has already been printed, but owing to
the difficulty in understanding the
mixed Hobrcw, German, English and
Russian oil the victim tho true story did
not come out till after tho capture last
night.
In the few months tho man has been
in Wheeling he has deposited with the
Wheeling Title md Trust Company
Si2O. IIis name is Isaac Bravcrman,
and he has vito ana 4 child, born
since they came to this city. Hereto
foro when he had money to deposit
somebody wont with him to tho bank.
Saturday night no was walking down
Market street from his home in alley G
in the Second ward, looking for the
bank. lie mistook the Milwaukee
saloon for the bank, but on going into
the bar saw his mistake. Then he tried
the private entrance, but not recogniz-
ing the place, asked Forsythe, who hap
pcned to DO standing there, where
the bank was. Forsythe did not under
stand him, and he showed him the bank
book and tho bill. Forsythe took the
book and money, and going into the
place, soon returned and handed him
the book without the money. Braver-
man looked in the book, and not seeing
any credit for the $40, asked about it.
FOrsythe again took the book, and went
into the saloon When helcame out he
said the boss said it would be all right,
and for him to come back Monday
morning. This did not suit him, and he
demanded to see "the boss" right then.
Then Forsythe took him to O'Neal, who
fixed the book.
When Bravorman foundhe had been
swindlcd no informed tho police. He
insisted that thetwo mon were together,
but O'Ncal came to the police Office and
said he did not know the youth who
had tho book. Although tho officers
did not believe him, there was scarcely
evidence enough to proceed on, and
they concluded to wait for further in
formation. This did not please the Rus
sian, and he concluded to catch the
thieves himself. He went to the neigh
borhood OF the locality whore he had
been robbed and waited patiently till
the thieves appeared.
Bravcrman is evidentlyTa9 brighter
man than he looks. When no came to
Wheeling he found there was a COM
mittee here to assist Russian refugees.
bic told tho gentlemen composing the
committee that no did not want assist
ance, but work. Thoy got him odd jobs
ut day labor, and he has done pretty
well, rs appears above. Heis said to be
very intelligent and willing worker,
and his employers have all been we'll
pleased with him. Last night when
iod that he probably could not recover
his money ho said he was sorry, but he
could not blame anybody for it.