The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-15
BLACK BUNCOERS
Show John AnsnuOsS how to PICK
the Winning Gard,
and SNATCH His MONEY And RUN.
They are Promptly Arrested aud Sent
70 Jull...A couple of Martins Ferry
rbiovos Captured and Sent Across
rho Riycr...Gcneral Police Notes.


ovc,,n lEtnaville, took anotion Yesterday
~ a. ont to his old homo, about seven
m;Iss back Of Baresville, and went TO
the pewiky depot to get tho train.
While standing there he was accosted
nv n colored man. and the conversation
som drifted into the subject OF dogs.
arshuetz said he was very fond OF dogs,
and Carpenter told him to come up to
bis house, where he had a couple OF
beautiful bull pups, one of which he
would give to Anshuetz. The latter
didn't want to 80, but when no heard
the house was near by and that his
train would not leave for twenty min
NE" 'S,'' he started up the track with his
colored companion.
The same old, familiar story was re-
enacted. Carpenter, Tor such the col;
ored man said was his name, produced
three playing cards and started 70
chow Anshuetz how easy 1t was 10 pick
ony one out. OF course, Anbhuetz
c c and did pick out the winner sew
oral times, and Carpenter waa appar'
ontly trausixed with admiration OF his
HroIess While they were investiga-
ting the mysteries OF the cards another
coIored man. who introduced himself as
lain Forster, strollod up the track. He
cIaimsd to be as good at picking the
cori as Anshuetz was, but upon being
tested failed to succeed; ne tnen
wanted to bet that he could do It the
next time, but Anshuetz wouldn't bet
"Weh," said Carpenter, "how much
much money have youT :,
Anshuetz accommodatingly counted
ont SIS, which Carpenter snatched from
h;s hand. Both men started up the
track t as fast az they could go, with An
shuetz after them, halloing at the top
Of his voice. n,
But the buncoers were not to get OH
so easily The contab between the
three men had been observed by some
one who was leaning over the railing OF
the bridge and looking down upon
them. As soon as he saw the money
snatched, he rushed into the toll house
md teIephoned to police headquarters.
Officer Porter happened along atthaE
moment, and hearing of the ccurrence
ran up the track and captured
the two buncoers. Anshuetz was
not in sight. and while Officer
Porter took his two prisoners up
TO tho city building, Officer 1.ukens
hunted up Anshuetz and took him up
TO identity the other two. He did so
without any difficulty, and Squire G1les-
pie bound them over 10 court in the
sum Of $500. They couldn't get, bail
and he sent them to jail:
Nelson Foster Is resident CT Wheel
ing, but who Carpenter is no one in
town seems to know. He is evidently a
slick citizen, and place behind the
bars is proper place for him.
SALOON THIEVES CAPTURED.
Frank Wilhelm's saloon, in Martins
Ferry, was robbed night before last.
and the thieves were captured hero in
town yesterday. The robbery was
pretty bold. Wilhelm had retired tor
the night, it being about Il O'clock, and
Mrs. Wilhelm was watching the bar,
sitting in chair in the room IN the
rear. She heard the jingle Of money,
and, running out to the bar
room, saw McCord back of the
counter filling his pockets with
money. Mrs. Wilhelm snatched at
him aud grabbed two fve-dollar
bills, and McCord and his partner.
James Brannen, who was in the saloon,
ran. Twenty dollars we're lelt In the
box, Mrs. Wilhelm had ten aud McCord
had fifteen. The police in Wheeling
we're tclephonod to. Yesterday morn
ing Lieutenant Terrin saw MoCord and
Brannon standing in front Of saloon
on Market street and arrested them.
They were searched at headquarters,
but NOT cens was found on, them.
They denied having stolen any money,
and, rs they expressed themselves as
willing to go to Ohio without q requisi-
ton, both were taken over to Martins
Ferry.
They wore taken before Justice Theo-
dore Keller, who bound them over to
cour. on the charge Of grand larceny,
MeCord in the sum Of $500 and Bran
men in tho sum OF SEQ.