Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-19
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and the clerk heard the drawer open
and shut. HOuser went OUT the sue
door. or the clerk thought he did' ana
Immediately looked in the drawer.
The money was gone. The CLERK
went to the telephone to eau me-
bnt a. he did so, he saw hou-
CO. in the front of the store. de called
some one else up, on pretext, and as
soon as Houser went out was informed
and came over at once. l think
9opser heard the clerk call up
the postofice. 1 thought we had
him spre. and I started after Mr..
Cowden. 7 had some difficulty in finding
him and when l saw him, on Market
street. Houser was behind US, collect
ing mail, so I passed on, ana went no
and down street, and finally went lnto
Mr.. Cowden's Office. Houser was caIieu
in and searched, but be didn't have the
marked money. There we were. 1t
looked from one view, like an innocent
man had been accused, and still IL
looked like a sure case. The mat
ter had TO be dropped right there.
recognize those fountain pens
ss some we lost, and l have no
5onbt some Of the other goods are ours,
INIT I can't tell. We don't mark goods
for the wholesale trade, as we all know
The prices, and there seems 20 be no
means Of Identification now"
II is understood there have been nu-
merous losses at J. 5. NaYlor IL Co. 5
and at other stores, the facts concern
Ing which will transDire perhaps to-day
What the aggregate Of these steallngs
will be il is, OF course, impossible TO
state at this writing. That 1t will be
large seems certain.
Lately Houser purchased diamond
ring, for which he paid cash, and also
bought g diamond stud, on which, 1t Is
said. he paid $50. II was understood,
last night, this stud, had been selzedSOY
the ieweler who sold 1t, but the TACT
could not be verified.
THE ELKS ALL RIGHT.
A member of the Order OF Elks SAID
last night that Houser claimed that
about S16 of the money found by the
officers at his residence belonged to the
Order OF Elks, and the gentleman ad-
jed that he was convinced the funds OF
the OfQer were ali III SOON SANeN' -
Mr.. Houser was not the treasurer, but
merely the secretary, and any funds
that he might have was merely In tran
nit from members to the treasurer.
A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR.
Houser announced himself as a candi-
late for the Republican nomination for
Mayor a couple Of weeks ago, and was
yerv active in hustling around Tor
votes. with the result that he carried
tina First ward at Saturdays primaries
and polled total of 242 votes In the
city. 1t was general subject OF re-
mark among Republicans, last night,
lhatit would have been just little en-
barrassing had he succeeded In obtain
ing the nomination.
The accused is son Of the late Cletus
Houser, and is a man Of about 80 years
Of age. He was at one time deputy
10 the Office of the City Collector, was
m the Opera House band for some time
md has been in the pOStof1ice since
Postmaster Cowden has had charge.
As stated at the outset of this article he
MAS universally esteemed an honest
man, and several gentlemen remarked
asst night, on being acquainted with
The facts, that they would have trusted
oim with anything and under any cir
,umstances. That he yielded to tempt
ltion is deplorable, and much sorrow
vas expressed for him last evening.