Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-20
FIVE MASKED MIN
MAKE A WILD BREAK ON A LONELY WATCH
NAN
The Latter is Bucksd and Gagged, and Tossed Into
aB. & 0. Car-0ases of Pocket
Picking Reported.

It looks as though a considerable
amount of crooked Pittsburgh taleni
came down to this city, Tuesday, WITH
the Republican marching clubs, as sew
eral cases of pocket-picking have since
been reported to the police, and re-
markably bold and picturesque attempt
was made to rob the safe at the street
railway barns, on the extension OF ia
cob street, south Of the corporation
line. This last was perhaps the
most sensational case of attempted
robbery occurring since the famous
Marling and Worke naure outrages oil
some years ago. and there are some
features about the case which involun :
tarily recalls those crimes.
About quarter after one O'CLOCK
yesterday morning, while Charles Gull
len, the night Waterman at the street
railway barn, between the city line and
Boggs' run, was making his rounds OF
the establishment, he was suddenly con-
fronted by FIVE masked meo, who com
mande d that he hold up his hands. Gull
len complied, under threat OF death II
he refused, and his captors at once pro-
coed ed to gag him and tie him hand and
foot. They then demanded the key OF
the safe which Is kept in the barn, but
Cullen assured them that he did not
have the key, and that there was no
money in the safe anyhow. The rob-
bers disputed both these statements,
and insisted upon having the key, but
finally Cullen convinced the men that
he could give them no assistance in
opening the safe. After consultation
between themselves, the five men gath
cred Cullen up between them and car
ried him out of the building and across
to the b. & 0. railroad tracks, where
they placed him, still bound and
gagged, in box car. They then re-
turned in the direction of the barn, evil
IDENTIFY thinking that they would be Sc
cure from interruption for some hours,
and could drill or otherwise break into
the safe at their leisure, but when they
got back TO the building they were not
a little surprised 10 find that late car
or two had come while they we're absent,
and that the crews of the same were in
the barn eating their luncheon. This
spoiled the plans of the gang, and they
disappeared. Before they finally left
Cullen, they told him that they belonged
in the neIghborbo0d OF the barn, and
that they knew him, and would settle
with him In the future If he made any
trouble for them, that they would keep
an eye on him, etc. All this was doubt
less bluff as if the men
really lived In that neighborhood
it woald be the last thing
they would mention, ii they had grain
OF sense. After leaving Cullen in the
car. the train to which his car was at
tached was moved off up town, without
the train crew knowing anything about
their unwilling passenger, aud Cullen
had been carried considerable distance
into the city before be was able To get
loose from his fastenings and get out or
the car. MIR. Cullen is under the i'm
preston that he knows some OF the
gang, but this belief may be erroneous
The meu oil had habdkerchiefs or other
clothes over their faces, and altogether
must have presented somewhat pic
turesoue appearance under the light or
the pickering torches, at the witchin5
hour Of one u. IN.