Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-19

ter and when HOuser came In, about |
quarter of eleven, the boy in charge
tod him TO stay there moment while
be went away. HOuSer went behind the
connter and thinking he was unob-
served. he selected eleven twenty-five
cent cigars and ten cheaper cigars and
droDped item in his letter pouch. He
was seen by Lieut.. Terrill, and when ne
left the stand he was accosted by the Of
ficer and charged with the inert.
'I told the boy l would pay him for
these this afternoon" said Houser.
He was taken back to the stand, where
the boy said Houser had told him moth
ing OF the sort. Mr.. Heiskell then con-
fronted him, and charged him with the
numerous thefts of cigars which had
been missed. After a parley, Houser
promised to pay for them, and Helskell
said he valued the cigars he had missed
or knew were missing az forty dollars,
and that ten dollars was due the police.
If be would pay fifty dollars there
would be no prosecution. Houser prom
ised TO pay the fifty dollars and did so
In a short time.
POSTMASTER COwDEN INFORMED.
Very soon after this cigar matter Post
master Cowden was informed OF what
had taken place. He had previously
suspected Houser OF stealing the stlmps,
but had no direct evidence areinst
him. When the cigar transaction
was made known to him he de-
termined 20 act and TO act (uick-.
ly, as he knew that il Housel was
the thief he would speedily remd'e ali
evidences OF guilt as far as he ould.
Nothing was done until after slipper
Saturday evening, however, the Sost-
master Masking an appointment AS
sistant Postmaster Shellhase a. th4jffice
OF the Postmaster at seven otock.
There the matter was talked ofr,
course of action decided upon, an1Uni
ted States Commissioner 3. j. Cau bbell
was sent for. a warrant was prelared
under two sections of the Revised Stat
utes, one applying to the taSlE OF
property OF the government anf the
other covering letters taken by pirson
other than the one TO whom they we're
addressed-for several letters were Mss
Ing along with stamps-and then Aapu-
" United States Marshal George w.
Robinson was given the warrant A
search warrant was alsoprepared, amt the
Deputy Marshal started on hun for
Houser. He was usually uponhthe
streets or about the central portiI oil
the town In the evening, but Saturday
evening he could not be fond,
and about 1880 o'clock it was
determined to 90 to his me
at No. 20 Fourteenth street. oSe
who went TO the house were Postm ter
Cowden, Assistant Postmaster y ell
hase. Commissioner Campbell and ep-
uty Marshal Robinson. Houser va In
bed but was called up, and the OIL iers
entering he was placed under arrestAnd
detained in the parlor by Postmaster
Cowden and Mr.. Shellhase, while CON-
missioner Campbell and Deputy Marhal
I Robinson went upstairs and MAZE a
he hnuSa In tha-rnl-Ef S~an-
worth OF postage stamps and S9E in
cash was found The money wa CON
tanned IN numerous envelopes, and i 1ese
were secreted in drawers among Ctth-
ing and in other unusual places. There
was also found boxes Of silk and linen
hand kerchiefs, new shoes, pelfume,
box after box OF cigars aud
large number of ot1er
goods, all evidently stolen. Some
two or three hours were occupied in
this search, and when it was over, Ind
all the money and stamps had been Sc
cured, the prisoner, about half-past two
O'Clock yesterday morning, was taken
% the office OF Commissioner Camp5tl,
at the Custom House. There hon. q.
w. Atkinson was sent for by the &C.
cussd as his counsel, and after
consultation all around a bond In
the sum OF 1000 was prepared a ahd
signed by Mrs. Redeker, mother-in-law
OF the defendant, the hearing being
fixed for ten o'clock this morning.
When this was done it was four o'clotk
Sunday morning, and the defendant
was released aud the interested parties
separated.
OTHER THEFTs.
Yesterday the tact Of the arrest was
brought to the attention of some OF the
business men who had lost goods, and
Mr. L. a. Lallauce, Of John 5. Naylor
& Co., went before Justice Ca,dWei
yesterday afternoon and swOre OUT a
warrant for HouSer under the State
Statutes, charging him with larceny OF
certain boxes Of handerchiefs from the
store of the firm on Main street. Armed
with this and search warrant Con
stable AlonzO St. Myers and
Deputy Marshal Robinson again went
TO Houser's residence, placed him under
arrest and removed the goods found IN
bis room to the Office Of the Justice laFt
evening. Here the prisoner was ar
-alrned and was required 70 enter in9o
q bond in the sum OF $500 for his appeal
lpce at two o'clock this afternoon 20
undergo a preliminary examination.
Mrs. Houser, mother Of Harry, deposited
securities to the amount named in tnP
hands OF Mr. Atkinson TO secure !
Dondsman, and Deputy Marshal Robin
,ou -hen went upon the prisoners bond.
While this was going on, several othel
,usipess men, who were out more orleSk
.nF. called in, and the goods seiZeA
,nder the search warrant were examinA
a Other parties will doubtless ca
o-dav. and by this evening there is litH
le doubt but that a great deal Of tha
inf will be recognized and other war
ants. perhaps, issued. The hearings
at for to-day will not take place, aS
Sr Atkinson stated to the reporters
ast rigbt that both would be waived.
A MISCELLANEOUS LOT.
A, insDsction OF the goods found in
4onser's house showed that his steal
COS must have taken q wide range.
S5ere we're rs many astwenty or twen-
v-fve boxes OF cigars, eight o. ten
airs of shoes, some OF them TOT men
nd others for women, two clothes
Tusbes. lunches Of lead pencils, ioun-
aim mems. smoking tobacco, perfume