Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-20
GOOD POLICE WORK.
BURGLARS INVADE A SOUTH SIDE RESIDENCE,
AND ONE NEARLY SHOT.
he is Leh Hanging from Window, but Escapes
With the Loss Of Coat, Vest aud Hat
Both Men Promptly Arrested
and Sent to Jail.

There was rather remarkable at
tempt at burglary on the South Side,
Yesterday morning. between twelve and
one o'clock.
Both the men involved in the law
lessness are safely in jail, thanks to
very prompt and good work by mem
bers of the police force.
One of the thieves had close call,
first, from breaking his neck, secondly
from being killed by the irate house
holder whose slumber had been
disturbed, and thirdly, from
being caught In the very
act of making his escape. Another
unusual act in connection with The
matter is that the two thieves had
quite a long conversation with three
police officers not over three quarters
of an hour before they obtained en-
trance to the house, both men intro
ducing themselves, and talking over
old times in Wheeling. Still another
neculiar fact is that the burglar
who was actually in the house positive
iv identified himself when arrested,
saving the off GERS much possible
trouble. TWAS aqueer case all around.
About half-past eleven o'clock Tues
day night officers Lukens, Carney and
Scally were talking on Market street,
near Sixteenth, when two rather ae-
Gently dressed men came along Inc
officers had been looking for party,
and Officer Scally went up 10 one OF the
men. who wore q dicer hat, and turned
his face up so as to get good look at
! him. The fellow made some good-na-
tured remark at this, and then the two
men began chatting with the officers,
the one whom Scally had examined,
and who was by himself at that mo-
ment. introducing himself as 'Jamix"
Kearns. As ne spoke to the officers the
other fellow came up, and hearns
said. "How are yon, McLaugh-
lin ?" Mclaughlin said be was all right,
and then, after looking at Officer Car
ney for a moment, he said: "Why l
know YOU; you're name Is Carney. You
ouaht TO know me. You remember you
used to knock flies down in CadwelPs
field. and a lot Of boys would catch
them. | was one of those boys. My
name "a John Layelle." Carney said
something about remembering him, and
after some further talk, during which
Lavelle said his folks lived up In MIngo,
where his father owned four acres OF
land, the two men separated, Kearns
going down street. and Lavelle up. The
! latter circled around on Main street,
however, and rejoined his comrade at
! or lust across the creek. They got d
! drink In saloon, about twelve O'CLOCK,
and then went almost directly to the
residence of John Campbell, 10. 2l3l
Market street. where they had evident
" planned q robbery. Mr.. Campbell Is
a roller at the Belmont mill, and man
very well known about town,
Between u o'clock and 1890 daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Cam pbel's was aroused by
noise, and looking from an upstairs
window she saw man standing upon
the sill OF a lower window, the sill
! being fully eight feet from the ground.
The fellow was attempting to raise the
sash of the lower window, and the
young lady watched him for nearly ten
minutes, and then quietly aroused her
father. Mr.. Campbell looked for his
revolver, but the weapon had been
mislaid, and by the the time he found
IL the burglar had gotten the window
open and had entered the dining room.
| About the time he got into
! the room his suspicious became
aroused and he started TO
make his escape from the window by
which he had entered. Here he
nearly came to grief In more ways than
one. AS he sprang from the window
the burglars clothing caught on a
shutter hinge or some other object, and
the fellow hung suspended between
| heaven and earth in most uncomfort-
able attitude. BY this time Mr.. Camp
bell had reached the upper window with
his revolver and just as he was about to
shoot, the burglar, by almighty etfort,g got
! loose and fell 10 the ground, leaving his
coat and vest hanging to the window,
while his hat rolled upon the ground.
The fellow jumped and ran, Mr.. Camp
bell firing shot at him as he dlsap-
peared.
When the three officers left the two
men on Market street they went to the
City Hall to report at midnight roll call,
and when they came down street, about
half-past twelve, they heard shot fired
One or two Of them at once started to the
South Side, but by the time they found
the Fifth ward officers, and the locality
of the shot had been fixed, the burglars
had made good their escape. The police
made thorough search Of the ward, how
ever, and got the facts from Mr.. Camp
bell, and later in the morning Omcer
Lukens went over and got the hat, vest
and coat. Both the coat and vest were
badly torn, and in the pockets were
found small articles, including razor
and a small memoranda book, contain
ing the address, John Lavelle, Mingo
Junction. Ohio" The man who had
been swinging on the shutter hinge was
thus one of the men who had talked to
the three officers half an hour before
the burglary. The officers at once
started to look for Kearns and La
velle, and Kearns was picked up during
the morning Officer Trischler, and
taken TO the City Hall. Last evening
about six o'clock officer Moran found
Lavelle in. Fishers South Side saloon.
He had hat, but was still without a
coat or vest. He was taken to the City
Hall, where he identified the hat, coat
and vest there as his property, thus
fixing mis- identity with the thief who
was in Campbells to dot. Both men
were then taken before Justice Gill
lespy and committed to jail for hear
L.