Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-12
TROUBLE AND Jail.
eEE WILHELM HOTEL THE SgENE OF SOME
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Which Lands The Proprietor, Mike Miller Charles
Miller and Charles Bennett Behind the Bars.
William Klimm Twice Robbed
in the House.


The Hotel Wilhelm appears to be the
head quarters Of some not particularly
smart thieves, as we'll as a resort for fe-
males Of easy virtue aud their male COM
panlons.
A month or so ago the house was
ralded on a state warrant and the pro-
urietor and ten others, male and female,
white and black, arrested and held for
the grand jury.
Yesterday Frank Wilhelm, the pro-
prietor. Charles Bennett, a bar
keeper, Mike Miller, porter,
and Charles Miller, cOlOrsd, a
barber by trade, and sort Of general
banger-ou about the premises, were ar
rested on a warrant charging them
with robbery, and all were sent 70 jail
IN default Of 81 900 bail, for a hearing
Monday, before Justice Ankle. The
complainant was William klimm, q
German coal miner. lately OF Eairmoht,
and he was also sent 90 jail as witness
in thecase and TO prevent MS being
tempered with and induced 20 leave
Town by friends OF the accused.
The story, as nearly as IL can be as
certained from the police and other
officials, is as follows:
.IxHmm had been working az Fair
mont for good while and accumulated
somethiuE over two hundred collars
which he biSgg5s to this city, Intend
ing. be SAYS, 20 buy horse and wagon
and GO 10 ueddung. When he reached
this city. on February 4th, be had $50
lie went 20 the Wilhelm hotel ana
gave the money 20 the proprietor 10
keep. He drew q few dollars al time,
on several different occasions, and hnal-
IL asked for all the remainder, saying
by his count there was $50 coming 70
him. Wilhelm said il was Sl1j, but
after some dispute hegave Klimm $50,
this being on or about February lstn.
Klimm spent some of this money,
but when he went 20 his room
that night he had S175, which
he put in his vest pocket and placed
the garment under his head. THAT
night Wilhelm, according % Charley
Miller, told Miller, 10 sleep 10 the
room with kiimm, which be did.
Miller secured the vest from under
Kumm's head, aud got the money out
OF IL, throwing the vest on the floor.
When Klmm got mp he searched for
his vest, ami finding Miller In the
room told him his vest and
money was gone Miller picked the
vest up and handed 10 20 him, and
not finding his money In 10, began TO
make fuss, when Miller pretended 20
pick up something from the floor ana
handed klmm some bills, saying,
"Nhy. here's your money" hlimm
counted IL, and finding there was but
sos, went down stairs and complained
10 Wilhelm. Willie N took Miller into
smother room, according 70 Mil
Ter. and had talk with
him. and then the three men
went back up 70 the room, where VIII
helm looked about the pillows and sud
denly said: YWhy, here's your money, "
and handed Klimm $50. klimm was
sill $50 SO 5rt, but Wilhelm advised him
70 make no fuss about 10, Miller having
gone away. and told him il would cost
him more than 500 20 employ lawyer
and get Miller back, etc. klimm then
concluded 10 take this course, and
Miller said yesterday he got SO Of the
missing S9C, and Wilhelm the other $40.
Miller went down 10 BeIlaire, fearing
arrest, and the BeliaLe police tele-
phoned up 70 know II he was wanted
here The police, knowing nothing OF
the robbery at that time, said they did
not want him, and 10 few days Miller
came back and wcne 10 Che hotel again.
Klmm continued 70 stay az the
hotel, drinking a good deal In
Quiet way, and on the night OF March
81 he was again robbed in the hotel OF
$40, ali the money he had left, the job
being done By Charley Bennett and
Mike Miller, the white porter OF the
house. klimm says he locked the door
securely tho evening before and had
$40 In his clothes. Ia the morning
when be awoke Bennett was in the
room and be had no money. Wilhelm
IS understood % diSclaim having had
nothing 90 do with taking the money
aud SAYS Bennett got 10 all. while Ben
nett says be can prove that Wilhelm
offered Co paw $40 20 get Klimm out of
town. Charley Miller thinks the money
was divided, AS the SO had been. IL
again got TOO warm for Charley Miller,
who went back 90 Bellaire, while Klimm
went on a big drunk 20 drown MS SCR
row, was arrested on Thursday and
went 70 the hin 10 default OF a dollar
and costs. He tried 10 tell his story 80
headquarters, but was too full, and
only found q listener az the wOrkhOuSe,
Yesterday morning. The police were az
once notified, Himm was released, the
warrants were issued before Justice
Ankle, and Wilhelm, Mike Miller
aad Bennett were arrested md
committed 90 jail as stated. Lieuten-
ant Terru went TO Beilaire
after Charley Miller, and he was ar
rested by Onice~ Stroble, OF the Bellaire
force, az the Pryor House. Afsor sumo
hesitation Miller came 10 this city with
out a reQnisition, and at headquarters
be told the story about as given above.
Early last evening he was also sent 20
Jail. Miller came here from Washing
ton, Pa.