Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-22
4 JOLLY Trio.
THEY TOOK POSSESSION or Mr.. J. (. JOLLY'S
MANSION
While the Family was in FlOrida-Tappsd Beer
on a SIPS lsts, had Dog Fights
IN the ParlOr and Keep! Cams
Chickens in the Piano.

Manager j. b. Jolly, OF tns Onlo elec-
trio railway, had gone up to Pittsburg,
but not on railway business.
Yesterdays Pittsburg papers sx-
planned the visit in very interesting
way. The Post described the cause Of
Mr.. Jolly's trip in this way:
San odd story OF drunken revels and
deviltry was unraveled 10 Warden Nc
Aleese's private Office at the jail yester-
day. James Thomas, William Nelson
aud John Beatty were given a hearing
there by Alderman Gripp on charge Of
entering building with intent to COM
nit felony and also one Of arson. They
used parlor for cockpit, kept their
game chickens in grand piano and
conducted dog fights on handsome car
pets that cost 81. so yard.
j. X. Jolly, of the firm OF Jolly
Bros, contractors, was the prosecutor.
He has a mansion and beautiful grounds
at Coraoplis, down the Ohio river. His
house was furnished in the most expen-
sive style, and the great double parlors
with elegant furniture were the envy
Of that whole countryside. But that
was some time ago.
"On February Mr.. Jolly and his
family went on tour TO the south and
incidentally to enjoy the Mardi Gras at
New Orleans. James Thomas was their
cOlored man, and be started q little cell
ebration of his own during his masters
absence. Thomas is feet inches in
height, % years old and only weighs 40
pounds. He grew to legs and not to
sense.
sin the absence Of the family, the
kitchen and pantry were left open TO
Thomas and all the rest OF the house
securely locked. he invited two white
boys, Nelson and Beatty, to come to the
house for good time. They belong to
the best families there and are not over
Is years old. Thomas had whisky and
they had great time until that run
out. Then they broke into the house
and stole lot of bric-a-brac. This they
sold in Pittsburg and with the money
bought liquor. For while they gam
bed and caroused In the kitchen until
they found the delicately tinted fur
nishings Of the parlors were more COM
Portable.
"One day they got half-barrel Of
beer. As the kitchen was too small
they propped it up on SIPS tets-a-tete
in the parlor and tapped it right there.
Then they concluded the parlor would
make first-rate cockpit. They Sc
cured q number Of gamo cocks and
started a main. During the progress
OF the fights they would perch them
selves on the backs of costly chairs and
watch the ROSTERS do their bloody
work. Just to have the chickens handy,
part OF the wires were torn out of the
piano and it made a splendid coop.
Even the pleasure of cock-fghting
wore away, though, and just for the
sake of variety they changed the bill to
dog fights. They did not believe the
surroundings would have any bad effect
on the dogs, or the fact that the carpet
cost few hundred dollars spoil the
sport in the least. They carried out the
change and several splendid dog fights
took place in the parlor One Of the
dogs was nearly Killed, but then the
sports were humane, and made up a
nice bed for the wounded fighter out Of
some lace curtains, a slumber robe and
q silk quilt.
THE stock of liquor aud money
having been exhausted, Thomas remem-
bered fund that he had for horse feed.
With the wisdom of Solomon he turn
ed the horse out to grass and bought
whisky with the funds. Later he re-
plenished the exchequer by selling sew
eral $50 sets Of harness at $40 apiece.
zone day they found big lot OF shot
gun cartridges. Taking the powder
from them, they went to the stable and
experimental in making fireworks.
The attempt was so successful that the
stable caught fire. They were too
drunk to put it out, but some neigh
borS seeing the smoke, put out the fire.
Then 1t was discovered that the house
had been pillaged. The neighbors had
the trio arrested, and on March tele-
graphed to Mr.. jolly at New Orleans to
come home at once. He said yesterday
that no one could imagine the condition
In which he found the house. In the
hope OF finding more money they had
torn up all the carpets in the house,
and had slept in every bed. They had
turned In without even taking of their
shoes.
"At tho hearing yesterday they ad-
.mitted all that was charged, but denied
that they intended to set the stable on
fire. They were each held in $1,000
bail for court The negro could not
furnish bond. Superintendent n. e.
Dorente, of the anti-cruelty society,
will also make information against them.
1t is said the horse went for days with
out feed or water"