Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-30
A GOOD JOB.
A COUPLE or NOTED CONFIDENCE lien
FIRED OUT OF TOWN.
Oaugh, in the Very Ac: Of Working a Well
Known Young Business Nan-Ons Of
Them Has Attempted the Same
Thing Here Before

Chief McNichol and his force did a
good job, last evening, when they raced
a couple of slick strangers out OF the
city.
They left on the dead run, after they
had their plans in good working order
to do" 8 young business man, with
whom they had picked up an acquaint-
auee, out of whatever cash ne might
have had upon his person.
One of the men, and the evident
leader in the little scheme thus sum-
marily nlpped in the bud, is pretty well
known here. He is well-dressed, soft
spoken and smooth" fellow, who went
Yesterday by the name of Porter, out
whose real name is Sam Traylor. de
seems TO belong in Boston, but has
been around over the country some,
having done crooked work in a number
of places. He is about six feet three
or four inches tall and OF good APP
pearance and manners. His companion
OF Yesterday gave the name OF Butter,
when arrested by the police last night
Traylor first appeared on the Wheel
ing horizon about four years ago, when
he happened TO see a well known young
man, somewhat under the influence OF
rink, about the Mcclure. The wheel
ing man exhibited a roll, and Iaylor
al once laid himself out TO get IL. For
tunately a number OF the personal
friends Of the Wheeling man caught
on" TO the situation and came TO his
rescue, and at proper opportunity,
after TraylOr had made contidant OF
one of the party and unfolded a plan to
get the roll and divide 1t, he was
rounded up and denounced in terms
more forcibe than polite. Seeing that
the party was on to his game, aud knew
his record, in Boston and else where,
Traylor made free and frank acknowl-
ment OF the. accusations against him
and then disappeared.
He has been about town several times
since, appearing here about month
ago, but whether or not he did any
business" on this trip is unknown,
Yesterday the man Butler appeared
at the Mcclure, registered as Charles
Butler, OF Rochester, Pa, and was as
signed a room. He was about the no.
tel and on Market street during the
day, and in the afternoon met Tayler,
alias Porter" in a restaurant. The
two shook hands cordially, enQuired
anxiously about each others health,
and straightway Taylor took dice box
ont of his inside pocket and
attempted to inviegle sundry
parties into a game. Finally he
handed the box to the barkeeper and
tJld him 10 put it behind the bar, and
Il be came in with anyone aud dice were
proposed, that particular box was to be
set out. The bar-keeper promptly de-
clined to be party to any such scheme.
Last evening the two strangers fell in
with the business man heretofore men
toned, and their actions soon excited
SUSPICION. Parties who remem
Aered Travlor's former visits In
formed the police, and Chief
mcNUnul and Officer Lukens
started after the two men. TraylOr took
the alarm and disappeared, but Butler
was captured. He was taken to the
City Hall and locked up, and their room
No. "a, al the Mcclure, was visited. In
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decks OF crooked cards and a half-peck
of poker checks. As he had done moth
ing criminal, as yet, he was told might
leave town if he wanted to, and indicat-
ing preference for Bellaire-where it
is supposed Traylor had g0ne-a ticket
for that place was bought with Buffers
money, aud officer Scally put him on
the II o'clock train and saw him off.
A man named Dudley was buncoed
out OF 1000, at the Neill House, in
Columbus, Monday evening, by three
men, aud the police suspect that Tray
Tor and Butler mad hand in the mat
ter.
Tin-horn gamblers, card-sharpers,
confidence men and crooks generally
seem TO have weakness for Betlaire,
here Of late, and some queer tales are
whispered around 10 which the name OF
the Glass City figures prominently.