The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-24

Nh Josiah Morgan, who halls from
WotleI county. has been on . visit in
Wheeling, but, unlike most visitors, he
will return 10 hts rural homo with
memories that arc not associated with
any supposed pleasant and profitable
experience in tho metropolis OF lis
state. lie will also return with poe
textbook considerably lighter thun when
be stepped Off tho Ohio River train.
Josiah was filed with a consuming
degiTe to sec the town and view tho
tiger, whose bucking propGnsitios Gro
well known. lie saw the former Tuesday
night ana yesterday morning over tho
river n. Martins Ferry had Distress
ing experience with tho AsIatic brute.
1t all came about In this way. Duttng
his wondcringS Tuesday night he came
across two slick looking individuals,
who represented themselves 10 be stock
men. Now, like all true bred farmers
Josiah Is an ardent admire! OF good
horse flesh, and he readily consented 20
20 over to Martins Ferry and look ~ q
string Of thoroughbreds owned by the
two strangers. Tho trio went over yes.
teTlay morning.
BEING OF sociablc disposition Josiah
didn't dream Of refusing 10 stop u. tho
Brown Front" saloon and take Ru eye
opener, at the expense OF his compan-
ions at that. At this stage OF the worry
swift buHCO game, third party appear
ed on the acene, and proposed TO throw
dice for the drinks. One OF Morgan's
companions acceded, and it looked rs
though the third party couldn't throw
at all; lost cvery time. y loser always
wants 10 get even, SO it vas perfectly
natural that No. should propose to
daily with the cubes tor the stuff" A
minute more and the third stranger had
lost SO to Morgau's companion.
No. had evidently reached his limit
for he quit the game temporarily to got
more coin OF the realm. In his absence
it was explained 10 MOrgau that the dice
were "doctored," and that the stranger
conId not possibly win. The delegate
from Wctzel WASH. ayerge to gaming on
tho ground floor with sure thing in
sight, so when tho third party came
back, he was soon engaged in the game
with visions OF wealth staring hin in
the face. Somehow the cubes worked
better for No. 3 than they did ior the
Wetzel county man. Consequently in
few minutes he was minus his wealth,
abou: $50. It soon daTned upon Nor
gan tina. be had been worked, where
upon he made mighty kick. Getting
no satisfaction he yelled Police" This
frightened his three companions who
decamped as quickly as possible.
At 1915 o'clock Lieutenant Wally
Terrill. OF the Wheeling police, received
4 telephone message 20 the effect that
two OF the swindiors had como over to
Wheeling. Tho lieutenant secured 4
description and went after the pair.
lie soon located them near tho corner
OF Sixteenth and Market The pair
were evidently looking for possible pur-
suit and whom they saw Lieutenant
Terrill and Officer Carney coming made
4 break for liberty. Alter q hot chase
one was captured in Hold {; Doadwing's
saloon by Carney, while the other was
nabbed by the lieutenant on South
street.
They gave their names as Tom Will
bur and William Mason when taken to
headquarters, but refused to be taken
10 Martins Ferry without papers. In
the meantime they are confined in the
city bastile Neither Of the men cap
tured here had any OF the money, which
is evidently in the hands OF No. 3, who
had not been caught yesterday.