The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-15
A GROCERY ROBBED.
Another Burglary at Martins Fer
~ Yesterday.
FOUND'A HARD PLACE TO GET INTO
But they. Finally Mado TIA Largo
Quantity OF Goods stolon--A House
Searched and Miscellaneous Stock
ofGrocerics Found-sevcral Arrests
Made,

Tho grocery store Of Joseph will.
Jams, on Washington street, in Martins
Forty. was broken into and robbed at
an carly hour yesterday morning,
big haul made. most Of tho stolen
goodu recovered last night and four ar.
roats made.
/ Ono Of tho windows In the rear OF tho
atoro was brokon, but thoy could not
got In thero on account OF tho iron bars.
They also tried the back aud side
doors and were unable TO mako 1t there,
aitor which they went to work at tho
front doors. Theso the could not pry
clear open, as they were barred on
the inside, and were locked. They
broke tho glass in ono OF tho doors,
found iron bars behind these and ono
OF tho burglars was put through the
opening between the upper bar and tho
door frame. This man oponed the
back door and one or two othora Gu.
tered. Thero were thrce sacks on the
floor filed with rice, beans and peaches.
These were emptied by the burglars,
the contents being scattered all over
the floor. Tho sacks were filed with
meat, bread, coffee, canned goods,
candy, chewing gun. mustard, catsup,
scrap, plug tobacco, Hilvcrware, etc,
and the gang left walking up tho alley
three blocks.
The burglars remained in tho store for
quite while, during which time they
made thorough search for money, but
found mono. A drawer in the desk was
emptied, but no papers were taken.
The burglars were seen by two differ
emit persons on Washington street, and
ouesaw them 20 up the alley about3a. IN.
He aays there were three OF them, while
a young man who was in house near
by Gays there were five Of them, and
that two OF these were on guard. The
young lady also says there wers five OF
them. The people on Washington
ratreet who saw the burglars did not give
7 tho alarm. One OF these saw the bur.
glars push man through the door, and
was afraid to give the alarm, fearing
they were armed. and might shoot to
kill.
Policemen Myera and Fisher passed
Wil,iams' store at II o'clock and again
about o'clock.
The Martins Ferry police searched
the house OF Third street man and
one on Madison street. but nothing was
found at either OF these places. The
third, however, was the charm, and
here nearly all OF the goods, believed to
have been stolen, were found. This
was in the home OF Patrick Pryal, an
ironworker, on the corner OF SECOND
and Hickory streets Tho goods were
scattered all over tho house, which is a
tuo-story brick. Among the goods
found were 81 papers Of coffee. 10 pack.
ages OF ecraps, ak cans OF salmon, nine
cans Of sardinea, two cans OF beans, six
bottles OF ca,sup. two bottles of pickles,
two hams, two pieces OF breakfast bacon,
dozen pairs OF socks. one pound OF
butter, chewing gum, three silver knives
and forks and other articles.
The wrappers on fully fifteen cans OF
tomatoes, beans and salmon had been
torn and scraped of aud piece OF the
creamery butter cut and q bottle OF
catsup opened.
Patrick Prya! was placed under arrest.
His brother, Michael Pryal, Frank
Wood and Henry Abbey were also ar.
rested, and the four locked up. The
last two named mon, who are from
Pittsburgh, made an unsuccessful effort
to got away from the officers.
Mrs. Pryal censured her husband for
allowing the two Pittsburghers to stay
at their house. saving she had been
afraid they would disgrace the family.
She says that the two men brought
tho goods to their house at an early
hour yesterday morning, that abe feared
the goods had not been obtained HON