Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-08

The detailed narration Of the capture
of Mr. and Mrs. Jatles Jaenck, of
Twenty-fifth street, for the robbery OF
the Maxwell residence, last winter, and
the ecovery of large part of the stolen
goods from the home Of the accused,
was read in the Register, yesterday
morning, with much more than the
usual Interest in such criminal mat
ters. The prominence OF the people
who have been subjected to the frequent
looting Of their residence, on the most
prominentstreet in the city, the large
amount of goods stolen, and, in fact,
the history of the case throughout, COM
bined to make the story both unusual
and interesting, and there was not a
little public satisfaction in the capture
OF the guilty parties-for that they are
guilty appears to be beyond the shadow
of doubt.
The examination of Jaenck and his
wife took place at the Jail yesterday be-
fore Justice Gillespy. The defendants
were represented by Frank Nesbitt,
Esq, while Hon. Lewis Bennett, Of Wes-
ton, appeared for the State. Only
small portion Of the goods recovered
from the home of the prisoners was
taken to the JAIL as the identification
of one piece belonging TO the Maxwell's
and found in the possession of the pris-
oners was as good as the Identification
of fifty articles, so far as holding the
prisoners was concerned.
The State presented its case in detail,
Mrs. Bennett identifying many articles
found at Jaenck's as belonging to her
sister, her father, or mother, among
them the Chinese silk shawl, the Chi
nese idol with the nodding head, which
had been obtained from the saloon
keeper to whom it was sold by Jaenck,
a dress or two, a silk handkerchief, a
carving knife, some jewelry, and so on.
Then Jaenck was sworn and put on the
rack, and he told beautiful story in
accounting for the property. The Chi
nese god he said he had brought from
Trenton, and he had made that partic-
ular one himself. AS matter or fact
it was purchased in this city from John
Freidel, bore that gentleman's mark,
and has been identified by him as a
piece he sold Miss Maxwell. Jaenck
was shown a pair of gold earrings,
and said they belonged to his wife be-
fore he married her, in Trenton. AS
a matter of fact, only one OF the ear
rings was found in Jaencks house,
Wednesday. The other was found with
the property captured last winter by
the police, in the Westwood brickyard,
and has since been in the vault Of the
PEOPLES Bank. The uniform coat, be-
longing TO Miss Maxwells brother and
from which the stripes on the sleeves
and the brass buttons had been remov-
ed Jaenck said on Wednesday, after his
arrested. he wore when he was soldier
in Bohemia. Yesterday he swore he
bought it at a second hand store kept
by a man named Rea, in Trenton, and
had paid sixty cents for It. And so
with other items of the property, even
including the Canton shawl, which is
Of the finest texture, aud an article
which is made nowhere else IN the
world outside of Canton. Jaenck IN
sisted that all these things-artlcles OF
luxury. curiosity, Or costly articles 0f
apparel. belonged to himself or wife,
and yet after his arrival in Wheeling
the family were so poor, or pretended
to be so poor that Mrs. Jaenck was Tor
seven weeks an inmate of the County
Infirmary. end the family were given
county aid.
At the conclusion of the hearing both
the prisoners were held in detallt OIL
81. 800 bail each, for Court. Thef al
torney wanted the bail reduced, but
the Justice declined, saying that was
matter for the Court TO act upon, Ihey
did not give bond, and were iockea
IN