Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-25

The police, through an accidental
discovery made by workmen, yesterday
recovered a large amount of the prop
erty stolen from the Maxwell residence,
at Twenty-frst and Market streets, a
month or six weeks ago.
The property was removed to the City
Hall, and this morning will be exam
ined and Identified by Mrs. Lewis Ben
nett, of Weston, nee Miss Sallie Max
well, who was telegraphed yesterday
to come to this city for that purpose.
Miss Mary Maxwell is in Paris, and will
not return TO this country for an indefi-
mite time to come.
The property recovered yesterday was
sufficient in bulk to fill the bed of the
patrol wagon. and was contained in
eight large bundles, two yalises, two
small hand-satchels, and number of
boxes Of various sizes. 1t comprised
very long list of articles. embracing
jewelry, watches. silyerware, many
pieces of fine china. curios, foreign and
domestic, eastern stuffs, in silk and
satin, clothing, bric-a-brac, and large
amount of Clher properly. some of it
very valuable intrinsically, and other
items valuable almost solely as keep
sakes and heir-looms. There were
probably more than a hundred items OF
property in all, and yet there is a
strong belief that a very considerable
quantity Of goods is still missing.
The property was discovered by the
mereSt accident in the rear end of the
frame building on the old Westwood
brickyard, in the Eighth ward. This
yard has not ben in operation for two
years past, and the rear portion of the
building has not been visited for long
time back Yesterday morning work
man went into this portion OF the
building in search of some CRATE bars.
and while rumaglng around found
the bundles of stolen property. He at
once notified Officer BerO. and in a
short time Chi5i Bennett and De-
tectiye Ingram were down at the scene.
After hasty inspection of the goods.
portions of which were secreted in va
riOus places, some being even stuck up
under the rafters of the building. the
patrol wagon was sent for and the
property removed to police headquar-
ters. There a further examination was
made by Chief Bennett and others
more or less familiar with the stolen
property, and all doubt of the identity
OF the goods was removed. A telegram
was sent to Mrs. Bennett, and reply
was received that she would arrive in
the city this morning.
1t will be remembered that last week
the police in the Fifth ward discovered
a man in the rear of the Maxwell prop
erty, and that he was arrested by Of
fcer Schnupp, but escaped on the way
to the City Hall by jumping over t1e
Market street bridge and running east
on the surface Of the ice on the creek.
the officer smptying his revolver at him
as he fed. Since that time the police
have suspected that this man was
James Yanke, a potter. employed at
the Wheeling pottery. and who came 10
this city from Trenton, n. j.. about nine
months ago. After the recovery Of the
goods, yesterday, Yanke was taken to
the City Hall and was subjected to a
close examination. The police thought
they identified him as the man who es-
capped from Officer Schnupp, and he was
held while an officer armed with a
search warrant went to YANKEES home
and went through the premises in the
hope of finding some of the stolen
goods there. A large amount of per-
sonal property was found. but nothing
of a certainly discriminating nature.
and Yanke was allowed TO 90 ultil
something more definite should turn up
The stolen goods were so large in bulk
that either a wagon was us-d to carry
them away from the Maxwell residence
or many trips were made by the thief
or thieves This latter is the most
probable and il is likely that the house
was entered half a dozen times. at least.
and property removed upon each occa-
cior