The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-12

During the past fortnight the work
OF Chief of Police Bennett and his
force has been OF tho most brilliant
kind, The capture OF Mccullough alias
Mcconnville. alias three or four other
names, at Steubenville by Lieutenant
Ingram, was about the finest piece OF
work that has been done by the Wheel
Ing police In years. Yesterday the lieu.
tenant continued his good work by
making, an expedition into Brooke
county and Washington county, Penn
sylvania, resulting In the recovery OF
more stun that Mccullough had taken
from the Kllcves residence on the South
Side.
Lieutenant Ingram took the carly
Pan Handle train for Steubeuvillc,
Here he took rig and went out Into
Brooke county to the farm OF an uncle
OF Mccullough, named Wheeler. Mr..
Wheeler. who Is one OF the most re-
spected citizens OF his community, de-
MED all knowledge OF his ncphcw's
wrongdoing and the news FRUSTRATED
him At first, but he pulled himself to-
Eether and nided the Wheeling officer
In every way possible to recover the
stolen property. Chief BcDpett had n
clue which led him to thS>Dcllcf that
much OF the sllverware stolen from the
klleveS house would be found at the
homes OF the fellows relatives In
Brooke county or Washington county.
MI. Wheele: aided IN Il search, but
nothing was found. Then the lieutcn-
ant, accompanied by MIR. Wheeler. ex-
tended his drive IN the country. They
went over The limo Into Washington
county. Pennsylvania. to the farm OF
brother OF Mccullough. Here \
search In the barn brought to light u
ralise filed with property stolen from
the klieves home in this city. TlrerC
We're seven pieces OF fine silverwarc, two
gold watchs and tive fine opera glasses.
The lieutenant brought the stuff back
to Wheeling yesterday afternoon, and
during the evening II was identified
by the people from whom 1t had been
stolen by Mccullough. The latter Is
now as good as convicted for burglary.
Yesterday afternoon on the state
fair grounds. Lieutenant Clemans and
officer McCauSlaud arrested Robert
Simpson, OF Washington, Pa, who had
escaped from the authorities In Little
Washington last Wednesday. He was
recently convicted of descrtiOn OF fam
ly. serious ofrcnsc In Pennsylvania.
Officer Orr. OF the Washington police
torce. came over TO Wheeling last even
Ing. and will return with Simpson on
this mornings Baltimore & Ohio train
The latter. by the way. has decided 70
so back without compelling the au-
thor!ties TO ask for requisltion papers
John Sutton Is an escaped burglar
from Cambridge, Ohio. The Cambridge
police asked Chief Bennett to keep n
lookout for him. Yesterday afternoon
Officer Allen. OF the East Wheeling
beat, arrested q man who suited the
description of the. man wanted and u;
headquarters he was identified us being
Sutton. The Cambridge authorities
were wired to and last night NJ Il
o'clock police officer arrived and Will
return this morning with his man. An
other piece OF good work by tn. Wheel
Ing police. force.
Yesterday afternoon between and q
o'clock. John Rogers. who says he lives
in Bridgeport, across the river, entered
the Hub clothing store and purioined
a pair OF trousers and u vest One OF
the clerks detected the man In the act
and called for police officer. Lieuten-
ant Supler answered the Gail and ar
rested Rogers. who viii! appear before
Justice Phillips this morning AT 8
o'clock
officer Walker arrested colorcil
man yesterday afternoon. for breaking
into a trunk on the state fair grounds.
He got a pal. OF trousers. but was
caught almost In the act by the officer
and In the evening figured in Squire
Ankles court, where ne got a salty
dose, fifteen days in jail.
Claude Devinney was arrested yes
terday by Officer D!ckerton. OF the
Island, for fighting.
Bert Albright. for refusing to move
on. was taken TO police headquarters
by ofScer Walker.
The members OF the city police force
have had hard week Of Il. Each
day half OF the night force has been on
duty at the state fair grounds. As they
were not In uniform. many an intend
ing offender has been nahbed before
be knew what was up.
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