The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-14

Mt o'clock Sunday morning IN ut
tempt TO hurglarlzc business house on
Fourteenth street, East End. wHs foIled
by tho police, and nm hour later, only
n few yards away, flre occurred that
was 6ubdued without very cOneIdera-
bic loss after Il half hours fight by tho
department.
II was O'Clock n. M, when n young
man from the Enst End hurried into
police headquarters with the infOrmn-
ton that robbers were ut work In the
grocery store OF j. a. Courts, at lGS
Fourteenth street. Lieutenant Supier
and officer knQbe at once went to work
on the cuse. The lienutenant went up
Fourteenth and Knabe took the FIJI
tCenih street route. They met In front
or the store without having met tho
thieves. Mr. Courts unlocked the front
door quietly and before the crooks knew
what was up SuplCr WIN In the store
and knnbe guarding the front entrance.
one or the fellows, not seeing Knabc,
outside, made d dash for liberty. but
unfortunately for his hopes he ran into
knnbos arms. y cooked revolver was
quite nm incentive TO nnn-rC resistance.
Lieutenant Supler had quite an expe-
rlencc before he secured his man. He
went to the rear OF the store 10 a6 to cut
OF escape In that direction, aud heard
the burglar moving around. SuplCr
lnd hla revolver out and commanded
the unknown TO yield. The fellow made
no reply. but unexpectedly the pair
came together and clInched. The off,
Ger would have been Justified In shoot
Ing the man. who was resisting arrest in
the darkness, for he might have had n
gun or an open knife ready TO use with
murdcrouS Intent. The burglar grab
bed for the revolver, but Supler succeed
ed In putting 1t In his pocket. Just then
Oflccr knahe yelled from the street
that the man was Jim Eye" Sweeney.
On hearing this, Suplrr closed with his
man and after n hard struggle got him
In corner and clapped the nippers on,
Sweeney Is an old-time crook, who has
Served time" In the "pcn" at Mounds
vlle.~ His ''pardner" Is "Blll" Donovan,
who Is fresh recruit in criminal circles.
Donovan said when. taken to police
headquarters:
We'll. 'Jlm-Eyc,' We stayed too long.
But anyhow I'll know where I'll get my
next meal and nights lodging now
NO opportunity to earn money, he
said. had driven him to the attempted
robbery. Altogether they secured goods
OF little value. Some chewing gum and
cigars made up the larger part OF the
contents OF their pockets when searched
at headquarters. They are sure 10 be
convicted OF burglary and cent to the
states penal institution at Moundsville
for q year or two.
The big bell In the capitol tower was
nbout to toll out the hour OF four, an
hour after the capture OF the robbers,
when another occurrence stirred up the
inhabitants OF the same part OF the Enst
End even more generally. Oniur Ed
Alichaels. who was on his beat near the
city building. saw a bright glare out
Fifteenth street and rushed to police
headquarters. where Lieutenant Supler
turned In the alarm that brought out
the entire fire department The boys
made quick run 20 the locality OF the
fire and soon he'd several streams at
work on the wagon shop OF William
Fricse &Son,i In the rear OF 1873 Fifteenth
street, which was Il mass OF flames,
that were fast communicating to sew
cral surrounding dwellings. The fire
did extend to two adjoining houses, but
effective work by n volunteer bucket
brigade. and prompt aid from the fire
department soon sublucd the flames,
withnSt loss OF much extent except to
Frtese y Son. whose loss will reach
several hundred dollars. The fire ia be-
lIevcd to have had Its origin from n
rubbish bonfire In the yard OF an ad-
Joining house the evening before.