Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-17

The local police force added another
trophy 10 their crown Of laurels, yester-
day. when they ran down gang of
thieves of more than usual Importance,
and of no little talent, captured three
OF the crowd. and secured very con-
siderable amount Of booty, stolen with
in the past ten days.
About the firth Of the present month
the firm Of Leon Clee & Co, doing bus
mess at Moundsville, consigned a large
amount of goods, consisting Of cloth
ing, jewelry and other property, TO
house in SteubenviHe, via the Ohio
River railroad. Through some over
sight or accident not quite understood
at this writing, the car containing the
goods was side-racked at or just above
MOundsville, and while there II was
forced open by a gang Of thieves, num-
bering perhaps half-a-dozen, and 4 very
large quantity of the contents was
stolen and removed to secret hiding
place. The matter was reported to the
MOundsvllle and Marshall county au-
thOriUies, and thence TO Chief Bennett,
of this city and systematic work was
at once commenced TO locate the guilty
parties. Nothing of a definite nature
tranSpired for several days, but by
dint of persistent work a tangible clue
was OBJ aimed, and one Of the gang was
arrested while in the city for the pur-
pose of dispO5ing of some OF the stolen
jewelry He was locked up, and later,
through information obtained from
some of the secondhand dealers of the
city, two others OF the gang We're spot
ted, and after they had been properly
encouraged to make a deal for the dis
pOsal of a quantity Of stuff, they sold
eleven pairs of trousers 10 Market
street man. and were arrested yesoer-
day. BY dint Of careful questioning,
and the piecing together OF sundry
scraps of information, it was ascertain
ed that others OF the gang were located
in Bellaire. and that q quantity OF the
stolen goods were also in that city.
officers went down to Bellaire, last
evening. armed with search warrants,
and at midnight last night it was re-
ported that their visit had resulted
quite satisfactorily 10 the authorities.
and that a considerable haul had been
made. Probably by this morning 9TH
ers of the gang have been located, and
the chances are that most Of the stolen
property VIII be recovered.
The capture Of the last two members
of the gang, referred to above. was at
tended with considerable difficulty.
The police were informed that two of
the party. Charles Crimmel and a man
named Tybert. would come up through
the city Wednesday night. on a certain
B. & 0. freight train. The officers were
on the lookout and an arrangement
had been made to have the train stop
ped below the creek Ions enough 70
permit the capture to be made
Through some misunderstanding, how
ever the train did not stop, but Oih
GERS Wolf and Schnupp managed TO
Jump" the train, and rode between the
bumpers to Elm Grove By chance
they managed to get aboard the car il
which the two men they were after
were secreted, and when The train stop
ped at Elm Grove station they captured
their men and brought them into the
city via the Elm Grove railroad. They
were at once locked up at the CITY
Hall. and then a visit was pad to
secondhand store, where Mr. Herzog,
the brother-in-law of Leon Cree, idcn.
tilted the stolen trousers. picking them
out OF a room full of goods. The two
men captured on the tram were the
parties who disposed Of the goods 10 the
secondhand dealer, and were identified
beyond the possibility Of mistake.
Il is understood that Crimmell and
Tybert were en- route to q small station
on The line of the B. & o., across the
Pennsylvania line, to rob a store when
captured at Elm Grove. 1t is believed
that there are six or seven members Of
the gang. and it is to be hoped that al
Will be captured.