Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-22
EXCITING
Capture OF Burglars At Arch
erS Fork
By Sheriff John MCCalliSter And Constable
James Parlin.
A Lucky Tip and Plucky Work Prevent n
Safe Blowing Job and Result in
the Capture of Two Burglars
and wounding of An
other.

Sheriff John S. McCallister, Constable
James Parlin and Ed ward Kimmel
came in Sunday evening from Archer's
Fork, where they went Saturday
afternoon and accomplished a nervy
piece of work that night. Their trip
resulted in the capture of two would
be burglars, the wounding of third,
and also the capture OF yalise contain
ing a complete outfit of burglars and
safe blowers tools.
On Friday Sheriff McCallister re-
ceived from certain source tip that
the store of Mr., August Hille at
Archers Fork was to be burglarized on
Saturday night. The information came
from source that could not be doubted
and the Sheriff accordingly left for
the scene Saturday noon, accompanied
by Constable Parlin and Mr.. Kimmel.
When they arrived at Mr.. Hille's they
found that he knew nothing of the ap-
preaching burglary, but they were made
welcome and were gratefully received
by the proposed victim. When dark
ness came on Mr.. Parlin was stationed
inside the store, Kimmel in the stable,
and Sheriff McCallister entered into a
general reconnoitering business on the
outside. About $3.50 o'clock the three
would-be burglars expected showed up
and made preparations for breaking
into the building. They became al
armed. however, by the gas which had
been thoughtlessly left burning in the
second story of the store building and
changed their plans. After a brief
consultation they decided to tackle the
house of one of Mr.. Hille's neighbors
named Ward and started in that
direction.
AS they were passing down the run
the Sheriff confronted the trio with a
double barrelled shotgun and COM
manded them to hold up their hands.
Two of the men complied with the
command, but the third refused and
started to run. The Sheriff gave him a
load of bird shot in the back. The
fellow uttered scream and dropped a
leather valise he was carrying, but did
not fall and continued his flight in the
darkness. The two remaining offered
no resistance and were handcuffed
without difficulty, the Sheriff holding
up one of them with the second barrel
of the shotgun while he took his revol-
yer in mis- left hand and compelled the
other to put the bracelets on his part
ner. Meanwhile Constable Parlin had
heard the shot and started TO the
Sheriff's assistance, but found the store
door locked and himself prisoner.
He finally freed himself by kicking the
door to pieces, but was too late to
intercept the fleeing robber.
The man who escaped was Scott
Myers, of Sistersville, W no does not bear
the best of regulations. The yalise he
dropped contained complete outfit of
burglars tools, together with power.
full safe drill, dynamite cartridges and
other paraphernalia. The outfit is
evidently costly one and the property
of a professional.
The two men captured were John
Rowland and a man whose name is not
given for reasons best known to the
Sheriff Rowland was brought to
Marietta and placed in Jail, but his
partner was released upon giving
bond Of $500 for his appearance when
wanted.
The officers are confidant that Myers
and Rowland are the fellows who have
been committing the burglaries in the
Rea's Run heighborhood for the past
year, including the robbery of DIR. Cox,
from whom they took $4,000. Mr..
Beagle, one of the men held up and
robbed several months ago identified
Rowland as one of his assailants The
Sheriff and Constable put in the entire
day Sunday searching for Myers, but
we're unable to locate him, though they
tracked him several miles. The valise
which he dropped was perforated by
shot in dozen places, and bears
few spots resembling blood stains. 1t
appears certain that Myers anatomy
also suffered, in which event his cap
ture will be more easily effected.
The officers deserve great credit for
the entire job, which they executed with
nerve and intelligence. Mr.. Hille is OF
course, duly thankful to them for
saving him from being robbed. Row
land, the man now in Jail, says the in
tent was to blow open Hille's safe,
which they supposed contained con.
siderable money.