Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-15
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
Edward Stead Accused Of Stealth!
$3.50,
And Leaving $40 Behind Him,
Which He Gould Have Taken as
Easily as Not-The Case OF Jack
Easton--A Railroad Station Rob
bea Accused Of Perjury.

Edward Stead, young man between
eighteen and twenty years of age, was
arrested at Martins Ferry yesterday by
Marshal Burns, on the charge OF steal
ing $3.50 from David Humphrey, who
resides at the corner Of Second and
Clay streets, in that town. Stead, who
has been working at the Laughlin tin
mill, boards at MI. Humphreys home,
and in some manner discovered that the
trunk, which was kept in the room in
which he slept, contained money. II IS
alleged that with the aid CT @ key that
was in his possession he gained access
to the trunk and stole $3.50. 1t seems
as though he wanted to let Mr.. Hum
phrey down easy, as there was $500 in
the trunk, and it could all have been
stolen just as easy as the amount that
was taken Just when Stead took the
money is not known, but 1t is thought
that it was on Saturday. Monday NJ.
Humphrey had occasion to go TO the
trunk, and it was then that he discover
ed that he had been robbed. Marshal
Burns was informed of the affair and
succeeded in running the right man
down en- short notice. He was at the
Humphrey home talking over The mat
ter when Stead came in for his old
clothing. The Marshal at first made in
quiries concerning him and decided that
he was the right party. He was locked
up, and upon being closely questioned
admitted that he had done the Job" on
Friday, but insisted that ne had no
partner This, however, is nos thought to
be true. He may have had some one to
help him spend the money, but no one
aided him in securing it.
When searched, a lady's gold watch,
one pair of kid gloves and silk hand
kerchief were found on his person, also
S1.15 in change. The watch, he claim
ed, was given him as present by lady
friend
He informed the Marshal that $40 of
the money could be recovered
from friend of his at Fulton, and in
the afternoon the Marshal went cut to
Fulton after it. This it seems is all
that is left OF the $3.50 which young
Stead had gotten so easily Sunday
and Monday was spent in blowing it in
| at Wheeling, and Monday evening at
Martins Ferry 1t is said he became
50 liberal that he even bought clothing
| for All intimate friend Of his.
The young man has lived in Martins
Ferry all his life and generally was
very well behaved, consequently this
wild break. which will possibly send
him "over the road" was a great sur
prise to all who knew him.
THE EASTON CASE.
Sheriff Collins, Of Rensselaer, county,
New York, is On his way here to
identify Jack Easton, who is still in
Jail at Martins Ferry ON suspicion Of
murder; at least, that was the word
received by Marshal Burns, of Martins
| Ferry, yesterday, from that gentle
man. He wired the marshal that he
would leave at noon yesterday with
the necessary papers for the return of
| EaSton.
| If public sentiment would free
! man, Jack Easton would not be con-
| fined in the Martins Ferry Jail to-
day, nor in any other Jail, on the sus-
picion Of numbering George Pitcher,
| on September 22d. Hardly a person
who is acquainted with him believes
him guilty OF the crime, but still some
are inclined to believe that matters
look little mixed.
| 1t is thought generally that Easton
! will not have the least trouble in
proving an alibi, from the present out
look. Since August Both he has been
! employed at the Aetna-Standard as a
| laborer. and Alex. Dixon, the labor
boss, claims that Easton has not been
away from the mill at any time long
| enough to have gone to New York
state.
| A brother-inlaw residing at Til
| louisville makes g statement to the
authorities opposite to this.
| He claims that Easton was at that
place with him until the latter part
Of September, when he went to work at
| the mill. He could not have done this,
| though, for the books at the mill show
he has been employed there since the
last day OF August.
1t makes no difference, though, to
his friends whether he was employed
lat the mill or whether he was at his
relatives in Tiltonsville during the
month Of September Whichever is
right and can positively be proved TO
be right is all that is Necessary to