The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-20
DILLON WHEAT ! llA HANG h.
REsULTYET,

At a late hour last night, the author.
tiles were us FAR from bagging the
daring sneak thieves who got away
with over $1,000 worth OF diamonds
from the Dillon. Wheat & Hancher
store, as they were Just after the act
was committed. In the afternoon 1t
was thought that the gang had been
bagged at Cambridge, Ohio, but It turn
ed out that the wrong persons had been
arrested there.
Early yesterday morning, Chief Ben
nett learned that three strangers had
been occupying room at the Hotel
wilmot, at the corner Of Main and
Eleventh streets. over Lash's jewelry
store. They had been in town three or
four days and apparently were not en-
gagged in business. They did not regis
ter ct the hotel. These men left the
wilmot early Wednesday morning, go
ing to Martins Ferry on the street car
line. There they went TO q barber shop
and one OF the trio seemed very anxious
to secure copy OF q Wheeling morn
Ing paper. He was given newspaper,
and requested that he DO allowed to
take It outside to show to his partner"
This he did, and the three seemed
quite interested In something the pa
per contained. Their actions were 80
peculiar that suspicion was aroused and
tho Wheeling police were informed. In
the meantime the strangers took a car
on the over-the-rlver line 10 Bellaire.
Here they entered q saloon near the
Baltimore & Ohio passenger station.
and were watched. Before an arrest
could be made, however, they had
boarded the 1852 train for GAINESVILLE.
Thereupon, kilograms were sent TO the
police at Cambridge and Zanesville,an
the result was that the men were plac-
ed under arrest by the Cambridge po-
lice upon the arrival OF the train there.
shortly after noon. 4
While the strangers were in Bellaire.
one Of them was recognized as "a
smooth duck from GAINESVILLE" by
gentleman who had Just come In from
that town on an early morning train.
He did not know his name, nor was he
sure his home was In GAINESVILLE, but he
said he was a confidence man who did
business out In that section. As soon as
this travelling man heard OF the Wacel-
Ing robbery he felt sure the man he
had seen with the others, "llad his I'm
gers in the pie" as he put It. because
he said that was the only kind OF bus!-
ness he ever heard OF him being con-
nectcd with.
Messrs. J. N. Wrestling and Guy
Weistling, OF the Dillon, Wheat &: Han
cher company's store, went to Cam
bridge on the afternoon Baltimore Sc
Ohio train. for the purpose Of taking
look at the three persons under arrest.
A telephone message early last night,
from Mr.. ]. N. Wrestling, stated that
they had seen the men. but that they
were not the persons who ore supposed
TO have acted as confederates for the
unknown man who got away with the
tray OF diamonds. II seems the three
men were not surprised at having been.
arrested, but according to Mr.. Welst-
ling. they are not the men uopn whom
he waited at the store on Tuesday
evening while the robbery was taking
place. The We!stling3 expected to come
back to Wheeling this morning on the
train arriving at lis o'clock. s. & i5
Everybody was disappointed at the
news from Cambridge. as It seemed al
most certain that the men arrested
there were the persons wanted for the
jewelry robbery. Last night the police
were at work on the meagre informa-
tion at their command, but were not In
position to give out anything for
publication late last night.
Last night the Dillon, Wheat & Han
cher Company offered a reward OF $500
for the capture Of the diamond robbers.