The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-20

In yyhicl, Officer "Joe" Mccaus.
land Distinguished Himself,
RAN DOWN AFLEElNG BURGLAR.

In n Mam.hums, from theS"rewlky"N
Depot TO the Cathcdral-"Joc" Eos.
ter, Wanted in, Columbus, Escaped
From Several Bullets and Made a
Great Fun for Libcrty-Burglar's
Tools and Jcwclry on his Person.
After. a most exciting chase, Joe Fos'
ter, man wanted In Columbus. O.. for
burglary, was run down b. the police
last night. To nervy officer Joseph
McCausland fell the honor OF making
the arrest. The chase extended from
the Panhandle station, at the corner
OF Eleventh and Water streets, to the
Cathedral. corner OF Eoff and Thlr-
tenth Several revolver, shots en-
HANGED the excitement, and Lieutenant
Dan Ingram had close call for Ills life.
Foster Is wanted by the Columbus
authorities for his alleged connection
with the burglary Of a jewelry store In
that city last week, and Captain Ben
nett yesterday received a telegram csk-
ing him 10 keep an eye open for Foster.
who was supposed to be In Wheeling
and would likely call at the Adams eH-
press Office, on Main street, for valise
he had ordered from Columbus, and
which was scheduled to arrive last
evening. The local express o!lics o'a-
cials were also Interested In the case,
and materially assisted In the arrest.
Foster has been boarding Mt the Far
mer's Home hotel. on Market street,
since Tuesday, and his visits to the ex.-
press Office made him known 10 the
clerks. He asked several times II a va
lise had arrived for Joseph Foster. he
not having chosen an alias.
Last night about $50 o'clock there
came telephone message from the ex-
press office to police headquarters, stat
Ing that the hour was ripe. Lieutenant
Suppler went to the office. where COL
ored boy was asking for Mr.. Fosters
valise. The boy was slde-tracked, be-
Ing told that the valise hadn't arrived,
and In the conversation that ensued,
Fosters boarding pluce was learned.
also that he was at the Panhandle de-
pot. Lieutenant Ingram, who had been
detailed on the case previously, in CONF
pany with an express driver who had
learned to know Foster by his calls at
the express office, went to the depot
and then the chase began.
The express driver touched Foster
on the shoulder, saying. Are you Mr..
Johnston" Foster stepped back, an
swering NO" Then Ingram reached
his shoulder, saying, You're Mr.. Fos-
ter" In an instant the desperate fell
low whipped out n revolver and quickly
jerking himself from Migrants grasp.
pulled the trigger. but his gun snapped
fire. And away he went like flash
down Water street.
Foster Is slendcrly built and below
the mcdium height. He ran like a
deer. Ingram vainly attempting TO
overtake Kim. and though Ingram fired
five shots. none took effect. Two color
ed men Joined in the pursuit, also u.s.
ing Foster as a target for their guns.
but he turned up Twelfth street un-
harmed
Officer McCausland coming around
the st. Charles hotel corner. ut Four
teenth md Water streets. heard the
shooting. saw the fleeing man. and he
hurried up Water street, following Eos
ter to the Ohio Valley bank. where
Foster darted down Alley B. He skip
ped over this alley until he came to Al
ley O., which runs past the Parlor sa-
loon. and he used this thoroughfare 10
Market street. crossing over to the
private alley past Hibbcrd's plumbing
shop. coming out on ChaplIn street.
ATcCausland kept after his man, but
lost him on Chapline street. But others
had been attracted to the crosS-city
run. among them Jacob Stein and Ed.
Steinfeld. well known young men. who
were close on Fosters heels Foster
ran along Chapline to Twelfth, and
then Jumped the old court house fence.
after which lie climbed across sheds to
private alley between the old court
house anu old jail. He threw Off his
overcoat to aid him In his flight Nc
Causland saw him on 4 shed, and Fos-
ter refusing TO halt. fired ut him. Fos-
ter next got onto Eofi street and made
up Thlrteenth street. lie was getting
tired.
Stein and Stelnfeld were close upon
him. and McCauslnrd few over the
ground. nabbing Foster as the latter
fell. while attempting to crawl through
the gate that leads to Bishop Dona-
hue's residence. He accompanied the
officer TO the lookup without further
resistance. He denied owning all the
iewelry and burglars paraphernalia
found on his person. saying that two OF
the watches were his. He said he had
a!"pal" who owned the rest. He agreed
TO return to Columbus without requlsi-
tion papers.
Fosters clothes were searched at po-
lice headquarters and onV him were
found six watches. an opal ring. about
81; in money. and regular burglars
outfit. including, drills, brace and bit, n
black jack" and also some pawn
tickets. Three of the watches were SILL
ver the other three were gold, two OF
which were ladies' watches. One Of
them bears the initials rs. z. H."
Nothing OF much value was found In
his vnlisc. There were some clothes,
which It Is supposed, were stolen. n SILL
yer shaving mug and some lsnick-
knacks. The vallse arrived here about
o'clock last evening.
At St. Clairsville on Wednesday
night. the homes OF Judge Holling-
worth and DR.. Hewetson were entered
by burglars. and watches were among
the articles stolen. Captain Bennett
thought last night that 1t was possible.
the watches Foster had might have
come from st. ClaIrsvile. He tele-
Graphed the news OF Fosters arrest to
Columbus. and an officer from there Is
expected to reach Wheeling to-day.
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