Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-20

cltemen IN the central portion of the
city which attracted the attention of
hundreds of people.
The scene of the disturbance ex-
tended from the Panhandle station,
at Water and Eleventh streets, to the
corner Of Eoff and Thirteenth streets,
and all along the course pistol shots
rang out, and there was a wild sour
rying of feet and loud and excited
cries.
The fugitive was an Ohio man,
wanted for burglary at Columbus, and
the story is as follows:
Several days ago Chief of Police P.
Kelly. of Columbus, advised the police
that several burglaries had been COM
mitted in that city, and that one John
or Joe Foster was implicated in the
matter, and was supposed to have come
to Wheeling. The letter stated that
Foster had arranged to have a valise
shipped to him by the Adams Express
Company, but he probably would not
call for it in person, sending a mes
senger boy or making other arrange
mentS to secure it. The local force
was informed of the matter, but it
was particularly placed in charge of
IeutenarIt Dan Ingram. Ingram
made some Investigations, which re-
suited in the knowledge that Foster
was in town, and that he had pawned
a watch in the Second ward, and was
expecting either to meet some one or
obtain some baggage on the Pan
Handle train which arrived last even
ing.
Lieutenant Ingram, Officer McCaus-
land and several friends were in the
vicinity of the Panhandle depot
about nine O'Clock, when Foster was
seen. Lieutenant Ingram strolled up
to him and asked if his name was not
Johnson. The suspect said it was lot.
The Lieutenant, who had an accurate
description of his man, then reached
for Foster, when he ducked and started
to run. Ingram called for him to
stop, but as he kept going, the Lieu
tenant pulled his revolver and opened
fire. Foster also produced a gun, and
there was a lively scrimmage for a
while. Forter ran down Water street,
never losing a step, and numerous citi-
Zens Joined in the chase, among them
a man named Kinsey and Os. Gray.
Kinsey fired n shot at Foster, and
Gray also fired, while Ingram emptied
his revolver, and Officer McCausland
let n shot go when he saw an open
ing. But everybody missed.
Foster turned up the Windsor alley,
with fifty people in full cry behind him,
went south on Main street to alley nine,
and there turned east. The crowd,
which was increasing at every jump,
went through alley nine to and across
Market street and on up to Chapline,
pouring out onto that street about a
quarter after nine at least a hundred
strong, with Foster we'll in the lead,
and game for a hot finish. Foster turn
ed north on Chapline street to Twelfth,
then turned east again, taking the CEN
ire of the street, and when near the
east end of the old Court House build
ing suddenly shot across to the south
side of the street, darted across the
sidewalk, jumped over the high iron
fence which surrounds the property on
the Twelfth street side, and disappeared
in the darkness under the big vacant
building.
The crowd of pursuers surrounded
the house, and in a few minutes Lieu
tenant Ingram and several others start
ed an investigation in the dark, while
Officer McCausland went around to the
Eoff street side to see that the fugitive
didn't come out that way. In about
five minutes the search under the old
building became too warm, and Foster
abandoned his o%vercoat and a revolver
and started to work his way through
the block to Eoff street. He succeeded
in reaching that street, but as soon as
he showed front Officer McCausland
was after him, and one revolver shot
brought him to a standstill at the
Cathedral corner.
The prisoner was taken to headquar-
tiers, where a search resulted in the
discovery of articles listed in the ac-
companying bill of lading:
One billy one ley one-inch anger,
one new improved brace, one wax can
die, two pencils, one fountain pen, one
pair of gold specs, n detached watch
chain-gold, one door key, one eye
glass-gold, in case, one comb in case,
n tack drawer, three gold watches
one with initials IS. E. H" Elgin make.
n new ladies watch, Waltham make,
and one old gentleman's hunting case
watch, three silver watches, two peck
etbooks, one with fifteen dollars in it
in paper, and one with 1925 in silver,
sixteen cents in change, one screw
driver, n pair of gold sp~ectacles, in
case. bought at No. 50 North High