Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-16
BURGLARS BOLD
Are Still Plying Their Fslonious
Trade HereaboutS.
THE FACTS IN THE OPERATIONS
OUT THE PIKE. THURSDAY
MADE PUBdC-FRANK SHAN
NON ARRESTED YESTERDAY
MORNING HELD TO THE GRAND
JURY MINOR OPERATIONS.


The Register yesterday morning con-
tanned an exclusive and detailed story
of the long and exciting chase after
one of the burglars who attempted .tC
enter at least three houses in the Sec
ond ward after midnight.
At the time of his capture the party
refused to give his name. but yesterday
said it was Frank Shannon. After re
naming in the lookup at the City Hal
all day, he was taken before Justice
Rogers on a warrant sworn out by Of
ticer Gardiner, and was committed Il
Jail in default of bond of $500 for Q
hearing Monday.
Shannon is evidently the man who
was raced down alley c, from Eleventh
street to the Mcclure House, being shot
at by Officer Gardiner as he crossed
Twelfth street, and later shot at again
in the rear of the Dollar Bank build
ing, by some person as yet unknown, as
when arrested he was barefooted, and
his shoes were subsequently found in
front of the Fourth Street NJ. Z. church
which fact is taken as an indication
that after the exciting chase after him
he was preparing to enter some one oil
the residences in that vicinity on Chap
line street. After his arrest Chief
Clemans recognized him as man he
had seen at the intersection of alleys
and C, about midnight. acting as
though he was under the influence OF
liquor. 1t was the Chiefs impression
at the time that the man was sham
ming, but he paid little attention to
him, as he was bothering no one, and
doing no unlawful act.
The Register stated yesterday morn
ing there We're two men in the party
aond that Officer Gardner could not fol
low one of them. The prisoner captur-
ed is evidently the man the Officer
pursued He is extremely reticent, bu
his case will be fully investigated. II
is known he halls from the vicinity o.
Powhatan.
Yesterday the police gave out some
details of the robbery committed Thurs
day night or Friday morning at the
residence of dNrs. Sydney Laughlin, a
Weodsdale The evening paper OF yes
terday said this robbery occurred
early this morning" meaning Friday
morning. This is distinctly untrue, fol
morning newspaper men knew OF the
fact on Friday, early, but the news wa;
suppressed for twenty-four hours, al
the request of the police, in the inter
ests of Justice. This robbery is but one
of a series perpetrated or attempted In
that vicinity during the past week, DR.
John l.. Dickey and Mrs. ]. II. KIRK
being other victims of the prowiers. A
the former residence the loss was nom.
inal, and at the latter none at all, the
men being frightened away. At th'
Laughlin residence, however, jewelry tc
the approximate value of six hundred
dollars Is missing, but there is no in
dication of how an entrance TO the resi-
dence was effected, nor what time tht
robbery occurred. All that Is known
according to the police, Is that the
iewelry is gone, and they say the loss
was discovered Friday morning, while
they weret safe Thursday night Some
unusual degree of mystery appears &c
surround the case. but the real facts
may come to light in few days.