Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
D Of ROBBERY
Is Arrested Yesterday If
ternoon at Bellaire,

teTn00n at Bellalre,
ON THE CHARGE OF ROBBING THE
OLD WATER WORKS AT STEU-
BENvILLE OF A LOT OF BRASS.
TWO OTHER MEN ARRESTED
AT STEUBENVILLE ON THE
SAME CHARGE-THE THEFT
WAS COMMITTED DURING THE
PAST WEEK GENERAL BELL
ARE NEWS.
Yesterday afternoon about l:45
O'Clock. r. L. Selah, the chief of police
at Steubenyille, arrived at Bellaire
with a warrant for the arrest of Fred
Williams, charging him of the COM
mission of robbery at the old Steuben-
vile water works, and at S:15 O'Clock
Marshal James Johnston and Officer
Shannafelt took into custody the much
wanted man. Williams was arrested
by the two custodians at the time men
toned, while at work at Robinson d
Company's brick works on Indian run,
and was Immediately taken to the lock-
up, where he remained until last even
ing, when he was taken to Steuben-
Vile in charge of Marshal Selah. Will
. liaIns has been an employee at Robinson
& Co.'S brick plant for some time
past, and is resident of Gravel Hill in
Bellaire.
Two other men have also been ar
rested on the same charge. They are
Joseph Williams, better known as
'sBueh," a brother of Fred Williams,
and John Craig, both of Steubenville.
They were captured at the latter city
on Friday night by the police. Craig
was arrested while at his residence,
and "Buch" Williams was caught in
the Second ward of Steubenville, but
not until he had been holly pursued
by the authorities for considerable
length of time. The Steubenville au
thorities are of the opinion that they
,sAaye secured the right parties in the
case. The robbery of the old water
!. works, Of which the three men have
zen accused, was perpetrated last
Spesday or, at least, that is the
when the discovery of the theft
made. About fifteen hundred
of brass, valued at about one
dollars, was stolen. The
Detected an entrance to the
By cutting the glass out of
in the southeast section of the
ire. 9he old water F rks has
Vidle foj quite while past, hav-
been abandoned when the new
pworks was put into OPERATION but no
part Of the machinery has been moved
from its proper place. Nearly all the
brass fixtures throughout the works
have been carried away by the
thieves Forthwith upon the discov-
cry Of the robbery the SteubenYille au-
. thorities set to work on the case, and
le Pan Handle railroad detective was
gaAd to assist in the search for the
parties. All the JUNK dealers at
lbenvi1Ie were questioned concern
a very recent large SHE of brass,
It the various interviews proved of
no avail. 1t was at the Pan Handle
Nand & P. stations that the authori-
\ ties learned that large consignments of
the metal had been shipped over both
roads to firm at Pittsburg by William
Burns and man named Jones, both of
whom are metal dealers. From these
men the authorities learned the names
of the men who had sold them the
brass, and thus they were led to arrest
the parties as named.
It was found that five hundred and
forty-eight pounds of the metal had
been sold to Mr.. Burns, and that Mr..
Jones had purchased between eight
hundred and thousand pounds. The
firm at Pittsburg to which these gem
tlemen had shipped the brass, was COM
municated. with by the Steubenville
authorities and apprised of the real
! facts in the m2teer.- The firm viii re-
ship the metM to steubenville, where
! il will bexestored to its lawful own
sra.
rT5NFRAL BELLAIRE NEWS.
ne funeral of William T. Shields