Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-04

The cases of NJ. Silverman, charged
with receiving stolen goods, knowing
them to be stolen, and of Henry Kel-
meyer and Alfred Poe, charged with
stealing from me firms of Stone &
Thomas and the Locke Shoe Co., were
called before Justice Rogers yesterday.
Before the trouble for the prisoners
commenced an additional warrant
against Silverman was sworn out by
the firm of Stone & Thomas. The two
boys were not represented by counsel,
and plead guilty, which was in line
with their confession made to the po-
lice Thursday and noted in yesterday
mornings Register. They were fined
ten dollars and costs each, which was
paid. Silverman was represented by
Attorney Joseph B. Handlan. He
waived an examination, and was held
in $500 bail in each case. In default
he went to JAIL and the matter will be
presented to the grand jury Monday
morning.
Notwithstanding the publicity of this
case yesterday thieving went on about
as usual, evidently by gang of for
eign thieves who dropped into town
during the week. The police request
the Withholding of details as to two
robberies for a few days until addi-
tional data is procured, but it can be
stated that one very prominent job
bling house suffered to the extent OF
S110 and a. prominent retail house was
touched" yesterday for goods to the
value of $3.50. Two other robberies,
or attempts at robbery, were also re-
ported to the police, making four in
one day. About half-past twelve yes
terday morning burglars got through
the transom of L. H. Knauss, No. 481a
Seventeenth street, and so got into the
store, which they pretty thoroughly
ransacked, obtaining five dollars and
a half in cash.
At ten minutes after two o'clock, just
as the fire engines were going south
on Chapline street to the small blaze
at Forty-sixth- street, some one mashed
one of the windows of Coleman's phar-
macy, at Twenty street, while
two other men, evidently on the watch,
stood across the street and made sig
nails by whistling. Later the men left,
but returned and attempted to slip the
catch of the window, but were fright
ened away.
The police were promptly informed
of these robberies, and during yester-
day they looked around energetically
for the talent, and soon located the
supposed gang. They were known to
be in a South Side resort yesterday
afternoon, but left, and last evening
were thought to have bought tickets
over the B. & O. for Pittsburg or some
point between here and there.
Apropos of these robberies of bust
ness houses it can be stated authorl-
tativeIy that one large wholesale firm
in this city estimates its loss by theft
in the past year at no less than five
thousand dollars, although they frankly
admit they have no means OF know
ing just what it does foot up. Under
wear for men at seven dollars per suit
lace curtains valued at eighteen dol
lars per pair, ladies' silk waists by
the half dozen. neckties of the finest
sort, wholesaling at ten dollars per
dozen, and other similar goods have
disappeared right along, evidently
through dishonest employees, the goods
being disposed of by the thieves at but
a small fraction of their value. The ag-
gregate loss in this way to various bus
mess houses is very large, beyond a
doubt, but in many instances the stolen
goods are charged off to profit and loss
and nothing is ever said about the mat
ter to officials