The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-21
MUCH WANTED MAN
Is Joe Foster. Whom Officer Joe
McCausland Captured
so NEATLY THURSDAY NIGHT.
Officers Here Yesterday From st.
Clairsville and Columbus. Doth Ea-
ger TO Secure the Burglar-Chicf
Bennett Decided to Turn Him Over
to the Columbus Dctcctivc-Much
ofthc Property Has Been Identified.

Joe Foster, the desperate burglar who
snapped n pistol at Lieutenant Ingram
and then fled through crowded streets
and darksome alleys. to the accompan-
iment OF shower of bullets, and was
finally captured in very neat and
quite credltable manner by officer Joe
McCausland, is a very much wanted
man. Officers were here yesterday from
Columbus and st. Clairsville, and there
was friendly rivalry between Frank
lin aud Belmont counties for the OPP
por,unity TO start the burglar over
the road"
In the afternoon, Sheriff Foreman. OF
Belmont county. came in from st.
Clnlrstille, accompanied By Mr.. ].
Morley, one OF several ST. Clairsvillc
citizens whose homes had been entered
by burglars this week. Later in the ar
ternoon, Judge Hol!ingswortf, OF st.
Clnlrsvllle. another victim. visited po-
lice headquarters Mr.. Worley readily
identified silver watch found on Eos
ter. as one that was his property and
which had been stolen from his home
this week. He wasn't positive rs to
the number of the watch movement,
and at the suggestion of Captain Ben
nett. he called up the ST. Clairsville
jeweer from whom it was purchased,
with the result that the jcweler said he
had sold a Waltham movement to Mr..
Morley, whose number was the same as
that found on Foster. This was most
conclusive evidence, and had not the
Columbus officer turned UP and
claimed the man on the ground
that he had been arrested by
Captain Benefits men at their
instance, he would have faced al
most certain conviction in Belmont
county.
Judge HollIngsworth identified
gold watch, also number OF silver
dimes which had been taken from his
sons toy safe. a gold watch and some
change, taken from the home Of DR..
HewettsOn, Of St. Clairsvllle, were also.
identified.
Sergeant Lewis Wolf, OF the Column
bus police, arrived In the city last
night and proceeded to police head
quarters ut once He identified consid-
cradle of the jewelry and other plum
der Foster had in his possession, as
property he had stolen from Columbus
people last Sunday night. In addition.
Foster, it was learned yesterday had
pawned two silver watches at the
klondlke loan office in this city.
Detective Wolf says Foster is des-
perate man, and in all Of the four rob-
berries he committed at Columbus last
Sunday night. lie chloroformed his vic
tins. He also ch!oroformed huge
nastiff dog that would have been trou-
blesome to him. and the brute did not
recover until the day after the robbery.
Foster is willing to go to Columbus
without the Formally Of requistion.
and Detective Wolf said last night that
he would leave forthe Ohio capital this
morning at $50 o'clock. via the Pan
Handle road
Foster complained of feeling sore
yesterday afternoon. and it is thought
he injured his back in jumping over the
iron fence ut the old Jail OF E.off street,
Thursday night The fall was fully ten
feet, and 1t Is surprising the mans
limbs were noc broken.
SAYS yesterdays Ohio State Journal
OF Foster: Sergeant Louis Wolf, OF
the detective force. will have the SUI
prem" satisfaction OF bringing to the
city Friday night from Wheeling the
burglar. Joe Foster. who Swallowed
him and Detective Murphy Monday
night for several hours. Foster was ar
rested by Officer McCausland. of the
Wheeling force. Superintendent Kelly
received n telegram from Chief Thomas
Bennett, OF Wheeling, conveying the
news, ana 4 statement was made that
big satchel OF stuff was found ut the
express office. In this satchel were dia-
moEds. jewe!ry and other articles. On
FOSTERS person when arrested were
found three gold watches and one sill
Yer one. Foster Is not known In
Wheeling.
Sergeant Wolf. Detective Murphy. n
district messenger boy and n negro
hunted all of Monday night for Foster
and the evidence adduccd by Sergeant
Wolf next day was TO the effect that
the crook had been Shadowing them all
the time. keeping close In their rear for
safety. He could not possibly have cs-
capped them in front and he took the
safest place and tried the boidcst trick
OF all by shadowinE his shadowerS.
Where Foster fell down" however,
was in being too bold. He sent money
from Wheeling to the express Office in
''''" 10y w prepay tiI' tApTtSSlSc on
GIlp he had here. When this clew was
found by Sergeant Wolf and Superin-
tendent Kelly the rest was easy for
those experienced thief catchcrs. They
had half dozen traps set for Foster
in two hours after. either one of which
would have landed him.
Foster Is caught dead 10 rights" on
the chloroform!ng and burgaries in
WOrthingtOu and several inbs in
pennsylvania can be traced TO him.
Mr.. Decker Coming.