Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-10

secured clue, and were searching for
the woman previous to the time she
was taken into custody. At Mccall
frey's place they were told
that she had gone to Newark,
o., and Chief Clemans made
a trip to that city, which proved
fruitless.
In police headquarters after mid
night Friday morning, Jack Common,
who had been taken out of his bed at
his room on Sixteenth street, was con-
fronted by the st. Clair woman.
Common Identified.
Hello, Jack was her salutation,
when he entered the private oRce OF
Chief Clemans.
Conner pretended that he did not
know the woman.
That's one of the men," she said.
Conner was Immediately committed
to jail. He is a notorious thief, and
has served time in the State prison at
Moundsyille, from which he was re-
leased at the expiration of his term,
about four or five years ago. He has
since been living at his home in this
city, and although being under police
surveillance most of the time. 1T has
been the general impression that he
has been behaving himself When he
was arrested and taken to headQuar-
tiers he complained about being taken
out of his bed, and remarked that he
was not bothering anybody, and didn't
want anybody to bother him.
The police inquiries about Friday in
some manner reached the ears of the
habitues of Reilly's resort. The fol-
lowing afternoon, John Lynch, the
bartender, left for Parkersburg, and
the same evening Dukes" Reilly de-
parted for the same city. Reilly says
he was on the trail of Lynch, who had
taken some money from the cash reg
lister, but kilograms found in his pos
session, show that the two conducted
a correspondence by wire.
Reilly Surrendered
Yesterday shortly before noon, the
police officials were surprised when
Dukes Reilly boldly entered the Of
flee of Chief Clemans and
stated that he understood he was
wanted. He was promptly given an
affirmative assurance. and Justice
Greer was called to make out commit
ment papers. Reilly is now in the
county jail.
While Dukes" was in the Office of
the Chief, he was sharply interro-
gated by John A. Howard, and his an
swers partly corroborate the testimony
of Kittie st. Clair, although his evil
dent purpose was to deny or evade.
He first asserted positively that all
the chamber work in the rooms at his
place was done by the bar-tenders,
but he afterward admitted that Kittie
st. Clair was employed. He admitted
that Friday occupied room No. 5, and
he admitted that he had fight with
Kittie St. Clair. The explanation he
gave for this was that "she was stuck
on me-"
Reilly entered general denials to all
questions pertaining to facts in the
possession of the prosecution, but he
will probably make an interesting and
valuable witness on the stand
Dukes" is we'll known to the entire
community, but not as criminal. He
had some ambitions in the line of box
ing, and has been a principal in one
or two preliminary events, at the Met
ropolitan Club, but he has never been
bowling success. Dukes" might be
compared to the character of "Old
Sport. in Hoyt's "a Rag Baby" on
account of his ambition to be the as
sociate and confidant of sporting men.
1t will probably develop during the
trial that the part he played in the
robbery cOnSpiracies was prompted by
his weakness in the direction indicated,
as Dukes" has never manifested any
pronounced criminal instincts or vi
cious tendencies.
other Crimes.
1t is probable that the recent arrests
which have been made in the Hervey
case, will result in clearing up the
mystery surrounding several other
crimes which have been committed in
and about Whec ing during the last
few months.
Kittie st. Clair says there is a safe
in a room in the Reilly saloon build
ing, in which the gang kept their tools,
and although she said she knew the
combination for the safe, it is under
stood that the authorities have not
openeq it, believing that the men would
be shrewd enough to make away with
any such tell-tale evidences of their
peculiar calling She charges, by i'm
plication at least, that the gang broke
open the safe on the Benwood and
Bellaire ferry boat. She says that one
of the drilling tools" was lost in
that job, and that another was secured
by doc" Riley to replace it.
1t is the popular supposition that
this crowd IS also responsible for the
blowing up of the safe of the Locke
Shoe Company some time ago.
The st. Clair woman is believed to
know more about the operations of the
gang than she has yet revealed, and
when she goes on the witness stand
there may be further sensational de-
velopments, as the police are under
the impression that she will not at
tempt to conceal anything 1t is be-
lieved that her motive in endeavoring
to reach the ears of the authorities
with the story of the plot to rob Her
vey, was the fear that everybody at
Reilly's place would be arrested and
charged with completely in the crime.
She told Police Lieutenant Dan In
gram. while in Capt Clemans Office
last Friday morning, that she drank
glass of beer which was given to her at
Reilly's place, and slept for two days.
She thought it contained choral 1t
is inferred, upon the presumption that
her story is true, that this was done
to prevent her from confessing to the
police.
The latest in Spring and Summer
Millinery. HUGHES, 4001 Jacob St.
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