Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-24

sion of the visit of Admiral Dewey,
and in this connection stated that it
was understood that a party of these
people were at Sistersville, and would
come up to Wheeling. This informa-
ton was impaired personally by Chief
of Police Clemans, who said he had
been fully advised and was taking the
necessary precautions. The Intelligent
Ger jumped upon this as possible
means of hurting the Register, and
gave a prominent place on its first
page to an alleged telegram from Sis
tersville, denying the statement in
toto, and saying it was libel upon
the fair name of the oil town, that
there was no one there who could not
be fully accounted for or who would
not pass muster as all right etc. No &c
Fiction upon Sistersville as town, or
upon it's people was. of course, intend
ed. The object was to warn our own
citizens and visiting strangers. Yes
terday, in discussing series of rob-
berries, Chief Clemans again referred
to the fact that thieves and crooks had
stopped at Sistersville and later came
to this city, and expressed his aston
ishment that the Intelligencer or any
body else should think differently or
make contrary statement. He in
stanced one such gang, headed by a
very smooth operator known as Chi
cago Red" which had come to the
city, and whom he strongly suspected
of having perpetrated a particularly
bold robbery yesterday morning.
About half-past eleven o'clock five
well dressed men went to the boarding
house kept by Peter Moran, at Main
and Tenth streets, and one of them
asked for Mr.. Moran. When he ap-
peared he was asked if certain gen.
tleman boarded there, and he answered
In the negative. The men crowded
close up to Mr.. Moran, one on each
side of him and one in front, and the
first thing the unsuspecting proprietor
knew an arm was around his neck, his
head thrown back, and his diamond
stud, valued at $3.50, was taken. The
five men then rapidly passed out of the
building and disappeared. People liv-
ing in the vicinity saw them leave, but
no particular attention was paid to
them, and the only description obtain
able was that all wore dicer hats, that
one had on light overcoat and an
other had his coat thrown over his
shoulders. The robbery was not re-
ported to the police for one hour, and
hoy %rHr, lofn 10 do OF
Clemans, however, suspects Chicago
Red" and his crowd.
At the boxing match, Thursday
night, man from East Liverpool was
relieved Of very valuable diamond,
weighing two and one-eighth karats.
The crowd above mentioned is also
suspected in this case.
At the Panhandle depot Thursday
afternoon, a lady had a pocketbook
snatched from her hand while stand
ing in the crowd, and man was
robbed of $50 at the same time
At the loan exhibition Thursday
morning, while Admiral Dewey was a
visitor, lady from Dennison, O., was
robbed of $340 in gold coins, a note
for 800 and another for $40. She
had these valuables in a pocket in her
! underskirt, beneath her dress, but the
thief got them all right, and the loss
was not discovered for some little
time, owing to the prevailing excite
ment. AS in the case of the East
Liverpool man who lost his diamond,
the police suppressed the lady's name.
Thursday morning Special officer
Elliott arrested John Randall, on a
telegram, supposed to have come from
down the river The officials were
very reticent about the matter, but
there are rumors that a satchel con-
tanning $4,000 in bonds was taken
from an Ohio River train. In the
satchel was a silver mounted brush,
and Randall is said to have been seen
with this. Chief Clemans stated yes
terday that after his arrest, In talk
ing over his experiences, Randall said
he secured $500 in Wheeling the
night W. ]. Bryan spoke here, in 1896.
The prisoner was locked up.
A week ago yesterday the follow
ing telegram was received by Chief
Clemans.
"IRONTON, O., February 16.
"Chief of Police, Wheeling:
Arrest and hold McClelland Brum-
field, aged about 3S, low, heavy set,
mustache, countriied; also his com
panion Myrta Finch, both indicted for
forgery. Brumfield will call for let
ter at postoffice Saturday or soon
thereafter. Wire as soon as possible
Il. r. DUVAL,
Sheriff"
Chief Clemans and Lieut.. Michaels
arrested the couple at the postoffice at
2:15 yesterday. and they were locked
up and Sheriff Duval notified. The
woman in the case is very pretty
girl.
The thieves who made the bold rob-
berry at the ferryboat Charon yester-
day morning made good their escape,
and at late hour last evening no
clue on either side Of the river had
been obtained, as the robbers were
masked. Neither the Waterman, who