Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
SUPPOSED BANK ROBBERS
WHO WE'RE CAPTURED BY THE
BRIDGEPORT POLICE TAKEN
TO NEW PHILADELPHIA.
THE MEN WERE INTERVIEWED
And Haley Was Inclined to Talk
More Than Either of the Other
Two-Every Assurance That the
Arrest Was an Important One.
Disappointment That the Other
Three Were Not Arrested.

The three supposed bank robbers of the
Seville and Shanesville banks who were
caught in Bridgeport Friday, were taken
yesterday morning to New Philadelphia,
which is the county seat of Tuscarawas
county, in which the robberies were COM
mitted. Esbey, chief of police of New
Philadelphia, and Constable W. H. Bar
key, of Shanesville, arrived yesterday
morning and identified part of the money
and the sack in which it was placed; also
the men. On this strong evidence they
were taken, heavily mapacled, to New
Philadelphia over the c., l.. 81 w. road
at 80 p. m. with three guards. At May
nard they were met by Sheriff Heffling
of TuscaraWas county.
A Register reporter interviewed the
prisoners, but little could be learned.
The man who put up the fight with Of
ficer Meister has only been out of the
Ohio penitentiary six months, but his
name could not be learned. He was in
a bad humor and to many questions gave
such answers os go to H" He seemed
very sore about being taken, and said
if he could have shot the big man (Meis-
teri he could have licked the whole gang.
The man who had the nitro-glycerine and
fuse, ETC., would not say anything When
asked where he came from he answered:
None of your d-n business"
The third man, the one picked
up near Wheeling Creek, and sup
posed to be the leader, is a
man about 8 feet 10 inches in height,
dark skin. with small dark eyes.
He is minus thumb on the right hand,
and has not been shaved for several
weeks. He gave his name as Haley, and
said his home is in Memphis, Tenn. Fri
day he said he was from North Carolina.
Yesterday he was more talkative, and
! with his pipe tightly between his teeth,
he told his story in a low voice, describ-
ing his railroad work on the Cotton Belt
route, where he contracted yellow fever,
then the malaria, and for the sake OF
his health came north; then story of
hard luck. He said that he had been
here only about six months. When told
| this was a lie he smiled, but became
| anxious when told that he had been in
| this section for three years. After some
| more questions he admitted knowing OF
four of a party leaving this town Thurs
| day week ago, and that he, with one
| other, followed on another freight, and
| all rounded up at New Philadelphia
| While talking he seemed deeply inter
| ested, and said: IF 1 give these boys
| away, l will be killed Then he said
| after leaving Shanesville. they came with
| in two miles of Canal Dover and he went
| to town and bought some grub. CThis
| part is true). From there they walked
| to near New Philadelphia, and took a
| street car to the city. Here they pur-
| chased more food at a certain restau-
| rant. He said they went to Dennison and
then to Uhrichsville, where they boarded
freight, but were froze out when they
reached Holloway Station. Here they al
broke into a. school house and awaited
the passenger train. Three of them were
arrested there. Il do not belong to the
/ gang" he stated, land know Of none OF
their bad work" This was Haley's story