Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-18
4 WHEELING MANS ROLL
P|NCHED IN PANEL HOUSE.
FRED RoaIICI<. A RIvERMAN. LOSES
EIGHTY DOLLARS IN GIN
CINNATI.
WAS AN OLD FASHIONED GAME
POLICE CAPTURED THE OPERA
TORS AND JUDGE GAVE THEM
HEAVY PENALTIES.

CINCINNATI. O.. June 1.-TWO men
and a woman now held at police head
quarters are charged with playing a
panel game on Fred Ronlick, river
man, of Wheeling, W. Va, who says
they took $50 from his clothing. The
prisoners are george Wilson. of New
York and st. Louis, Pearl Block, OF 1873
West Seventh street, and Mayme Mil
Ter, OF Saratoga. 1t is said by the po-
lice that this trio are as smooth a trio
of panel workers as have dropped into
this city in long time.
A Suite of Two Rooms
on the second floor of tne house at 906
Race street, was the scene of action.
The victim charges that he was enticed
into a room by the woman Block He
was taken to room that had no
chairs and he dropped his clothes on a
lounge that sat near door leading to
another room. While he was talking
to the woman, Romick alleges that
some one in the next room slowly and
carefully opened the door and took
from the pockets $50 and then replaced
the clothing. Romick, when
He Discovered His Loss
complained and demanded the return
OF his money. The woman became
frightened and said that a man and a
woman had just fed out Of the back
way and she guessed" that they had
the money Romick called Officer
Burke and caused the arrest of the
Block woman. She was searched, but
none of the money was found on her.
by dint of close questioning it was
learned that she had two pals, but she
was cunning enough not to tell who
they were or where they lived. The
matter was. reported to Night Chief
Corbin and Lieut.. Hill and they took
Officers Cagney and Turnipseed and
started out to look
For the Other Two.
A short time after they had left a mes
senger boy took to central station a
note for the Block woman signed
George, saying that if she wanted any
thing to eat to let George know by the
boy. Che lad said that the sender of
the note was at the Victor cafe on Vine
street. The word was sent to the Of
ficers and they hurried down to the
place, but the couple was not there.
They had taken their station at Sixth
and Vine streets to watch the entrance
of the cafe. AS soon as they saw the
officers they started down the street.
Ccrbin, Hill and Officers Cagney
Burke and Turnipseed surrounded the
block, and. having good description
of the couple, they began systematic
hunt. The quintet had the good for
tune to run into Wilson and the Miller
woman. AS soon as they were placed
under arrest they became very indig-
nant and tried to bluff" their way to
freedom.
They are. strangers in the city, and
seem to know just what to do and say
when pressed for answers to questions
that might aid in convicting them
The landlady at the house says that
Wilson and the Miller woman rented
room week ago and claimed to
be man and wife on quiet little tour
of the large cities. The Block woman
she said, was introduced as a friend
they knew who lived in this city She
is said to have often called at the house
and introduced gentlemen with her as
either cousins, brothers-in-law, neph.
ews or uncles. The hinges on the door
were well oiled and the castors on
the lounge were also we'll oiled, SC
that it could be rolled around noise
lessly.
Detective Sergeant Grim and Detec-
tive Strict proved beyond the shadow
of doubt that this city had been IN
yaded by gang OF professional pane
workers made up of four women and
one man, the ''creeper." The trio, when
taken before Chief Dietsch. adopted
The Old Tactics
used the world over by crooks of deny
ing acquaintance with each other. but
the game did not work with the chief
All of them were placed on the police
court docket on the charge of loiter-
ing
When Judge Leuders heard the testi-
mony in the case against the panel
workers he ordered the additional
charge of petit larceny. On that charge
each was given s22 and thirty days
and onthe lettering charge each was
fined $50 and costs.