Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

n family chloroformed and the
house robbed, safe blown open, the
attempted robbery of large jewelry
desperadoes and police officer IN
Moundsville early yesterday morning,
caused intense excitement and was the
sole topic of conversation in the Mar
shall county metropolis yesterday.
The town seems to have been visited
by a band OF professional thieves who
were determined TO secure n rich haul.
but they were only successful In part
OF their ventures. the total value of
stun secured being less than one hun
bred dollars.
About 1870 o'clock yesterday morn
ing George Grandstan. the night oper-
ator at the b. \ o.. and other persons
in the vicinity. heard a muiiled eXplo-
sion but no investigation was made at
the time. Later IL developed that the
safe In the Office of Hess a Fisher, on
Tenth street, had been blown open and
a small iron box containing few
papers valuable only 10 the firm had
been carried away No money was in
the safe. Nitro-glycerine had been used
and the heavy door was completely
wrecked. being blown across the room
and a heavy piece going through the
window into the alley.
The next place attacked by the bur-
glars was the jewelry store of 5. A..
Walton, ON Seventh street Here n
pane In the window ut the rear of the
building WIS cut out and the window
was raised. but MIR, Walton, who re-
sides over the store, heard them, and
securing his revolver opened fire upon
them, firing once at a man standing in
the alley near the front of the build
ing, and once at two men who were
just climbing into the window. The
would-be robbers fred one shot at Mr..
Walton and then ran. Officers Lowe
and Kidder were In the court house.
only a few yards away. heard tn,
shots. They investigated the cause an
made a thorough search of the vicinity
but were unable to locate their men.
About an hour later they saw two men
acting in a strange manner ON Jeffer-
son avenue, near Third street. When
they approached the pair they disap-
peared behind building.
The officers followed them and locat-
ed them behind the building occupied
by Candies restaurant. The officers
separated. Lowe going on the north
sue and Kidder on the south side of
the restaurant. The strangers both
fred at Mr.. Lowe. who returned their
fire, diseharging his revolver three
times at them. Pursued by both Off
GERS, they ran back to Norton avenue
and succeeded in escaping. few
minutes later Officer Kidder saw man
on Sixth street and fred at him, but
he, too, escaped.
Foster Rine, who lives near town,
was coming to town for physician
about $3.50 O'Clock. AT the Lindsey
bridge two men met him and at
tempted to seize the horse but he ran
away from them. Coming on into
town he met the policemen and report
cd the matter to them. They went
down to the bridge but were unable to
find the men, and finally gave up the
chase.
When Mr.. j. T. Francis awoke yes
terday morning about O'Clock he was
suffering with q bad headache, but he
soon discovered that his house had
been robbed. Himself and Mrs. Fran
els had evidently been chloroformed
and his watch. overcoat and about Se5
in cash had been taken from the room
in which he was sleeping. The bur-
glars had eaten a lunch in the dining
room before departing. They secured
an entrance by prying open a rear win
dow. A railroad pick, monkey
wrench and heavy piece Of steel were
left under the window on the outside.
The men that were seen by Officers
Lowe and Kidder and also by Mr.. Rlne
were of medium size. wore dark clothes
and soft hats
Three strangers got off of No. at
one. O clock and went toward the Ohio
River depot, and 1t is th sight that they
we're connected with the affair The
police are working on The case and de-
velopments are expected within few
days. "a 40