West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-08
ANOTHER ROBBERY.
The kingwoOd Pest.Ofice Broken In
and Blown Up Again.

On Monday night of this week,
about half-past three O'Clock, an
other explosion was heard by resi-
dents in the vicinity of the King
wood post-office and several parties
were aroused to get up and look out
of the windows, but no one had grit
enough to 60 out and investigate.
They had an idea what it was, but
all had some excuse for not going
after the midnight marauders. Two
or three men claimed their wives
would not allow them to 60 out and
investigate, and for once they seem
ed very willing to stay with their
wives. Others claimed they had no
weapon, and one man declared tina,
he was not hired to guard the post
Office, and did not propose to risk
getting shot for nothing. The whole
business, including the robbery and
cowardice OF those who heard the
explosion, was but REPETITION OF
the robbery that occurred last Octo-
Der, and was probably executed by
the same parties. George Menear
was awakened by his wife, who
heard the report, and got out In
time to see a man coming from to-
wards the Office out the street to the
old Voltz corner, and got a good
look at him as he passed under the
electric light and recognized him.
Mrs. Menear was at a window and
called "Halt !" at the fellow. He
ripped out an oath and fired his re-
revolver twice as If to intimidate
any interference or pursuit. 1t is
believed that there were two OIL
three parties in the robbery and
that the others went in another
direction. Ed. c. EVERY and Alton
Jackson got horses at once and
started in pursuit of what they be.
lieved were the parties. They foil.
owed fresh buggy trail from near
the postoffice out of town toward.
Albrightsville. 1t had been made
by Albert Snyder of that place, who
was up here late that night. The
boys followed his trail to the bridge
and there struck another fresh one
going up the river which had beer
made by Rev. Bedford and his son,
who had started very early tina,
morning to drive through to Elkin.
to attend Sunday School Conven
ton. but the boys thought the,
we're hot on the trail of the post.
Office robbers and followed the
preacher and his son nearly to the
Tucker county line, before they
found out they were on the wrong
track. They came back tired anG
disguised. The robbery was evi
IDENTITY by local talent of an inferior
brand. The thieves had pried oper
the door to X. A. Orr's planning
mill and secured tools which the,
got in the postoffice at a ives
window. They used powder to blow
open the old fashioned key-locl
safe. Then in their hurry ant
bungling, did not get all the money
and stamps in it, although not muci
has been kept there since the robbery
last fall. They only got about So
in stamps and money altogether
Yesterday d. r. Jackson, DEPUTY
Marshal and Col. Sam Hooten
Postoffice Inspector, arrived il
town and made an investigation anC
arrested Bob Wolf, who has beer
working out at the Irona mines anC
boarding at Jim Whetsell's down il
the Bowery. He was lodged in Jai
last night and taken to Clarksbure
this morning by the above named
officers for preliminary hearing
before United States COMMISSIONS
Spates of that place. Postmastel
Whetsell and ex-Postmaster Muir
dock and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A.
Manear and Walter A. Stone wer,
taken along for witnesses.