The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-02-12

William II Waiey, Malas Kid Wiley
q young man wen known in sporting
circles in this city. fingers behind u.
bars Of the county JAIN awaiting hear.
ing on the charge Of Stealing over !
thousand dollars worth Of diamonds.
Nable Ross 8 good looking. styiisbly
dressed young woman, who claims Balts
more. Nd, as her home, but wsosst idch.
Itity further than this = pot Szsnown, pre-.
ferred the charge against the young
man. Thwsdey, aStcrnoon he was de.
ccyed iptora trap laid by officers Of thu
law, <tlnd he practically admitted that
be took che diamonds rsithin hearing 81
! q Constable. who was concealed in an
adjoining room.
last Tuesday night aiabie Ross came
to CBarksbrrg on the midnight train.
She put up ut hotel in the city and
began to inquire for a man by the name
OF Smokers, whom she chained stole
some valuable diamond rings from her.
She went to the prosecuting attorney
and told her story and after some inves-
tigation had been made in the matter it
was found that the man she wanted
was ssKidr Wiley.
Ainble said she had come 10 ClaTlsbnrg
with Wiley and two or three friends
about two weeks ago drom Baltimore,
where she had met him. She says tihat
they were to stop here q few days and
then 90 on to Pittsbrg where they were
TO be maTriel after seing Wiley's par
ents who live in that city.
After they came 10 this city, she
claims that the men induced her to lend
Thorn her diamond rings, that they were
short of money md could get a loan on
the diamonds.
The woman claims that she found out
later that the man were putting up the
diamonds at gambling. When she learn
ed this she came here after having re-
turned to Baltimore, on search for
Wiley to have him arrested.
After seeing the prosecuting attorney
about the matter, AIaible went before
Magistrate Samuel w. Gordon and had
warrants sworn out against Wiley and
his associates. The warrants were plac-
ed in the taands of Constable EdgeH, and
plan was laid DO try and trap Wiley.
Accordingly the woman sent note to
Wiley to meet her at the hotel where
she was staying. Meanwhile the officer
concealed himself in an adjoining room
within earshot and when Wiley put in
an appearance the woman began 30 talk
with him about the diamonds. 1t is
said that Wiley grew q little sardonic
which talking with the woman and vir-
tually admitted that he had taken the
diamonds and began to boast of the
neatness of the job.
Constable U. G. Edgen then stepped
from the room, placed Wiley under ar.
rest and took him to the county Jail.
Warrants for the other parties mixed
| up in the affair are now IN the hands d
officers who are out after them
/ Other arrests will probably follow within
a short time.
The Magistrate has set the time fOa
Wiley's hearing for next Thursday morn
ing. He was committed to Jail under {
two thousand dollar bond but could no
furnish it.
i The diamond jewclry described b,
Nfable Ross consists of two gold fingc
rings, one set with three diamond stone
in what Is commonly known as Titan,
setting. valued at s72o, and the other
4 gold finger ring set with a large solitair,
diamond stone, valued at $500. Tn
total vufuc OF the jcweiry is S1,l2o.