The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-19
TWO D0PE
FIENDS
AT WORK

vicinity were thrown into astate Of
panic this morning by the actions Of
a strange negro, who was either
crazy or under the influence Of drugs
About ten o'clock he appeared on
Wilson street. He was a tall, slim
negro, coatless, with threadbafe
shirt, wore aIbIack SLOUGH hat and
was armed with a huge club. He
proceeded Aong Wilson street shout
ing and cufs1ng at the top Of his
voice. Ath time of day all the
male NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at their
various places Of business and the
dwellings in that locality were oe-
cupied enlYby women and children
He attempted to force an entrance
at the residence of Councilman j. b.
Smith, but was repulsed by Mr..
Smiths bull dog. Several other
honses were also visited Needless
sy The women of that neighbor-
hood were in a state of fright Dor
dering on Mysteries. The ladies has
tily locked and barricaded the doors,
and telephoned with all speed for
their husbands. When the negro
found he could not force an entrance
to any of the houses he contended
himself by standing on the porches
and steps and revi1ing the inhabit-
ants IN the most shocking and in
decent language. firing of this
display, he finally wandered up the
street to the top of Iowndes' hill
where he stood and shouted, cursed
and preached for quite a length of
time. When he became exhausted
with this diversion he wandered over
the hill anddisappeared from view.
The negro was unknown to any who
saw him. and was evidently crazed
from cocaine or morphine. An oc-
currence like this is not only dan
gerous but a shameful thing for
ladies and children to have to wit
ness. The sale and use of these
drugs must be stopped for none can
tell to what depths of crime they
will ultimately descend or what
deeds of violence these human
fiends will attempt when under the
influence of these drugs.
Latr in the afternoon the identity
of the negro who terrorized the resi-
dents of Wilson street was discover
ed. He comes from Fairmont,
from which city he was chased by
the police. He was known in Fair
mont as ",Jack the PEPPER and fol
lowed almost the same line Of cor
duct there as be exhibited here to-
day.
When the police here get their
ESpcepers'' on him he will be deported
back whence he came. 1t will be
back, back to Fairmont for Mr.. Jack
the pepper.
Tom Wells, a young colored man
aged about thirty years old, was ar
rested Wednesday night by Officer
Brooks andgjailed: WeHs is clIarg
led with having stolen valuable brass
fittings from the Pioneer Iron works
located at the junction of Main and
Pike streets. Wells lives on Ferry
street and is one of the vast army
of dope or cocaine fiends, whose in
creasin~ numbers tend so much to
destroy the peace of the community.
For a period of covering almost
three years, various petty larceny
dcpredations have been occurring
with systematic regularity at the
west end of town. Lately the num-
Der of thefts have been growing, and
the value of the stolen property in
creasing. Suspicion was directed.
toward Wells last week. AS before
stated he is a slave to cocaine, hav-
ing been committed to the insane
asylum at Weston on two separate
occasions, but being released after
serving short terms.
The last burglary and the one for
which Wells was arrested, occurred
mt the Pioneer Iron works. A piece
of the mechanism of Camden Os-
born's automobile, valued at twenty
dollars, some brass lubricators and
valves, which bring on the market as
high as eight dollars per pound, were
found missing. The goods were To-
Gated in the shop of a junk dealer.
AS wells supply of Cooke" seemed
to be running unusually high he
was arrested on suspicion, and when.
taxed with having committed the
burglary he confessed.
He is in Jail at present, and the
authorities only await a definite
recognition of the stolen property
by Mr.. Osborn.
The use of drugs is becoming so
aroyaIoD+ that fhe=citv council n