The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-25
BOY BURGLARS
UNDER ARREST.
ROBBED TWO STORES IN WHEEL.
ING AND ONE IN MOUNDS.
WILLIE.

WHEELING, Oct. 25.--George vii.
cox. aged ia; Albert Wilcox, his young.
er brother. aged 10: and Bernard He'll,
aged 10, area trio OF youthful Wheel.
ing burglars who will be given a hear.
ing before Squire riggs, o. Mounds.
Vile, to-day upon charge OF burglar.
izing the grocery store of C. A. Bonar,
OF the Mound City. Wednesday night
and carrying away goods to the value
Of about $40.
The elder Wilcox seems to be an
incorrigible, as he has been in the
hands OF the local police for theft sev.
eral times, but always escaped punish.
ment because the parties robbed did
not care to prosecute. He and the
He'll boy were arrested last Monday
by Detective Kelly for breaking into
the store OF Olmstead Brothers on the
corner OF Eighteenth and .Chapline
streets. but were released, Mr.. Dim.
stead declining to prosecute.
On Tuesday the two Wilcox boys
disappeared from home and that same
night company with the He'll boy
by breaking n window, made an EN-.
trance into the clothing store OF Her.
man Berkhard at 1902 Market street
and helped themselves to complete
outfits OF clothing, including socks,
Undertaking, outer clothing. collars.
neckties, etc. After taking these
clothes the youthful robbers repaired
TO an adjoining shed and discartling
their old garments put on the new.
When arrested in Moundsville yes
ter'lay there was found hid In the
barn of Mr.. Cats upon Seventh street
extra trousers, nnderclothing ETC..
taken from the Bernhard store. also
two revolvers and a number OF cuff
buttons. ETC., stolen from the Gold
Mine Loan Office at 1908 Market
several days previously.
The three lads after the Bernhard
robbery must have gone directly to
Moundsville, for post card bearing
date October 22d. mailed at Mornds.
vile. was received by the mother of
the Wilcox boys, which stated that
her two boys were working for a farm.
er near Moundsville and were to re.
ccivc three dollars each per week.
that they were getting along all right
and asking her not TO put the detec-
tlves after them.
Prior to the robbery at the Bonar
store Mt Moundsville, Wednesday night
the boys were seen hanging around
the Harris jewelry store on Lafayette
avenue. with the possible intention to
steal. but were prevented by the ap.
pearance Of pedestrians.
Chief of Police Steele. OF Mounds.
vile, who made the arrest, was given
the tip by Ed Rice. who had seen the
boys going to the Cats barn CARRYING
several bundles. When the young
aesperadoes saw Mr.. Steele after them
they ran and hid under the platform
Of the b. G o. freight depot. and
when the chief hauled them out the
elder Wilcox boy made a move as II
lie intended draw n revolver.
Not knowing Of the Moundsville
robbery Detective Frazier. OF this city,
went down to Moundsville yesterday.
accompanied by Mr.. Bernhard and
Mr.. Phillips. OF the loan company.
with the intention of bringing the
boys here to answer for the Bernhard
robbery. The Moundsville authorities.
however. decided to hold them for the
Bonar burglary.
One pathetic feature OF the case
was the fact that the mother OF tn.
Wilcox boys. who was anxious abort
their absence. had gone to Mounds.
Vile In an endeavor to locate them
md was sitting in the office OF the
chief Of police when the boys were
brought in under arrest.