The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-30
RiscLgAoEss CAUGHT Es[Low,
ING -t SSsEs' sss OF
Fred Carter % Near esrn>s~iiIe Said
To Be Iesoer-is Said 20 Be
Quite Wealthy az Result

by clever detective work. William
ColdblAtt. superintendent OF the stand
ard Detective Bureau. OF this city. as
sisted by his brother. Adolph. first
lieutenant Of the bureau. has succeed
I'd In bringing 20 justice the alleged
ringleaders Of one OF the worst gangs
OF petty thieves that ever operated In
Eastern Ohio. For the past three
years the farmers In the vicinity of
GAINESVILLE. o. and neighboring towns
have been victims OF numerous rob
berries. chickens. live stock. farming
implements. fruit. seeds. grain. etc.
icing stolen. N II estimated that the
email thefts have amounted 90 thou
fands OF dollars. but with the arrest
Carter. OF near Barnesville. u T. be
lieved that an end has been brought to
the trouble.
Because OF the numerous thefts the
farmers within a radius OF n few miles
Of GAINESVILLE were In almost a state
OF terror. A number Of them decided
90 take-stepa TO find the guilty parties
~ possible. and secured the services OF
the standard Detective Bureau. SUI
perintendent Goldblatt and his brother
went to GAINESVILLE. Thursday. and
started on the case AZ noon Thursday.
suspicion was fastened upon a young
man named Edward Lashley. and he
was put through n severe cross-eNam-
nation. and Is alleged 20 have made
confession OF his part In the numerous
thefts. He was questioned for about
four hours. and made an affidavit be
fore the officers. II Is said in which no
charged Fred Carter. farmer resid-
Ing about three miles from Barnes
VILE. with being the ringlcader
Carter Arrested.
carter was arrested Saturday even
Ing. about $3.50 o'clock. AZ his farm
He refused 70 make any statement,
but n - said that when he was ar
rested he declared that he had been
rather expecting H. Carter has ssrv-
cd i've years IN the Columbus ppni-
tentiary on charge Of petty thieverv.
" ts alleged. After the expiration 81
his term, he purchased a farm near
GAINESVILLE. and appeared To prosper
greatly. IL was not long before nc
purchased two other farms. and Is
nov claimed TO own several properties
IN GAINESVILLE. in addition 10 his
According TO the affidavit I.ashIey
Is said TO have made to the officers,
he acknowledged stealing among 9TH
or things. 500 chickens, 35 turkeys.
geese. four sets OF harness, saddles
buggy wheels. wire fencing pigs
sheep. farming implements. and vari-
Gus crop seeds. He claims that he
I'VE cents per chicken. a dollar for
each turkey and small sums for other
articles lie Confesses stealing four
bushels or clover seed. valued al s."
per hushel; and selling IL 10 Carter
for 81 Der bushel
Iashley is about % years OF age.
while Carter Is aged about IS yearf
II Is believed that others are imrdi-
Gated, that hand Of thieves has been
working Systematically I'm that section
or Ohio. Superintendent Goldblait
yesterday expressed his belief that
others implicated Will be apprehended
within a short time. The band opor.
ated In Slmmerton, Jerusalem, Bar.
ton. williamsburg. Fairview. and other
small towns. but seemed 10 center its
activities at Barnesville
Case Puzzled Authorities
Tho case was one which has baffIed
the Ohio authorities for several
months. The farmers have been yigi.
lant Tor three years. but never sue