The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-10
OFFICERS FROM OHIO UNITE
TIES IN SEARCH.
Seek For AeeompIiees OF Men Who
~'empteo Robbery In Minoo
Junction Monday Night

Sherifs and deputies from the three
counties. Jefferson. Ohio and Brooke
made raid on the fishing camps
above Warwood yesterday afternoon
IN an effort TO locate the fourth party
In the crowd who made an attempt TO
rob the Lowe Liquor Store OF Mingo
Junction early Tuesday morning
Three men. Frank Mooney. Howard
FOX and William Imhoff. were taken
hl custody and lodged in he county
Jail TO be given a hearing Friday eve
ming before Squire Gompers. Mooney
is held on a suspicious Character
charge. and the other two on a drunk
charge.
The raiding party was composed
OF Sheriff Huschcroft of Jefferson
county. o.. Chief OF Police Brush. OF
Mingo Junction. Sherif Patterson OF
gate. and Captain Henry Frohme. ID
L. Poole and Lafayette Grainer of this
county. The raiding party left Wheel
ing about O'Clock In automobiles and
arrived at the camps a short time
later. The first one visited Is run by
Michaels. Nothing was found there.
Some Exit"
At the camp operated by ]. "Honus"
Christman. who was killed at Mingo
Junction. Howard Fox and William
Union were taken into custody. A
search OF the premises disclosed a
satchel OF tools such as are used by
professional cracksmen. In the satcb-
el was a steel saw. plane. rat-tail file.
metal drill large size), three one
inch bits TO drill in wood. small metal
drill, tape line, three small pads re-
sembfng noise mufhers, six bits for
boring steel. chisel. power screw dri-
yer, wise and other accompanying ar
ticles
These were brought TO the local
jail with the men and will be used as
evidence in the event the man wanted
is taken. The local officials. as well
as the up-river officials. are OF the
opinion that the raid yesterday has
disclosed the home OF gang of
thieves which has been pulling or the
petty robbery jobs throughout East
ern Ohio and along our own river side.
II is expected that Prosecuting Attor-
ney r. NJ. Addleman will take the mat
ter up Immediately and clear the river
banks of these human leeches. .
An effort will be made to-day to
finish rounding up the gang and take
them before the grand jury now in
session. The men wanted are still at
large. and to allow the officials to
work more in secret. their names are
withheld at this time. No liquor was
found In any OF the camps, with the
exception OF one half-gallon of whis-
key In a jug. II is thought the men
had anchored their wet goods in the
river. or had them buried along the
bank
Frank Mooney stated that he had
been at Mi1go on Labor Day with
Honus Chfistman and party. but
that he had come home about l O'Clock
in the afternoon. after which Christ
man. Oscar Kennedy and others made
the second trip. The men arrested
Will be given a sweating today, Il
Is thought which will probably de-
Velop something conclusive.
Arrested This Morning.
I'd Mooney. wanted in connection
with the raid. was arrested this morn
ing al Stella Jones colored Joint at
No. 26l1 Market street. by Deputy
Shedihs Frohme. Grainer and Poole
These three had made a second trip
10 the camp and heard that he had
gone TO this place. When placed in
jail he denied all knowledge Of any
thing being wrong at the camp. New
prthplees he will Drohahlv he hrot,ght