The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-30
X-CONV|CT IN
BOLD HOZD-UP
JOHN THOMPSON. NEGRO, CHARGED
WITH DEMANDING MONEY AT
POINT OF GUN.
Located by Deputy Sheriff Lafe Graner
and is In Jail Awaiting Hear
ing Tuesday.

Tnlc rinE he storo conducted by Sam
rctrns at stop :. above the Richland
mine" about II o'clock yesterday, John
Tn"mps"m. colored. former inmate Of
thn staff. nrisnn M Moundsville. covered
i'rlrnS with a revolver and demanded
Thai he Civ" him the sum Of $3.40. 1t "a
alleged. Petros q. once took steps 10
comply. hut as he started toward the
negro vino had him covered with the
gun. i, is claimed. Thompson said:
"nnu'i come near me, you -
---. Send j; over here with that fell
lnw there" Indicating l7-year-old Henry
Cribs. who was in the store Mt the time
rrirns Immediately complied and the
Young man took the money TO Johnson.
who kari Peiros covered with the gun
uutU he had hacked out the door, then
rscancd toward tho RIchland mine
stables
Town Marshal Rice. Of WaTwood.
could not he located for few minutes
for. = dnpnty sheriff Deputy Lafayette
t;rancr responded. ana was soon at the
Trtrns store, where he found Sam 80
harllv frightened that he would not
romc ont Of his hiding place upstairs
uniil he was sure the negro was IN
custody.
In the meantime. Marshal Rice was an
tho inh and q search for Thompson be-
gan. Deputy ShertH Graner soon To-
Gated tho negro getting or car and
placed him under arrest.
retros had described 20 the officers
tn" denominations of the pieces or
money he gave Thompson. n two-dollar
hill. one "A quarter. dime ana n
nickel When Thompson was searched.
he had q little more change than Petrns
had given him. hut the bills correspond
Cd 10 those described by Pctros.
wife Also Arrested.
Thompson's wife, Susie Thompson. it
o1e hJ.no farn
fore the officers succeeded In finding her
husband. and she was taken into custody
and brought to tho county jail Ihree
warrants were issued fer Thompson one
with threatening tho life Of Petros and
tho third with highway robbery: 4
ncace warrant was issued for susie
THOMPSON. The cases are set for
hearing before Squire J. ElWood Hughes
at o'clock Tuesday evening.
At the JAIL Thompson admitted that
he served a term IN the pententlary at
MouudsviIle. and IT. was nj first Thought
that ne was out on parole. but Deputy
Graner learned later from prison au,
thorities that Thompson had completsd
his sentence. Thompson became unruly
at the Jail. and had 10 he locked in the
dungeon. The holdup In tho P"tros store
yesterday was Witnessed by Tom SABA
who works for Petros: Horny GriDs'
Dominic Berry and Jeff Chiffon. who
we're secured as Witnesses by the depu-
~ sheriff.
Many Recent Robbel1es.
The hold-up yesterday was thc clifna
Of q series Of not less than half dozen
rohbcries in the vicinity Of the Rich
land mine and South Warwood within
tho past few weeks. Last Sunday the
store and pool room or Louis Las vas
entered. and the thieves secured n lot
of shirts mems belts. a ladies' watch
from a punch board. g in money, from
a. sack in cash till and number. or
other articles. Shortly previous 10 That
another store was entered and $50 i'll
money and several articles wero taken.