The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-24
NE|RTON TORN
Up OVER BOLD
THEFT ATTEMP 7

Snr,. al Dispatch :" tn" lntclligcnCNr.
WEIRTON. W. Va. July @3.-Wcirt"R
police CAV chase lo a second story
man" early thus MORN nG after the
would h, ;h!rt had succeeded IN doing
IIrjIc NOR" than trying TO brighten t"
death "A Greek resident Of .Nv"nu" A. by
pushing un his bedroom door and de-
rIar''lu% 1dm,t,nn"".
TIA" ir,"k. VII" waS too frI Ght"n"d Ia
, toll n. ,wn name. Let out several terri
, fIC screams when n" heard tn" command
l" "Dprn this door or I'll shoot" This
was ~ O'clock in the morning and tive
policemen who wcr" walking tn" beat
rounded tn" corner ~ Fourth avenue
; aud Avenue y. IN tim" 1" pick up tho
Gr"rk who had collapsed after fighting
off tn" INTRUDER. and pursuing HIM 10
. tn" STREET. \ quick search of tho upper
end IF the town failed Ia luCat" IN" in
trudcr. 4 physician was called 10 at
tend the Greek who was almost pros
, TRACED from fright.
Two girls who gave their names as
: Mary Wren and Anna Bland, were stop
ped by Officer William Appl"GatC. OF
III" police fore" when they got off n
car ~ Virginia avenue at $3.50 O'Clock
last night Tn" girls w"r" Of the doll
Ur' kind with highly painted checks and
everything. Tho officer said. and hH
merely stopped them 10 ask them their
business. They could tell little more
| than that they had com" from Stcuhcn-
! vii" Just 10 look W"irtuu over" They
knew n" On" HIRE they sad. 81 tho off
Ger politely informed them they had
bcttcr take III" sam" car back across
IN" river. Which they did.
Surveyors arr At work this week lay.
! ing off the large plot Of ground just
south Of III" main offices Of tn" mill.
! which will b" built up this summer IN
! beautiful homes for employees Of the
chill. The site will CunpoS" about SIy
! city building blocks. Contracts have
/ been awarded for zoo homes to go u2
| immediately.
| George ProbiS was arrested last night
! by Officer steve Martin charged WITH
| stealing q watch out of the pocket Of Il
| Rumanian at the mill. The Rumanlan
| made tho charge when he Eaw PrOblS
| pick u7 his coat and later discovered his
| gold watch was missing. He gave bond
in sum OF $50 for his appearance later
; Squircs Hoffman and McGInnis are
/ both out OF town on their vacations and
| cases over which they Will have juris-
diction are piling high. There are fully
| a dozen cases awaiting their return.
Mary Doe and John Doe. not related.
were arcrsted by Officers Pievont and
Narhcncy last night on charges of dis
orderly conduct. The couple were taken
to police headquarters where Mr.. Doc
put UP $50 for thclr appearance later
The Docs were arrested after complaints
| made by citizens. that they were be-
having in n most uncrcditablc manner
Tho street car company has practical
| ~ all of its road gang al work this
! week. on tho Cove road below Crpw-
fordS crossing whore new tics are be
| ing installed and a sewer dug 10 take
care Of tho drainEing from tn" tracks.
! Two Of the worst places in tn" BROOKE
! county road between here and the StCu-
| bcnv!llc bridge. are just below Edging-
| ton and could be fixed nj very llttl" *.
pcnse. citizens claim. and the matter IS
! To be called to the attention of the
! Erookc county court soon
The three months old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. Pager. died at the family resi-
dence on Fourth street Mt o'clock
Tuesday morning. following an attack
Oc cholera infan+um. Funeral services
viii Dc held Thursday morning with in
1erTncnt a st. Paul's cemetery Wcirton
! Mickey" Murray. who served With .
regiment OF fighting engineers in
France, is home after IS months service
! in tho army. He was one of the first to
enter the town Of Metz soon after hos
tilftics were closed
Dock Richards is home from Mineral
Springs after taking course of treat.
ment, and says he is feeling much wn.
proved In health.