The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-14
HOTEL ROBBERY
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the robbery. and Burns related the par
ticulars.
According to young Burns. who ap-
pears to be tho brighter or the TWO
youthful bandits he and Carter met at
Rivcryicw Park and fram.d up tho rob
berry. Carter. he said, had the now ~
calibrc ~. s." revolver which he turn
cd over to Burns. Burns was to cover
the hotel keeper with the revolver and
Carter was to bind him. gag him and
relieve him Of his money.
To carry out the plan. the boys went
TO the Manhattan restaurant last even
ing and engaged a room. Shortly alter
ten o'clock the boys summoned the keep
CT telling him that the light in their
room would not burn. Stamos went To
the room. only TO be covered with the
revolver. Carter bound his legs and
hands and placed a gag. made of a hand
kerchicf in his mouth. The boys threw
the man on the bed, then riflcd his pock-
cts, taking the 5000 and the watch
In the excitement. however. Carter tied
only one knot in the cord which bound
Stamos' hands and Stamos quickly work
ed his hands free and tore the gag from
his mouth. As tho young bandits were
making their way down stairs. Stamos
let loose howl which aroused the occu-
pants OF the entire hotel and the Crystal
restaurant down stairs. The boys start
ed to run and several people started in
pursuit. Jim Choovis. who conducts q.
shoe repair shop at 1927 Market street.
made a grab for the fleeing robbers and
succeeded in getting Carter. Patrolman
Roth was quickly on the scene and took
charge Of the boy Tho officer was in
formed Of tho flight of the other youth
down THE News" alley toward Main.
He turned Carter over to James Craig.
and started in pursuit Of Burns.
baltimore & Ohio Railroad Detective
Campbell. who happened TO sec tho flight
from the corner Of Market and Sixteenth
streets, ran down Sixteenth TO Main.
but arrived just too late TO head off
Burns, who had already made two
SQUARES. Campbell was Joined by City
Detective George Buchwald. and the two
took up the chase. Campbell ran through
the Edward Wagner Grocery company
allcv TO tho railroad tracks, climbed u
box car, crossed the Baltimore & Ohio
yiaduct and descended to tho railroad
wards over another box car. Detectives
Buchwald and Campbell were soon on
his trail and came upon him nearly E"
Twcnty-third street. AS the officers
ordered a halt, Campbell flashed his re-
volvcr and said:
Don't come another step. or I'll kill
you"
The officers refused TO be blufred and
Burns. seeing that they were dctermin-
cd to take him. wiltcd and dropped n,
, gun.
For a time oeither tho stolen money
nor the watch could be found. 4 lit,lC
! later the watch was found lying behind
cigar case in the Crystal restaurant.
where Carter had thrown it while he
was being detained there for Officer
! Roth. The money. however. was not
| found. II Is believed that both the
watch and money wcrc thrown down
together. and that someone picked up
the money.
Al police headquarters Carter refused
| to admit anything concerning tho crime.
! trying to place it all on Burns. This
angercd Burns. who snapped out:
You're a nice pal. I'll get You for
! this If II takes the rest Of my life.
/ thought you was weak when | took YOU
! up"
Burns told Prosecuting Attorney Mo
Kee and Chief Frazier that they had
| learned from books how to stage rob-
b%Pies.
"All that was wrong" Burns said, is
| that Carter got excited and forgot to
put two knots instead Of ono in that
rope. II he had done that. that guy