Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

seriously damaged, there would be
loud threats Of having the law on the
depredators, but We never knew of
any OF them going to Jail, however
much they may have deserved it.
After all, il was mostly innocent sort
OF fun, and there are those Of us who
might not mind having the pages turn
ed back Just for once, so that we might
see again a holiday such as Shepherds
town observed fifty years ago
Robbery Reveals Interesting Facts.
L. F. Arvin and ]. w. Merchant, the
men who are charged with the rob.
berry Of c. A. Kibler's store at Duff
fields this county, are out on $500
pail. They were released from Kib-
ler's charge with a Sl,5OO bail. Then
the charge was brought against them
OF having robbed the store of C.. R.
Carnes, Of Taylortown, Loudoun coun-
ty, Va, and they were released from
this on $1,000 each. The men have
yet to face the charges OF the B. & o.
Railroad for the stealing of $4,000
cigarettes from the cars on the side
tracks in the railroad yards at Bruns-
wick, Md. The federal authorities will
also bring charges against them fbr
the entering of the government post
Office, Darke, w. Va. located at the
Kibler store in Duffelds
Ii seems that from the start Mr.. Kib
ler suspected that Brunswick was the
place II which the stolen goods had
been taken. He at once got in touch
with the West Virginia State consta
oulary force and in few hours he and
Deputies Amey and Nester. of West
Virginia, and Deputy Redmond, OF
Point OF Rocks, Md. were on the trail
OF the goods. Deputy Redmond fur
nished the clue that led to the arrest
OF the robbers. The goods were found
secreted in various places in the home
OF Merchant. Underclothing, shirts,
rugs and the like were found be-
tween the mattresses and springs of
the different beds Of the house. Many
articles were locked in boxes under the
beds, and much stuff was found in the
attic and cellar When confronted
with the charge of having robbed the
store, Webster. the third party sup
posed to have been connected with il.
haty denied having taken any part in
t and said that the goods found in his
possession had been given him by
Merchant and Arvin. He was turned
loose. The total loss Of Mr.. KiSler's
goods was placed at about 81 600 and
Mr.. Kibler has only succeeded in get
ting back about SIPS worth The ac-
cused men refused to give any informa-
fion as to where the balance OF the
goods could be found. Mr.. KibIer is
'f the opinion that they were secreted
in various houses in Brunswick. Some
or the goods that were recovered still
bore the cost mark of the Kibler store.
A bit found on the premises of Mer-
cnant was the thing that convicted the
men. VI seems that the robbers in en-
tering the store used brace and bit
TO bore through the shutters to open
them. In so doing they bored into a
nail. The bit belonging to Merchant
when tried in the hole was found to
be exactly the same size and had a
piece out Of it where it had come in
contact with the nail.
Merchant and Arvin were formerly
residents Of this county, though Arvir,
went by the name Of Irwin while here.
Merchant, who is SIS years old, is the
stepfather Of Arvin, who is %. They
used to live in the little log house on
the north side Of the school-house at
Uvilla. 1t is said that several weeks
ago they tried to buy the Gift prop
erty, about mile east of Bakerton, on
which they said they were going to
build store and sell things so cheap
that people would buy of them, and
that they would soon run the Baker
ton merchants out Of business. They
certainly would if the necessary stock
was as easy to obtain as that which
they got from Mr.. Kibler. The men
were held for the action of the grand
jury OF the February term Of court
here
The robbery of cars on the B. & o.
Railroad had been going on, it is said,
ever since last August, and there is no
telling how many country stores had
been robbed. Among the goods To-
Gated in the house were all sorts Of
dry goods, shoes, caps, hats, rubbers,
gum boots, mems and women's ready
made clothing, candies, chewing gum,
talcum powder, neckties, watches,
ocks, hosiery, rugs, cigarettes, gas
lamp mante!s, etc. The rugs, gas lamp
mantels, some Of the shoes and hats
and $4,000 cigarettes were identified
by Lieutenant Axline as having been
stolen from the railroad. Ii is said
that the company will prosecute the al
legged thieve sto the bitter end.
Shenandoah Junk.
A lady from Shepherdstown had oc-
casion recently to take a B. & 0. train