Today in Wheeling History: February 1--Allie Clark, alias "Puddin", was arrested for robbing McNamee's jewelry store and another woman's house, and is suspected of committing other robberies in the Fifth ward (1896).
Allie "Puddin" Clark was swiftly arrested by Officer Babb for robbing McNamee's jewelry store, with suspicions of his involvement in other recent robberies, including one at a South Side residence, and he had attempted to sell stolen jewelry to the victim; Mrs. Annie Blattner, who is the janitress at the La Belle mill office and a laundry worker, suspected Clark after a trunk containing stolen items went missing from her house, prompting her to report the matter to the police, raising the likelihood of Clark's connection to other robberies in the Fifth ward near McNamee’s. (https://tinyurl.com/ks3pmvde)
Allie "Puddin" Clark was swiftly arrested by Officer Babb for robbing McNamee's jewelry store, with suspicions of his involvement in other recent robberies, including one at a South Side residence, and he had attempted to sell stolen jewelry to the victim; Mrs. Annie Blattner, who is the janitress at the La Belle mill office and a laundry worker, suspected Clark after a trunk containing stolen items went missing from her house, prompting her to report the matter to the police, raising the likelihood of Clark's connection to other robberies in the Fifth ward near McNamee’s. (https://tinyurl.com/ks3pmvde)
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