Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-30

RS7=ARREsr or WELL KNOWN CITIZEN
roR BrRoIARY.-On Friday night. the 10th
of December last, the Office of Robertson
& Orr, dentists, Market street, was entered
by burglars and robbed of considerable
cold plate, a sword aud other articles of
value. On the same night, desperate at
tempt was made to break open the safe of
\. ". Kelly & Co., Monroe street We
gave the particulars at the time, but until
Yesterday, no one was arrested for the Of
fence.
Yesterday officer Lancaster, went to
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and returned about
noon having in custody, James R. Harris,
of this city, who was formerly employed
in the iron warehouse of ]. N. Todd &
Co., and who left town day or two ago,
on a visit to Barnesville. An examination
Of the case before Esquires Dulty, Knox
and Cots, ut the Office Of the former, oc-
cupied the whole of yesterday afternoon.
Col. Wheat appeared for the prisoner, and
Major Good for the Commonwealth. Mr..
Orr testified to the robbing of his Office,
and identified set of teeth, some plate
aud other articles, found in Harris house
on Monday last.
Officer Wickhem and Mr.. Ibbotson, who
visited Harris house on Monday morning,
for the purpose of executing landlords
warrant, testified to tic finding of the ar
ticles above alluded to, in different parts
Of the premises, aud in front of the door,
where they had been swept out over the
sidewalk Officer Scroggins and Mr.. VIM.
Taylor, also produced articles found in the
house, SOME of which were identified as
coming from the Office of Robertson & Orr.
The next morning after the robbery, Mr..
Orr found in drawer in his office. frag-
ment Of burned paper which had been
used TO light the burglars about the prem
ise5. This paper was produced in court
and shown to Lucicn Lowther, u clerk in
the Circuit Court, who identified it rs cor
responding with a fec bill issued by him to
Harris, some time ago. 1t appears that it
was by means of this fragment of paper.
that Mr.. Orr was first lead to suspect IIar-
ris, and afterwards to follow up the suspi-
ciOn. james NJ. Todd and a. n. johnson
testified to the good character of Harris
that he had been in their employ for sew
eral years and was, during part of that
time, in possession of the key of the safe,
aud had abundant opportunities to steal
ii disposed to do so.
II will be remembered also that the
sword taken from Robertson & Orrs was
found lying by the broken safe at Kelly L
Co.'S. Mr.. c. Jacob substantiated this
fact, and Michael Rohan testified to hay
ing heard q noise, as if splitting wood, in
the Office of Kelly L Co, on the night of
the attempted burglary. lie went down
stairs and let out his dogs, when the noise
ceased, but upon retiring to bed again the
noise recommended. This was about two
o'clock. Several witnesses were in COM
pany with Harris up to twelve o'clock on
Friday night, the 10th. This was about
all the evidence elected. Col. Wheat
made a short speech, reviewing the evil
dence, and stating that Harris wife being
absent, his house was unoccupied Mt the
time of the robbery, and anybody else
might have gone there with the identified
articles. Col. Wheat argued earnestly
against the probabilities of the prisoners
guilt
Maj. Good followed, saying that he saw
no possible escape for the prisoner, and
went on in very forcible manner to cs-
tablish this conclusion in the minds of the
magistrates.
After the Court decided to commit the
prisoner, Col. Wheat asked that certain
amount of bail be fixed for his appearance.
The Court decided not to admit the pris-
oner to bail, and he was taken to Jail.