The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-27
CITY ANDSTATE NEWS.
The Gold and Other Markets., and
Miscellaneous Matter. TO be found on
the Fourth Page.


terday morning, n. 7 Eldridge, S. S. Bo
a Krnry Cole, and John Wesley. con
victed ut this term of Court of conspira
CIV and swindling, We're each sentenced
to two years imprisonment III the penn
teutiary Before they were sentenced
Mr. Cole asked aud was granted permis
sion to speak II piece" in their defense
i'm order tina, lie could show the Court
why neither he nor the others should bt
sentenced. or subjected to further i'm
prisonment or fine.
.uay II please tie CoWt ! feel that we
have not had Justice done us in this
trial. We have been forced into 1T I'M
prepared and 10y a trick for which we
presume the State Attorney expects the
applause of this community. We were
held to answer a charge of miSdemeanol
under $1,000 bail, for both Mr.. BOvar and
myself. but owing to the entire loss OF
our business and capital through this
prosecution, were not able to furnish II,
and were obliged Ia lay helpless in jail
for a month, till the Grand Jury met,
when they found an indictment for mis-
dcmeanor; also 10y SOME process known
only to himself, the State Attorney pro
cured another for the crime Of felony
. which is not bailable.
After every effort to do so, we were I'm
able To get our witnesses here III time,
but determined 10 20 10 trial with the
felony case on It's merits alone-bnt tn
on surprise, contrary To the usual us
tom he called the miSdemeanor case first,
and said that if we continued 1t he
should also continue the felony case to
the next term-giving us the alternative
of going to trial unpreparcd, or of lying
in Jail for SIX months without chance Tor
bail, and showing conclusively that the
felony indictment was procured as a
mere trick to holdus in jail.
We came Ia Wheeling in December
last, and engaged III business. l. 1t the
creditors of :. s BOvar Il Co. who are
engaged in this prosecution! No Sir
Such of them rs were on the stand testi-
fed to our fair aud gentlemanly deal
ing.
What law OF West Virginia hav" We
violated! Can any citizen of the State
point lis finger at It's and say that we
luve wromged HIM Not II But, says
the Prosecuting Attorney, chat was part
ofthe game of S. S. Bovar & Co. to do an
honest business" A part of the game !
What would the gentlemen have How
would he have IA conduct Il BUSINESS!
Forsooth, because some parties in the
State Of Pennsylvania, i'll January last,
foolishly parted with their goods to a
stranger, contrary Ia all business princi-
pies, and We bought goods supposed to be
the same in Wheeling, in Frbruary-and
We had a right; nor did we violate any
business principles in making these pur-
chases. Is that a reason why We should
lose our property and suffer this degrad-
ing Imprisonment!
The anonymous letters purporting' to
have bcch sent To us were not written in
this State.
The dispatches purporting 10 have
been sent by us were sent To persons be-
NOnd the limits of this State.
We are willing to submit to law but
what law of this State havewe violated!
What single act of ours in this State has
been proven to show Il guilt? If we
have broken the laws ofany other State,
(which | assert we have not donc), let us
he taken there for trial. But let not the
State of West Virginia take it upon her
self to punish when she. III the person of
none of her citizens. has been injured.
We had at great expense Just got our
business into operation, and if it is any
satisfaction for II prosecutors to know
that in having II business broken up
and our means scattered to the winds,
that we are ruined rs to property, they
can have that satisfaction, torlt is true.
Ruined in property! Is it necessary !
Have we done such injury TO any citizen
of this noble y0nnG State of West Vr-
ginia, that she requires the additional
rnin of our minds, and bodies rs well!
We have, thus far, been subjected to
two months of degradation in your Pen
itentiary. with cOnvicts and outcaStS for
our associates. Is not this enough Is
it your Honor's Judgment that, in addi-
ton to what we have already suffered,
m minds, bodies, and estates. that we
should endure further OF this loathsome
confinement, this hell on earth? To
avoid even one month of such degrade
ton. had | the money, | would give
5000.
I sulCmnly assert as to myself. and, l
am told, such is the case with the others
at the bar, that | have neither been in-
dicted or tried for any offence before in
my life.
| have said nothing regarding those
dear relations who are entirely DEEPEN
dent on us for support, but such there
are, who have heard with deep sorrow OF
our misfortunes, and await in agony of
suspense for the result. We, therefore,
trust that your honors, i'll view of our
losses and sufferings, will order our dis
charge from further custody.
In the afternoon "A new trial was asked
for and granted in the case OF +. i. Gas
mier rs. the owners Of the Washington
Iron Works. This is the cause i'll which
i've thousand dollars damages were
awarded to the complainant, who was
injured by falling into an aperture made
and left uncovered by the owners of the
mill.
x- NM, JT,,,,1 thn pitts.