Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-11
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allied, states that he resides in Bridpeport.
81 drives team remembers that he haul.
!: from the depot at Bridgeport some bar
u: Of oil and some cigars, and delivered
..en at the store room Of N. T. Eldridee
Co., ST the market house; it was sor9e
me in January; Eldridge Was not present:
:.sle was come other party present who
,steiEed the goods; does not know for GER
ain the quantity, but the number of bar.
rsls Of oil on the book was five. Witness
sid the party who received the goods was
cot in the Court House. The goods for n
3lirdge Go. were hauled over either on
lie 26th, 9th or 18th of January. Wit
.e.s hauled for BoYar L Co. some cut and
Try tobacco and some cigars. it was some
little time before the hauling for EldridRe
Co, that done this hauling for BoVar
Co.
Officer Pender testifes, Ireside in Wheel
rg, am a deputy sergeant; know the
PRISONER; know Messrs. Boyar 4 Co. as
yHties keeping wholesale tobacco house;
know but little about the firm of N. T.
siridge l. Co.; saw sign at their store
9om with the name of the firm; witness
lEinted out the prisoner, Eldridge, ss q
,.n whom he saw about the store; saw
zone barrels in front of the door, but do
rot know exactly the time; the barrels
lad the appearance of oil barrels. The
sitOess was first connected with this case
b. Mr.. Mole, of Baltimore, who had tax.
sn cut search warrant for his goods:
= went with Mr.. Mole to the store of BoVar
Co.; requested Mole to point out his
goods; saw the prisoner, Cole; Mr.. Mole
pointed cut box of tea, which he claimed
!; bis property; Mole and Cole had some
conversation on the subject; there was some
toIts of cigars piled upon the box oftea
Vi. Mole described to Cole the box of tea,
TOW it was bored, &C.; the box was found
70 correspond with his description. From
here went TO the store of Mr.. Beekman.
| there found box of tea and some sugar:
yole described the box of tea before We
sent there, he described a mark inside the
inst cover which was correct. Mr., Beck.
nan bought the tea of BoVaritE Co.: Wit
lsss did not know of it to his own certain
knowledge; saw the bills. Another gen.
itman came here from Cincinnati, Mr..
Line, and got out a search warrant for
goods; we found them at the store of s. 8.
BoVar & Co.
Wtuess was not aware of any attempt
70 conceal the goods by Bovar & 90.
These Investigations resulted in witness
going in pursuit or Eldridge. 1 had re.
qui:itiOn from the Governor for Alb.
Brand; found him in the Louisville Hotel,
10 company with officer Bly,; said be had
Just arrived there; this was on the 18th of
March; be was registered at the Planters
Hotel on the 9th and 7th of March, as A.
Brand. Officer BLY, and myself took
lin TO ny private room, where he was
tod be must go to Wheeling; left about Z
o'clock, and when arrived at Cincinnati
bad The prisoner put in the Station house,
lnIil ready to leave; started for Wheeling
10 Sunday evening; when near Belmont
SatiOR, on the Central road, the prisoner
vent into the water closet and jumped
through the window while the train was
moving at rapid speed and made his es-
cape. l did not see him sgain until the
EXT Friday, when l saw him at the Cadiz
J1ncliCn; had went there to arrest him,
Ehch did; witness had disguised himself
ssa soldier, the prisoner had told him that
be would not have caught him if he had
recognized him. When arrested at Louis
vile, prisoner had on kind Of brown uns
der coat and an unusually long
oTereoat When he escaped, his
BIZ boots were in dilapidated condition;
90 the evening after my return with Eli
a'ldSe arrested Wesley, am not able to
isy when Cole left here, bat think it, was
Alter EIdridge left; went to Evansville and
received Cole from the Sheriff and Marshal;
received him as g. BidWell; Cole told the
cheers there that either Pender or SAINT
ners would come for him; witness asked
Cole about his using another name; he
laughed and said twas all right; conversed
With him on the road; he wanted to know
Fhst would be the consequences; Cole said
be had had cases of this kind before and
hey never amounted to anything, and he
Eouid not give snap of his fingers for the
te'ul'; witness had .seena nd found Wesley
IN the store of BoVar & Co.
Gross eXamined-When l arrested Wes-
icy bad no warrant; took Eldridge:at, the
fIanter's House in Louisville; one of the
clerks recognized him as man who regis.
tered at the house as "A. B. Brand; was
present when conversation occurred be-
tween Cole and Mole; Cole asked me- if l
would know EldEidgs if l saw him; told him
| thought would; when started from
here went after Brand, expecting to find
Cole, which l did; when Iarrested Eldridge
the second time his appearance was some
changed; he did not have on the long over.
coat nor the same hat; told me he had lost
hls bat and bought another; he also had on
new pair of boots; he had nice set of
font teeth which I do not see in his mouth
low.
Mr.. Oliver Pryor was sworn, and stated
hattie bad bought Eve brrrels of lard oil
from Bovar b Co. some time in the month
Of January, The oil was manufactured by
: Sellars & Co., of Pittsburgh. Mr.. BoVaE
Was the man who sold me the oil.
Mr.. James DalEell testified that Mr.. Bo-
var had offered to sell him some ground
pepper.
Mr.. Henry OFT stated that he was ac~
qoainted with Bower, Cole and Wesley.
s'Ear & Co. bought bis remaining stock.
.htlVing, SC. Wesley Game after had
LETT the house, told me his name was John
Wesley. They paid me in full for rent
and goods. q at
Mr.. Fleming testifest that he is acquaint'
Cd With the prisoners. he was employed
.! the 6rm as travelling agent. They KEEP
aWhOlesale tobacco and general commits
sion warehouse. l think BOVar told mi
his vOa IN FRanCh and ROliVRl