The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-16

POLICE CoURr.-Business was unu-
.ually brisk before Judge Good, yester-
day morning, and the usual so ana
costs imposed in all the cases tried
with one exception, in which the hne
was $40 and costs. The crowd to VIII
ness the proceedings was very l"rse
and COMPRISED some of our nI"s'
spectacle citizens. gentlemen VINO uo
not, as a general thing, manifest any
oreat amount OF anxiety TO get "lth'h
the vulgar walls "fa Police Court.
>,-rn TO RE rAKES TO THE LOOKUP.
The firstcase on the docket was that
=, william Cloudy, "A gentleman hail
ing from Ohio, who, it appeared, had
encountered officers Scroggins and
Bonner at the far end of the
Suspension Bridge about the
witching hour of the night of July
s;h. Mr.. G. being slightly ION his mus
cle," that evening, desired officer
Scroggins to take him prisoner and put
him in the lock-up-this with much
noise OF many oaths-but, rs officer
Beuuer had unfortunately ieh his mace
and revolver at home, il was decided by
the two guardians OF the peace that II
would be unsafe to attempt to SrAtiiS
Mr.. G.'s request. SO, like prudent
generals, they retired from the field.
But, on last Saturday night. Mr.. u.
YVES discovered by officer Brady In the
citv, and WAS at once arrested and
taken to the lookup. He was fined
$40 and costs.
DISTURBANCE IL EAST WHEELING
Stewart Henderson, who is not alto
gelher a stranger TO the hospitality OF
Alexander Wallace. Esq, the gentle
man who runs the lookup, was next
brought before the court, charged with
creating tumult and disorder on the
morning OF Sunday last, at the house
OF NJ. George Hill, John street, East
Wheeling.
The facts as given in testimony were
simply these: Sometime between TOUR
and five O'Clock tafter daylight Sun
day morning, Miss Della Hill, daughter
OF Mr.. Geo. Hill, aged about Is years.
was aroused from her sleep by some
one in her room. AS soon AS her eyes
opened she saw man crouched down
between the wall of her room snd the
bedside. he had, while she was
sleeping, moved the bed out from
the wall and then gone behind
it. When the man saw that
ne was discovered, he arose
from his crouching position and moved
to the foo, of the bed near the door. He
then stopped and gazed open-mouthed
at the awakened girl. Miss Hill WAS
of course, terribly frightened and ioF
raw seconds was unable to utter
sound. Her voice came to her at last
however, and she made such good use
of l. that her younger sister who slept
bv her awoke, and also her father sleep
ing in the next room, who spEanS out
of bed hastily and rushed into his
daughters chamber to her assistance.
The man, who had caused her fright
having disappeared at the first sound
of her voice, the cause OF such fearful
shrieks was not apparent 10 her father.
All that met his eye was his two dau2h-
rers IN bed and one of them pale, trem-
bling and unable to speak. He soon
discovered what had occurred, however,
and running to an open window at the
rear Of the house, in what is called the
bath room, the only place by which
the villain could have escaped,
saw. him clambering over some
bars: at the rear end Of his lot
Mr.. Hill followed as far as the bars,
but was unable to see anything Of the
fugitive. Returning to the house, he
dressed and armed himself, and, taking
his son, a boy OF II years, who was
sleeping on lounge in his sisters
room, started out in pursuit. After
exploring several of the alleys in the
neighborhood, he saw man coming
out of the yard attached to the house of
a Mr.. Walters, who, rs soon as he per-
ceived Mr.. Hill, attempted to hide be-
hind the gate Of the yard. Mr.. Hill,
upon coming up, asked what he was
doing there at, that time of the morning,
and received for reply that he was in
search OF Dick Miller. The boy, Mr..
HiN's son, said that Miller did not live
in that locality. Mr.. Hill then charged
the man with having been in his house,
and told him he must come with him
and confront his daughter. The man
demurred, but finally went with him.
a rived at the house, he was AZ once
recognized by Miss Hill as the person
who had been in her bedroom.
The question now was what to do
e. DO hT,I
lives next door to the Hills, having |
been awakened by the commotion, had |
appeared upon the scene, and, being |
appealed to, advised that he should be
handed over to the tender mercies of the !
law. This advice appearing good, the
man who bad been previously recog-
nized as Stewart Henderson by Mr..
Hills son, was taken to the lookup by |
Mr.. Hill and a son-in-law, and handed
over o Mr.. Wallace.
The trial resulted in fine Of 500 and
costs being imposed upon him.
DISTURBANCE IN y SALOON.
About 10 O'Clock, Saturday night,
party OF gentlemen, Lee Heiskell, John
Hughes and two or three others, were
sitting quietly in the saloon on Monroe
street known as the "Once," engaged
in conversation. While thus engaged |
another party consisting OF John L.
Rice, Matthew Farrell, and others, en-
tered and proceeded to the bar for
inviting HeiskelI to take
a drink with them, which invitation he
declined.
Immediately after drinking, Rice