The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-16

0t the late rcSluence OF GeOrge BLACK
deceased, for company for Mrs. Mary
Creacraft, formerly Mary Black. l wen
to my boarding house and went to bed.
THE DISsMORE POJECT KEPT ALIVE.
We then gave up going to Mr.. Dins
more's until the night of the 4th Decem
ber last, and l believe we would have
given up the idea Of rObbing Mr.. Dins
more altogether, had it not been for the
second suggestion of James Montgomery
, He came to me one day and asked me
when we were going to rob Mr. Dinsmore
l told him did not know. Says he,
"You fellows are getting behind" mean
ing Babe and myself. | was selling lamp
burners and stove lifters, and trying to buy
corn for James Montgomery; went to the
house Of Mr.. DinsmOre on purpose to find
out where he lived was at u number Of
farmers houses the day was at Mr.. Dins,
mOre's. Gotta horse to ride at VIM. Mont
gomery's. The Monday before the muir
der, Babe and called at the house oil
Nancy Null on the farm Of John l.. Cook,
We took the pistol along for the purpose
of discharging the loads from it, which we
failed to do. We thought perhaps the
powder had got damp and concluded to
draw them by hand. The morning of the
4th of December last was very disagreea.
BILE. Rain had been falling all the morning
up till about II o'clock, when it cleared
up. James Montgomery aud myself went
to the grocery of James Mountz 4 Bro,
about II o'clock that morning. While
there, Babe came into town and was pass
ing the store when l hallooed to him to
stop, which he did and came into the
store. We stayed few minutes after
Babe came in, when we all three left the
store together, James and Babe Mont
gemery and myself. We went from there
to the store Of James Montgomery, when
Babe and at once set about preparing to
go to Mr.. Dinsmore's that night. We got
the pistol out of the drawer aud went into
the flour room and Babe drew Eve balls
from the pistol with small gimblet. We
then ascertained the reason we could not
discharge the pistol before. 1t had been
loaded and some one had run melted lead
in the chambers of the cylinder and it had
stopped the holes in the nipple. The
chambers had been run about one fourth
full of lead. told Babe to get some cork
and burn it to black our faces and hands
with, and he replied that he would.
Atthe ringing of the court bell for the
afternoon session, Bobbie Poland came to
me and asked me if was going up to
court. l told him would go. After we had
gone out of Montgomery $, however, Bob
bic asked me to go back and get him q
sheet of FOOLS cap writing paper, to write
song on, which | did-gOt the paper at
Montgomery store and gave it to him.
He and I then came up to the court room
where | remained about an hour. left
the court house about three o'clock, went
back to the store of James Montgomery
and asked Babe if he felt like taking q
walk down street. He said he would.
We went down rs far rs the Railroad ho-
tel, and stopped on the corner and COM
menced talking to John Arnold. We had
not been there but few moments when
Robert Bolton came down street on the
other side. Babe hallooed to Bolton to
come over, which he did. He and Babe
talked n few moments, when Bolton re-
marked that he must go, and asked Babe
if he was going down street. Bolton,
Babe and myself all started down street
together. Bolton left us at the depot,
Babe and | crossed over to the other side
Of the street and came back up to James
| MOntgOmery's store again. We went from
there to the barber shop under the Mansion
House and both got shaved. We went from
the barber shop to the "Iron clad'' saloon
and got glass OF beer, each of us. We
drank nothing more. We went from
the saloon to the store of Robert Dou-
gan and l got one package OF No. A
| cartridges. The package contained six
cartridges. wanted Babe to get the
cartridges but he would not. He owed
Mr.. DOugan some money and had not
the change to pay him just at that time.
think Babe stepped in VOwells Drug
Store or Senman's Marble Works while
l was in the store of Mr.. DOugan.
We then went back to James Mont
gomery's store and both went in and
sat down. Mr.. Dinsmore came into the
store shortly after we did, and COM
menced talking with me about lamp
burner that l had sold him. In u lew
minutes Babe got his books and said
he must go home. Mr.. Dinsmore then
went up to him and asked him if he
studied Latin. Babe told him he did
not. Mr.. Dinsmore remarked if he did
he would read his lesson for him. Babe
then started for home and told me to
come out as soon as it was dark and to
bring everything.
PREPARING FOR CRIME.
Between snndown and dark went
supper. got the pistol and fastened It
around me. then asked James Mont
gomery for some powder to load the
pistol and cake OF soap to wash off
with, which he got me. L then started
up street to get my supper. Mrs. Wib-
lev was not at home when went there.
l forgot the dark lantern we intended
taking along with us. went down
street again. Went in James Mont
Il ko1,1 Ii.
the dark lantern. 1t was in one OF the
drawers behind the counter. He gave
it to me and asked him if he had any
sperm or star candles. He said he had
not but would give me money to
get one with. l told him would rath-
or he would get it, which he did. re-
mained in the store while he was
gone. When he came back he asked
me how we were going to work it 10
get Mr.. Dinsmore out. l told him l
was going to tell Mr.-DinSmOre that
Miller's family was sick. He told me
if he was me he would fire some out
buildings and while the family were
putting the fire out we could rob the
house. He said that was the way VIII
liam Kelley done the time he robbed
his fathers house. told him would
not do anything of that kind for if we
was detected it would go hard with US,
for the Commonwealth could bring
two indictments against us, one for ar
son and one for burglary.
The condle 1 have described above,
was furnished by James Montgomery.
After the above conversation, / again
went to my boarding house. Mrs. Wib-
lev was still absent. L entered the
house and proceeded to load the pistol
and get ready. I put the old pants on
over my black ones, (the pants were
found the next morning by James
Grier, and I had everything ready to
start by the time supper was ready. We
nte supper by candle-light. While at
supper, Levi Hamilton came In and
sat down by the fire. After got
through with my supper, 1 went up to
the hEe and commenced talking with
and Baird. Talked a few moments and