The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-27

RETURN OF THE SwISDLERS, WESrLAKB AND
BER0hAN-WEsTLAKR ATrBarTs TO ESCAPE AND
IS SHoT.-THE NEWS has made its readers fami-
liar with the recent adventures OF w. d. West
lake and J. Bergman, who swindled the mer-
chants OF Savannah came here and attempted
the samc game were arrested and discharged
upon writ OF haocas corpus, handed their
counsel package OF money marked $50, which
contained only ss7, then fed to Wilmington,
where they were again arrested, and again
sued out writ Of hdoeas corpus, but did not
get or upon it, and gave thor counsel
gold watch, socalled but which was brass.
The Judge before whom the writ was returned
In Wilmington ordered them to be held for four
teen days, In order to give the deputy sheriff OF
Savannah, Mr. George 8. Barthelmess, time to
get requlsltion from Governor Bullock OF Geor
gia, upon Governor Holden, OF North Carolina.
Mr.. Barthelmess Immediately went to Atlanta,
procured the requisition, and started for Raleigh
telegraphtng to Lieutenant Philippy Of the
Charleston detective force, to join him at Will
mington, which he did. Night before last Mr..
Barthelmess returned from Raleigh to Whining
ton, met Lieutenant Phippy, and made arrange-
ments for leaving on the evening train.
The sheriff Of Wilmington promised to send the
prisoners to the depot. They were started from
the jail about dark, both In charge OF two police
men. Ono OF them, Westlake, when at the cor
ner OF Mulberry and Front streets, broke away
from the guard aud ran for dear life. Seeing
that he was about to succeed In making his
escape, one Of the Officers Eash q negro, fired at
him with pistol, striking him in the back, but
not hurting him very badly. He was thereupon
secured and, with his companion, delivered to
the oficers waiting at the depot. These oflcer q
seeing that the wounded man was not much hurt,
and fearing that II they remained much longer
they would lose thejS prisoners, determined to
come straight along, Which they did, and arrived
here yesterday afternoon.
Westlake, who was quite weak from the effects
OF bis wound, was, with Bergman, carried into
the detective ONCE and DR.. J. Somers BuIst sent
for. He came in few moments s-.3-rfsed tho
wound. He found thht tho ball. all -. bGe, had
entered the right side and glanced atsng the ribs
and remained In the 1esh He advised that 1t be
allowed to remain, to which Westlake who didn't
fancy the probing, agreed.
About O'Clock last night the prisoners were
placed aboard OF the steamer Dictator, for Sa-
vannah, In charge OF Mr.. Barthelmess and ofNcor
Trual.
Both prisoners take their arrest very coolly
especially Bergman. Both expressed tho opinion
| that they were on the road to the State hotel at
Milledgeville, Georgia. that f the officers had al
| lowed them to remain in Wilmington twelve
hours longer, they would have gotten or under
writ Of haoeds corpus, as,everything was ar
ranged for It. Bergman says that he was very
much surprised when Westlake was shot; that he
cursed the negro policeman, which made the
negro mob that had collected .very mad, and
| they wanted to mob him; that he wouldn't have
| minded Westlake's being shot much s'if II
hahn'tbeen done by - nigger."