The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-21

country might beSaved without thil
talk! Then We might believe the millen
MUM was at hand. The miracle is, TIM
the country wilf be savedtn spite dit.
TnE ri ATTEMPT rs BURN CUM.
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Confession of Two Incendiaries-.
Each Accuses the Other..The
raa. . Popular Indignation
From me Transcript Of Saturday
,Wegayo incur issue Of yesterday morn
ting the particulars Of the arrest Of Charlie
Treibcr and James X, p Sim, on thu
charge oi being the parties who set fire tC
the several buildings destroyed on SatGr'
tlay'night last !!HI'i y l'5i q N'iIi q
Yesterday afternoon they were takcr
before Justice Strong, for examination
The crowd in attendance was worry large
The prisoners were arraigned, K. Il
Semmcs, ESQ.,, States Attorney, appearing
for tho prosecution, and LlOsEph,A, Cahil
for Sim. y',.i ]. .,.99 .l'" ~ ~,
Policeman NJ. Cayanaugh, swornLls q
policc officer on night duty; arrested
Charles Trciber last night on the corncl
Of Baltimore and Liberty streets; ! arrest
ed him because suspected him Of having
been engaged in the burning Of the Ameri
cnn House stable. i asked him II he knew
why le was arrested. He said mo"
told him he was one Of the pArticS whC
had. set fire TO the stable; he said .sswhC
told YOU so." said t''nO matter" ,ppi
him In the cell, and started out when IL
called me back, and asked Il could moi
gCt jhihi "Rt Of it" Ftold him Hloughl
/ could, If he told on the other parties. HI
said he would tell If l would get him oil
Tie said lin Sim set tirO to the stable.
Counsel for the defense objected 10 tcs
timOny, OH ground tllHt the confession
was cx(ortcl by promise Of reward.
States Attorney said It was not con
Gssion, but direct charge against Sim.
Testimony admitted.
AflGr 'ErCiber and SIM had been l0ckpt
M, tho policemen all leN tue room! 9nE
while outside, IheNrd Sim accuse 'Trctber
and Treiber accuse Sim, Of having Deel
tlle guilty party in firing The American
House stable; they did mol know any on
wus within hearing; they said they llat
tried the Revere II0lSe stable twice, hui
could not get her of, for shuck had put
out. '.i arg :,
CtOss crumined-S Sim accused Treibel
and Trclbcr accused Sim; they accused
each other. W. =. -i'sS5,,-,, - ..!L
II. White, sworl-l arrested Janle'
Sim lust night, on Bedford street, on hi
way home. lie asked me what 1 arrested
him for; told him'it was for burning tht
American House stable; he Said hO COult
prove his innocence put him in eel
apart from TrCibcr; neither Of them knew
tie other was there. Sim said to me thn
he wanted TO turn State's evidence; iolI
him Glid not knowjtf he.cOuld: he ther
said Trcibcr had fired the stable; he Dor
! rOwetl n pipC from Trcibcr, and asked 10!
matches, hut Trcibcr had none, am
went into FergusOn & Cruzen's ant
borrowed some; Took them and went Y
lack ToppcF's saloon, and from there TO th'
stable: Trcihcr told him to light the straw
but he said no, Trcihcr must do II; ant
,llat TrciBer tlicr climbed up into tic lnt
and set fire to some bundles Of straw, III
said SammOn, Trether and himself wcr'
tipt al ROdenhAusCrS, but did not siilI
who sct fire tOjthe llOuS they wGnttron
there 10 the Revere House stable, ant
went in an(l set fire 10 II; then went to tlll
American House stable. Atter Sim Int
| told his story this FIR, 'Trcibcr called out
"D-n you, don't you know | AM here !"
Then Sim did not say any more. TretbeI
then called nc and asked II he Ind no
"thc first chance" that Cavanaugh llat
promised 10 sec tho States Attorney
Troi6er saiil voluntarily that they vent U
| IIoLIitzell's stable, on Decatur street, ant
tried to act fire to 1t; they tried togct int
Lingo's carpenter shop 10 get shavlngs
but IailCd; they then went to the Rcyer'
House stable, and Sim set fire to 1t; thGl
then went, into TOpper's saloon; SIM
sail, Il.et's 90 and nee why the ddnnet
thing don't burn;" they met Mr.. JohI
ShuCk OH the platform Of the depot; tnGl
went over 10 tile American House stable
and Sim set fire to it. Mr.. White turtle
testified that Sim stated their reason 70
firing tic houses was that they might b
able 10 take some Of the prisoners out q
| iSii, and they had intended 70 make til
biggest fire thAt was ever seen In Cumber
land. a..
The States Attorney here stated tina
he did not think It necessary toexainin
anv more witnesses, and he would ask tina
the prisoners bC committed for conrt
without bail, Squire Strong Gomrllttct
thCII1, and tlIey were taken TO jail at Onct
by heOfIlccrS. "A large CrUwd quietly
witnessed their departure: ~.
The citizens present during thus ira
were Uuiot and accepted In good manne
the Whole Of the proceedings. But thcy
seemed determined, however, TO SEQ TIA
| in tllcsc cases there shall be no packed ju
ries no manufactured evidence, no per
| iuri witnesses but q fair trfl aud y lIl
eXn0sItlon Of tic facts In tho case. Tho!
want tue trial conducted here ill UlIr oWi
courts, and tho mljesly nt Tho lAWivtndt
CatCd--ihG public sentiment nj presen
wmild hardly brook nj attempt At q re
Moval 10 some other county, where falls
testimony could 10 freely used; and tn
prisoners would do well to stand tho iSsuC
hLirly and sqharcly in the Courts Of Ale
VNnV, The people will be perfectly salts
| tied with the Cxeuction Of the law, 1t |
Ian they ask. But there Inns been fear
lKIl laxity heretofore. When It was notO
rIous that men lerIurcd Themselves 4
| ,'s,i ~, Ans tI,hyy kOVN s1fiaFnfl M MN