The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-15
TEE WELSH REWARD AFFA1R.-The

TEE WELSH REWARD AFFAIR.-ine
committee appointed by the Commits
sioners, in charge Of Justice Schultz, be-
gan the examination of witnesses in the
Welsh reward trouble yesterday. The
following witnesses were examined:
Mr.. Haley, one OF the claimants, said
that Mrs. Gr;bble came to his store on
the morning of the arrest TO buy some
goods and appeared excited: In reply
TO the witnesses question she said the
man who killed her brother was in her
coal shed. Soon after her son entered the
store, also much excited, but said nothing
was wrong. Mr.. Haley went out and
passed to the wood shed in question and
found Welsh there, He advised him TO
surrender, as he would be captured.
Welsh refused and said he was going
to the Black Hills. Witness then lett
and came to the city TO see what to DO
He sought Mr.. Reilly, Cracraft, the
Sheriff and the Deputy, for advice.
but could not find them. Mr.. Kennedy
was consulted, and thor yht the wit
ness could get the reward by making
the arrest, and procured a warrant
from Caldwell for the authority. Ken.
nedy also gave him pistol to protect
himself and Welsh. Haley then went
back to Mrs. Gribbies and found Welsh
still there in the room. Haley asked the
helc of three men and brought Welsh to
the city in hack, as advised by Ken
nedy. Witness said he had never prom
ised the reward to Welsh, but had prom
ised $50 to Hennegan's wife.
Neel was next sworn and said on the
evening before the arrest he was at the
Opera House with Harrison, and when
MIR. Cracraft had told Harrison of the
reward, and that Welsh was reported in
Bellaire; witness went with him to Ben
wood early in the morning. A person
in Benwood directed Harrison and Neel
to house, and they were told that il
they wanted to get Welsh they must
avoid q suspicious appearance about
there. Engineer Smith on the road
told Harrison he could deliver
Welsh to him by 8 o'clock if he
would keep quiet, though he preferred &c
give himself up to the Mayor. Harri.
son said John Haley, Bellaire machin'
list, sent him down the railroad, promis
ing to meet him, which he did not
While Harrison was gone Welsh was let
out from Haley's house, where Harrison
said he had been concealed, awaiting d
reward. Haley afterward told Swaugor
who testified later, that he had
fooled Harrison on the railroad
Neal testified that Welsh was
taken from Haley's house, in Bellaire
across to house near Haleys the other
claimant. The other Haleys are strang'
ers to each other, and claimant Haley
denies any collision with machinist
Hsloy.
Mayor Sweeney testified as to having
secured tho telegram for Harrison al
Bellaire, saying that Welsh wanted tc
surrender to him. This was received al
3:45 p. NJ and soon after the prisoner
was brought into the city by Haley.
Harrison, one of the claimants, testi-
fed TO going to Bellsire and seeing
suspicious movements about Hsley's
house, and being fooled on tie trip to the
railroad, while Welsh was sent over TO
the side. Haley told him in Bellalre that
no one could get Welsh, as he had him
himself.
Tie testimony of Swaugor substsnti-
ates Harrison's statement about the inter-
view with John Haley, at Bellaire.
The examination was then continued
until Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.