Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-07
THE PREACHER.
Continuation Of His Examina-
tien before Justice Caldwell
Introduction Of New Witnesses
---What Carey has to Say.

What Carey has to Say.
Last night, at the office oi the Jail,
Justice Caldwell continued the exami-
nation Of Edward >. Carey, at Chicago,
charged with being tho PREACHER i'm
plicatod In the Rogers burglary. Thus
examination was begun on Monday and
continued at the request Of the defense,
10 allow the State to bring up persons to
identify him.
The first witness called was Bernard
Shcekcy, who testified ~ follows Last
April ! was employed at Gators res
,aurant. At that time three men
came TO board and stayed two
days and two nights. Two oil
them Camu on Saturday aud brought
two yalises. got u description Of the
preacher, and would probably know
him again. lie was tall and slim, with
dark hair and complexion, and hook
nose with cash around il. lie had a
smooth face, and seemed not capable oil
raising mustachc or whiskers. His
nose came down TO square point. The
prisoner here IL not the man, aud have
never seen him before until last night
IIe bears no resemblance Ia the man
described 10 mo w tho preacher.
Cross-cxamincd Know no names OF
tho three parties who came To the res
tat,rsnt, have seen none Oi them since.
punch" Long was supposed To he one
Of them. Condruy WA not one, for
knew him and was raised near him
In East Wheeling ] was not here
at Longs trial, ~ ! went to New
Orleans on business. ! have no nc
uunintancc with these men, and have
seen mono of them since. knew moth
ing 81 the intentions OF the robbers
These men came in the restaurant tho
night vi tho robbery, but don't know
the hour. Here Butler wHs brought
in.l This iuan h Butler, and was No
pointed out ,o mo by Mr. Mitchell. !
know nothing morn oi him.
An interruption here occurred, "c-
casinncd by tho following rlrcum.
stances. Mr. Jordan had shown the
witness u picture aud asked II
ho had ever seen him. Witness
hnd not. Mr. Doycncr asked Ia scC the
picture and MIR. Jordan refused. Tho
Justice Was appealed TO and llnally sad
that il wan customary III cascH oi that
kind Tor the opposing counsel To- he first
acquainted, hut upon u statement from
Mr. Jordan that the picture Was ui no par
iiCular interest the matter WA dropped.
During this hy-play counsel became
very much excited, on" oi thom asking
iorcihly: "lS this M iuqnIsiil"n or IN
examination
punch" Long was then brought IN
and the cross examination al tho wit
ness WA then resumed.
Never saw Long until my visit Ia tho
iail and cant recognize hlln ~ ono "l
the three. After the robbery II waH
claimed that the men wcro the burglars.
Charles Daily wns called and sworn:
II WA not present when the two men
came from Pittsburgh To- identity the
"rrrnchrr snw three men come IN
with sheriff Tinglc and when they went
out tho door ono ui them said hc had
never .ccn him before. knew one Of
the men, who was Detective Harrison,
81 Pittsburgh.
James Merton testified: ! saw soIuc
mon ia Youngstown, one ol whom wA
pointed uut Ia me- as being known ~
tho "Prcarhrr," from Pittsburgh Tie
war pointed out on the rncr course, and
WA tall and slender, at dark complex
ion, dark hair, and bore no rrSmbRnco
10 the prisoner hero. Tic waH II quiet
man and had nothing Ia sny.
Cross Examined Have been IN the
city about month aud came from Penn.
syiynuiu Went there nom GuuugE-
town, Ohio, where | had kept n hotel,
tho Eagle House, lot five months. !
waS ut the races aud saw number 81
burglars, and among them the Preach
rr, Who WIS pointed out 10y man
named fnirrhild. lllc IL known in
WhcrlngJ | saw the "frcachcr' ngain
that evening at arrow ut the Todd House.
This was ia October raw hy the
papers here that the "frcHrhcr' had
been arrrslcd, aud came To- the jail to
see II IL WRa the galnn man aud found
II WAS not.
This closed the examination and the
quotations.. Arguments hy counsel were
then heard nnd the ease submitted
The Justice wished to- examine auIhnrl-
ties and rrncrycd hin drcinUu until this
morning
Alter the hearing, Edward \ Carey
the prisoner was approached hy II RE"-
IsrEW reporter who dcsircd IT, have II
conversation with him. lie SAID lac
preferred not To- mnko any statement
until after the decision hy the Justice,
but after few uucstious had been put
Ia. tall lf, I,,l.
lowing story.
wan ~ faro bank IN Chicago and
came down to the street about hall past
ten. lust as MrNickCrS' ihcnCr let out
To- gri nv supper. ] then went back aud
PLAYED scvcu-up with fellow tot two
dollars corner. played until ! had
only five dollars lott, and then went
with GatI IT, thls saloon, an allnight
house, patrunixcd by telegraph opera
tors and printers. Here abnut eight
O'Clock We met buggS, who came H. ia"
scalucrs office connected with the ~
loon and wanted ticket in Omaha
How did t,atG happen 10 tell B"ggs
that hr had u ticket tu Omaha, when
such wuE not the tact?
Why. hc VAS drunk, aui Il wGW u siIn
pie ir,ak vi drunken man. Then We
all got Ia matching pennies lot cigars.
This WIS the first time Tor Two mouths
that had taken drink aud ! Mas IN.
dcntahly tight Now. B"ggs says lac
only took five CT siN glasses OF beer
well, thought lac was drunk, anyhow
aud We humurcd each other lie began
talking about ruhhcrlcS and breaking
mems heads. and saw at once that he
was novice, and We "swuppcd lies -
together. lie mentioned all these rob
berries first. and talked ol them after.
ward. Now lac said that told him
wore " hiic ties Now that X absolute
Is false. Nor did | say ANYTHING 81 the
Pittsburgh letter ho talks II, until alter
he had mentioned IL | might have
told him Was the Preacher aud ]
might have told him that ] stole stew
arts body, but that II no proof ! did ~
lie told me some mighty NiH stories,
aud tried Ia reach over him.
We'll, IL YOU knew gentlemen IN
Chicago, Why did YOU not have them
testify ior You
We'll, what gentlemen | know, I
would not have hal them sac mc Ia