The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-03

"THE PREAcIirgn GIVEN HEARINo.-
Frank Parker. alas Edward S, Carey, but
better known as "the preacher" Tor At
least, the person who was arrested In
Chicago as ''the prcaeher'), was given o
hearing at the county fall, yesterday alter
noon, on q change Of completely In the
robbery Of the residence OF Mr.. Alex.
Rogers, in April last. Justice W. II. Cald-
well conducted the examination, Prosccut.
ing Attorney Jordan appearing on behalf
OF the State, and AIGssrs, Davenport and
Dovencr for the prisoner, ...
Messr. Alex. Rogers, James Rogers aud
Fred. LAnge testified as to tho manner in
which the robbery was committed, and
described the articles taken, I'LL Of which
Is no doubt familiar TO the public.
Mr.. W. E. BoHgs was the next witness
examined. Mr.. BoIes gave tho parlicu'
lars Of his meeting with tho prisoner IN
Chicago, and the manner In which he
drew out OF him a confession that no was
the person known as "the preacher, and
that he had helped to rob che residence
OF Mr.. Rogers in this city. The sub.
stance Of Mr., BoNs' evidence was
about the same as the account Of tho
preachers" capture, published In these
columns yesterday morning. Parker
acknowledged to Bogss several times that
he was professionally known as "the
preacher" and that he was wanted in
Wheeling for completely in the Rogers
robbery, Boggs had inttmated to Parker
that he was burglar, but that he was
rather green in the business, and Parker
replied that he was an old hand and
would undertake to give his new friend
some good points. Parker asked Boggs il
there we're any good banks down this way
to "crack,n and upon Boggs replying in
the affirmative he said that he would bring
gang OF the boys down with him and
help Boggs do the job, II the latter would
consent. Parker also limited that he had
been connected with the CadiZ bank rob
berry.
"Punch" Long was called in to identify
the prisoner, and upon confronting him
declared that he had never seen him be-
fore, and that he was not the man he had
known US "the preacher" This declara.
ton, however, is offset by the statement
made by Sheriff Tngle, that Long told
him some time ago that he would not
swear against "the preacher"
Sheriff Tingle gave some account Of the
arrest and detention OF the prisoner at
Chicago, and the journey home, which
have already been made public. He stated
also that Parker claimed that he had not
been in Pittsburgh fora year, and upon be-
ing told by the Sheriff that he had seen
him in Pittsburgh in June, and that he had
been pointed out by the police there as a
suspicious character, he wilted immedi-
ateiy, and said that if the Sheriff saw him
there he had nothing further to say on the
subject. .
Parker having declared that he was
never in Wheeling before in his life, Mr..
Joachim Beuter, who keeps saloon on
Market street, between 18th and 18th, was
called up and asked IL he had ever seen
the prisoner before. Mr.. Beuter replied
that last April he discovered the prisoner,
or some person bearing striking like
ness to him, in the upper apartments OF his
residence, undoubtedly bent on robbery,
and chased him from his premises. This
was about the time Of the Rogers rob-
berry.
The counsel for the defense asked that
the further hearing OF the case be contin-
ued for forty.eight hours, in order to give
them an opportunity to secure the attend
ance OF witnesses, and the request was
granted.