Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-03
PARKER, THE PREACHER
The Examination Yesterdays
He the Man?-BOggs as q De-
tectiye-A Rupture Among
fI,a SnInns ..f.#

In accordance with his expressed de-
sire, the examination OF the alleged
Frank Parker, alias Frank Fox. alias
Wilson Fox, alias Edward 5. Carey,
alias the Preacher" was held before
Justice W. ii. Caldwell at three o'clock
Yesterday afternoon in the office OF the
iail. The prisoner came in and was
represented by his counsel, Messrs.
Davenport and Dovener, Prosecuting
Attorney Jordan acting in behalf oil the
State.
THE DEFENDANT
is rather handsome, pleasant laced
man. of some six feet in height, light,
square build, and neatly dressed
in plaid grey suit. His hair
is light brown, his mustache a shade
lighter, and his eyes appeared light
brown or hazel. He is II gentleman in
appearance; during the hearing sat
easily in his place, turning interestedly
, from one one witness to another during
their testimony.
The first witnesses called were Mr..
Fred. LANCE and James p. Rogers, Esq,
the son-in-law and son Of Alex. Rogers,
ESD, upon who premises the robbery
was committed, They testified to the
burglary having been done, the manner
OF the entrance OF the thieves, and the
value OF the stolen property, estimated
BY Mr. Rogers at 81 900 or 81 200. The
robbery was effected on the 9Th day ol
| April last.
The next witness was Mr.. W. F.,
Boggs, travelling salesman for the Bel
! mont Glass Works. His testimony was
! the most interesting and important Civ
| ell, as there was considerable mystery
| shrOuding the manner i'll which he
] stumbled upon the defendant. He said
/ substantially as follows:
arrived ut Chicago about ! o'clock,
/ got INV breakfast on Clark street, and
! sent my baggage TO the Rock Island de-
/ pot intending Ia take the next train iol
/ Rock Island.
| Walked down Clark street and en-
tered scaiper's office, with which 50
/ loon was connected, ami asked for
! cheap ticket to Omaha. Two men were
! standing near the door, and as the
ticket agent was not present one o
! them remarked he would sell me d
! ticket for seven dollars" said
/ would take it, but he had none 10 sell
/ Their actions were suspicious, and
asked the barkeeper about them. He
/ said they were mo good" One OF the
men was the defendant, and after | had
started II conversation he introduced
his companion a. Mr.. Gatz and himself
us Mr.. Carey.
BOsGs' LITTLE GAME.
! After Il little remarked that wished
! TO 90 to Omaha, but had only four dol
! lars and would like to make strike ant
bag some money ii | could get a chance
! This led the conversation To robberlet
and mentioned the CadlL bank robbsr!
and the pardon Of Richard Roe. Care,
said he knew Roe well. We talk o
/ Wheeling banks and Carey said that /
! | knew oi any that kept money, h,
would get up gang and crack it.
then spoke of the Rogers robbery a
Wheeling, and said that was OH tn,
Jury that tried Jack Condrey, and VA
one OF four that hung the jury, ! did no
wish to send him to Moundsyille. | re
marked that one Of the three men va
missing, and that he MAS called Fox an'
preacher" whereupon he said,
~ An THE PREACHER"
He spoke famliarly OF punch" Lon.
and Condrcy and asked him three
separate times If he was the man, anC
he said he was. Gatz who had left, now
returned and Carey told him was son,
Of the Doys," and we started dowI
street Gatz askingme il | wanted hat
! | said no, and he went into store anC
coming out quickly disappeared rounC
| the corner. Cary and | went to tn,
Brryo0rt House and took a room. Hl
! laid down upon the bed, and told hin
would return in little, and went Il
the Central Station, got two detective,
and arrested him. The officials would
not telegraph 10 Sheriff Tingle and want
| ell to know ii there was II reward, SO
was obliged to telegraph myself.
I'm reply to questions from Mr.. Jordan
Mr. Boggs said:
Carey told me he knew Of the Pitts
burgh letterand the trap laid for him. Ht
said he was the preacher" Of the Roger,
! TDbDcINl am YOU bNN EANt lhthi Wv
slip and they'll never catch me. VI
, Spoke OF Long and Condry Familiarity
saving Punch Was the bloody man
| anil did the knock down work. Ill,
said ke wore white nccktics there he wa
interrupted 10y Carey, who wanted Il
knew If he had said that, apparentl!
! alarmcd.i He had on gum shoes ant
said he could slip through the hal
without disturbing the inmates, | hac
q description OF him and my attention
was attractedhy the suspicious motions
. Of these two men.
Mr.. Dovener then subjected linn 10 4
severe cross examination. but he told ,
correct story and varied but little. III,
gave the description given him by Sheriff
/ Jingle and heard by him during Long,
trial. He said that the detectives ht
: brought 10 the Brevonrt House were
! Scott and Huffman.
Mr.. Joachim Beutcr, sworn, testified
! that he saw aman closely resembling the
\ defendant at his house, during the frs
week oi April. HE daughter had called
| 10 him that man MAS in the house and
/ running to the hall hc saw him passing
! through; lac chased him short dis
lance, but was stopped Icy man, eyi
I IDENTIFY a confederate, and the runneI
escaped. lie thought the prisoner VA
! the man, was almost sure Of it, but
would not swear to it, a. it was after
night and the man Vas running.
I Sheriff Jingle told Of the letter being
mailed to Frank Parker, care of the jail
warden at Pittsburgh, and Franks at
tempts to get it. lie came after il once,
! but when the warden sent Tor al officer
he had business in other parts.
Carey told Mr.. Jingle that he lad nOt
been in Pittsburgh foT FIVE years, bul
the sheriff said that when he was IN
Pittsburgh alter Butler, nearly all the
thieves and craCk-men ia the city came
I 10 the court house. Among them was
! one, who, the moment he caught sight
Of the sheriff, wheeled and disappeared
and ii it Was not the defendant, Mr.
Jingle thought it
MIST BE HI- DrPLICATE,
A. they were a. much alike az tao
/ DrUnios. Here came the dispute.