The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-02

ARRIv4I OF "rHE PREAcHRR. sheriff
TingIe. who went TO Chicago on W ednesday
night after Frank Parker, alias Wilson
Fox, alas 'tthe Preacher returned on
Saturday with his prisoner. He found
Parker behind bars in Chicago, in default
Of $1,000 bail TO await the action OF the
West Virginia authorities. Parker was
brought into Court at Chicago on Friday
morning and surrendered TO the Sheriff,
who left for home with his prisoner the
same evening, arriving here, as already
stated, Saturday night. There was no
difficulty about requisition, the prisoner
expressing his willingness to come with.
out the paper. The prisoner was placed
in cell up stairs, out OF hearing ofCon-
drey and Long, who occupy cells on the
first floor. I,.. HGf.g .l-
Mr.. W. E. Boggs, who was instrumental
in effecting the arrest OF The Preacher, :"
worked up the case with she skill Of .
Pinkerton detective. Boggs was one Of the
jurors who tried Punch" Long, and natu-
rally took more than passing interest in
the man described by Long as "the
Preacher" who was thought to be the
leader OF the gang. Last Tuesday morning,
while in. Chicago on business, Boggs
accidentally came across the identical
chap. He (Boggs) was walking down to-
ward the Rock Island depot, intending
| to leave on the first train, and stopped to
buy his ticket OF q railroad scalper. Just
as he was about to enter the scalper's office
henoticed 1.-THE preacher and companion,
and observing the strong resemblance to
the description given him by Sheriff Jingle,
he determined upon finding out something
about the fellow. Upon making some in
quiries concerning him, Boggs was given
to understand that he had bad repu-
tation. Boggs entered the scalper's office,
and while there "the preacher" and his
.'palr came in. There was some talk in
regard to railroad tickets, and Boggs sue
ceeded in drawing ''the preacher" into
conversation. He made such progress
with his new acquaintance that they in
yited him to Join them in stroll about
town, and he accepted.
During the walk the parties were giving
each other what is termed "taffy" about
their knowledge.of thieves slang and 9TH
err similar matters, and in a burst
Of confidence Boggs intimated to his
new friends that he was a bur
glar by profession. This threw the
SnreWQ preacher entlfely Oh Hls SuAIui
and he confessed that he had earned his IL
tie among his professional friends. Circunl-
stances connected with the Rogers robbery
were alluded to by "the preacher" in the
course OF the conversation which left no
doubt in the mind OF Boggs as to his iden:
tity. Consequently, as soon as he freed
himself from the party, after having ascer-
tanned. where his man could be found, he
gave the matter into the hands of q couple
OF detectives, who soon had "the preach
err in custody.
The prisoner was very indignant ut his
arrest, and declared that in two hours he
could produce witnesses to prove that he
was not the party that was wanted. He
claimed to be a telegraph operator, but
failed to furnish any proof OF this state
ment. All the evidence, on the contrary,
went TO show that the fellow had no regular
employment. When heknew that he had
to come, the prisoner behaved himself in
very gentlemsnly way, and gave the
Sheriff no trouble whatever on the jour
ney. A1--
The prisoner will have preliminary
hearing some time to-day, before Justice
Caldwell. Yesterday he engaged Messrs.
Davenport & Dovener to defend him.