The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-30

"GoosEBERRYH Hrp.-The prsltmina.
y hearing Of Florence GoldShorough, alas
'GooSebeETy, took place Yesterday after.
noon ct the Jaflors once on Eof street
before W. W. Miller, Esq. !. P. Jones,
Esq., appeared for the stata and q. q.
Pendleton represented the prisoner. She
appeared very much composed, smoking
Z up and neatly dressed IN boys clothing
and q "plecadilly" collar. A great many
witnesses were on hand, most Of them liV.
cry men and their employees, and Hebrew
eiothiers, branches Of trade abe seems 10
have patroniBed literally since her advent
here. The livery men testified that she
frequently hired buggies, generally taking
q driver along and going out the Nation.
a pike, both to 81. ctErsYille and toward
West Alexander. These excursions were
in the past Summer months, but were not
dated, with few exceptions.
The elothiers deposed that she had been
In their establishments at odd times In the
summer that has Just passed, bat not re.
Gently, nor near the time Of the theits Of
which she l. accused.
The prosecutor, James Robinson, ESQ,
testified that the prisoner had come 10 his
tNA1I w Jug 4VIu VI LlAsb a4Ay IePIec9ubGu
that her father and mother were dead,
and that she wanted home; wages was
not 50 much Of an object as good place
TO stay. Told her 10 60 learn q trade, and
asked her age. She told me that she did
not CAFE for 3 trade; was anxious 10 learn
the details Of farming, for which she had
& liking. She went 70 work without any
understanding as 10 wages, and remained
at my house and farm, south Of Roney's
Point, until September. During this time
she went back and forward to the city, as
] supposed, at will. Between the 18th
and 10th Of July / missed 500
IN money. This money / had in
the inside pocket Of q coat which hung
near the bed in the room in which sleep.
In this room none but my family are adj
mitted. This time / did not suspect her,
and gave The money up as lost. On or
near the 9Th or 18th Of September lost an
additional 500 under similar circumstan-
ces, and between Sept 18th and 18th $50
more. The prisoner asked me for money
on different pretexts several times, which
! gave her g once and S another time,
and paid fifty cents borrowed money for
her once. / also bought clothing for her.
In eachinstanOe the money was gone two
or three days before missed It. The wit
meas here described the denominations Of
the bills Of the money taken.
The witness was then subjected 10 a
rigid examintion by Mr.. Pendleton on be-
halt Of the prisoner as to the house he
lived in; his manner OF keeping money
the inmates Of his house, and his place Of
sleeping. Witness did not suspect -ac-
cused until the second hundred went, and
then accused her. Previous TO this came
TO town, think September 10th, and
swore out the warrant before Justice
Miller for her apprehension.
Several other witnesses were examined as
TO her whereabouts at certain times, and
all answers were Of an unsatisfactory ma.
ture.
The Justice then held the accused in
two thousand dollars for her appear.
ance at Circuit Court and reminded her
in default.
Sheriff Jingle has written 10 several
cities in regard TO the antecedents' OF the
prisoner, but onlyTeceived answers from
Chief Wappenstein, of Cincinnati, who
stated that she was we'll known as q com.
mon thief there, and had served q six
months sentence in the Work House OF
that city. Her brother, living near St.
Clairsville, has been down to see her once
or twice, and takes quite an interest in the
proceedings against her.