Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-04
FROM FAIRMONT.
General News from the Seat OF
Notwithstanding About One
Ion

Correspondence OF the REGISTER. I'D.
FAIRMoNT. September 3.
We are now having some gentle
showers, which cause some OF our grum-
bling friends to complain because the
corn has tendency TO shoot.
The special term OF the Circuit Court
put quietus on crime in this county
for the time being. There have been no
violations of the law reported since It's
adjournment. The sheriff and his dep
uties are busy now serving processes Tor
the October term. DEPUTY Sheriff W.
II. Manley brought i'll last night three
parties who were arrested on a cdpids,
and ii possible he intends to have their
bodies before the court at the next term
TO answer an Indictment against them
for feasting upon some honey belonging
To Mr.. Jacob G.. koos, OF near Worth
ington, without the consent of the
owner.
Judge Fleming intends to see that the
violators of the law in this circuit are
speedily punished, and the desperados
ef the several counties may Us well
"smoke that.
THE ELI ICE CASE.
You will pardon me il | refer TO this
much talked OF case. lnasmuch as some
of the accounts OF the case published IN
the Intelligencfr contain more lies 10 the
thousand ems than any thing which
ever before appeared in that paper
(which is saying a good deal, modest
attempt to state the facts might he eX-
cused. The correspondent of the Htol-
lHfnctr (B. b. Dillon seems TO have
some especial interest in the matter, and
"spins" out his article without any re-
gard to veracity, save those words OF
soDerness and truth that fall from the
lips OF the over punished "Bogy' him.
self. II has been rumored about this
time that il "Bogy' would get out
there might be Il chance of him obtain
ing pension from the Government,
which would amount to 4 considerable
sum, and that Mr.. Il. Il. Dillon has an
eve to that, but | do not believe the ru-
NOR, for surely no man could enter into
the discussion with so much disinterest-
cdness, having pecuniary interest IN
view. He certainly knows nothing
about the case. and seems to pride him
self on his ignorance.
lie states that Ice had verbal authorl-
" given him by one Carothers, a JUS
tice of the Peace, to arrest Wade. There
is not a word OF truth in this, and was
never conceived by any person save Ice,
and perhaps Dillon. But even ii he did
give him verbal authority To arrest
him" did that authorize him to shoot
him down like Il dog? The CarotherS
referred 10 was 4 member of the County
Court that held the preliminary eXami-
nation Of Ice and sent him on to the
Circuit Court 10 answer the charge OF
murder.
When Mr.. Dillon says that there was
no defense OF Ice on the trial, he is en-
tircly mistaken as 10 what did occur.
Mr.. SommerS, now dead, whose ability
was acknowledged, made a gallant de-
fence for Ice, andinstead OF not speaking
a word in his behalf he spoke several
hours. He also states that William
Wright, an important witness on behalf
of Ice, was not summoned, and he sol
emily states that as a fact, but the papers
in the case show that the said Wright
was summoned and was present during
the trial, and not only that Ice had the
power of the Court, and every witness
he desired was summoned and were in
attendance and testified in his behalf.
He also states that Judge Raymond
told lee he would defend and clear him
for his revolver, and it would require
no evidence that this statement is III
| harmony with the rest Of his assertions.
Judge Raymond made no such state
mcnt. 1t is no use TO endeavor to con-
vince Mr.. d. that Ice was fairly tried by
a Jury OF his former comrades in arms
that both sides OF the case were fully
represented, and there are few, If in
deed any in this county, who think the
punishment is excessive, and ont OF all
proportion to the magnitude OF the
crime. for he would not believe it. lie
ig Joined TO his idols and wants to be let
alone. We have been disguised with
the many untruths that have been
written about the ease. button the whole
| il has been To the decided advantage uf
many of our people. No more will the
thrilling exploits as detailed by the
celebrated Eliza PlnkSton strike our
people with horror. No more will the
horrible tales Of the shot gun policy of
| the South ana no more will the carefully
prepared statements Of the heroic Mrs.
| CAPTAIN jerks be believed by our
people, rs they will point to the articles
on the Eli Ice case, and remember that
all articles gotten up for political pur-
poses contain Just rs much truth rs
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