The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-08
TnE lIooRE noRnERY.
Young Miss Proves an Abb and Is Dis
charged.


charged.
Young Charlie Bliss, who was arrested
on Tuesday night by City Sergeant swee-
ney, charged with assaulhng and robbing
Russell Moore, OF Hanover, Washington
county, Pa, in an alley near the city gas
works, had a hearing before Judge Gran.
mer, OF the police court, yesterday morn.
ing, upon O charge Of assault. A fine OF
so andcosts was imposed by the Court,
which was appealed by Messrs. Davenport
and Rhelnstrom, who appeared as the
boys attorneys.
Immediately after the trial at the police
court, Bliss was arrested upon State
warrant charging him with highway rob.
berry, and taken before Justice Caldwell.
The preliminary hearing was postponed
until Z Pm, and the Justice required the
defendant TO give bond in the sum OF
5000 for his appearance at that hour,
which was promptly furnished by his
father, Mr.. T. W. Bliss.
AT the appointed hour the defendant
and his attorneys appeared, together with
1Ir. Moore and Prosecuting Attorney Jor.
dan, and the examination Of the case was
proceeded with, Moore swore positively
to Bliss identity, alleging that he met him
at Washington Hall about o'clock Tues.
day evening, and asked him the way TO
1910 Eotr street, that Bliss volunteered to
60 with him and show him the place; that
the two proceeded together TO the eastern
part OF the city, and his companion inveig-
led him up dark alley, whore the assault
and robbery were committed. His asSailant
used q heavy slung shot, with which he
beat him about the head and face, when
he robbed him OF $40 and fled.
VIM. Emblem testified In substance that
he was standing talking to his brother
Robert, near the Gas Works, when they
heard cries OF "Murlerl and saw a young
man running rapidly from the direction in
which the cries were heard. He stopped
the fleeing man, but upon being told that
the cries were those OF q drunken man, he
let him go. Mr.. Emblem examined the
young man closely, and did not recognize
him; upon oath witness declared that the
person he stopped ipGS not Bliss. On the
other hand "Cheefy" Reed, who came up
just as Emblem let the fellow 60, testified
Just as positively that 1t was no other than
Bliss.
Several other witnesses were examined,
whose evidence went to show that Bliss
had lighted the gas at Washington Hall
when the hall was opened in the evening,
that he had acted as an usher at the hall
until halt.past eight, and that he remained
there until the close OF the lecture at half
past nine, leaving the hall some two or
three times during the evening, and being
absent only about ten minutes each time.
Farther, that at twenty minutes Of ten
o'clock he was at Charley Helmbright's
billiard room playing pool, and remained
there until II o'clock.
When the testimony closed Mr.. Jordan
asked that the defendant be held to an.
swer, while Mr.. Davenport maintained
that the defense had established clear
abb, in accounting for the whereabouts OF
Bliss during the entire evening. The
Court held that the abb claimed by the
defense had been satisfactorily established,
and promptly dismissed the prisoner from
custody.