The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-15
TUE pnEsToN PInE nra.

city.
The ase OF Elihu Gregg, the famous
Preston fire bug, is perhaps familiar 10
most Of our readers. Gregg was appre'
hended up in Greene county, Penn, last
fall, and has since been confined in the
waynesburg Jail, pending proceedings Of
his counsel to secure his release from Gus.
tody. The Preston county authorities
have several times gone to waynesburU
after him, and each time were prevented
bringing him back to this State by
the efforts Of the prisoners counsel, Mr..
Geo. o. Davenport, Of this city. Finally,
Gov. Mathews was notified that Gregg
beturned over to the custody Of the
West Virginia authorities, and requested
to send the proper officers to Waynesburg
to take charge oil him.
Sheriff Ford and Neil ]. Fortuey,oiP Pres.
ton county, arrived in the city On Satur.
day lust, en- route to Waynesburg, after
the prisoner. They were here Joined by
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell, OF this county
who had been commissioned by Gov.
Mathews to accompany them and take
charge OF the prisoner upon his surrender
by the Pennsylvania authorities. The
three officers left for Waynesburg on Sat.
urday afternoon, and remained over Sun
day.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock Gregg
was brought into court, before Judge
Wilson, and promptly surrendered to the
West Virginia officers. Mr.. Davenports
associate counsel In Wayneshurg made q
motion for o stay Of proceedings in order
to take the case to o higher court, but the
motion was oVcrruled, and no further Of.
fort was made TO retard the prosecution
The prisoner was removed from the Court
House to the Sheriirs office, to await
preparations for his departure, and as soon
as all arrangements had been completed
was taken to tho depot In an omnibus,
There seemed to be q good deal OF excite
ment In WaynSsllrg over his removal,
and the officers thought 1t best 10 avoid
Us much publicity as possible.
After they were on tho train, and en-
route to Washington, Pa, Gregg told the
~ fiIr,s Lh9S SYhIIa IN tbo shh.iGSs o@oo
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sun mSs "HWet!sennnNu TI.o assnS ;nn 1 ~
said, he had secreted in the lining Of his
vest. Finding that the I've grains had moi
effected him, he had swallowed the re.
naming contents Of the vial while In the
omnibus going to the train,
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a. IittIa W.sS{n%ton NJ t NSaE - tne ian ana
srmmonod an9 oitsr D xam;n;nn ~ was wv
sun. rOiS sI ~ snai,, IN IahinS tne pa
S SHF SatH ~ .iaI ne ready I.aa aken pG!son'
Lnt;Soto: wor !" ES Y SonSgo !.
Shors t;soo Co. had anH ~ =
un ~ n n oo .h eeESeleu sutt''
thauaf, =. S';u pt UoSa uo OI 'ae Journey, a.
MSnku sun Se1S "e"A' anu eEiuenty
HHesILg nlu.H ,,.,u-
on accouuT u Iie aCSiIght ~ Mrlghts
IV Vngsi, pa W. tne parry az
nAsI'l'gton tGo tAe GRsrtleFs NaNey
i lSoau, c%1nneGtlng ~ Mansnelu, fa', VITA
ny; ;Wi %lSntla4uIe, anu thence PROCEEDED 10
" meeting Jpnctlon, on y !. W. &hy.
t noau, alG tneuce nonle' arriving mere on
tne eTsn.hg 1raaI' az tHe "FeTlsyI
uJpot sney Do4 E1i Gn omnibus; ana i've
end utes iat Ghi E''au uLegg wa IN tne OF,
I nee o. 1ne onao Couhty !aill surrounded
W sevetua eager knign's Oh tne gun.
Tregg Is stH.nI H Years Oh age, and
9oEs eveh Oyer. re Is q9ite q resPecta-
leoklng oia telloX, ana hls gray hairs
anu !eeoIe iraule e4cite a ieeiing Oh COM
Passlon, even among tlose VINO nave be-
colie 70 such scenes py long ex-
H!tlousii 10 weak Una ne
Conlu scafceiy sIana on hls leet WITHOUT
suppoft, ne seemeq In very gooa spirits,
anH Alked rely 10 tnose Present,
ne sIatea 70 tne reporter hatthe stryct-
nlne ne nae swallowed ne procured five
years ago. IRON a relatlve VINO keeps a
drug store IN ottawa county, Illinois. He
explained mat the only OBJECT ne had in
procuring inc poison was TO kill wicked
animals; una ne leunq u convenient,
once IN o %nilel ! Use IN getting nd ola
mean dog ne might happen 70 meet on the
road. he mad Kept tse wal in thu. I'LL Of
ms pantaIoons, Immediately under his
pocketbook, Tor i've long years, and in case
ne was eyer compelled to return to West
Virginia he had,the meansIot death at hand.
y am Q determined mani" he exclaim-
earnestly, and before God prefer
Ieath to coming back to 'Old Yirginpy.'
nNndn I'm NV mimi II TIM INNUNSk NA.E