The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-22
THE WHEELING DAILY EitGENcR SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH ~ 1919

TIN "CosEiDRNTIAL DIRECToEYn Nan
IN JAiL.-Dnring the past week "Conf-
dental Business Directory" Of Wheeling
and adjoining towns made It's appearance
In the city, and inasnnch as itptuiessed
TO give The financial standing OF those
whose names were printed within Us
covers, II naturally gave great ofIense In
many quarters, and raised perfect storm
Of lilignation about town. The book was
delivered 10 subscribers bv Mr.. John D. Al.
Ian, OF Chicago, representing the publish
era, who, we believe, are Pittsburgh
parties.
On Thursday Mr.. Allan was arreStcd by
Constable John ]. Cooper, Of Webster DIS
triCt, and taken before Justice Walt upon
charge OF petllling books without IL
cense. Al. the defendant explained TINT
he was simply delivering books to sub.
scribcrs, and not peldling them, the Jus.
tiCe held that there was no cause for his
detention, and aceorllnsly discharged
him from custody. sltAtf .fttgA.
but this was but the beginning 81 the
Directory mans troubles, Yesterday Geo.
P. llnch, Esd. entered suit for, libel
against Allan, claiming $1,000 damages,
By reason oil die publication Of Ills name
in tho directory referred 10. The suit was
brought in the Circuit Court, Mr.. Linch
being represented BY Messrs. VIM. T..
Hubbard, Vim. Enkine and B. S. Allison
as his attorneys. Et1lEktt
Subsequently AIR. Linch went to the
office OF Sam. MCCullOCh, Clerk oil the
Circuit Court, and obtained IN order for
Adams arrest, making an affidavit before
McColloch that he had reason TO think
that Allan was about 10 leave the State.
The papers were placed in the hands Of
Sheriff Tingle, who about . o'clock last
evening arrested Allan and took him to
the County Jail, where he was left IN the
custody OF Tailor Daily.
A reporter for this paper mot the Sher.
ilI' and his prisoner, while they were en-
route to the bastile, last evening. MIR.
Allan, who appears to be very gentle
manly sort OF n young man, took his or.
rest aud prospective imprisonment rather
coolly, but thought he had been very UNI
Justly treated. lie knew nothing what
ever, he said, OF the charges against him,
further than what was set forth In the
order Of arrest, which the Sheriff had read
to him. lie had understood from the
Sheriff that Mr.. Inch, with whom he had
not the slightest acquaintance, had
brought suit against him for libel, because
his (l.incllsl name had appeared in bus
iness directory for which he was agent,
TIe knew nothing whatever OF his own
knowledge OF Mr.. Linch's standing in the
community; the names in the directory
were printed in the book by the pub.
fishing house with which he was connect
ed, Just as they had been reported by the
business men Of Wheeling.
Mr.. Allan complained bitterly that, be.
ing o stranger, and without any acquaint,
anre in tlp pity, be would DO compelled to
20 to jail for an oEpnsp he was not guilty
Of. As for leaving the city, hG had no in.
tentIon Of doing anything Of the kind un.
ill his business hero lad been completed
He had no other RECOURSE than TO 20 to
fail, as hchsd no ilea that he could secure
a bondsman here, and he would be oblig.
ed to accept the situation and ascertain II
an arrangement could not bc made by
which Ills friends elsewhere could give
the requisite bond for his appearance. His
frst st5u, he said, would be TO consult an
ATTORNEY, and il possible he would see one
last night, and place the case In his law
yeTs hands.