The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-10

and Rheinstron left the committee room
and proceeded TO the residence Of Justice
W. Fl, Caldwell, on Virginia street Island.
whom they summoned from his bed 70
prepare unnecessary warrants for the ar
rest OF Maxwell-and King. y
Ahalf.hour later Justice Caldwell Or.
rived at The committee room, where he
found several otficenih waiting 70 execute
the warrants. Ats o'clock the warrants
were ready, and were given into the hands
OF the officers for service. City Sergeant
Sweeney and Officer st. Myers proceeded
to the residence OF Mr.. Maxwell, and
officer AlcCully and Constable Charles
Exlcy were sent after Mr.. King,
~. ARSON AND ENTERTAINMENT
were the charges made against Messrs.
Maxwell and King. Tho warrant charg.
ing arson cited that ION the 10Th day Of
January, 1870, In tho District Of Clay, In
the county Of Ohio, John Maxwell and
Andrew King, in the night time Of that
day, In the county Of Ohio and State Of
West Virginia, did ieloniously and mali:
ciously burn a certain house then aud
there situated In said county, the property
OF the Odd Fellows Hall Association, q
corporation then existing under the laws
OF the State Of West Virginia, which house
was then Of greater value than the sum oil
one hundred dollars"
The other warrant sets forth that John
Maxwell and Andrew King, then being
the agents Of the city Of Wheeling, cor
poratiOn existing under the laws Of West
Virginia, and being then and there by
virtue OF such employment entrusted with
the receipt, custody and control OF certain
monies OF said city, did OIL the = day
Of, 1878, and on divers other days lie.
fore and after that day, feloniously and
fraudulently elnbezzle and feloniously and
fraudulently convert 10 their own use the
sum OF s, 900, the money and property o.
said city, which said SUN they then and
there had custody and control Of by virtue
OF their said employment as the agents OIL
said city aGatoresaid.' 7.' Il 81
ARRIVAL or TUE PRISONERS.
Between 4 and 5 A. ". Major Sweeney
arrived at the committee room with MI
Maxwell, who appeared exceedingly
nervous and RESTLESS and much excited
fliBConlitiOn was such that It attracted
the attention OF oil prpsp1t, and much
sympathy was expressed for him suhse'
Guently. King came In ten minutes later
Under lie escort OF McCully and Exley,
and in aCool and selt-posscd manner bid
the gentlemen u cordial "Good Morning.
and took his seat. AS sat down he was
observed to look towards Maxwell and
smile In q significant manpeE
j Prosecuting Attorney Jordan, address
ing the prisoners, said that lie had pain
fuI duty to perform, and ono which he
did with great reluOtapGe. Ha then road
aloud the warrants charging them with
arson and embezElement, and told them
that they must consider themselves under
arrest. He remarked further that he
would be busy attending TO his duties in
the Cirnujt Court during the current week,
aud unable 10 give the gase his Attentlon,
and asked tho defendants 10 appoint o day
for preliminary hearing some time fol.
lowing this week. After some consultation
the 10Th inst. was agreed upon as the date
Of the hearing before Justice Caldwell,
and the defendants were Informed that It
would DO necessary for then 70 give bond
in the sum OF 5000 each, S5,QQ1 on the
embezzIement charge and 5000 for arson.
Mr.. Maxwell said hp would not send for
any one ut that hour In the morning 10 20
OH his bond, but subsequently consented
that N[essrs. Mortimer Pollock and James
Maxwell, the Gas Trustees, houldliesent
flor. When tho Trustees arrived they en-
tered back room with Mr.. John Max
well, and after short consultation return.
I'd, and MIR. James Maxwell announced
that AIr, John Maxwell had told him he
was not guilty, and no was ready 10 10 on
his bond. The bonds were tEen filled up,
with the names OF Mortimer Pollock and
James Maxwell on each, and Maxwell and
King left the room and returned to their
lhOmes. ....ls4
The committee adjourned al Z a. ". Sun
day morning, after being in session twelve
long hours. This evening thpy Meetagain
to continue the Investigation. - a /,
| Nh. HARRY CALDWELL. -. :
knowing Mr.. Harry Caldwell to beclerk
of the investigating committee, We visited
him with the expectation otstriking bon,
ANA. We found him suffering from q
severe headache, arising from the protract-
ed labOrs OF Saturday night. He commits.
stoned member OF his household to in.
form us that he had no information 10
make public beyond what was already
known. AS an employee Of the invcstigat.
ing committee hp Was sworn to- secreSy,
The arrest OF tho Implicated par tics, and
the charge upon which the arrest was
nade, were OF course public, and were al.
Eready published. He had nothing further
to add.
Nh. ERSEISE.
This gentleman being City Solicitor we
presumed that he would know Something
OF the pending proceedings, but found up
on inquiry that his services had not MS YET
bocn called into roqulstiOn, 20 circumstance
which struck us as a little queer, seeing il
will probably fall to his lot To- prosecute
the accused parties in case the investiga.
tion warrants legal steps against the
parties "
MI. J.G. SMITH. r,'. y.
Meeting ills gentleman oil tho bridge
and knowing him as one Of the Trustees
Notwithstanding the kecnncss Of the nil
on that aerial structure, VIC. button.hole
him for Information. He informed US
that he not been called before the com.
mittre aud could not tell what success the
'IcoMmittee hgd mot with. lie was free 10
say that liO still had Implicit faitl. In tic
integrity Of Messrs. Maxwell and King,
and would not change his opinion except
upon indubitable evidence, which he did
not think had yet been furnished.
b NH. MORTIMER POLLOCK.
\ This gentleman VIC found, at home.
Upon inQuiring us to his willingness 10
communicate information in relation to
the pending gas Investigation, he kindly
Informed us that all he knew was at our
service. b.
In answer 10 our question as torttiiscoy.
cries made BY the committee on Saturday
night, Atr. Pollock said that about four
O'clock yesterday Sunday morning he
was aroused hya messenger who stated
that his presence was desired at Tic rooms
of the gas Investigating committee. On
arriving at the rooms he was Informed BY
Mayor Sweeney that they had found irref.
ragable evidence Of gross frauds by the
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