Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-16
GAUs AND COCHRAN.
The True Inwardness of the
Case Their Dismissal by Judge
Crannar

Inc ITut luNdEuhtsN VI WIZ
Case Their Dismissal by Judge
Cranmer. |
Probably no case, in which so little
was involved, has attracted the attention
that has been bestowed upon the one in
which the BOYS whose names head this
article, have figured so conspicuously.
1t has been so freely discussed that all
the facts which could be ascertalned are
known. But since the dismissal OF the
accused there has been no impeachment
10 such information as Is without the
pale of the mystery" and, as 1t is in
terestin' readin'," we publish the case
entire. 90
On Saturday evening, about o'clock,
Young Gaus and a boy named Gillespie
were seated opposite the city building,
when PatrOlman Rutherford came up,
touched Gaus on the shoulder and said,
II want you" The latter offered no re-
sistance, and the officer, tlanked by sew
eral others, marched him TO the lookup.
Sheriff Jingle was notified OF his arrest,
and started 10 visit him, but was denied
admission TO him, by order of Deputy
Sergeant McCully, who instructed Alex.
Wallace 10 admit no one without writ
ten order. :.H".
On Sunday, a representative OF the
| REGISTER endeayored to learn upon
what charge Gaus was imprisoned, but
! could get no satisfaction from any per-
son at the police headquarters, the only
answer he could obtain in response TO
| his INQUIRIES being | don't know any
- .. - W.nlArtn., thiC
| dark and mysterious air OF secrecy, he
went to the lookup TO see Gaus upon
the subject, but, without an order, which
he could not obtain, his efforts to gain
admission were fruitless. Captain Do
veneer, who was employed as attorney
for Gaus, was also deprived of the adj
vantage OF consulting his client, and
preparing defense before an examina-
ton was held. A young man named
| jim Cochran was afterwards also az
rested and locked up, upon similar
mysterious charge.
The cases came up for hearing at
| the court room yesterday about ten
o'clock. Capt. Dovener appeared for
the defense, L. CT. Cracraft conducting
the prosecution. Joe Robinson was
placed upon the stand and asked what
| he knew of the robbery OF McNel's
queensware store some time ago. Joe
I said he only knew what Gaus had told
him. He was asked, what was that?
! Said he: ale told me that Charlie
| Daily had done it," Here Captain
Dovener interrupted and wanted only
such answers given as connected Gaus
| with the robbery. Joe was then asked
whether he had ever seen any old coins
in the possession of Gaus, to which he
replied that he had not.
Sheriff Jingle was next called TO the
stand. He had recently employed Gaus
10 watch certain persons against whom
suspicious were harbored. He knew OF
no connection had by him with the Nc
! Nell robbery. Certain questions were
propounded TO him in relation TO hi,
! knowledge of this robbery, when Mr..
| Jordan interpOsed. He wanted to know
iii it was the policy of the police court
TO defeat the ends OF justice in the
county by exposing the knowledge and
plans of its officers, and when not con-
nected with the persons then on trial?
After this, the course of questioning
| dlluutNl W VIZ NlOtlN hlpHBNNi oiAN viz
Sheriff permitted to step down.
During the trial Officer McCully
wanted to known of Gaus, who was
talking TO him through the back win
dow. Sheriff Jingle stepped to the
front and said he was the person, and
wanted them all to know it. He was
upon his own ground, and was the
sheriff OF Ohio county. He had been
uniustly and illegally denied admission,
| and had gone to the back window. Nc
| Gully then said Alex. Wallace had told
| him somebody was there, but Alex.
came up and roundly denied it, and
| Gaus spoke out and said: Eyes, you
was layin' back there in the cell tryin'
to hear what we was sayin'." This
rather disconnected the lieutenant, who
was Obliged to plead guilty to the
charge.
Several boys were then examined,
and not the slightest evidence appearing
against Gaus and Cochran, they were
/ discharged.
After the court adjourned, knots OF
spectators fingered about the court house
! discussing the case. The general opin-
| ion was that GauS had been arrested
upon no definite charge, but simply for
the purpose OF breaking down his testi-
mony against Condry, it having been al
legged that the Sergeant had told Cracraft,
CGndrv's counsel, that he could do 80
and thus prevent Condry's conviction.
| The Sergeant said after the trial that he
didn't care anything about Gaus' con-
victiUn as he had some other object in
view. As Gaus left the court room, an
officer remarked; even get you yet
Gaus," which threat was repeated by
another.
Altogether, as we remarked above,
the matter had been productive OF an
unusual amount OF comment. OF
course, the friends of the boys are very
indignant over the affair, and if rumor,
current last night be true a suit for
damages for illegal imprisonment may
| grow out of it.