Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-22
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Yesterdays Happenings Among
the Justices and Police.


Squire Philips hal singularcase
before him, yesterday, oi which the
particulars are as follows, as related by
that official:
On the 7th OF MAY, there Sas a row at
some kind NJ WoOdstield, o, In the
course oi which, X. III. Mason, Marshal
of WOodsdrld, attempted To arrest one
of the participants. the individual Was
pal oil one Frank Hathaway, formerly
Of this city but now OF Woodsheld.
When Hathaway saw the drrest OF his
friend, lac endeayOred to Interfere and
picking up large stone, struck Mason
on the head, stretching him out He
then fled and made good his escape.
The latter part OF last week he was
seen in Moundsyille and recognized
by Sergeant Robert Lowe. The latter
arrested him and turned him over tO u
Justice, by whom he was committed TO
Jail ior hearing. lie employed Robt.
Mcconnell, Esq, rs counsel, aud on
Monday that gentleman applied t.
Judge Melvin Tor n writ Oi hdbeds corpus,
which vas granted aud made returnable
on THURSDAY. tn Thursday il Was az
gued in this city, aud Judge Melvin re-
leased Hathaway on the ground that he
had been illegally detained, no warrant
having been sworn out.
As soon as Hathaway lett the court
house lac Tell into the clutches OF Squire
Philips thruush Constable Martin. Ii
seems Sergeant Lowe had gone before
the Justice aud sWUre out a warrant 10
L.. IN IA.
Was committed to jail for hearing AT 2
y. NJ to-day.
HARNESS RECOVERED.
some two weeks ago a set Of harness
Was stolen from Mr. h +. McMechen,
about mile below BenwOod. lniOr-
nation was given to the police and II
was beheved by them that the harness
had been brought 10 this city. The
THEFT was kept very quiet, but all the
while the municipal sleuth hounds
were ON the trail. FINALLY the stolen
property was traced To SlaCktOwn, above
the Top mill, where II had been sold.
From information there obtained the
police were led to believe that one, JO'
seph Mooney was guilty, and yesterday
Officers MCCully and Sullivan arrested
him at the Pan Handle depot. 4 war.
rant was sworn out before Justice Mil
Ter by the Sergeant, and Mooney was
lodged in jail. About two o'clock lac
was placed in a buggy with the Sergeant
and taken 10 Marshall county Tor q hear.
ing,
LUSATIC COMMITTED.
EriIz l.Ogis, oi south Wheeling, was
sent 10 Jail last evening by Squire
schultz as a lunatiC The friends OF
Logis have supeCted Tor some time that
he was not in his right mind and lately
the symptoms of insanity have been
more violent and il VAS impossible to
manage him,
GOODRICH Al LIBERTY.
Yesterday afternoon T.. l.. Goodrich
was set at liberty, Captain u. b. Dove.
ner becoming his surety in the sum Of
$500. Several times his case has been
set aud each time crowded of, aud il
would have been quite hardship to
have longer confined him.
JUSTICES IOTTISGs
The Office Of Justice Philips las of late
become a headquarters for political gos.
sip. The news from Illinois was 4 bit
ter pill, but wait until next Wednesday
week.
'Sqaire Schultze was at home yester-
day. lie was at the city building on
Thursday aud walked home by Friday
morning. "The race Is not always to
the swift" is his motto.