, 1881-11-03
THE WHEATON BURGLARY.
Never. rJtt1tlopu Duncan Positively

THE WHEATON BURGLARY.
Meyers . rItt1tloou Duncan Positively
identified by IIr. and Mrs. Falrs
hntlks, n1tsl Hold In sI5,00b Hail.
Tho preliminary examination Of Hurry Mcy-
ers, ntias George duncan. alias 'atult'oun+' On
tho charRo OF bcing concerned III tht recent
burglary Of the Fairbanks house, ncar Whento'f,
wls lad yesterday III tho courthouse Mt
Wheaton, i,efuro Justice L. l.. HINT. Tho caso,
frnni It's snl,lncss nnd tho treatment to which
tho burglars subjected their victims. hns excited
II gu0.. deuI Ut Interest, and uLout NIL tho ndult
1,oplltnttnn Ut Wheaton not tlo!nx business III
Ehicagn thrUnued Into tho eourt-rooul. Mr. L.
&. Coui'cr. tho States Attorney, prosecuted. and
tho defendant wAs represented by Mr.. George $.
Sus,ttcrcuck. Meyers whB considered 10 be II
very tough case, and ho was brought Into court
with heavy shnckics on. lie !s n tall. goud'looh-
luz nut, Of Is, Or 50, with curly black hur. full
bMuk tHolIstnchg. straight nose. and rcrlllnr
features. and ls Email BcAr Oh lls r'Rht cheek.
osza a re,ncnGer, M L and, III tho doisi.se ia ihe
busg!ufy cnst Will ttcnpt to rruvo M n!ibt. tio
question OF idoAtlty 10 tho ehior poiat III tho
cnsc.
ALLEN FAIl:nASKs
was sworn, nnn said he was iHrsncr residing Ia
tho Town Of waste. ~ ~ rAHs County. On m
aH rnr. ssn' md S' i @ Il: 0ass ss ss s qssfs as aS sS
S:15 III currency taken, AZ thht time there
were. IL tho l,usso hinscf. bis wife. aMd two
ftor n.!'iuisht 10 huartl npisc, .and 4ot OUT ot
bed usl1 startet for the outside door. "scrcrc1-
lug" rs hu went. Ilo Yot outside tito ttoor so1no
n revolver il, ouch ha.d. Witness hnllnsttl
"Murslrr,". and the ntan saId. "!islsh, yet Daek
to IN I'll to u ho.a s'e liz ~%s ~ IT frtHbtccG III that 10
Guild Mr.ity rntIluni,Gr the n1Alr as It OCCURRED,
and should hnyu sn thai tho ilrst lnrutlcrs no
TT tho .iinitlg. room Into tho Kitchen Inu tArcc
men wore prlncd with rosttlvers anu Il kntle,
III IT, xi ec 1a ss @ nrs Ths a fsfea S . meS, "a e. s
sis ssy wy1 bfa se ia ef sos 10 h"
terry, wcru he Hot some cflAhge md gnro ttcin.
Thots thcy took him ntu tho httonen,, tied him
~ 4 c.air. NM threatened to hang ~ hia1: 1a ono 70
btru wltncssls feet 10 Il.ake him toll II l,u Ind
any more nancy. liz sua II they. killed. htn
hu In,l. iiMvng s.olsctl lilo property, thoy tied
,sp vttnoss nKnl, and. Inbttts!ng tho oNer dnurA
with ropes. t1oy drove or. unG nr tho hurel1re
not do 50. Witness positively identified the
prisoner Ms being one Of thu burglars, anu was
certain ho could iot ba illst'!kc't.
IN cE0ss-fX..MlSATlOS,
witness satd he wus over ~ ycArs uf age, and hnl
lived forty ycass III Dt lltge County. Thu bl'rK.
lnrH must hare entered thu huisu through tho
Kitchen. n, II Wus ls tpIssslo! nt tgS N.Y. i.tg .,tI
ltE!1t !u tho house wns tho tuntern carried by tho
| hlirxnrs ana tho job nccllrfot! nhnut All hour.
Witness h!s wltc, and thu giria a!l slept In tho
Of the girls VIE nbst - and tho other about u:
AS lung witness se,AtEc his suilsts ho would
| remember tho prisoner. who nctCd us "bpss.' or
| cnptIjn Of rho thieves. lie iiu,l mud gagged tho
| witness, but II Wns Anntt!or and amalltr 1nnn
whs tb s S 1SSt s 1n ees Ta oTsr Wsro tai
facos which they rases occasionally to SEQ wti.it
they were olns Tno T!sones es, rsss s sk
| rency. Witness then guW tho lower p4yt OF tho