Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-02

them said II was nearly IL O'Clock sn4 tha'
ikey had better 60.
Al don't ftcoIlect.
Odd they Say anything - they uen'
ont
A.--Yes,M cGoxan said he had notion e
come back and kill me.
Odd you ever tell thatto anyone be
iore7
A.-Yes.
Q.-Who7
Al don't iecollect.
Odd you hear them 60 awsyf
Al heard them 60 away of theporeh
Q-Whst kind of weather was itf
Alt wss cold, with a little snow On the
ground.
Q.-How much money did you tell Mr.
Woods they got from you?
A.-Two hundred dollars.
Q.-Where did they get III
A.-One hundred and fifty dollars from
my pocket.
Q.-Where did they get the other $507
An the hall under some paper; II
was silver.
Q.-How was the money in your pocket
AIN little sack; they took pocket and
all.
Jacob Keller.
Live on Markings place; lived there in
December last; went to Markings house on
the morning of robbery; had load Of
straw; l heard Msring call; l went to
door, and then called Mr.. Whorton; be
came, and we went to the house; Marhng
called to us to go to the other door; we did
so, and went in; Msrling was tied around
the legs and his arms; his arms were behind
him; part of the rope around his legs was
brought up and tied around his neck; we
united some of the ropes and cut the others;
we did not see any injuries Just then; after
wards we saw twenty FIVE or thirty burns on
breast, back and hip; saw gag;
it was made Of q piece Of muslin;
it was a cold morning; it had
showed the evening before; we could dis
cover no tracks; saw the back door had
been broken open; the keeper of the lock
was off; it was lying on the floor; got there
about I o'clock. ~
CROSS EXAMINATION.
When went in asked Marling what was
the matter; he said he had been tied and
robbed; he said there was three men; did
not say four; do not remember having
asked who they were; think Mr.. Wharton
asked; Mr.. Marlng did not say whether he
knew them or not; did not make any effort
to find them except looking around Tor
tracks; live one and halt miles from Nc
Gowsn's; live two hundred yards from
Markings; heard no pistol fired; went to bed
at 9 clock do not know that / would have
heard pistol shot at u o'clock: ! got home
that evening from Fulton at 6 clock; none
of my family heard shot; after we had un-
tied Mr.. Marling we called Mr.. Castleman;
he lives q quarter of a mile away; l was
going TO put on a load Of straw and come
to Wheeling; 1 heard Marling calling for
help; my wagon lad been left in Mar
lings yard the Saturday before;
don't know who the robbers
were; Marling never seemed to want to say
anything about it; heard Of the arrest of the
prisoners last Sunday morning; told MARI
ing heard Thomas McGowan was arrested ;
he seemed to be surprised.
James Nichols.
Am taller; was with Sheriff Handlan last
Sunday morning at the time of the arrests;
Angus made the remark that lit was all up,"
while he was putting on his shoes.
CRoss-EXAMINED.
| told him he was wanted in the city;
didn't think it was any of their business
what they were wanted for.
Add you have any paper or authority
for the arrest of these men?
A-Isuppose the Sheriff had the author,
ity.
Odd you not tell me you had no com,
mitment.
Al told you there was none at the jail.
Odd you not put the men in different
cells?
A.-No, sir.
Odd you not give orders that there
should ba no talking across the hallH
Ayes, sir; have often given that or
der.
Q-What for?
A-To keep the place quite.
Q-Didn't you call for Col. Zane?
Ayes.
Odd you handcutf him?
A-No; l didn't think it necessary.
Q-When you went to Me-. McGowan's
what did you say?
Al told him he was wanted in the city,
Q-What did he say2
Ale said he was surprised.
Jasper Kincaid.
live in Jefferson county; have been
here FIVE or six years; was in the county
last December; | know the prisoners;
took part in the Marling robbery;
all the prisoners took part in it,
we had all talked about it; Thomas Nc
Gowan got it up; He first talked to me
about it; first met the others on the night
of the robbery; we had met before the rob
berry week or two; about half-past eight;
we met for the purpose Of talking about
robbing that old man; two of us were
to remain outside and the
other two were to 60 in; George
Culver and remained outside; we me
about halt way between Markings and Bow
mans about eight o'clock; | staid at thu
lane while the others were at the house; the!
we're there about three hours; they claimed
have money when they come back; $lS;
was the sum; after they came to the lant
tfey scattered home; went with Tom Nc
Gowsn; the money was not divided with me
Tom MCGOWAN said, before the robbery, w
might get one thousand dollars.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Twas in the Wetzel county Jail few day
ago; was arrested for stealing watch;
was first put in Jail here; no one talked Il
me about the Marling robbery in Jail; tslkec
10 Squire Arkle; l do not know how tn
subject was brought; he asked me if had
hand in the Marling robbery; | told hin
yrs; it was in the Jail Office
hold our l told him l hadn't
don't remember what all did say; th'
sheriff talked about the robbery two or three
days ago; he started the conversation abou
the way Arkle did; he asked me if had (
hand in the Marling robbery and l told hin
yes; he asked me how it was done; / tolc
him we had meeting; he asked who th,
robbers were, and 1 told him myself vii
liam and Thomas MCGOWAN, the 'twi
Colyer's and Ed. Angus went to Wetze
ccnntv with 'Souire Ankle; didn't have I,