Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-19
A BgAeLAR BOLD.
Who Carried Mis- Hardware Samples
With Him.
?. J, Ford Arrested by Officer Duffy Early
Yesterday Morning and Jaasd for
Craeksman---His Xii
of Tools.

Yesterday mornings Rs6fsrsR contained
an exclusive account of the arrest by OF
Ger Duffy, about o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, ot-oDe Ford, who, with com esnion had
applied for lodging at the hotel kept By
George +. Bolts, Nos. 2ll6 aud 2llS Main
street, Centre Wheeling. As was stated In
the article published yesterday, the smaller
Of the two men was arrested by Officer
Duffy, under circumstances which viii be
fully detailed hereafter, and locked up the
tsllest of the men makingshIs escape. The
arrested man gave his name as P. I. Ford,
stated his occupation was that of plaster
er. and syerred that he and his comrade
had come up the river from Huntington on
the Katie Stockdale, The prisoner had on
his person. --...
DARK LANTERN
Of approved make, bottle Of carbon oil,
two bits of candle, and leaf from memo
randum book, which contained the names
ofW. Fl. Crenshaw and I. E. Merrall, OF
Racine, o. After making the arrest Off.
GERS Duffy and Watson returned to Bolts
hotel in the hope of securing the companion
Of Ford, who had so suddenly taken his de-
parture. In this they were disappointed, as
the fellow had taken the alarm and himself
of. Mr.. Bolts said the two men came to
his place about midnight Sunday night and
asked for lodging, saying they had come up
the river on q boat. He assigned them
room, when the taller of the two men pro-
duced large roll of bills and ordered
A BOTTLE OF WINE.
The large man had an overcoat
wrapped about a paper parcel, which he
handed to Mr.. Bolts with the request that
he put it under the counter for him. This
the landlord did and the two men went to
their room. Soon afterward Officer Dufy
came BY the hotel, aud Mr.. Bolts, whose
suspicious had become aroused, told him ne
had two strange men up stairs who he was
satisfied were crooks. Duffy went up and
tod the men they were under arrest, as they
answered to the description Of two men who
were wanted" In Cincinnati. The
men appeared considerably excited,
but demanded to see the
warrant. Duffy had no warrant, and on the
men refusing to 60 with him he departed
He remained outside, however, and soon the
men came down stairs to the street, when
Duffy
GOBBLED THEM IN.
The larger man, however, made his escape
and got of, but Duffy brought the smaller
to headquarters, as has been detailed.
Early Yesterday morning the bundle
which had been deposited with the proprie-
tor of the hotel was opened and found to
contain burglars tools, when it was at
once turned over TO the police, who took it
to the Sherifs Office and gave II
into the custody OF Sheriff
Haudlan and Prosecuting At
toJney Jordan. These gentlemen, after,
looking over the collection OF hardware and
sizing up the facts of the case, secured the
custody of Ford from the city authorities,
after some little misunderstanding and
took him before Squire Robert d. Woods,
In the meantime Miss Emma Seibert,
daughter of the lady living on the National
road, near Mt. Wood cemetery, whose resi-
dence was entered Saturday night, had been
sent for to come to the City Building to see
if she could
IDENTIFY THE RI SoNER
as one Of the men seen by her in her moth
ers house. Miss Seibert came to police
headquarters, and in company with Lieu
tenant johnson went to view Ford. En-
route she infinitely described to the officer
the appearance of the man on the night of
the robbery, the description Of the small
man being identical with the appearance of
Ford. When brought into Ford's presence
she at once declared he was one of the men
who entered her mothers house, laying par
ticular stress upon his hat and shoes, saying
she had stepped on his foot when she got
ont of bed on the nj BIT Of the robbery and
it was 80 soft she. thought he was in his
bare feet Ford showed considerable con-
fusion when in the presence Of the girl, al
though he insisted he could
PROVE AN ALIBI.
On being arraigned before the Justice
Mr.. John D. Pendleton appeared for the
prisoner and the two retired few moments
for consultation, during which time, it is as.
serted, Ford handed Mr.. Pendleton good
sized roll of bills, although he was searched
5y the police al the time Of his arrest.
When the hearing was begun DIR.
Pendleton moved to quash the case, but
the Justice refused and held Ford in the
sum of $500 10 be of good behavior for one
year, he being committed to jail in default
of bail The statute under which the arrest
was made by the State is an old Virginia
law enacted almost
HALF A CENTURY AGO,
but amended and re enacted March q, 1852
reading as follows: .
"Sec. |. Every Justice of the Peace shall
have power 10 require from persons not OF
GOOD fame security for their good behavior
A. % ono
This statute was not very satisfactory
one for the case at hand but apparently it
was the best law the officials could lay their
hands upon, and was made to serve the pur-
pose. Immediately after the decision OF the
Justice was announced Ford's counsel set
about procuring q writ of habeas corpus,
and about four clock Judge Jacob grant
ed one, returnable at noon to-day, when
Ford will be brought into court
When taken from the Squire office en-
route to the Jail, Ford was escorted by
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan to Parson 8
photograph studio, where preparations had
previously been made to receive him, and
! he was told to take seat. A camera had
been pointed at the chair before his entrance
a plate put in position, and almost before
! Ford had fairly
TAKEN IL TIE SITUATION
a counterfeit presentment ofhisteatures hac
been taken and be was led out and up Ia
the bastile on Eoff street. A REGISTER re
porter called to see him later in the day
but by advice of his counsel he refused to
talk. Ford is a well built man, about five
feet six inches in height, weighing about
$50 pounds. He was rather roughly dressed
and looked as if he had lately travelled on
foot a considerable distance. He has
a round, "bullet,shsped" head, small nose
black hair and moustsche, intelligent eyes,
and his chin looks as if beard had recent
ly been shaver of. His companion is
described as about Eve feet eleven inches
high, red hair and beard, and having a
scar across the bridge of his nose.
After Ford had been safely corralled in
Jail REGISTER reporter visited the Sheriff