Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-31
STEUBENYllLE.
Charles A. Boyd, the Forger, Anxious to
"Retire"-Politics.
Special 20 Lhs Sunday Register.

Special 10 ne Sunday Register.
STEUBESvuLE, May 3O.-Since the cap
ture of Charles A. Boyd, Steubengille's own
forger, at Columbia, South Carolina, his re-
turn to this city and his incarceration in
county Jail to await the opening of Court,
this city was again settled down to her
wonted questions, and the excitement which
stirred her up to her very foundations has
now entirely subsided.
Boyd is such polished criminal that his
crooked doings created more than ordinary
excitement among the denisons of this quiet
town, but when "0ld Steuby" makes the at
tempt she can get up sensational forgery
case Just as well as first class murder, but
we are happy to say that several years past
she was not distinguished herself particular
ly for crimes of any magnitude.
Boyd, unlike many Of his class Of crimi-
nals, does not claim innocence. Of course
the proofs are so strong against him as to
be useless to make q fight on innocence, but
from the first Boyd has confessed to his for
geries in this city; confessed to having al
ready served twoyearterm in New
York prison for the same offense, but in all
his confessions never fails to tell you that
he is still a gentleman.
1t is a strange sight for a SteubenVillisn,
who remembers Boyd a year ago when he
was in his glory as a business man, rushing
along the street, fsultlessly attired in clothes
of the best material cut in the latest fashion,
with so much business on his mind as to
scarcely have time to recognize friend
when he met one; or on a Sabbath morn
ing vending his way, with prayer book
meath his Ito St. Pauls house of prayer,
where, with his poor invalid wife, he
would Join in the deYotions and
make his responses as loud as the most
devout; or driving on the avenue of sum-
mer evening in a speck, spack turnout, the
envy of halt the others on the stretch; to
now stand on the third landing in the
county jail and peering through the iron
bars that constitutes a Gagged corridor, be.
hold this same man Boyd walking up and
down the corridor, with his head lowered
and hands behind him and look of de-
lection on his face that would almost melt
a heart of stone. Is he victim of cir
cumstances or . deep-dyed scouudrel Is the
question asked, and in answering the ques-
ton public opinion is almost unanimous Of
the latter opinion. Boyd has evidently
come to the conclusion ere this that
forger's life is not happy one, aud he is
anxious to retire from the world.
Touching on politics, it might be said
that the Republican nominations last Satur.
day give the utmost satisfaction. John
Burns, for Sheriff IS particularly satisfac-
tory. While Burns most formal competi-
tor for the position, Captain George Porter,
is q good man and was brave soldier,
Burns had more friends, and it is said that
the unpopularity of several of Porter $ lead
ing workers had something TO do with his
defeat.
The Republicans of this county are solid
to a man for Captain John c. Brown, of
this city, for State Treasurer, and certainly
that party could not find man more suited
or more popular than Captain Brown. Sur
rounding counties are also or'him, and the
probabilities are now that he will receive the
nomination.
Decoration Day passed off very quietly in
Steubenyille. There was time when the
day was observed in great style, and every
body did his or her best to make it the
greatest holiday in the calendar, but of late
years, aside from the interest taken in it By
the Grant Army of the Republic and a few
loyal ladies, Decoration Day is let go by DE-
fault. To day there were not halfdozeu
flags thrown to the breeze in town and
business was carried on lust as usual. No
attention was paid to display, but Stanton
Post, headed by brass band, marched to
the cemetery and decorated the graves with
flowers. Rev. Brown made a very good
Grafton and after little music the exercises
we're over.
A tight rope performer, named Witsmsn,
had very narrow escape from frightful
fall this afternoon, in this city. He was
walking rope stretched from the City
Hail to building opposite, when a Chin
ney to which the rope was attached partially
gave wsy, but not quite enough to let the
rope down. The crowd yelled and the rope
walker got down.