The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-03
wHY ne suspEcrIp M'oowAN,

| On cross examination w harton SAID tue
reason he asked Il Marling thought Nc
Gowan was one Of the robbers was be-
cause Of n former difficulty about o kettle
stolen from Marling and found in Nc
Gowan's house. Marlipg had grudge
against Mc5owan; was down on him;
seemed to be afraid OF him-said so fire.
quently both before and since the robbery.
The witness could not remember how
shortly before the robbery he had seen
Tom MCGOWAN. he was with Marling
when the old man got the 500 at the toll
house; he had told none Of the prisoners
Of this, however.
Mrs. Mary o Donnell, or more properly,
Mary MCGOWAN, was recalled. She said
her son, William MCGOWAN, was arrested
Sunday morning. Mr.. Handlan declined
to say what he wanted William for, say
ing lie wanted come Information. The
Sheriff searched the house. When her
son came home she told him the Sheriff
had been there. he asked what he bad
done, and started to look up the Sheriff.
Jasper Kincaid was brought into court
again by requested Capt. Doyener, who
asked him which one OF these men mad
ever said anything about Marling having
received any money. He said John Culver
had told them he had seen Elijah Mar
ling get 500 in blacksmith shop few
days before.
Sheriff Handlan wrote out statement
Of what the witness had said OF the rob
berry, and read it over to him. It was
correct.
Capt Doyener again demanded that this
written statement be produced, and the
court sustained the demand. Sheriff Hand
Ian handed It over, and Capt. Dovener
began 10 ask questions based on IL. To
this procedure Mr.. Russell objected, and
it was ordered that the statement be read,
acknowledged by the witness and intro
duced in evidence. This was done.
Judge Boyd then asked Kincaid where
he was when arrested. He said he was at
McGowan's; that he lived with Tom and
worked for him pretty much all the time.
He was arrested early Sunday morning,
about three weeks ago, and had been in
Jail here and at New Martinsyille since.
HINT OF ANOTHER AFFAIR.
Tom MCGOWAN then again took the
stand, and his cross.examination was COM
menced by Mr.. Russell.
He knew q man named Arm6eld. This
man had boarded with him. He never
proposed torob Mary Marlipg, nor planned
how to carry 1t out. He was never arrest,
ed for stealing a copper kettle from Mar
ling. He had heard that warrant was
out for him. The kettle was found on his
premises. BE did not get II from Marling.
Mr.. Russell-"Who did 2"
Witness-"I got 1t from another party"
Russell-"From whom?"
Witness thesltatinglyl- ELIAS Bow
Rassell-"where did he say he got ito"
Witness-HFrom Marling.p
Russell-aHow did he say he got it?"
Witness-"Said he stole t." Laughter
Russell-"Why we're you not arrested p
Witness-"I went away"
Russell-"Where did you go2n
Witness-"I went to Minnesota
The witness aaid he was in Wheeling on
December %. He had not seen bis
brother William for several weeks. He
did not see him that day, nor until alter
he was arrested. He had not seen Angus
for month before the robbery. BE saw
him the day after the robbery at Elisha
Conley's; he came there TO see the wit
ness. IT was after dinner. That was about
eight miles from Martins Ferry; he sup
posed Angus had walked. He came to get
81 the witness owed him. Angus staid at
his house that night, apd started the next
morning toward Wheeling, on foot. He
had owed the So for possibly two months,
80 the balance in q trade Of q hog for re-
volver.
John Culver was never at his house.
he had not been in his company since a
dance at Conahay's several months before.
he had not seen either Culver or his boy
except TO pass the time Of day.
MCGOWAN said he got home from Wheel.
ing on the evening OF the robbery about
o'clock. He worked at Conley's the next
day. 10 saw no one that night except his
vile and Jasper Kincaid.
ASaps on THE STAND.
Edward Angus was next called. He
swore he was at home on the evening OF
December 90, 1884. Charles Barth and
his wife spent the evening with Angus and
bis wife.
Angus's wife was to have como here
last Tuesday, but heard at New Martins
vile Of his arrest and went back.
On the morning OF December 2S he
went for DR.. Blackford for Mr.. Barth.
Alter his return his wife got his breakfast,
and heYent out to McGowan's to get the
g he owed him. He rode part 81 the
way home, the next morning, but did not
know the man ho came with. Mr.. Ridgely
Caldwell was called in and identified BY |
tho witness as the man. Witness has
again been ct MeGowan's lately, aud
worked near there, boarding with Me-
Gowan.
Angus said he was not at Elijah Mar
ling's on the. night OF December 90. He
had had nothing TO do with any robbery
at Marling's. He had met no robbers or
eonspirators in the road or elsewhere.
The iacts OF the arrest were narrated and
Angus said all he had said while pulling
on his shoes was in answer TO an INQUIRY
by the Sheriff II "the other mani was up,
his response being, Eyes; all'up." He
denied that he had tried to escape, as he
did not know he was under arrest. He
Rantad 10 Wash before coming to town,
but was prevented by Jailer Nichols, AZ,
ter getting In the wagon he and MEG oWan
were handcuffed.
There was no truth, 60 far rs he knew,
in Kincaid' Is statement on the stand.
lily Glg19 C@AA4AAlhAtAgA W 4t1Es
did not develop much, Tie witness said
he first heard Of the robbery on the Wed.
pesday morning after 1t occurred. Be
had talked to several persons at New Mar.
tinsyille. He never told anybody there
or here that .sthe McGowans werein that
robbery He had not seen any OF the
accused before the robbery for q long
time, Hehadineyer heard that Mailing
kept much money in the house. He lived
In that pdghbotheQd about year.
w1L1iAN M'aowAS's TALL.
William MCGOWAN was next put on the
stand. He told Of Sheriff Handlal's visit
to the house, and said he went at onoa to
see Mr.. Russell, boss at the glass house,
who his mother thought was with the
Sheriff. Mr.. Russell Baid he was not
there, and went TO Handlan's house with
him. The Sheriff wa not At home!t A II
few minutes lGtertho Sheriff and Jailer
overlook him in Q buggy and brought him h