Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-30
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Terrible Charges Against Wiley Bryan
Nashville In o State OF Great Excite
ment.
NASHVILLE, TESs.. November 2s.--
The Grand Jury to-day found two indict.
ments against Wiley Bryan for the abduc-
ton and attempted seduction OF Miss Fan
ME Dorman. The excitement is still high.
and several Of the lady's friends
have threatened to kill Bryan en-
sight If be ever escapes the law and
appears on the street again. Bryans
friends made an attempt 10 compromise
the matter by payment Of $1,000, but the
offer was indignantly resented, and created
even more feeling against the prisoner
II now transpires that, owing to the bitter
comment on the streets. Sheriff Moore
feared violence, aud had the Jail guarded
by armed men, who are also an duty at the
jsil tonight. The reported attempt At
suicide is generally believed, as no visitors
are admitted and no questions about Bryan
answered.
The latest phase Of the matter isa decla
ration by some of Bryhns friends that
Bryan, too, was sinned against; that the
same party who sent the letters to the lady
also sent letters to him appointing meet
ing, and 60 drew bin into o trap. The
letters he unfortunately destroyed. The
evidence before the grand jury is said to
have been most indecent, and shocked
even the grand jury. il points 10 racy
developments when the trial comes on.
The manner in which the detectives
caught Bryan was this: The young lady
knew nothing Of what was going on until
the prisoner was in jsil. No written or
verbal response was sent TO any OF the let
ters, and the fgurative answering OF these
vile missives proved delicate task. Con
siderable tact was displayed on both sides
the detectives not knowing until they en-.
tered the room who was to be their game
and the prisoner WAS trapped OF the very
moment when he deemed himself most &c
cure. Three weeks oi constant vigilance,
without the shadow OF q clew, was st last
rewarded. When the first letter was 70
ceiyed, the reading OF few words was sui'
fcient 10 show that ito contents were unit
for psrusal, and she handed il to her broth
er, who was standing near by Tho pen
manship was good, although evidently dis
guised. The wording showed that IL ives
not the work OF an illiterate person, and
the contents we're 30 horribly filthy and 30
yulgarly obscene that il would seem almost
incredible how O sane man could be 90 Ut
terly lost TO every sense oi honor.
A fictitious name was signed 10 tho ki.
ter, and while no ansWer WAS desired, its
reception was 10 be acknowledged by tho
young lady passing o given point at Q
certain hour on the following day. AH
aoon az the brother finished reading the
letter he showed 1t to his isther, and they
at once sen, for Mr.. Kerrigsn, Chief Of
Police. At the appointed hour q deeply
veilsd young lady, dressed LIKE he one TO
whom the letter was addressed. passed the
given point, while from neighboring places
Of concealmept the detectives kept strict
surveillance. The young lady was also
shadowed during her promenade, but oil 70
no avail Not the slightest clew could DO
obtained ss TO the author ofthe snony
letter.
The Chief at once recognized lha, be
had shrewd man to deal with, and that
the smallest error would defeat justice.
The young ladys father took charge of the
correspondence, and q second letter came
in Q few days even more revolving in lie
character, containing similar Instructions
to it's receipt; but again the ptrsonstor
and detectives failed TO spot the man. Ssv.
eral more letters came, with similar per
| formance and like result A cessation
OF the letters occurred then, snd II was be-
lieved that the anonymous writer had
suspected something and retired. Some
six or eight days elapsed when another
(the seventy letter was received,
more elaborate than. the former ones
and more abominsble. II contained
O request to meet the writer at his room.
gave specific directions ho~ to reach it,
also the exact hour, bat still no name.
This was sufficient. Al the appointed
hour Q woman drened in the young lady 9
hat and cloak, and deeply vsiled, Knocked
at the door OF the designsted room and
vas admitted. The detectives vere clcse
At hand. Detective Porter was secreted
90 that he coald look into the room, and
when the man stepped fosuard and lowered
the window curtains, Detective Castssl.
knocked. TIE door was unlocked and
quickly opened, and Wiley B. Bryan found
himself 10 the hsnds Of Detective Castesn
while Porter quickly closed iu- Bgsl
made no effort O. resistance, ard seemed
perfectly amaz.d o. being 20 niesli
caught