The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-02
THE RIGHT PARTIES
ARnEsTEp ZOE TnE aoRRERY
osEll,ah marllps Las. pseempsr,i II atarlips
and Jasper K.neaid TEL the rru,h-oae
Of tho Alleged Robbers confsssss
aud Tell. Who Were There.

IL leaked ont iy6bteIuAyl OI WIG hIpt dtne
that the arrest Of Tom MCGOWAN, William
MCGOWAN, John Culver, George Culver
and Ed Angus, by Sheriff Handlan on
Sunday morning last for the robbery and
abuse Of Elijah Marling on Monday night
December q, 1884, was caused by vol
t,ntary confession made to the Sheriff by
jasper Kincaid last Saturday. The state
mett was reduced TO writing by the sher:.
ifT. and read ever to Rincaid, who adhered
loft. In It he says he and Young George
Culver were left outside Of Marling 3 house
% guard against discovery while old John
Culver and the two McGowans went into
die house. Angus went into the house
or staid at the door.
Kincaid was arrested two weeks ago last
Sunday by Squire Arkle, on charge OF
stealing q watch in Welzel county some
fine ago. The arrest, while made oeten-
sihly for this reason, was really made IN
die hope that Kincaid, in whose guilt
SQUIRE Arkle had always believed, might
be induced to confess and implicate his
associates.
Kincaid was quietly brought up from
New Martipsyille on Tuesday to be pres.
emit and testify yesterday in the hearing oil
the Eve men ona writ Of habeas corpus.
THE Robbers RECOGNIZED.
Elijah nariiag Ideat.nss the Prisoners In
,-4--.s Court.
The hearing upon the writ Of habeas
corpus began before Judge Boyd yester,
day forenoon about II o'clock, having
been delayed by the absence Of Captain
Dovener, chief counsel for the prisoners.
| Long before tho time set for the hearing
| there was a large crowd Of people in and
about the Court House, most Of them be-
| ing from the country, neighbora OF the &C.
cused men and Of Elijah Marling. The
State was represented by Prosecuting At
torney Jordan. and Just before the case
was opened Mr.. Mailing retained 81. NJ.
Russell to assistin the prosecution. .Messrs.
Doyener and Elson appeared for the de-
tense.
The Court room was no sooner opened
than the crowd rushed in and filed every
seat, scarcely leaving enough for the five
prisoners. The men were brought in
| from the jail and given seats in q row Just
in front otthe jury box.
IDEAL VILLAINS.
They are hard looking set. By com.
harrison William MCGOWAN and the
Younger Culver arc respectable In appear.
ance, though their looks would never
prejudice juryin their favor. I'd An.
gusts blind in the right eye, and this
(, adds 10 the una,traetiyeness OF an almost
repnlsive.face.
John Culvefis a short, stopped, hard
yisaged man OF 30 years. He has a promi.
nent nose, deepset, email, dark. restless
ewes. iorcibly reminding one OF snakes
eyes when the reptile is excited. His hail
Is cut abort, and bis forehead recedef
| from the brow. Bis high cheek bones
aud hollow cheeks with hts dark complex.
| ion and stubby, brownish chin beard and
mustaehe, make up q picture which
Scarcely needs the rough clothing TO make
an ideal eat.throst.
Tom MCGOWAN IL dark from exposure
10 the sun. He has closely cropped mus.
taehe and dark hair OF medium length,
his face is thin and bis features sharp, the
cheek bones being outlined through the
drawn skin. A phrenologlst would seize
on his head as an example Of the eternal
fitness ofthings, and q jury of physiogno.
mists would hang him without q word Of
evidence. Yet, withal, he has a bright
intelligent look which led to the conclu;
sion befare the facts came oat in tbe testi.
mopy that he was the leader and brains
OF the gang, All five Of the men were
nervous, andewore Q harrassed, uneasy
expression strangely at variance with their
noacli alant behavior at the time OF Tom
McGowan's previous arrest.
A FEW TEcHNIcALiTfEs.