Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
HELD FOR COURT.
uDUTCHYp wgsfwAIyRSA AN INFLAMMATION
AND Is RBNANDED TO JAIL.


"Dutchy" West and Thomas Arthur
the two men who were arrested on Sunday,
charged with having robbed the residence
of Mr.. George Crumbacker, on the East
Side, some time Saturday night or Sunday
morning. were to have had q preliminary
hearing before Justice W. H. Davis, yes
terday afternoon, but when the justice
had arrived at the jail and made all neees,
sary preparations West waived an exami'
nation and was held for the next term OF
the Circuit Court in the sum u S5,OOO'
Failing to furnish bond he was remanded
to jail.
Thomas Arthur was ready for q hear
inc hut on account of the absence OF one
material witness the Justice decided Il
postpone his hearing until this morning al
10 o'clock. The prisoner was anxious ano
ready TO stand trial, stoutly asserting Ms
Innocence. Mr.. Crumbacker looked al
him. and said he did not think Arthur wa
the man he had seen standing ut the 100
of his he'd when he was III
sa;d the man he saw was much larger than
Arthnr and he was holding a revolver
pointed straight at his head.
Mr.. Crumbaeker also states that ne :
sure that West is the man who put tht
cbIoroform 10 his nOstrils; that after nj
had been dosed into a helpless state, the
burglar held the narcotic to his vile iace,
after which the baby received a dose. MT
Crumbaeker fought against the effects o
the drug for half an hour, having hardiy
strength left to breathe, and at last NJ
MAS compelled to succumb to the soporlh'
influence.
He did not regain consciousness until
o'clock, his wife recovering ut SIX ana the
child remaining in q stupor until o
O'Clock. So sure was Mr.. Crumbackel
that ''Dutchy' West Mas the leader oil the
affair. that as soon as he was able he wen,
out in search of that young man. ives.
seems to take his capture with utter lndli
ference. while Arthur feels badly broker
I'D. 1t is generally believed that Arthur
is innocent of being q participant IN the
crime, although he was found In West
company. He claims that he met MeSI
about 8 o'clock, and that they went on,
together to have n time and that Mes'
told him nothing of the robbery. Int
watch, revolver md chlOroform was tounc
upon West, the search Of Arthur dlsciOs
inc nothing suspicious. Mr.. Crumbackel
identified the watch rs his, which Is pretty
good evidence of Vests quilt.
After Court adjourned i'll theJail a rather
peculiar thing occurred. 1t appears ina,
West and Arthur were in a certain EaSl
Side saloon Sunday morning about
O'Clock. and Mr.. Crumbacker traced then
TO that point. The barkeeper OF the Sa
loon was summoned rs a witness IN the
case, as was also Mayor Grubb who had re
haired Mr.. Crumbacker's watch the day
before it was stolen. Mr.. CrumbacEeI
and the barkeeper got into Il dispute
os to the time West and
Arthur were ut the latter's saloon
and the argument became very warm,
while the voices of the d~iSputants were
loud in proportion. One OF them spoke
about West drinking beer in the saloor
whereupon Mayor Grubb commanded ON
Ger Carney, who was also present, toSweal
out a warrant for the proprietor OF the
saloon for Sunday selling. The officer uio
not think it his place to do this, and The
Nayor said he would hold him responsible
Il he didn't. 80 it will be interesting to see
what the outcome Will be.