The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-31
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llo Explains the ClrcuIhAtuHrr out NJ EnY'
lOrstoWn on Wednesday.
To te EilOF OF le hldigageI.
sm;-Thainiormatlou upon which your
reporter wrote up tho trip to Point Mills
is erroneous, and shows Q pitilul ambition
IN the fellow that gSyeit,
The facts arc these: l met Esquire Ar
kls and Jimmy Nichols on Wednesday, at
about 8 o'clock in the afternoon. They
said they had been out beyond the tun-
mel and ascertained that two Of tho escaped
men had bsen seen out that way, Ankle
said they would likely jump n Of the
freight trains az they passed out in the
evening, and that they might be inter-
copied ut Point Mills, / suggested that
we take the G:25 train for Point Mills and
make an effort to search the freight trains
while stopping Tor water, It was
agreed to and We, me. at the
depot accordingly, The ticket agent
told me that the train would not
stop at Point Mills unless | had an order
from Capt. Devriea, lendeaVored to find
the Captain for the double purpose OF get
ting Rn order to stop of and to search the
freight trains, He could not bs found, l
then suggested that we get a conveyance
aud drive out, We did so, aud made good
time, The first section OF train No. "
passed US a couple Of minutes before we
reached Elm Grove, so that we had little
or no time to search Il, One OF the brake
men-an ex.policeman, said "the man We
wanted was between here and Washing
ton and | will see him tonight; ! mean
McAndreWs." The train was moving OF at
the time, / told Arkls | believed Nc
Andrews was on that train, he replied he
might be-
arrived there before the second section Of
the train came up. The train arrived aud
stopped for water. Nichols took one side
and Ankle and l took,the other to examine
the empties, We saw no one except q
train man with q lantern, until We had
passed perhaps one.third Of the train,
when a young man slipped down from a
car close TO US, and inquired how lar II was
to TayloHtown. He had his left hand be-
hind himand partially under his coat, Ankle
asked him was the matter with his limb
was 1t oil? He extended his arm and re.
piled, no, his arm was MI right, Ankle
asked him his name, and he replied
Meehan. He made a motion to get on the
train again, when l took hold OF him,
and told him that he could not get on
that train, He asked why not; aud
Il replied he would find that out
after awhile, Arkle said, "You stay with
him and / will look through more Of the
cars" The young man asked what this was
about, what 1t meant, etc. / held him
until the train was moving along pretty
rapidly, Iwhen l released my hold, for /
had not the 'remotest idea he was one OF
the prisoners, and no one yet knows who
no was. AS l turned my head in the di-
rection Of Arkle, looking for the end OF
the train, the young fellow made q spring
and caught the iron rod placed on some OF
the freight cars. l pulled on him and
told him to drop or | would shoot him.
He paid no attention TO tho threat, but
swung around on the bumper. After the
train got away / described him to Nichols,
who asked II he was quick OF speeCh, Ire
piled no, no was slow. Had he pop
eyes? / replied no, his features
were very regular. Nichols said stotts-
berry was quick and had pop eyes, but
that might have been him. The young
fellow was we'll dressed, in q good, dark
suit OF %clotleP. Nichols said Stottsberry
had good clothes when he came to jail,
and no believed 1t was he, We drove
back to Elm Grove and inquired Of the
operator when those trains would reach
Washington. He said TREY would lay
over at Taylorstown for the fast line. l
then telegraphed to the Chief at Wash.
ington, asking him to arrest all the men
on the two trains. We then came back
to Wheeling. Ankle and Nichols left me
at the Postotllce, and l went 10 the Balti.
more & Ohio to telegraph to GlCnwood or
Pittsburgh. After talking with the opera.
tor, l concluded to 90 to my own office
and telephone Pittsburgh. Isent the fol.
lowing telephone message to the Chief Of
Police:
ARREST all the men on both sections Of
train No. 90 Except train meu) and hold
for Identification. Trains arrive at Glen.
wood between one and two o'clock. Five
prisoners broke Jail and | have reason 10
believe como OF them arc on those trains.
A reward Is offered"
The authorities at Pittsburgh replied
"all right" WILLIAM o. HANDLAN.
Wheeling, July 80.