Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-19
TWO ESCAPE.
NM AIRS OF THE PBNITENTIARY TAKE
LEAVE OF THE INSTITUTION.
The Trial Of The Glenn Murdsrsrs Sc! for Nay i4th--
Halt-s-Dozsn Thieves Rsmandsd 10 Court
Federal and Circuit Court Proceedings.


Federal and Circuit Court Proceedings.
About twelve o'clock Tuesday night TWO
prisoners confined in the penitensiary al
Moundsyille succeeded in making their es-
cape from that institution, and up to
late hour last night they had not been re-
The two men who thus took
summary leave of the institution area man
named Smith, and Marion Loe filler. The
former is o native of Buffalo, N. Y, but
went to the pen from Mineral county, on
charge of burglary; getting seven years
Loefflsr was sent from Wayne county for
twenty years, the criEe for which he was
incsrcerated being rape. Each man has
been in the prison about two years.
The escape was made from the prison
hospital, which is in the second story OF
brick building which stands about the
centre of the prison enclosure. Smith had
been under treatment for sore hand,
while Lot filler had been chronic sufferer
for long time from running sore In his
hack. At times since his confinement In
the prison he has been very bad, but al
WAYS pulled up again. Tuesday he at
tempted to 20 TO work, but he only DID
half day, telling the guard over him that
he would have to 60 back to the hospital.
For the past year or two, and probably
longer, there has been ladder bolted 10
the wall of the paint shop. Sometime
about midnight Tuesday night, the two
men left their beds in the hospital and de-
scended to the prison yard. There they
tore away the ladder from its position on
the wall, carried it to the prison wall, and
mounting to the top, were soon at liberty.
What direction they took is not known,
but Superintendent Robertson Is making
every effort at their recapture.
An attache of the prison said yesterday
that if Loef1ler went back to Wayne coun'
ty, he would be hung as sure as ANYTHING
| in this world. He said Governor Wilson
had been so worked upon by friends Of the
prisoner, about year ago, that he had al
most made up his mind to grant Lot ltisr
psrdop, but citizens of Wayne county
made a strong protest, and the county pa
per said the probabilities were that if the
prisoner ever made his appearance along
/ the Big Sandy again he would be lynched'
The Governor Ieconsidered the matter,
and withheld the pardon.
The Murderers of Officer Glenn.
Henry Christie and Thomas Kelley, the
two men charged with the murder OF OH
Ger Joseph Glenn, were brought into Judge
Jacobs Court, at the Court House. yester
day morning. Their counsel, Mr.. John
Howard. of the firm of Sommerville &
Howard, entered demurrer to the lndict'
ment, which demurrer was promptly over
rulsd by the Court. The prisoners then
plead not gully, and the case was set fol
trial on May 14tn. The prisoners took
their surroundings very cooliy, and did moi
appear To be much impressed by the graz
ity Of their situation. 1t is possible that
counsel from NJ. Vernon will assist Mr..
Howard in the defense.
ABatch OF Thieves Sent to jail.
Justice Davis, office was crowded TO iii
utmost capacity yesterday afternoon al
three O'clock, to listen to the evidence nd
dpead in tue pas.iminary hearing of the
six me,, Grsssted by the Hp-iSSa officer
Trssdov .ftsrroor and evening, tor stsai
ing about half ton of iron ''"in Vie @ei
mill furnace. The prisoners were brougu,
down from Jail in patches of two each,
and were very promptly examined and
sent back under $500 bonds TO await the
action of the grand jury at the September
term Of Court The two first tried were
Harry Headley and Joe Ramer. They ad-
mitted selling the iron to Mr.. Lowrey,
the Junk mau, but said they had been
asked to do so, by a mysterious old man,
who had the metal in Ohn boat, in the
creek, at the stone bridge, and who
had hailed them as they were going to
dinner, and promised them each quarter
if they would carry the stuff up the bank
and sell it ut Lowrey's place. The ident-
ity of the old man could not beestablished,
and the Justice sent the parties to Jail.
julius Hot6re and James Heaston were the
next two. 1t was proved that they had
taken about four hundred pounds of iron
from the river bank, in front of the fur
mace, and loaded il into skiil, i'll which it
was floated down the river and concealed
at the ice-breaker just below the glass
house. The judgment Of the Justice was
the same in these cases, and was duplicated
in the cases of George Gray and VIM. Hot
fire, who were next given hearing. Dur
ing the hearing of these two cases man
named Isaac Nixon made good deal Of
disorder about the Office Of the Justice,
and he was likewise sent to Jail.
The Justice stated that in case any Of
the defendants could give bond he would
reduce the figures to 800. Last evening
James Heaston got the requisite security
and was released.
Federal Court.
In this Court, yesterday morning, the
case of the United States v. Frank Barger,
charged with taking extortionste iees from
pensioners, was put on trial, it coming in
before the Crow cases, referred to in yes
terday's issue. The jury selected was AZ
follows: A. f. Gibbons, A. F. Barnes,