The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-04
The GRAFToN BURGLARY.


Special DipGieh TO ls IHtelIiQaso5.
GRAFTON, W. Va, Feb. S.-A prelimi
nary examination Of the Grafton bur
glary case was conducted by Prosecuting
Attorney Marum, before Squire Howard
this afternoon. The Court House wa
literally packed by citizens, all anxious t
get glimpse Of the prisoner and to hea
the evidence in the case. A chain o
circumstantial evidence was woven arounC
the prisoner that admits OF no doubt o
his completely in the robbery of th'
iswelry store here on the night OF Janu
ary 18th.
+. B. Blue testified that he had sesn hin
at about 5 O'Clock on the evening prior tc
the theft. John Giblin and Reuben Viii
Iiams, Of Valley Falls, identified the pris
oner as the person who had purchased
the oil cans at Mr.. BradBAaw's store on
the morning after the robbery.
John A. McCabe, OF this city, gave evi.
dencs that the prisoner had taken break.
fast ct bis place early on Monday morning
Of this week, the day on which the arrest
WaB made.
Two cotton balls found near where the
jewelry had bsen ssCreted were identified
by Nicholas Rogers, merchant OF this
city, as those purchased by the prisoner
at his store q little after o'clock on last
Monday morning.
Mr.. John s. s. Herr, who resides at Fet-
termsu, testified to having met the prieo.
ner at about half-pSst seven o'clock on
last Monday morning, on the railroad, be-
tween Grafton and Fettermsn, and that
the latter was walking at q rapid gait in
the direction OF Valley Falls, and that he
carried q satchel and q bundle.
Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Holbert and Miss Hol-
bert, Of near Valley Falls, had seen the
prisoner on last Monday morning near
their place Of residence, and he was seen
to leave the railroad and 90 in the direc-
tion where the stolen goods had been
found.
s. NJ. Mahafey and Robert johnson,
OF Valley Falls, were important witnesses,
and MahRfey testified to having met the
prisoner in the road near the Falls, and
not far from where the stolen goods were
found, OF between 8 and 10 o'clock on the
morning Of the arrest. He was then car.
rying satchel and bundle. Upon ar.
rlving at the Falls, the supiCionB OF several
gentlemen had been aroused, and they at
once organised party and went in pur-
suit. A light snow covered the ground,
and returning to the spst where the pris.
oner had been last geen, a track was dis.
covered coming into the road, and
following this out short distance, the
aatohel which the prisoner had been car.
rylng was found hidden under log.
After hiding the satchel no had covered
his tracks, In returning, thua making 1t
appear that q person had only come into
the road. Still pursuing tho tracks in tho
snow, alter chase OF couple Of hours the
prisoner was discovered still making tracks
through the field at q lively rate. His
pursuerg, five in number, called upon him
to halt, which only ELECTED the response
that If they advanced he would shoot
them, at the same time displaying q
heavily.loaded revolver. A couple OF
shots fred by the pursuing party had the
doaired effect, when the man threw up his
hands, exciaiming II am the man; l sur
render like gentleman"
The prisoner maintained a most stoical
and defiant look throughout the examina.
tion. His counsel was Mr.. z NJ. Cochran,
otths Grafton bar.
The justice fixed the bail at s., 600 and
the prisoner was remanded to jail, to await
trial at the March term. The conviction
still deepens that tho prisoner lie in some
way connected with the murder case at
Alexandria, He weara No. Derby hat,
with "AuerbaGht, 623 Pennsylvania
Ayenue, Washington, D. c., stamped on
the inside lining.