Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-09
pELi.INoERs SECOND ARREST.


History ofthe Outrageous Proc sedipgs Of MS
Csptors-A ~ rested without . warrant
The friends OF Calvin ~. Dellinger, 70.
arrested for the murder Of his wiis-whose
dead body was found near the Little Don
estoga railrcad bridge, west Of Lancaster,
some weeks ago-nre very indignant at
what they consider his gross ill.ussge BY
Ofiicers Wittick and Barnhold. IL will be
remembered that at tho hearing Of Del.
linger after his 6rst arrest on evidence was
produced sufficien 70 hold him. After his
discharge he remained In the city for sew
eral days and, the authorities showing
no disposition 10 vlndicate justice nor 10
follow any other clue, he himself ofiered
reward Of 500 for the arrest Of the
person or persons responsible for his wife's
death. Subsequently he went over to visit
his parents and there, according TO his story,
he was kidnapped on Sunday night
Dellinger says that on Sunday Constable
Wittick and a stranger, who calls himself q
Pinkerton detective, appeared In the neigh.
borhood Of the elder Dellipger's residence
and hung around all day. After nightiall
they came to the house where he was visi.
Ing his parents and then, he ssys, without
producing or reading, and without having
any warrant, they compelled him TO 20
with them amile distant TO where they hsd
team. They got him into this and drove
some throe miles to Seitxland. There they
| took him into tavern, each Of them being
armed with q revolver and . bottle
| OF whisky, out OF which they had
drawn several "loadA" All that night
| and all next day, Dollinger rays, they
kept him at that tavern, most Of the time
padlocked or hsndcufied 70 the chair and
bed. Once the "detec.ivo" pulled his re-
volver, pointed II at the helpless and fet-
tered man and com manded him 10 tell ell
he know OF his wife's death. They bullied,
browbeat aud cosxed him and declared
they had It ''dead ON him" that he wss ct
the creek with her.
All attempts to coerce him failing, late on
Monday afternoon they transported him to
Columbia, and there on Monday night
thrust him Into the lookup and kept him
| all of election day. In the evening OF
Tuesday he was brought to Lancaster, and
then, for the first time, the new complaint
| was made against him before Alderman
Halbaoh, and warrant was issued forty.
eight hours after his capture by violence
and the rough treatment described.
He was left lie In tho station house here
| until Wednesday afternoon, and then
handcuffed and taken to prison by Barn
hold. All OF his appeals to have word sent
to his relatives or counsel Of his arrest were
| denied.
The time for his hearing has not been
fixed. Alderman Halbach says no warrant
was Issued by him until Tuesday evening.
ALDERMAN HALBAcH's STATEMENT.
Alderman Eslbsch was seen in reference
20 the Dsllinger murder case to- day and he
| s,ys that while at his office on Tuesday
| evening, Constabi,s Wittlck and Bsrnhtl ID
and a stranger to him, carrying grip sscb ,
| came In. Bsrnbold said he wanted u
make complaint against Dellinger for
murder. He drew up complaint
| aud Bsrnhold signed It. There was no
| conversation while In tho office DO.
between Barnhold, Wittick and the strsn.
ger, ~ to any new facts discovered since
tho lsst besring. The stranger did not say
word while In the tfiice. At the time
the complaint was made Dsllinser was
locked up In the station house. The off,
GERS who made tho arrest are out OF town
to day.