Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-14
CHRISTIE AND KELLY.
THE TWO MEN CHARGED WITH THE MUIR
DER OF OFFICER GLENN ARRIVE
Brought in Las! Night in the Custody Of Sheriff
Handlsn and Chief Smith-Atraid Of Being
Lynchsd- Incidents Of the Trip.

Lynchsd- incidents Of the Trip.
At last, after more adventures than
would fill book, Sheriff Handlan and
Chief Smith are back home from their Ohio
trip, and Kelly and Christie, the alleged
murderers of Officer Joe Glenn are lying
snugly in their cells in the Ohio county
Jail, ready to be produced in Court to stand
O trial for the terrible crime with which
they arc charged. The Wheeling officers
arrived with their men at GAO o'clock last
evening. No public announcement had
been made as to what time the officials and
the two men in their charge would put in
an appearance, but there was very gen.
eral suspicion that the evening train would
bring them, and with the purpose Of catch
ing glimpse OF the supposed mudereIs
fully three hundred people crowded into
the B. & o. depot at train time. There
was force of nine police officers and two
or three deputy sheriffs on hand, and the
moment the party alighted from the "a G,
they were surrounded by this I, rec, and the
route of march was taken mp for the
Jail at q rather quick pace. As Christie
and Kelly stepped off the cars, the people
gathered about as close as the officers would
permit to see them, and this eagernes
created no little apprehension on the part ct
the two prisoners, whose countensnces
were unnaturally pale, and their fingers
could be seen to tremble violently. They
crowded in close TO the officers, and were
evidently very much of the opinion that
there was possibility of trouble before
they we're safely lodged behind the bars OF
the Jail. When at last the edifice on Eoff
street was reached, and the heavy doors
had closed, shutting out the crowd which
BY this time filled all the street in the
vicinity Of the building, they each heaved
little sigh of relief, and smiled faint and
CHASTITY smile in answer TO questions put to
them by some of the officers.
The hand-cuffs were a. once taken from
the prisoners, and they we're asked to in
dictate preference as to supper, and Their
they were taken away by Jailor Jimmy
Nichols, one being placed in cell on the
upper floor and the other on the lower.
They will be kept thus separated until
they are arraigned for trial.
The Wheeling officials bad TO fight tie
Ohio people tooth and toe nail before they
finally got co itrol of the two men. Sheriff
J. G.. Stephenson and Prosecuting AttOr-
ney s. Il. Gotclell, OF Knox county, seem
to have exhausted all legal articles in
causing trouble and delay for Sheriff |
Handlan and Chief Smith, and as last
resort, the Wheeling men had to take tie
prisoners before Judge Gay, of the Com
mon Pleas Court, and there testify as TO
the main points in the evidence which has
been secured against the two men be-
fore they were finally given up. Judge
Gay is located at Mansfield, the
home Of John Sherman, and the
Wheeling officers arrived there at a
very early hour yesterday morning with
the prisoners. The Judge opened his
Court for the convenience of the visitors at
half-past eight, and the taking of evidence
was commenced. For long time the
Wheeling officials could see little or no
hope of favorable decision, but finally,
upon Sheriff Handlan testifying that the
prisoners had admitted TO him that they
had been in Wheeling during or about the
month Of January, when the murder was
he seemed to be satisfied, and
finally decided that the prisoners should
be turned over to the West Virginia au-
thorities.
This much secured, the party partook Of
breakfast, and then, about hali-past ten,
the prisoners were embarked upon train
for this city. Kelly and Christie looked
upon their little Tip with evident misgiv-
ings, and finally confded to the Sheriff
their fears that they would meet with a
warm reception here The Sheriff assured
them that they need feel no alarm, as the
people of Wheeling could be depended
upon to give them fair show, and besides
pointed out that no one here he'd the re-
hottest idea when the train bearing them
would arrive This allsyed the fears Of
The two men for time, but as their dcsii-
nation approached, they became very anx-
GUS and nervous, and this feeling culmi
'ated when the train passed over the Bell.
.ire bridge and ran up to the city, leaving
hem upon reaching The depot, in the con
1itiou mentioned at the outset of this
article.
There seems TO be good reason for the
'uspicion that Kelly and Christie contem-
plated an escape on The way 10 Wheeling.
IN starting they were handcnffed together,
nut soon after the train had got under way
Kelly asked that the cuffs be removed and
hat one of them be allowed 70 occupy II
eat with the Chief and the other with the
Sheriff Notwithstanding that Deputy
Sheriff John Fowler, Of Knox county, had
,een brought along as precautionary
Measure, Sheriff Haudlan would not con- |
ent to the proposed change for a moment, a..
md the prisoners were compelled TO resort
o different tactics Pretty soon Christie 8
that his hanGcuff was hurting
lin and asked to have the COTS taken off
md shackles substituted. Sheriff Handlan
greed to this and said he would make the
hange whenever he was desired, but in re-
ponse TO this Christie said nothing. Again
Kelly made an effort to have the cuffs re-
moved when Sheriff Hsndlan told him flat
y that he could not afford TO take any
hsnces. Kelly thought moment and
hen said:
"Well, Mr.. Sheriff, don't blame you,
mt if We can get chance We are going to i
axe it,"
Hsnceforth the officers kept both eyes
pom the pair. (
Readers Of the REGISTER will remember
hat some time ago mention was made in
his paper about the two men now in jail
aving been seen at GAINESVILLE Oil the
tuesday, following the murder of Glenn, I.
there they stopped at the gas works, and
lade enquiries for Wheeling paper.
While the train was on its way 10 this city,
ast evening and when near Barnesville,
Jelly asked, HAS Barnesyille been passed
etP"
He was told it had not been. When the