Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-27
AN INTER STATE CASE
Stickford Claims Illegal Removal
From West Virginia.
HEPOSED ASQUITEA HIGH ROLLER
The Commonwealth VS. James L. Orr, Case
on Trial.
TIE ALLEGHENY REFINERY NUISANCE.
NE City Of Ptsburg and the Pittsburg Traction Sued
for $4,000
EPOSED ASQUITEAHI HIGH ROLLER
BE ALLEGHENY REFINERY NUISANCE.

Abizarre young man objects to the way be
was expatriated from Wheeling, W. Va, BY
and with the aid of Pittsburg detectives
and wants Governor Wilson to make some
remarks to Governor Beaver. The citizens
of Allegheny fight the rebuilding of A. d.
Miller & Sons refinery. Big damage suits
brought against the city, the Traction and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Charles p Robinson, Esq, sent a CON-
munication yesterday to Governor Wilson,
of West Virginia, asking him to request
Governor Beaver, of this State, to order the
release of Harry E. Sticktord, now confined
in the county Jail here on charges of forgery
and false pretense. The request for his re-
lease is made on the ground that Stickford's s
arrest was irregular.
The papers sent to Governor Wilson con-
tain an affidavit of the prisoner to the effect
that he was doing business in Wheeling
when two constables and four other men,
presumably Pinkerton detectives, arrested
him for an alleged offense committed
in this city; that he asked them if they had
reQuisition papers and they answered in the
affirmative and on his refusal to accompany
handouts on him and by force took him to the
railroad station and thence to this city. where
he is now confined. He AYERS that they had no
papers to execute warrant for his arrest or
removal outside the State, and he therefore
prays for the interference Of the Governor In
his behalf.
The communication will be referred by Gov
ernor Wilson to Governor Beaver, who viii
in turn refer it to the Presiding Judge
of Quarter Sessions Court when the petition
will be argued
formation preferred by James Brown. painter,
before Mayor Pearson, of Allegheny.
The case is peculiar one The prosecutor
became acquainted with Stickford in busi
ness way, and one night, now nearly month
ago, the two dropped into a restaurant, where
they got supper. Neither one of them had any
money they discovered, and Brown laughingly
put up his watch for it, and told the attend
ant that he would send around the money for
the meal and redeem his watch. 1t was a sill
yer timepiece and worth about $50
SOME ONE BEFORE HIM.
The next day he sent the money and expect
ed to get his watch, but it was already gone.
Mr.. Brown repaired to the restaurant then and
was shown an order requesting the return of
the watch. signed in his name. He at once pro-
nounced it a forgery and was told it was pre-
scented by boy who had given over the price of
the meal The matter was then reported by
Brown to the Allegheny police, and Detective
Glenn found the watch in a pawn shop, where
1t had been pnt up for Sl4
Stickford was subsequently arrested and
gave bail for hearing, but Immediately went
TO Wheeling For about two weeks he, it is
alleged, lived high at the expense of somebody.
there. The story goes that he opened an Office
in the Riley building the largest business
block in that city. He was an agent for an
electrical supply company and had half a
dozen men in his employ putting on locks and
bells. furniture dealer named Hinton fitted
up his office on credit and the same kind of
pay was rendered a carpet furnisheT, printer
and other business men. The Mayor of the
town went his security for nice new overcoat
and everybody was his friend. The liberty of
the town was virtually given the young, ener-
geIic business man and he was on the high
road to boom the town. .
PROSPERITY CUT SHORT.
Stickford is a young man of about
q years, with an engaging manner and pleasing
address. But his prosperity was suddenly
brought to an end. His creditors pressed him,
one for rent one for furniture, his employees
for wages and the Wheeling InteLlfgeneeT for
printing. The Mayor too, demanded that he
liquidate his tailor BILL and his failure to do all
this caused his arrest on charges brought in
that city.
He was sent to the workhouse of the town,
and it was there that Detective John Murphy,
of Allegheny. found him when he went down
there a few DAYS ago. When Murphy told the
Mayor of Wheeling whom he was after,
that official promptly released him, and,
TO have Stickford taken from his bailiwick as
he was TOO slick, - and that he had attempted
TO escape from the workhOuse with some
others, having got as far as the river when he
was reCaptuTed by the guards.
As for the two coHstables and four Pinker-
ton men, Detective Murphy saws he was &C
companied in Wheeling by several officers of
the town, but it was not at his request, and
they were only showing him the usual courtesy
that one official shows another. When Stick
ford was returned TO the city and taken before
Mayor Pearson he waived hearing In the case,
and not being able 20 secure bail was placed in
Jail, where he is waiting the action Of the
courts or Governor Beaver.