The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-17
LACY mas A HEARING
And In Default of $1,000 BAH Il Sent
Back 20 JAN,

And In Default of $1,000 BAH Il Sent
Back % jail,
Harry Lacy, charged with having
iraudulsntly obtained by false pretenses
sS5 from Sam Brubaker, was given . pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Phillips
yesterday afternoon and bound over in
the sum Of $1,000 to answer to the next
grand jury. Not being able to give this
amount Of bail he was sent back 70 jail,
The fact that the rain was fairly pour
ing down at the time set for the hearing
did not keep away large number o.
Lacy's late friends and other inteFested
spectators, for the Office was packed when
the dapper little fellow appeared in
charge Of Conslables ST. Myers and BEN
nett, He was looking his best having
evidently taken care in making
his toilet TO leave no little de
tail unattended TO that might y
any way aid him in implessing people
that he was really what he claimed e
be, the advance agent and contractor tol
Adam ForepaughS big shows. Hi
sharp, shrewd face was Clearly shaYen
his curly hair was nicely brushed, ant
| his necEwear and linen were clean and
neat, Above all, he had with him thai
wonderful nerve OF his that has been
and Is still, the admiration OF even those
who claim to have been yictimized By
him,
AT the Jail, when the officers started h
take him down TO Justice Philips office
he declared that IT was a shame 10 MAKE
q man 20 out In such pouring rain, ant
asked that a carriage be ordered, Thu
officers caught their breaths and by
an effort Kept from fainting, bp
were nearly knocked out when h
added, go ahead and get q cabi III
pay for it.n AS the man only has six o.
seven dollars and Is spending that al
about the rate Of one dollar per day fol
cigars and food, he refusing 10 touch the
jail bill OF fare, this reckless extEaya
gance was calculated to make the officer
think.
Arriving at the Justices Office he
coolly Invested himself Of the light over
coat he wore, aud seating himself sur
surveyed the crowd with an ali
OF Injured innocence, He nodded to Z
few acquaintance, and scowled look o.
utter disgust on Mr. Harry Mcclure
who was the first one to have hin
arrested, land to whom he, as
cribes all his present troubles
In reply TO the question as to whether
he was ready for trial he promptly an,
swered that he was. Mr.. Mcclure was
the first witness examined he told as Y
how he came TO have Lacy arrested, all
Of which had no special bearing on the
case before court, and produced thetele'
gram received by the Graphic people
from Adam Forepaugb, stating that
Lacy was not In his employ and
that he was a thief, and advising that he
be arrested, This was taken by Justice
Phillips as part evidence. He also took
a dispatch received by Mayor Seabright
and Ed. Mendel as evidence, Sam
Brubaker told his story as Ia
how he came to give
Lacy sS5. Lacy did some very
clever cross examining and made q
strong point on the dispatchesi his
claim was that he could not DO held on
an improved dispatch and he argued
it well. Had he had the money
to hire o good lawyer 1t L
doubtful II he would have been held,
Lacy promises some veryinteresting de,
yelopments unless he gets out Of jail
soon. He still claims that he Is an ac'
credited agent for Forepaugh.