The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-24
MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST LACY
IL Onsred and Judge PAUL Orders Hin
Held for the Grand Jury,

Il offered and Judge fuull OfdefA HIM
Held for the Grand Jury,
When Judge PAUL on Saturday last
passed on the evidence offered By the
State in the writ Of habeas corpus pro-
ceedings had in the case OF Harry Lacy,
the bogus circus agent, charged with OBJ,
tanning money under false pretenses, and
refused TO consider 1t as evidence sui,
fiCiently strong to hold him on, he in.
formed Prosecuting Attorney Howard
that be would allow him one week
in which to procure better evt-
dence, before releasing Lacy on
his own recognizanCe, Yesterday Mr.,
Howard secured more evidence, and last
evening It was presented before Judge
PAUL In chambers. This time 1t was OF
such properly legal character that His
Honor was warranted in ordering that
Lacy be held to answer before the Grand
Jury, He reduced the bail demanded,
which Lacy had complained OF in,hts
petition for a habeas corpus as being Tex
cessiye,p from $1,000 to $500, but even
that was too much for the fraud TO raise,
and back to jail he went,
The additional evidence offered by
Mr., Howard was the testimony OF Jacob
4, shalIer, and a sworn affidavit from
Adam Forepaugh. Mr.. ShaGer, several
years ago, at the time Charley Shay had
charge OF tile Grand. in this city, was
one Of the stage hands and dur
ing the time he was here made many
iriends. For the past year lie has been
a member Of the corps In charge Of Fore.
paugh's No. 8 advertising car, al OF
whom we're paid oil at Alliance, Ohio,
last Saturday night, Theshow 10 to end
It's season there October 3 land go from
there to winter quarters at Philadelphia.
After getting paid of ShatIer came here
10 make short visit before going to his
home in Brooklyn, and naturally heard
from his friends here considerable about
Lacy, He was introduced to Mr.. How.
ard, who found him to be tho man he
wanted as a witness. He gave the route
Of the show, the namcs Of the agents,
! the style OF contracts used aud much
other Information, oil oil which served to
show up more and more clearly what q
rank fraud Lacy Is,
Tho other evidence offered by MIR,
Howard was the fOllowiugi
KEoKUK, Iowa, Sept, 81, 1889.
Joha,A, Ho,Dgrd Esq, ProsecutlnGAitOrUev, KhaeI'
Ing, ". Va:
DEAR SIR:-Harry Lacy, so called, Is
not connected in any manner with the
Forepaagh show. We do not or did not
Intend, visiting Wheeling this season. |
am the authorized contracting agent
with the above show. Lacy had no au-
thority whatever,
5. H. SRNoN.
Contracting Agent Forepaugh Shows,
| ADAM FoREPAuGH,
Proprietor.
A. J. FERGusoN, Treasurer
Forepaugh Shows. Witnesses.
JoHN L. BOYLE, Press Agt.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this
2lst day Of September, 1880, by the
said s. II. Semon, Adam Forepaugh,
A. J. Ferguson and John 4, Boyle,
Witness my hand and seal notorlal,
O. A. WARNocK,
Notary Public.
Lacy is getting to be very tiresome.
His nerve mud lying ability are Chestnuts
now aud he Is no longer amusing. Last
night he tried to score point
In bis favor by giving Colonel Arnett
la big bluff about southern
winter trip Forepaugh was to make
He gave the Altoona contraCt, which was
shown by Mr.. Howard, the big laugh
and characterized II q forgery. He can
lie faster than u horse can trot, and relies
on getting away from here on the laws,
tec6nicsllties. He has started his beard
80 US 10 change his appearance, aud II
possible beat the photographs Chief
Delbrugge had taken OF him.