Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-17
HELD IN $1,000.
HARRY LACY, ALIAS BBRTRAN, ACCORDED
HEARING BEFORE JUSTICE PHILLIPS.
The Prisoner Sill Has his Nerve With Him-Hs
Cheeks The Hearing Through, but Decelyss
No One as 10 His Character.


signed these contracts; 1 WAS not in Lam
caster, Pa, on the 9Th, aud l never went
under the name of Bertram."
This is about the substance Of statements
made under oath, by Harry Lacy, during
his examination before Justice Philips at
half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The prisoner wss brought down from
Jail about the hour above named, and was
given a chair in the Justices Court, where
a large crowd had gathered to see and
hear the proceedings. He looked q trife
paler than when he was fly ing around
town, working the citizens and drinking
beer, and his fingers trembled violently,
but he maintained bis characteristic
cheeky air, and WEI evidently prepared to
20 through with his programme.
Messrs. H. W. Mcclure, s. Brubaker,
Mr.. Schenk and Mayor Seabright were
sworn, and Mr.. Brubaker took the stand
and told of the little transaction Lacy had
with him, ending in Brubaker handing
him over S35 on account of the 500 he was
to pay for the beer privilege at the Fair
Grounds.
"How DO you know I am not what l
represented myself to b:?" said Lacy.
81 know it because kilograms have been
received here, signed by Adam FOrepaugh,
saying you were not in his employ and that
you are thief"
"Oh, that don't 90 here" said Lacy,
coolly; "bring forward a man who will
deny what have said. You can't prove
that Adam Forepsugh ever signed those
telegrams."
Mr.. McLure narrated Lacy's coming TO
the hotel, and said he suspected him from
the first. Lacy siguc ] contract with the
hotel to take case of forty people, but he
acted wrong oil during the week, and they
kept an eye on him. Saturday, when mis-
arrest was determined upon, they played
Lacy around until he could be taken into
custody.
Mr.. schenk testified TO contracting
with Lacy for mat, and to having paid
him $12 so on account and loaned him SIS
besidel.
Dir. Lacy was then sworn, after some
little kicking on his part, and break
that mo man could get Justice be.
fore Justice of the Peace, unless
he put up four times as much money as
was right" Mr.. .Brubaker expressed de-
sire to ssk him few questions, aud led
off thus:
81 want to ask the gentleman if he is in
the employ of Mr. FOrepaugh?"
Lscy-"Yc1 1 amor 1 was at the
time the contract WIS signed. can't
cay where l am now"
Didn't you make the contract Friday?"
''No, sir, it was on Saturday. 1t Isn't
contract till it is signed"
"Did you come here from Lancaster,
Pa?'
mo; came here from the West?n
"But were you not in LancaJteT?"
81 came here from the West. was not
there. / came here from Pittsburg, and TO
Pittsburg from the West. / had ticket
to return on"
Wasn't you in Lancaster on the 5th?"
mo"
"what have you got to show az creden-
tials?"
Nothing more than my word; as good
as those kilograms"
did you ever 60 under the name of
Harry Bertrand"
mo; my names Lacy"
ibid you see Mansger"-
"Oh, saw that piece in the paper. /
repudiste the whole thing; repudiate the
whole thing"
Were you ever in Wheeling before?"
eyes"
"When?n
Last year, with the show"
"WhO With?"
'FOrepaugh."
"Where did you stop?'
Fright in the car"
Were you advertising agent thsn?"
mo"
A little later Mr.. Btubaker asked:
why don't you telegraph? II you
want to square yourself wen stand the
expense"
Never you mind You started this,
and you won't own a saloon when it's flu
ished. I'll tell you that"
A telegram was read from Mr.. Fore
paugh, received late Saturday night, in re-
ply to one sent off Saturday, after Lacy's
arrest, saying:
'Lacy is not in my employ; arrest the
| thief"
Manager Tracy, of the Western Union,
having testified formally 10 the genuine
ness Of the kilograms, Justice Phillips
held Lacy in default of 81, 900 for the
grand jury. lie was committed to Jail.
Before being given into the custody of the
cOnstables, however, Lacy made another
break at the crowd, saying:
THE officers here seem to Jump on o
stranger pretty quick, but a citizen can do
as be pleases. I've got little statement
to make to you, Mr.. Mayor, after a while
It's about Sunday business. I'll see if
can't fix some Of these people who are
jumping on me-"