The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-25

has defective hearing, and sought for
several days to be excused from serving
on the jury, but did not succeed. He
claims that he did not hear Mr.. How.
ards question the first time it WAS put
to him yesterday, and it is said his con.
yereation with Seyboli came about
by chance, and was in reference
to bis desire to be excused.
AS finally sworn the jury was com posed
OF Messrs. John Wilkie, Joseph FerIell,
William Shannon, James Smith, joseph
Humes, Edward Bowman, ". A. Nc.
Coy, Frauk Walter, Stewart Wallace, J.
Z. Shirk, Charles He'll and Charles
Craig.
The jury being sworn, Capt. Dovener
made the preliminary statement OF the
case for the prosecution. lie narrated
the story OF the crime, recited Seybold's
confession oi his guilt, told of the dis.
posal made Of the money, and outlined
the plan OF proceduce OF the State 10 es.
tablish the truth Of the theory that Sey.
bold embezzed the $4,000.
He said Seybold said that instead OF
locking the vault door with the time
lock, as usual, on the night he took the
money, he had simply turned the COM
bination lock, and afterwards returning
TO the bank, opened the vault, took the
money out, and then locked the door
with the time lock.
Col. Arnett followed with statement
for the defense. He said his client had
entered u plea Of not guilty, and that he
denied that he embezzled the money.
That he had had possession and control
OF the money was not denied, but the
character OF his oontrolanl the means OF
his coming into It's possession would be
shown by the evideHco, and the defense
relied upon that evidence to establish
Seybold's innocence Of the crime charged
in tho indictment.
Tho presentation OF the issue being
made, the court took a recess until 9
o'clock in the afternoon.
Ate p. m. the court reconvened, and
the taking Of testimony was begun, the
first witness being Mr.. Gibson Lamb, Of
the bank. He was examined only rs to
the composition OF the company owning
the bank, its officers, the missing OF the
money which Seybold is accused OF hay
ing stolen, and the amounts that were
missed.
Mr.. D. G. List, ST., next deecribed the
package OF $4 900, which was missed
from the vault He said the money was
all in bills. When the loss Was dis.
covered the next morning, all who we're
present, among them Harry Soybold,
expressed their surprise and mystitica.
ton as to how it gould have disappeared.
On the following Saturday Harry Sey.'
bold was again asked about the package,
and emphatiGally denied any kno Hedge
Of it. seybsld and the other officers
and attaches of the bank had in sense
control OF the money in the vault. All
had access TO the vault.
Mr.. List then narrated tho confession
Seybold had made. in tho witness's pres.
ence TO Capt. Dovener and the others
there, that he had stolen the S24 900.
He said the prisoner said he was glad
the truth was out, and glad he had made
clean breast Of it, as it had troubled
him coed deal, and he now felt easier.
Being asked if he was sure Seybold
said he had stolen the money, Mr.. List
said that he was at least sure he said he
had it.
Capt. Dovener was the next witness.
He narrated the manner OF his employ
ment by the officers OF the Bank OF
Wheeling, and how the case was worked
up. He said Seyho!d told him that he
got the money from Anton Rey mann,
and that 1t WAS deposited in tho Bank OF
the Ohio Valley to the joint credit OF
himself and George uennig. The Cap
tain drew from him gradually admis.
sions'thas his story was untrue, and
after he wns confronted by Mr.. Hennig,
he confessed that he had stolen the
$24 900 package. but said that was all he
had stolen. He drew checks for what
he had Left in the Bank OF the Ohio
Valley, about Sll 900, and turned over a
certificate Of depuslt for $1,000, which
was in the Dollar Savings bank.
When asked where the other 1000
was he said, after good deal OF evasion,
that it was in the National Bank OF West
Virginia-,hat is, s5 900 OF it was. After
more pumping he sgid tEara was another
certificate oi deposit for 5000 in tho
Dollar Sayings Bank. He had also 500
to his credit in the Bank OF Wheeling,
Ice Plant stock OF $500 and n note for
money he had loaned-SG00. In MI he
produced go, 500 Of credits, or agreed ID
produce them aud turn them over that
evening or the next day. Subsequently
he made deed for his house ana iurni.
tufe. This all occurred on the night
OF August ! and the morning OF the sec
ond, in the office Of Squire George Arkle.
Mr.. Hennig was arre8ted on The strength
OF Seybold's statements, but was hopSr.
ably discharged, when the Iuth came out.
The Captain had lctn informed that
ather arma' Of money had been stolen,
and 1t vas In response 10 a remark to
this effect thatSeybold said he had stolen
S24. 900, but no more. Mr.. Grimm. o.
the Reymann Brewing Company's office,
/ was present in the o!iIGe and confronted
Sey Gold when the Gtslenent was made
that the money waB borrowed from Mr..
Reymann.
The cross examination oi Captain
Dovener was directed mainly TO the
point as to whether Harry Seybold eyer
said in explicit tatmg thGt he had taken
the money. The Captain was positive
be did.
County Constable Love was next call
ed for the prosecution. He testified that
he was 10 the Office OF Squire Arkle
when Seyhold was brought there, and
he heard the conversation in which Sey
bold confessed to Captain Doyener and
the others present. He substantially
corrohorated the testimony OF the otherf
| who had told OF that conversation.
| Constable William Lauchlin was next
put ON the stand, and gave substan
TALLY the same testimony MS 10 the coz
iession as had Love. Eauchiin told alst
OF the arrest Of seybolt, which he made
! Ae Na4 asted ifhe had told the prison