The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-26

In the bank to this witness's d credit.
Gibson Lamb was again called, anG
testified to the money having beer
taken and restored.
Ii. B. Grimm, secretary OF the Rey.
mann Brewing Company, waa called to
dieprove the alleged assertion that Mr.
Reymann had authorized Grimm to ad'
vance Seybold $4,000.
at this point the Stats rested, and O
i've minutes recess was taken.
When court reconvened Col. Arnett,
Tor the defense, moved 10 strike out all
the testimony OF the State, on the
ground that Seybold 10 charged with en-.
bezz!ement, while the evidence adduced
does not establish that crime. This mo.
ton was allowed to stand, to be argued
later.
John I. Stanberry was called for the
defense. Ho stated that he has been EN-.
ployed as messenger at the Bank oi
Wheeling since 1868. He described the
location oftha vault, safe, furniture. etc,
in the bunk, and gave description OF
the business methods aud told how the
yault is locked. He knew nothing about
the robbery.
The court ed burned for dinner.
In the afternoon Mr.. Joseph Seybold,
father OF the accused, was sworn. lie
enid he had been with the Bank oi
Wheeling thirty years. He did no.
remember that Harry was there at the
time he missed the money. He de.
scribed the location OF deels and the
vault and safes. but could no. remember
the month, day Of the week or day oi
the month the money was found to be
gone. He did not know who locked
the safe the night the money was sup.
posed to have been stolen. he only
knew about Wednesday evening, bs.
cause he always made up balance
sheet. Sometimes he worked almost
every night Tor six mouths. He could
not recollect what time Harry left the
bank the Wednesday evening before
April 10. Harry frequently locked the
doora. It was no ones particular busi.
ness, and anyone might do it. Usually
the outer door OF the vault was left
open, go he could put the books between
tho two doors. This was because he was
always the last to leave. There is light
III the bank q! night. He took dinner
and supper at Martin Tho:nton's. he
usually worked till p. IN. on Wednos.
day, and then would 60 to prayer meet
ing. @
III I would find the inner door was
closed and apparently locked, I would
not try 1t. ! never questioned the
honesty OF anyone who was supposed to
have locked the DOORS"
Harry Seybold, the prisoner, wus mex.
sworn and put on the stand in his own
behalf. His testimony was eagerly
listened to bythe large crowd ofauditors.
His wife sat by Col. Arnett, his counsel,
and occasionally made suggestions. Once
when Harry made statement, she
ahook her head at him, as if to sngges,
to him that he was mistaken. Part oil
tho time she bowed her head on her
hands on the table in front Of her. 81
Harry statement that Mr.. II. W. List
took the monuy from the vault and gave
it to him 10 take care OF produced a pro.
found sensation, although almost every.
body anticipated it, tho prisoner having
intimated his intention to make such q
charge. :.
The witness faid; / an twenty.seven
years old. I was born in Wheeling. In
April, 'S2, went 10 work in the bank,
and remained six and half years. I was
collection clerk. l was employed by Mr.
Giteon Lamb.
My work was to enter up the collec.
tions. Sometimes it would take all day
to do that. Later l did part Of iather'c
work, too, and sometimes did other
work when idle and others werc busy.
remember loss Of 81, 900. I heard
OF it first April II, 's9, at 10 a. m. The
loss was found by D. Q. List, ar. Dan
List said .La: on the Wednesday morning
previous he had eeen it iu the cato. He
was positive because he had taken it ou;
OF IN upper drawer and put it In lower
drawer. Thursday morning I heard OF
tho loss first, left the bank on Wed.
nesday little alter p. nj. and went 10
North Wheeling and saw Mrs. Seybold,
my aunt. L got supper at 5. p. ~, ac-
cordirg to our rule for summer. When !
lett, my fatEer, Joseph Seybold, Frank
Stanberry and Il. w. List were in the
bank. When there was a base ball game
on, Dan and took in every game we
could. gf'Sraa'IEsi.i. ..t
wentinto the bank the tirsttimc aite,
Wednesday at s a. IN. on Thursday.
WAS not beck after 4 p. m. on that Wed,
nesday night. I remember going home
on street car.
| did not take the package Of money
The money came 10 me after it was oui
OF the bank. 1t vas handed to me by
one OF the partners, with Instructions &c
bo careful OF it, so it would not be dis
covered. 55
did not deposit it at that time. I
kept itin my house. | felt nervous and
put it in the banks. Twelve thousand
dollars l left with Mr.. Jepson, the Ma
t;oual Bank had 5000 aud the Dollar
Bank $1,000. The Dollar Bank had
some in my wife's name. l finally
turned IL over to Captain Doyener and
Fl. X. List. This was August or July
t9l. No deposits were made in bankl
outside Of Wheeling. When they were
through at the bank in the evening II
was customary for the doors to be bolt
ed and the knobs turned. 1t was the
custom Of D. 9. List and D. G. List, jr.
to see that the safes were securely lock
ed, because they usually placed the largi
amounts OF money in there,
There Is no way 10 open it without
the combiration, unless it is by violence
| Cross.qu estioned by:Captain Doyener
he said: I did other things than ente
collections when 20 ordered. ! aigue,
my name as Fl. 3. seybo!d, teller, be
cause Mr.. G. Lamb told me 10. l di
almost everything in the handling an
care OF money while I was there. l hav
carried the money into the safe whe
they were closing, and have carried tn
| mnnau out hut 11auallu that 1raxk ,rn