The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-13
HELD UNTIL OCTOBER.
The Preliminary Examination Of
Burchel and His Wife.
IMMENSE CROWD OF PEOPLE
Throng the Court Room, and the
IIcnring Is Adjourned to tho
Town Hall-Durchcll is tho
Coolest Ono Of All. h

NIAGARA FALLS, March l2.-Excite
ment ran high as the hour approache'
for resuming tho taking Of evidence Il
tho Bsnwell murder case. Tho cour
room was packed with people as earl.
rs 0 o'clock, and tho streets were linet
with people from the surrounding coun
try and from the American side OF th,
river. About two dozen correspondent
were in town, representing the princi
pal cities Of America. Through som.
mistake Sheriff Atwell did not bring The
prisoner down until the s o'clock train
A general rush was made to the court
room, which could not hold the crowd
and Police Magistrate Hill, fearing some
one would get hurt In the jam, an.
nounccd that court would be held in
the town hall. Within five minutes at
least l,20O persons were in the hall,
crowding that place to the doors. Among
the spectators were many ladies.
When the prisoners bracelets" were
removed from his wrists he stretched
out his arms above his head and appear.
cd to be relieved and conversed in a
happy mood with the officers. At5:4O
p. III. the court topenedin in the Town Hall.
Mrs. Burchell's case was taken up.
The Magistrate asked Detective Muir.
ray il he had any more evidence to offer
against her. The detective replied, mot
at present"
The magistrate then notified the
prisoner that he would remand her 10
the same custody that she had been in
since her arrest for eight days, pending
any new evidence that may be pro.
duced against her. Chief Young then
brought the prisoner, BurchelI, into
court. He looked cheerful and walked
amartly up. His indifferent demeanor
is a study and wonder to all Who see
him. He smiled around at the reporters
and officials, nodded TO some, and looked
straight out Of his piercing black eyes
without particle of timidity. He
quietly took off his kid gloves, crossed
his legs, tipped back his chair and
waited on the proceedings to begin.
About dozen witnesses were sworn.
Most Of the evidence was resume OF
that taken at the coroner's inquest,
New evidence was introduced when
George Phemister, manager at Niagara
Falls Of the great Northwestern Tele-
graph Company, was sworn. He pro.
duced three kilograms. One was sent
from Niagara Falls at 7:44 p. m, Febru-
ary II. 1t was addressed to "Pelley,"
Stafford House, Buffalo, and read:
arrived Buffalo 8 o'clock, must remain
there tonight.
[Signed] "BAsrELI.n
Phemister could not describe the
sender. He could not say it was Burch-
ell. A train from London had lust
come in. In this telegram it is supposed
Burchell's name was mis.spelled by the
operator. Another theory is that lie mis-.
spelled it knowingly; Pelley told re-
porter that he had never known Burch-
ell to call himself "Bastell."
Pelley was called and swore he did
not recognize the handwriting as that
OF Burchell. Another telegram dated
Buffalo, received at Niagara Falls, Febru.
ary 81, directed "Burchell, Imperial
Hotel, read:
Telegram and letter cent on to you
yesterday to ship heavy baggage to Fifth
Avenue Hotel. STAFFORD"
The third telegram was from New
York, dated March |, and was evidently
from Pelley, though it had no signature.
"Benwell not here" was all it said.
That closed the testimony. Magistrate
Hill asked Burchell If he had anything
to say. He whispered with his lawyer
a moment, then said in matter OF fact
way mo, have nothing to say" The
next moment he added, with some en-
phasis: Sat this particular moment"
His coolness was astonishing. az
Magistrate Hill then held Burchell for
trial in October at Woodstock. He slip.
ped his kid gloves on his dainty hands,
his body guard slipped the handcuda
over them and led him out through the
crowd, the most unconcerned appearing
in all the throng. SEA