Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-26
A STRANGE STORY.
GcOntinued from Fourth Pace. |

Continued from Fourth Pace.
Mr.. II. Il. Grimm was called, aud tes-
tined to being present at Justice Ankles
ONCE on the night of the arrest. He
heard Capt. Dovener ask where he got
the money, and he said he had won 1t
in the Louisiana Lottery. The Captain
said that was not true. and said he had
been 10 New Orleans. Seybold then
said Mr.. Reymann had authorized wit
ness 10 loan him $4,000, but the Cap
tain said that was untrue, for Mr.
Grimm was in the next room then.
| Witness had never been authorized by
Mr.. Reymann to give Mr.. Seybold SIS
| 600, or any other sum, and had never
done So. Mr.. Reymann was in Europe
at that time.
THE STATE HERE RESTED.
The defense here moved to strike out
the testimony for the State on the
ground that it was an indictment for
embeZzlement, while the evidence did
I not make case of that sort, but one
of totally different nature. In making
this motion Col. Arnett said he well
knew the mind of the Court on snch
motions, but he nevertheless desired TO
make il, TO get himself straight, if for
nothing else. lie submitted the motion
and asked that il be entered of record.
He then proceeded to set forth his
reasons for making the motion, and to
define what ENLIGHTENMENT was, as set
forth in the books. The motion was at
once overruled, with the statement by
the Court that he would consider il at
subsequent time, should it become
necessary.
The defense then called John f.
Stanberry. lie had been at the Bank
of Wheeling since March, 1865. Wit
ness had slept in the bank for over
twenty years, except for three weeks,
when he was sick. Mr.. Harry Seybold
was employed in the bank about seven
years. Witness remembered that a
package was missing; at that time there
were seven people employed in the bank.
The day the package was missed, wit
ness went away before they had all gone,
and when he returned, all the others
had gone, and the bank was locked.
Witness could not recall that any one
was in the bank after supper on the
evening of the day the money was
missed. or the evening before, though
Mr. Joseph Seybold often worked AZ
night, making up the weekly statement;
sometimes he worked as late as ten
o'clock, Wednesday nights; witness han
died all the silver in the bank. II had been
the custom, for years 'to close the in
side door of the Vault-the time-lOck
door-early. Witness knew this, be-
cause he had TO take the "Pewiky'
vouchers around at 4 p. IN, and when
he would return the time-lock door
would be closed. The defense made
quite an effort TO have witness recollect
whether or not anyone was at the Bank
the evening of the robbery, but the wit
ness could not remember. IL was the
custom of Harry List and Harry SeybOld
TO 90 10 see the ball games about the
! time the money was taken, but on cross
examination he could not recall that
there was base bali here the week OF the
robbery or not. On cross examination,
witness said that he did not know that
i time-lock door was locked or not when
/ IL was closed. The bolts might BE- thrown
/ in both doors, and they would appear to
/ be locked, when in reality the doors
could be- opened by throwing back the
bolts. Harry Seybold knew the combi-
nation. as did II. w. List, d. C..
List. Jr.. and Joseph SeybOld. Witness
did not know it. This ended the session.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened with a
large audience present. Mr.. Joseph
Seybold was called by the defense, and
took the stand, opening by saying he
had been connected with the Bank OF
Wheeling for twenty-three years in
March. His son had been there about
seven years. His chief duty was to at
tend TO the collections. He remembered
the package of money being missed in
April, 1859. He heard of it few days
afterwards. He usually made up his
balance sheets on Wednesday evening,
and about seven o'clock hewOuld go to
PRAYER meeting. Mr. StanOvrry wac
there generally, and sometimes Harry
w. List was there. Sometimes he
would have Harry List there, and some
times Harry List would go home first.
When the money was missed | told Har-
nv List either he or | would be charged
with it objected. think Mr..
/ Stauberry was there, but not as long as
Harry List or 7. Harry SeybOld gener-
ally went home early. | don't remem-
Der that ne was there that night My
desk is about eight feet from the vaults.
On crOSS-cXaminatiOn witness said the
money was missed Thursday morning:
but he could not recall the day OF the
week or the month. 1T seems to me Mr..
List said il was taken the day before,
but | think he was mistaken-it was
several days. think he told me Fri
day. | only saw the money once, when
il came in. IL came a week or so before.
was the last one who left that WedneS-
day evening. | don't know that my
son locked the safe that night. | don't
know that my son ever told me he lock-
edit. Knight have locked it myself.
Ally son knows the combination. left
about : o'clock that evening; l never
missed Wednesday evening,-l'm al
ways there then. can't tell when ii
was taken: have no knowledge OF that.
The reSt-IIarry List and my son-gen,
orally left together. | could not tell
what time my son left that evening, but
know he was not there when | was
there in the evening.
Q.-Do you know who left the bank
first on Tuesday, April Q, 1889? A.-No
could only tell from my habit OF being
last. II was the particular business OF
no one TO lock the vault. Sometimes
my son locked the safe and time lock,
but generally locked the outside door,
which was left open for me TO put the
books i'm. If the time lock was not
"jown" and | should throw the COM
Ibination on the outer door, my son could
enter.the vault, for he had the combina'
tlon. and the time lock would not have
been set. Any one who knew the com
bination could do that.
On redirect examination, witness said
when the loss was discovered,
THEY ALL FELT BAD
and alarmed. and that is how | came
10 make the remark to Harry List
If the money was taken Wednesday
evening. | was there. | usually put the
books between the two doors OF Tho
vault. The time-lock door is set ano
l put my books between the doors, and
then lock the outer door. When left
that night left Mr.. Stanberry there
he is always there-and any one going
back after l left would find Mr.. Stan
berry there-or ought to. As a rule
the vault doors were kept locked when
all were present in the bank.
On re-cross examination Mr.. Seybold
said Mr.. Stanberry went to supper al
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