The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-26
RHB BIRCHALL Case.
Some Very Damaging Evidence
Against the Prisoner,
THE Trial IS B ING PUSHED,
kilograms Exposing Dirci,alls Plans
OF pcccptfon...Impnrtani Tcs,i.
mony Brought Out..Incrcnscd
Interest Taken iu tho Trial.

WOODSTOCK, oNr., Sept 25.-Wilh dc,
sire to push the Birchall trial through IN
shorter time than 1t has threatened to oc.
eupy, the court met this morning at 0: 80,
half an hour earlier than previously. A
crowd gathered around the cab to SEQ
prisoner on his arrival. In spite Of tho
hundreds oil eyes which were watching
him, the prisoner did not finch.
The first witness wasS. II. Fuller, man.
ager OF the Imperial Bank here. Ho
identified the signature Of @. A. somer.
set In certain checks rs that Of tho pris.
oner, who opened an account with tho
Imperial Bank on the 10Th or ll,h OF
December lSSS, He identified also LET.
ters as those OF the prisoner. On crost.
examination by MIR. Blacks,ock, ths
chiet counsel for the prisoner, the viii.
nesa said tho account was opened In The
usual way, and checks drawn "a usuoi.
lie had no reason to doubt, being nm
old resident OF Woodstock and as he had
not seen the prisoner before, that tho
prisoner had just arrived in town whtn
he opened bank account,
Mr.. Osler, chief counsel for The Crown.
wanted to put in as evidence and have
entered on the record certain letters 10
Ae!lerish, through whom the prisoner
and Benweil were brought together, but
MIR. Blackstock strongly objected on the
ground that though the handwriting way
proven, the fact Of milling the letters or
their receipt by Mellerish was not
proven. This point was noted by tho
Judge, who said that II he decided that
tue evidences should not be received, he
would 80 instruct the Jury.
IMPORTANT LETTERS.
The letters were read. They state that
tho prisoner had seen young Benwell
and his father, Colonel Benwell. md
they had decided that the youpp man
should come to Canada. They wanted
him to go for three months, and to nav
Tor his bargain II he liked il after ,rial
OF that length. The letters covered tho
skeleton OF the correspondence, which
TOOK place from the time the negotiations
were entered with teiegrams sent ostensi-
bly, from the Stafford House, Buffalo, Init
really from the prisoner, telling hinself
at Niagara Falls to ship heavy baggage
to Niagara Falls, N. Y. The effect of
these kilograms was TO show that the
prisoner had carried on systematic de-
ceit on Benweli and his father. and
alter the young mans disappearance, on
young Pelly, who was with them and
very anxious about Benwell not appear-.
ing.
During the reading OF these telegrams
exposing his fraud, Birchall's usually
pale complexion WIS sufiused with
light flush Of red. He madu notes occa-
sionally during the readingof the letters.
Conductor Poole, OF the Grand Trunk
railroad, testified that to the best Of his
knowledge there were only two passen-
gers on his train for Eastwood on Feb
ruary II. He Hethought.hey catne through
from Suspension Bridge. They were. he
thought at the time, Englishmen, and
answered in appearance to the prisoner
and Benweft. lie saw that one had yery
high boots Of English make, with trous.
ers rolled up. This man, he said, boro
a strong resemblance TO The prisoner.
though he could not swear to his iden.
tity. His evidence was in the main the
same as he had given at the inquest and
at tue primary investigation.