The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-28
Williams, the Picture Framer
While Under Arrest,
ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE
and VIII Probably Dic...fic and John
Dlckcy Arrested for Abduction,
Sadie Tracy's House OF Ill
Fame Figures Tho Case.

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variants charging abduction agains
williams and John Diekey, a white maj
living on tho Island, whose gen
eral reputation is bad; who In!
been associated with William
IN tho picture framing business
and who is believed by the polio to hay,
been engaged with Williams in tho neia
rious business Of Turing young girls tt
THIS city, running them and then turnin,
them over to the keepers OF some OF thet
low dives that seem to flourish here
About half.past . o'clock Chief Del
brugge found Williams in tho countin,
room ofthe Register and placed him undeI
arrest. Taking him to Justice Davis
Office, he turned the fellow over to ON
Ger Bell with instructions to place hiu
IN jail, Justice Davis being unable to
consider the case at that time, Bell
started for tho jail with the fel.
low, who appeared to oe perfectly
cool and collected and went along will.
ingly, but just before turning into the
jail enclosure Williams raised his hand
and with n rapid movement pulled the
sharp blade Of large knife across bis
! throat. He cut horrid cash, seyeriur
the wind pipe, and fell to the pavement
with the blood gushing forth from the
gaping wound in regular torrent. He
was removed to the Jail Office and phy.
slclans summoned 10 attend him, lie
was still living when this issnc went to
press, but the chances for his recovery
arc slim.
Dickey was arrested this morning,
shortly after midnight, as he was ealing
IN the Second ward market restaurant.
The arrest was made by Officer Watson,
who locked him up at Central Station.
Like Williams, Dickey was very cool
over his arrest; ho says the girl whom
they are charged with abdactins ia n
prostitute, that both he and Williams
have known her at Dennisou, and that
she came here for the purpose OF enter
ing house OF i'll fame.
The attempt OF Williams to make away
with himself, occurring as it did on a
much freluented street and in couuec.
ton with what had been published
about the fellow in yesterday mornings
papers, naturally caused & big sensation
and everyone was eager for particulars:
The first event in which Williams
figured yesterday was Police Court. lie
was arraigned on charge OF
disorder preferred by Officer Short. The
night before Williams had taken Short
to task for taking the girl in question
away from him and had refused to move
on when ordered to; he was arrested in
consequence and fiued S. aud costs.
which he paid.
Chief Delbrugge deeming it best to
learn more about Williams, started to
look up his record after the adjournment
Of court. lie found that both he and
Dickey had been about Sadie Tracy's
place with the girl taken from Williams
the day before. He called ut Tracy's
place, in the rear OF the Atlantic engine
house, and interviewed that dame. She
denied that the girl had been in her
house, but said that Dickey had tried to
get her in. Chief Delbrugge says tha,
Mrs. Tracy told him that a girl by the
name of Lizzie Flanagan, who comes
from Moundsvilte, and who is at present
an inmate OF her house. was brought
there by Williams, and that she yolup-
teered the information that she had OF.
Tered them s. for each girl they got for
her.
Other things were learned about the
pair and believing the story the girl OF
the day before had told him, to be true.
Chief Delbrugge had the warrants
sworn out. They charge that q felony
was committed in this that they did
feloniously take and detain against her
will Tor the purpose Of causing to be
de!iled, the person OF one Lula Criss
that being the name given by the
girD female over the age Of ~ years.
to wit: Is years OF age,
Among tho things that were learned
about WllliaEs was this: After the
Chief had turned the girl over to the
driver OF the Mt. Pleasant hack, on We'd
nesday, with the understanding that he
WAS to deliver her in safety to her grand
mother, Williams went 10 the Suspen-
sion bridge toll house with letter for
Lula, but he failed to deliver it, the hack
having passed, s..
Williams was in the Register office
when arrested, arranging Tor the publi-
cation OF a card in connection with the
affair Of the day before. He had been in
the INTEILldEScER counting room
a few minutes before and arranged for
the publication OF his card or affidavit
which appears elsewhere in this issue.
When told he was under arrest he said
pleasantly, "All right" and asked fc1
time in which 10 finish his bue;ncss.
which was granted. On the way
to Justice Davis Office ,ho asked
what the charge against him was,
and or being told said, "You
can't prove it.n He then turned
in aud gave Officer Short a long string Of
vile abuse, claiming that he was pcrse-
cutting him and that he (Williams)
would get even with him. y. 4
After being turned ovo. to Officer
Bell, Williams kept his right
hand in his pants pockct and
| the nupposition Ia that while
| he had it thus concealed : he
opened tho hia iour.inch blade Of the
kpite no had, and slipping it up his
sleeve, had it ready for action. The
bloody attempt at self murder almost
paralvzed Officer Bell, but recovering
himself in o seCoNl he summoned assis.
lance and had Williams taken into the
Jail: Drs. Hutchins and Hupp responded
| 70 tho calls for medical assistance and
br. Garrison, the physician in charge
Of the jail, responded later, Williams
was unable to ta'l, the knifa not
only having severed the wind.pipe but
also badly cut the base OF the tongue. He
retained CONSEQUENCES all the time how.
ever, and wrote on tablet not to move
hia head, requests for water and state.
ment that he expected to recover. Last
night he was removed to the Hospital
by order Of President Dobbins OF the
Board Of County Commissioners.
Mrs. Tracy was seen again last night
and denied that Williams had been
there with the Criss girl, hut 1t is learn
ed from q man who was at her house
Wednesday morning that the circum'
stances Of the girl being at the house arc
aa follows, Dickey called and told
Tracy that he had girl outside
Tracy insisted on his bringing hel
| In, but the girl refused to enter
| She and Dickey then went away and
shortly after Williams called. Mrs
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