The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-22
DORA nAMLlNn IN JAIL.
She Is brought before Judge PAUL mud lie.
manded-Ths Officials Condescend to
E1plNiu, and tho Girl Writes ia their De.

mhnded-Ths Officials Condcscend TO
Explain, and tho Girl wri,es ID their De.
Tense.
Mrs. r. E. Yolkemyer, alias Dora
Iamlin, was yesterday taken to the
Jail and confined in n OF the
I'D debtors rooms" Tho day was
crowded pretty full Of developments IN
her CAGE, and the most startling one Of
all, perhaps, was the new departure OF
The Chief Of Police and Officer Short.
They concluded 10 explain their course,
aud also induced the prisoner 10 write,
or moro properly speaking to sign, n
generating them from blame.
The articles printed In tho two norm
INK papers yesterday, each giving Us nc.
an account as could be obtained
OF the facts ofthe case, aroused the pub.
lie to q high pitch OF indignation. and
the peculiar proceedings OF the officers
in the matter were almoa. the sole sub.
ject OF conversation about town yester.
day. Capt. De!brugge and officer Short
heard m%utterings Of the storm, and net
about to stay 1t. II their explanation
had been made two or three days be.
fore, and supported by tho woman's
statement, it might have been accepted
entirely sufficient, but as the matter
now stands the explanation needs ex.
PLANTATION worse than the case " did.
Early yesterday morning DR.. Garrison
was again permitted to Bee his patient.
He found her weak, and she had spit up
quite u quantity Of blood in the night.
4 little later when Mr.. Sommerville
went to police headquarters he WAS very
cordially invited to see the woman. in.
stead OF being refused admission TO his
client, as on the day before.
Early in the day Mr.. Sommerville pre-.
sented the following statement and pc.
tition 10 Judge PAUL, ofthe circuit court:
To ne Hon. Jo"ph Il. Paul, one Of he Judq0 Of
The Ciicun COnr! Of Ohio county:
Your petitioner, ]. 3. Sommerville, re.
specially represents unto your honor
that Louis Delbrugge, City Sergeant Of
the city Of Wheeling, has in his custody,
in his private Office in said city. q female
prisoner by the name OF 7. L. Woke.
myer, whom he is OBTAINING against her
will aud without authority OF law; that
the said prisoner Is suffering from hem.
orrhage Of the lungs; that the said pris.
oner sent for your petitioner yesterday
TO consult him professionally concern.
ing her said imprisonment, he being on
attorrey.at-lew; that the said Delbrugge
refused 10 allow your petitioner to see
the said prisoner, and also refused to
allow DR.. George /. Garrison, the at.
tending physician Of said prisoner, who
is a regular practising physician, to see
said prisoner. Your petitioner further
Gays that be is informed and believed
that said ptiaoner was taken into Gus.
tody by said Delbrugge without any
warrant having been issued for her ar
rest, and without being formally charged
with any %olense, and has been in the
custody OF said Delbrugge for about
eight or nine days without warrant OF
authority Of law.
Your petitioner therefore prays your
honor to issue n writ OF habeas corpus
directed to said Delbrugge, requirin.
him to bring the said prisoner before
you to inquire into the eaid imprison.
ment, and your petitioner further prays
that il it shall turn out that there is any
ground for the further detention OF the
said prisoner, bail may be fixed for hel
by your honor, aud tor this your
petitioner will ever pray.
j. b. SoKMERvILLE.
On this petition the following writ
was issued by Clerk Mitchell:
The STATE or WEST VIRGINIA,
To Louis De'Drnoge, Citv Sergeant. DC, greeting
We command you that the body OF T,
E. Volkemyer, detained by you and in
your custody, nai is said, by whatsoever
name she may be called, you have before
the Honorable Joseph R. PAUL, one Of
the judges OF our Circuit Court for Ohio
county, at l2 o'clock H., In chambe.g
on the 2lst day OF August, 1890. together
with the day and cause Of her caption
and detention, then and there to do, and
perform and receive all and singular
what may be adjudged Of her.in this be.
half. and have then there this writ.
Witness, John ". Mitchell, Clerk oil
said Court, at the Court House OF said
county, this 2lst day Of August, 1890.
JOHN W. MITCHELL, Clerk.
On this the return VICE endorsed that
the woman was held at tho time OF the
service OF the writ by virtue OF q warrant
Issued by William II. Davis, q Justice oil
the peace, charging her with grand lar.
ceny. On ibis return the girl was re.
mandcd to custody by the following or.
der:
In the matter n the application for q ,rr!t Of haseai
corpus on behalf Of 2. Z. l0lksnyer, alias Core
This day came Louis Delbrugge, City
Sergeant Of the city OF Wheeling, and
produced the body OF the said T. Z.
Volkemyer before the Honorable ]. R.
PAUL, one OF the Judges OF the Circuit
Court OF Ohio county, in answer to the
writ OF habeas corpus this day served
upon him, and made return to the said
writ that at the time OF the service OF
said writ ne held the said +. +. Volkc-
myer, alias Cora Hamlip, by virtue of a
warrant issued by W. II. Davis. a justice
OF the peace OF Union district, Ohio
county, W. Va, charging her with grand
1t is thereupon ordered that this writ
be dismissed and that The said T. E.
Volkemyer, alias Cora Hamlin, be com.
mitted to the custody OF the jailer OF
Ohio county, w. Va, to await m e1am-
ination before the said William Il. Davis
upon said charge. on Monday, August
%, 1890, ut 9 o'clock p. H..
Given under my hand this 2lst day
OF August, 1890.
JOSEPH r. PAUL.,
Judge, etc.
Tho Chiefs explanation Is that the
woman was never restrained OF her free
dom or held against her will; that she
detained in the manner she was at
her own request and for her own accom-
mediation, to prevent having to send her
to Jail until such time as she could COM.
municate with friends and secure n
bondsman. Why, il this is 80, she
should send for a lawyer, is not ex.
planned.
TAKEN TO JAIL.
Justice Davis was sent for Yesterday
before noon, and went to the
police headquarters, where it was pro.
posed to hold q preliminary examina.
lion, but this plan was interfcred with,
After the hearing before Judge PAUL,