Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-26
l ate my supper, and left home little

ate my supper, and left home little
after six, and walked up town.
Q.-Where did you go? A.-Oh,
walked around; l had no particular
place to go at the time.
Odd you have any particular ar.
rangement? A.-Well, had Il sort Of
arrangement to meet some one.
Q.-You had "sort of arrangement
to meet some one" Who was it:
A.-Harry w. List. was to meet hin
about Twenty-second street.
Q.-That's just what | supposed you
were going to say. When did you make
that arrangement? AIT dinner time
that day. He took dinner at Van Ken.
ren's, and he told me to meet him at the
Presbyterian Church.
Q.-When you left where did you go:
Al walked up street TO that place
and waited until Harry w. List came
along. He came up the south side OF
the cross STRAIGHTFORWARD street
can't say the exact spot where met
him: it was close to the corner, between
the church steps and the corner. When
iC dShCQ w li'tI MN uiull itll
me what he wanted. He simply asked
me to meet him at the church at seven
o'clock. / know it wasn't seven when
he came up, for heard it strike after,
wards. We were always together, more
or less.
Q.-When he came up what did he
say or do? Ale said "here is a
bundle OF Mr.. Hawley's money!" or
''here is Mr.. Hawley's bundle OF
money!" or something to that effect. ]
couldn't tell you the exact words. I'm
very certain he said: "IIeres the Haw-
ley money"
Q.-Wnat did you say? Al can't
say just what | said. / was little
surprised, and asked him where he got
it. He didn't answer me, but said for
me to take it,
Q.-What did you say? Al said
something about what if the bank Off
GERS should find it out.
Q.-And what did he say? Ale
said he didn't think they would find it
out, or something like that.
Q.-And what did you say then? A
| don't remember If it was then | said
something about $1,000, for me to use,
or whether it was afterwards.
OF Harry w. List got that money
| out Of the bank before seven o'clock,
your father must have been there? A.
He must have been there, or else he
had gone out to supper. Harry didn't
say how he got it. He didn't answer
me. He just said for me to take it.
Q.-Was that $1,000 matter arranged
then? Al don't remember ii it wa:
mentioned then, or afterwards.
OFF it was arranged afterwards
when was it? At must have beer
after they discovered the loss OF the
money, but when or where / can't say
unless il was at his fathers house
was up there once or twice.
Q--When you took the money, wher,
did you go? Ale said he wa:
nervous, and he went up Market street
and went up to Chapline street, ant
down home.
Q.-There is noqueStion but what vol
got the money and took it TO your house
whether Harry w. List got it or not?
Ayes, took it.
.Q.-And it was all in legal tende
! notes? A.-leS.
Q.-IIow did you carry it? A.-OI
my arm, with my overcOat thrown owe
it.
Witness then. in reply TO questions
said he got home before eight o'clock
! He went in At the front door and tool
the money down in the cellar, and threw
piece of old oil cloth over it. Witnes
said that afterwards he saw Harry W
| List and he said he was sorry he did 1t
1t was at his home. | asked him II III
could let me use s., 900, and he said yes
| could have it, but | must be very care
full in using it,
Q.-And did you use ii? Ayes
took that amount to the German bank
al got other money for it.
Ais that all he told you about it
Ave had several conversation
about it. He said if there was an!
trouble about it, he would see that !
was all right. think he promised that
Q.-How long was the money in thu
cellar? A.-Until 1t got damp, and
took it up in the garrett TO dry it.
Q.-And it blew around? A.-Oh, no
much: some Of it did little.
Q.-What time did you take the s., 0O
out? A-The exact time | can't say
think Klieves, Kraft e Co. got S50'
bundle OF it.
GLOW soon after you got posses
sion of it, did Klicves, Kraft & Co. ge
it? Al can't say. A person havin;
the money under those circumstances
in that way-wouldn't naturally ear
about spending it right away.
Q.-But you must have been careful
when you gave that $500 package Il
Klieves, Kraft & Co.? Ayes, it wa
the same original package.
Q.-Why did you get the none.
changed at the German bank? Abe
cause didn't want TO use it in tina
way.
Q.-Who changed it? Al think /
was Mr.. Bayha.
Q.-How much was it? Al thinl
it was 81, 900. | asked for larger notes
think that was it. think it was $1,000
but it might have been $4,000 or 81, OOO
1t was a certain sum-but can't sa.
what.
Q.-How long was it after you got tn
money? Alt might have been
week
Q.-What other instructions did Harr
List give you? Al can't say, but w
talked about it. He said once that h
would like TO have that much money t
90 out West and start bank.
From this point, the witness went oil
to tell how he took the money up street
six or eight $500 packages in his peck
cts, at time and deposited it bank
about town. The deposits in the Bani
of the Ohio Valley were made at inter
walls of five days, beginning on May 9th
O.-And you put the money in tn
Bank of the Ohio Valley in the name o
Hening and Seybold? Ayes.
O.-Why, if Harry List told you L
take good care of it, what did you d.
that for? A.-Well,' l think that Mr.
Harry w. List would have had some
thing to do with it.
Odd you divulge to Mr.. Hennint
that Harry List had anything to do witt
ito A.-No, | didn't make that known
CAPTAIN Dovener then introduced The
blank date check for $1,000 and asked
Q.-You intended TO steal $, 600 whel
YOU drew that check? A.-Not that
know Of.
O.-You got Mr.. Hennig to draw
check payable to your father? A.-No
/ didn't.
O-And you intended to put s., oct
in the Bank of the Ohio Valley to his
order. and then intended TO say your
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