The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-20
THE COLONEL HERE.


II cOHulct uau arisen between the
State and federal authorities at
Wheeling ia regard to Col. Isaiah Por-
ter and that Officer J. II. Weddell had
been sent to Wheeling to take charge
of the prisoner and bring him to Mar
tinsburg where there were two distinct
charges against him. Mr.. Weddell
arrived here with his prisoner Monday
morning shortly before eleven o'clock
over the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railway.
He was taken directly to Justice Nc
KEGS Office where he was confronted
and identified by Father McKeefry
and others who saw him when he was
here and ATTEMPTED to pass a 81 900
check on Father McKeefry. The
Colonel does not act as spruce or as
polished as when here. and he has evil
IDENTIFY seen some hard times since he
had to leave here so sudden and mys-
teriously. There is no question now
Int that Porter is the same man who
operated through the seuth several
wears among Catholic priests and who
afterward was given term in the
MARYLAND Penitentiary.
1t was expected that his case would
come up for a hearing immediately
upon arrival here but as Prosecuting
ATTORNEY Feidt was called away from
the city the case had to be postponed
until tomorrow morning. Messrs.
Faulkner & Walker will defend the
prisoner.
Officer Weddell saws that he was
hx-
treated WIN every courtesy possible ~
OnleI OF fohce Deiourgge anu 'ns
o'ner oillciais OF "heeiing' uu. iiau
qulte curious time gee.ing con'roi VI
tne prisoner. re reached tne Guy m.e
at nigne, ana l. was one . eioch yes.er
Gay afternoon before ne oo'ailleu lilh
Inc omted states aushorities az WASH
lngton had forwarded lequ'silioh LOT
hlm' ana y. .; Marsnail Devihe hau
gone 10 onariestoh " sec ooVe g.
riemlng ana OBTAIN eile necessary o'a,e
documents. OF 'hls reason 'ne Ja1 !: !
deemed at nrs1 10 release nm, ou' uiu
SO When an oraer 10 tnao eilec, was S Is
suec py oustlce ueorse Arhie; Inc
,ateer' however, o,o no. give cue re-
lease untn ne had oeen sa'isileo ny
Prosecuting Attorney ilo"aro 'lla'
there would De no interference on o tne
psSt OF tne county autnorl.les- oiacer
Wedde'. IN ae',ofuahce WIN 'le 'efe
gfapnlc instructions gisei2 nm py Mr;
feidt, paid thecost heretofore accrued
IN 1, the case, ana the y. .. au,norl.ies
VIII pe surPriseu 70 iearn 1o-oay ina,
tne Colonei Is III Martlhseufg.
Yesterday afternoon Col. Isaiah Por-
ter. alias Colonel Curtin, alias numer-
GUS other fictitious names was arraign-
ed before Justice William Mckee
charged with forgery. THE WORLD
was the first paper in West Virginia
to expose the attempt of the Colonel
to defraud Rev. H. J. McKeefry by
means OF Sl 900 check. Since that
it has been claimed that he has been
operating in various other sections of
the State. Yesterday the State was
represented by Prosecuting Attorney
Mr.. George Feidt and Mr.. j. Nelson
Wisner, and the prisoner by Mr..
Stewart w. Walker. Rev. Father Nc
Keefry was the first and only witness
sworn in the case. He gave the facts
as published in The WORLD at the
time. On the morning OF September
2Sth the Colonel applied at the home
of Father McKeefry and presented
letter of introduction purporting to
come from j. Haven Richards the
President of Georgetown College. He
then explained that the object of his
mission was to present to st. Joseph's
Church check that had been left the
church by John Mulvey an old soldier
who had died in Washington. The
latter, he said, was wounded in the
battle of Martinsburg and he remem-
bered the treatment that was extended
him here. The Colonel then gave
Father McKeefry the following check:
No a4s wAsurNeroS D. G. Sent "a 1870,
National Capital Bank of washington pay to
the order of Hon. Henry s. Curtin one thousand