Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-06
ROUNDED Up.
BEE MILLER ssNT TO JAIL On VERY STRONG
EVIDENCE,
o. he Charge o. Beng One Of the Two Men Who
Assae.,si and Robbed John P. Salhyan-Sul-
Ayan's Knife F-und N Millers Pocket

l he Charge o. Beng One Of the Two Men Who
Assa1.isi and Robbed John P. Suihvan-Sul-
lvaa's Knife Fund IN Millsrs Pocket
Thanks 20 the energetic action of the
police, followed mp by the Prosecuting
Attorney,there is at present an excellent
prospect that Bee" alias William Mill
.r. one Of the gang Of highwaymen,
thieves aud confidence men with which
Wheeling is infested, will get his deserts
By going % the peuitentiary for term
Of years soon after the opening Of the
coming term of the Circuit Court.
The hearing OF this defendant oc-
CURED last evening, before Justice Da-
Wis. on the charge OF being one Of two
men who assaulted and robbed John p.
Sullivan, on the .Pewiky" railroad
track, near the water works pumping
station. about midnight Wednesday
night, and the evidence showed that it
was little else than miracle that the
victim was not killed by the blows in
aicted upon his head, or that he was not
later run over by an engine and killed,
while lying inSeuSible ON the track. For
men who are willing % take big chances
of becoming murderers for the sake OF a
few dollars, there eau bee little Sympa-
thy. and she present opportunity 10 de
crease tnc number of such thugs by one
will doubtless be Improved tO,the utmost.
MI sullivan Vas the first witness eN-
aminrd last evening, the office Of the
Justice being crowded 20 it's capacity.
The prosecuting witness said that he
arrived in the city Wednesday, he hay
ing been cm pl0yed ia constructing the
new railroad, on the Ohio side OF the
river. about two miles north Of Powhat-
am Point. with about eight dollars In his
pocket. While standing on Il corner,
meditatiug where he would stop, he was
approached by Miller and a companion,
who found a place Tor him in the imme-
diate vicinity of where they met, in a
house which has not Yet been located.
Miller then invited sullivan TO 20
around town and see the sights, and the
three started Thence their course can
be- pretty well traced by the evidence OF
other witnesses.
Omcer Watson said he saw the three
men 20 into August Mathews saloon,
iu the Second ward, about a quarter
past nine o'clock i'm the evening. They
remained boz the place about ten min
utes. going north through the Market
house when they came out.
A woman named Ray, an inmate Of
His Walton house of IN fame, said the
three men came into their house about
ten O'Clock. remaining about twenty
minutes Miller played the piano In
Che house.
Stella Carr said they came into her
house about eleven o'clock. Il was sit
ting ou Sulivan's lap. and Miller was
playing the piano. While he was playing
the third party, who was young fellow.
with about a weeks growth OF beard,
aud a cheap suit of clothes, went oven
to Miller aud whispered 10 him Miller
then went over % Sullivan aud took him
I hy the arm and pulled him out of the
house, the three going away tOgether'
/ Mr.. Bishop, the Market street saloon
Keeper SAID lhe 'htce iileu -, SNll'v III u, ~
/ MS place az 1850 % clocA' AueS n"u
drink and left at 1880. Ia about i've
minutes they came back, ami bought
two sandwiches and pint of liquor
and a paper OF scrap. Nheh 'hey
finally left, all going out together j
may have been TWO or three minute
past midnight.
Engineer o.iNcr OF the water WORKS
said ne found Sullivan lying IN th'
/ power house, about 1880 a. IN. lie wa
bleeding from wounds on the heau' ah'
said he had been beaten AID robbed
. Oliver telephoned tor the police, an'
Officers Dr.ller and Desmond Responded
and took sullivan away.
Officers Driller and Watson testified u
arresting Miller. and to his being lden
tilted hy tine wounded man a> th
man who was ON top oil nun. ol
the railroad track, going through hl
pockets, when he rcgalned conscious
ness. aud sullivan told how Miller an'
hi- companion had taken him % th
railroad track and turned north Ou II
Miller telling him, as they stepped OF
.it. to bee careful OF he would slip. HI
Idid mot know who hit him. but whcl
n, camr Too Miller was ON top OF him
and Sullivan begged them mot To kil
him. Miller said: "Nou keep still o
Ve'il hiii you right here, aud when Ia
started away said. you stay here. l
Won move. I'm Kill YOU. Witness la
still t.ii his ASSISTANTS got some distance
away, and then crawled 10 the waite
works station.
n Mr.. Gi0enS leSlihed 20 hhdinS
bloody coupling pin beside tn' railroad
track Ilu YaIuS from .uo "".e, WI n
yesterday morning. lie ho''ueU Ol'
police, ANA they sent a ooy nt''cu 9"u
Ter for 10. Sadier teStlhed 10 hhuIn'
/ thc PIN. and was corrooorateu oy MI
81. Meyers, "a railroad man. VINO saw
him pick II up. Inc PIN was prouu'e'
and bore traces oil 0 .,I,I-.. ....;so.
Lo'N-up NcepS' VI, - ', 60. nj a(
90 searching Miner az ,iv w! la, , ~,
unIinS oal'o" NIi.e n "a ~" H. L O.%o
M ri 10, ,,.,s ~ once identified h,
/ sullivan rs being MS ana nc 1uiu cur
cumstant'aiIy now ana where ne So' III, n
knife originally anu NO" u calle 10 "
oroNen. Mlller mere H'''u p 'I " oA
PLAIN th' NhlIt oy sly .lS ~ nav So -.
MIXED up with some scrap wo"CO"
but Mr. McDernoll sa'u 'ue Nn'lc wa
not in tn' pocket WIN 'nS C ,,niO
Inc 'uS'lCe 'ouii''',l'u ",'''i' WI,