Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-14
WANTED AT MARriNsBURa.
The Sheriff OF Berkeley County Will Send
for Porter,

Tor Porter.
Chief of Police Delbrugge Yesterday
received telegram from Martinsburg,
where Col. ]. j. Porter is wanted on two
charges, saying that an officer would be
sent on here at once for the prisoner.
The appearance OF this officer will raise
the question as to whether Porter is in
custody of the United States or the
State authorities. Originally COM
mitted to Jail by Justice
Arkle on a charge that he
was not q person of good fame, the
United States authorities took him from
Jail without the knowledge or consent Of
the State authorities, and proceeded to
put him through course of sprouts on
the warrant brought here from Wash
ington City by Officer George Wheeler,
as was detailed in the REGISTER yester-
day. 1t was found that Wheeler could
not take the prisoner away with him, as
he desired, owing to the absence Of an
order from the U. S. Marshal and Judge,
and the Washington officer went back
home empty handed, having arranged
with Deputy Devine course Of pro-
cedure by which the prisoner was to be
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Marshal Devine wired to Washington to
know if they would stand the expenses.
and got an answer that they guessed
not" As result, nothing has been
done, and Col. Porter is still in Jail,
with both State and Federal COM
mitment against him to keep him
there. The question is, what
is his status? and when the
Berkeley county officer comes on, the
matter will have to be met, if the gov
eminent authorities insist on taking the
prisoner away, or even Of holding him
here. 1t is the general opinion that,
inasmuch as the government officer did
not proceed regularly in taking >the
prisoner from Jail, he is still legally in
the custody OF the State.
Letters telling of the rascality Of
Porter, continue to come in. Yester-
day Rev. j. 2. Hyde, of Winches-
ter, Va, wrote second let
ter to Chief Debrugge, asking for in
formation. and stated that on Septem-
Der 2Sth Porter, under the name OF
"Hon. Alex. M. Johnson" "entered his
niece at the Valley Female College, OF
which 1 am President, and after ar
ranging satisfactory terms-the first
payment amounting to S175-he pre-
sented forged check on the Metropoli-
tan Bank of Washington for $500, and
got S25 change. The above check Is In
my possession"
A German paper, published at Read
ing, Pa, tells Of the peculiar action OF
Porter at Allentown, Pa. He went 10
Mr.. Reilly, the President OF an educa-
tional institution, and gave his name as
Mr.. Leasing, graduate of Princeton.
He said member Of the church In which
the institution was attached had died
and left 81, 900 to the church. The ex-
penses were $50, and he rendered
check for $3.50, which was gratefully
accepted. He insisted on having Mr..
ReiIly's receipt. He showed Mr.. Reilly
letter purporting to be written by the
late Mgr. Preston, OF N. Y, on letter
paper of st. Johns cathedral.
Robert M. Ward, Prosecuting Attor-
ney of Winchester, Va, has written to
Prosecuting Attorney Howard, asking
about Porter, who, he says, went under
the name of "Hon. Alex M. Johnson"
"Alex M. Mcclure" and John B. Nc
CURE"
Yesterday the police received letter
from Montgomery, Ala, signed by r.
NJ. Porter, Chief of the Porter Detect
i've Agency, of Nashville, Tenn, in
which the writer expressed the belief
that Porter is man arrested by him a
q long ana devious hhftsjry. Detective
Porter promised to write again as soon
as he got back to Nashville. where, he
said, he had couple Of photographs OF
the prisoners
Several requests have come In for
photographs of Porter, and there Is
lively interest in him everywhere.