Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-07
TUE CRIMINAL RECORD.
Benz. Frazier's luck still Good-"be
MilIer's AccompIice Arrested.

TUE CRIMINAL RECORD.
BenJ. Frazier's luck still Good-"bee'
Mnler's Accomplish Arrested
The gang, the members whereof live
by their wits, are occupying qulte
large share of the attention OF those III
authority at present, with resultant
they keep pretty well on the move, max
ing the rounds from saloon to Justice
shop, and from Justice shop TO jan anu
from Jail TO the Court House with such
untirng industry rs to keep ordinary
folks guessing as to where any particu-
lar member of the fraternity can oe
found.
Last night Ben Frazier was arralgned
before Justice Davis, where he con-
frontcd the charge that he was not Il
person Of good fame, it being dlstlhctl!
alleged, on the contrary, that ne was d
thief The particular trouble which
put Ben in this predcament was sus-
piclon that he had robbed John Palmer
/ of about two hundred dollars, IN the
/ back room of Barum'S saloon, last SAT
urday night. The evidence OF MI bar
um and others was that Palmer was III
the back room, well along toward ma
night Saturday, ard that after buying
some drinks aud getting nVe
dollar bill changed, he went
To sleep in Il chair. The only other
person in the room was Frazier, VII"
left the place, remained away ABOUT
half an hour, and then returned. when
Palmer woke up he missed his money,
and going out into the bar he toId
Barum he had been robbed. Barnln
said: "Well, Ben Frazier was the only
man in there with you" The police
were notified and Frazier was locked
Iup. Frazier. who was defended by l..
). Jordan, denied the charge ana as
there was no evidence to directly snow
that he had taken the money. ami as IL
was considered by those VINO know
Frazier well. that if he had gotten the
cash half the town would have known
il. through his getting full, he was
dismissed on sort of probation.
Yesterday morning Marshal w. NJ.
Scott, of Steubenville, telegraphed
Chief Dclbrugge that he had arrested
William McKenchney, 4 printer, who
was suspected of being the accompllce
of Bee" Miller in the outrageous assault
land robbery OF John Sullivan, and
Officer I.ukenS took the afternoon train
for Stcubcnville and brought his man
down at 9:l5 last night. Mckenchney
answered the description OF the man
with Miller exactly, being about ave
feet six inches tall, smooth face, with Il
weeks beard ON it, dicer hat, and "A
lcheab check suit OF clothes. lie made
mo- objection To coming with the officer
and admit, ID that he had been with
Miller and sullivan. He said he fell IN
with Miller and Sullivan at the Pan
Handle" restaurant, and said that after
they struck the "Pewky" track, after
their tour of alley c, he fell behind Sui
llivau and Miller AS he started TO eaten
uu. he heard noise and saw Sullivan
fall, but supposed he had slipped. Later
Miller gave him some money, and the
next morning, after learning that Mil
Her had been arrested, he thought II
best TO walk out OF town, and went up
the "Pewiky" road through WellSburg,
land on reaching Wheeling Junction
crossed over TO Steubenville, reaching
that place about eight o'clock yeSter-
day morning He found the police were
expecting him. aud at ten o'clock he
was arrested. McKenchney was commit
ted to Jail last night, and will probably be
given a hearing to-day. McKenchney' :
tale completes the story of the assault,
aud makes out clear case. He had
been in this city about week prior u
the robbery, hanging about the news
paper Offices
Before Judge PAUL, in the Circuit
- Court, yesterday. the case of the state
V. Else Gray, came up on the hearing OF
l an application for Il writ of hdhCdS corpus
After hearing the facts, the Court re-
leased Gray upon the condition that hC
must either leave. the city or 20 TO work
at some reputable empl0yment, and {,
, pay the costs within sixty days, he 1,
/ be- liable to rcarrest ia the event OF 4
failure on his part.to comply with thest
conditions.
A similar order. conditioned in the
same way was entered in the ease oil
the State V. Poodle otherwise Harry
, Price.
In the case of the State V. Alice
] Leverage, motion to quash the war
rant was argued and granted.
! EXPECTED TO HANG.
: Since the trial Of George f. Toater, of
this city, at Washington. Pa, charged
, with the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth San
derS. the toll house keeper, many evil
denccS of his guilt have been made pub
lie. The confession Of the Durr boys,
made TO Officer John c. Orr, when he
was taking them to the penitentiary,
has led many, who were in doubt before,
to believe that Teater committed the
deed. Now comes another powerful
link in the chain OF evidence
= against Teater. Thursday, Sheriff
LOckhart was searching the suit
Of clothes that had been worn by
5 Teater during the trial and which had
5 been discarded by him before he was
= taken to the penitentiary and found a
; letter in one of the pockets, which clear
3 ly shows that Teater expected to be con-
: victed and that he was preparing way
D. of escape The letter was addressed to
his brother, but because all Teater' :
letters were carefully examined by the
jail officials before they were mailed,
1eater was afraid to send it aud his
brother, therefore. never received it..
The letter is as follows:
ELMER there is one way by which may
escape and that is by your assistance viii
never be clearer so will ask you again to
help me and If you have auey feeling for
me as a Bro for god sake do something You
can Send in some provisions and get IA can
of peaches at the store open il and poot two
or > steel saws il il solder it up again and
send il with the provisions you can 20 to
aaey place yoU1ike TO get the things Send
them here in care Of the Sheriff ana he will
bring them (ou can write a little note and
poot in the box or whatever you send
them in and sign some name TO IL ask mo
how am getting along and say you thought
YOU would send ne something 20 eat and
send in care of the Sheriff sign some ladies
name 20 il that will be the best think or
you could visit me ana give me the saws
but tue otherwav is the best and II you are
going 20 do auey thing DO 1t right away
before am taken away from here il the
jury brings IN first or second degree will
get - bad sentence but if il is degree YOU
needle not DO aney thing for it wont be very
mulch Ask for dimond steel saws for 10
saw on "a rifel barrel. Gro T.. TEATER"
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