Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-03
ROBBERY CASH.
-a r-,SlyD JACK DEVlNNEY BEFORE
THE COURT
Nth Highway Robbery on September II
r.s sls Gully, and Da7i1nsy Goes
mira -ra.-Ihs Safe Rests
. SIDE q le Casa

---.sI.u-s yesterday, the con-
..,-s being turned from a murder
a., -.sr of robbery, and Luther
and Jack Dev,nney were the pris-
..bsnra the bar.
...-a~y was committed Septem-
-,.s s--Ha foot OF TwenJy-seventh
and tl8 prisoners are charged
-,d.r- 10 Herbert Bowman and
KIM him OF his clothing and
s,vr- him with only a shirt.
.--v consists % Chester Whitman,
81 E Bssw.ck, A. q. Marshall,
ev Slater. John III. Smith, David
.s- Wu. Rust,nger, Lee r. Hamm,
y ye1rgman, S. g. Willis, VIM.
4 T-t1 IT, Smith. The counsel for
and Dev.nney are MeSsers.
-sr and B0yce, and Mr.. Howard is
-s5 ty Col. ArEett on behalf Of the
brought into court Hess plead
-r.y 90 the charge and Devinney
ary. Hess will be sentenced TO-
state opened their side of the
BY calling Bowman TO the stand,
be- told the story of the crime. He
ed that on the night OF September
was in South Wheeling on the
o.. an acquaintance. Hess and
--sy met him on Twenty-seyenth
and offered 20 show him 20 the
Of the man be was hunting.
.705k him TO the river bank at
s.7-se7enth street. When they
d there Hess asked il il wasn't
adr.uk TO show him the house,
be- didn't answer. Then Hess
hm how much money be had,
b made no reply. At this both
struck him and threw him down
li him TO inSensibility. They
BIS clothing and shoes. When he
he went to the Belmont blast
where he secured some cloth
Es knew Hess and Devinney, aud
-l- on the preliminary examine
alt Hess had the shoes on.
Lla. FIDnegan, engineer OF the
lo-t blast furnace was called. The
tine be saw Bowman was at the
n0lJ casting house the morning be
beaten up. Bowman had come 60
place wearing only a shirt, hat and
10, Old shoes. He gave him a pair
ruisu te had there. He was bad
Iei uD. On crOsS-examinatiOn
b .lat Bowman had told him he
BEEN done up" and his money
b Bowman said he knew one Of
sl.auts; had gone TO school With
.l Mlrrin, a fellow workman Of
1ll. was called. He was with
-ll on Saturday, the daY OF the
y, 1gtl IL o'clock. Murrin went
arlhat time. He did not see him
that night Bowman was not
s--t showed the effects Of his
lly
ward Hilton next testified that he
asl Hess and Devinney In McGin-
aeon on Chapline street about
,c0ck the night of the robbery.
p. jury 10 the afternoon was taken
Eide scene Of the robbery. They
ped 40 ha.f-Dast two o'clock, and
2'e was proceeded with. Joseph
' was the first witness called by
sl.a He keeps a saloon 40 Main
Sea,y-iOurth streets. He testi-
so B0wman's being Ia his saloon
isa, Of the robbery, and left the
El,Dg Murrin be would be back.
q .eic and said that il Bowman
,iek 20 tell him be would be at
s1o1, mi.l Bowman came back
I tl so. Bowman showed the in
Of liquor, but did not appear to
rs Prince, a hack driver, testi-
l,1e had seen Bowman the mis- ht
oooery. He took him 70 Twen-
street that night and waited
~ him. He came back about
ours ai.erward and said he had
''sd. He seemed sober enough
'7oat be was doing and did not
Two or three other witnesses
ana the case was adjourned
ally.