Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-06
EADER Held TO COURT.
ANOTHER DAY DEVOTED 10 HEARING EVI-
DENCE IN The CASE.
Very Important Testimony By Martin COnlsy,
Who Sent the Money to Whesling-Ihs
Defense Summons No Witnesses.
The Evidence.

Charles NJ. Eader, upon the charges OF
stealing package OF five hundred dol
lars from an express package consigned
to Rev. Father McMenamin, of Ben
wood, and also of embezzling S94 OF the
funds OF the Company, was resumed be-
fore Justice Ankle, and took up almost
the entire day.
At the conclusion Of the hearing the
matter was Submitte to the Justice
without argument, and the defendant
was held in the sum of $500 on each
charge, to answer before the grand
Jury. He furnished bail.
The first witness summoned for the
State was Martin Conley, whose testi-
mony was as follows
reside at Long RIM, Dodridge county,
on the Parkersburg branch OF the B. IL y.
r. X. Along about the 18th OF January
last got 81, 800 from the bank, in three
packages, each package containing $500.
took the money 10 the Express Office at
Long Run. IL was paper money. hand
ed il to the Express Agents brother, whose
name is "Shad" Broadwater Waldo
Broad water, the Agent, was standing at the
table, saw him count it-count each pack
age. They made it 81 800, they then put 1t
in an envelope; they might have done some
writing on the envelope in my presence,
but don't know. | can neither read or
write, but any writing that was done
there was done by either Of them.
Q.-Was you in the Office long enough to
coo him cool - No | did not
stay that long. He handed me receipt
and | went on home (meaning "Shadn
Broadwater, the United States express
agents brother)-that was the last l saw
OF it.
Q.-Do you know whether they put any
wax on the envelope in your presence! A.
They put no wax on it in my presence.
Odd you watch them to see that they
dds A.-No, sir; l got my receipt and
left.
Q.-Do you know of what denomination
the bills were-ive, tens or twenties! A.
No, sir; l don't.
Cross-examination by Dovener:-
Odd you see them moisten the
mucilage and seal the envelope in your
presence! A.-No, sir.
Q-All you saw was they put these three
$500 packages in the envelope, wrote on 1t,
give YOU your receipt, and then you went
home. Ayes, sir.
Q.-Who was it you gave the money to!
A.-"Shad" Brodwater brother of Waldo
Brodwater, who is the United States Elk
press agent They are brothers and kept
general store there about six Yeas. II was
about between half past three and four
o'clock in the evening, and / think when
took the money there about an hour orso
before the train would arrive to take the
money. | gave the money to Shadrlck
Broadwater inside his Office. You go
through door TO get in to the office from
the store | was in the office five minutes,
PROBABLY little longer. from the time en-
tered with the money until left with the
receipt. had no other business there ex-
cept deliver the money.
Odd they ask you to seal the envel-
ope. A.-No, sir.
Odd they ask you to wait and see
them seal the envelope! A.-No, sir.
Odd they ask you TO wait and see
them put wax seals on the outside OF the
envelope! A.-No, sir.
Odd they stitch the envelope in your
preseuce-run stitches through the money!
A-No. sir.
Q.-When they got through with the en-
velope what aid they do with il! Al
don't know; left Shadrick Broadwater
with his hand on the envelope with the
money in it.
Gle is not the express agentl A
No, sir
Q.-You did not write on the envelope!
A.-No, sir; cannot write.
Q.-Both of them remained in the Office
until you left! Ayes, sir. paid them
15 cents in advance fo- sending the money.
paid this, | think, to "Shad."
(Which one wrote the receipt! A
"Shad."
(Which one did writing on the enve-
lope. Al think "Shad
Q.-You have the receipt for the pack
age OF money to be delivered at Wheeling.
At the time they received it from you was
it sealed, A.-Nosir, it was not sealedup.
This receipt says it was sealed up at the
time they received it.
Oft was not sealed up, Att was in
three packages of money and not sealed up
in an envelope. Four or five days re-
ceved word from Father McMenamen TO
whom the money was to be delivered that
it was $500 short and went TO see those
gentlemen. | saw them both, | told them it
was five hundred dollars missing, they said
they were sorry for IT,
Chadwick Broadwater. the brother of
w. Z. Brosdwater, the Express agent
at Long Run, was then put on the
stand He said he counted the money
in Mr.. Conley's presence, and then
went out of the office, got wax, and
sealed the package. When asked by
Captain Dovener why he did not stitch
the package, as required by the rules
Of the Company, he said he could not
as the package OF money was too thick.
w. p. Broadwater, the agent, was
next sworn. His evidence did not differ
materially from that of his brother.
T. Rose, baggage master and mes
senger on the train which conveyed the
money package to Grafton, deposed
that he received the package, but did
not know how much money was in it.
1t was not his business TO go outside of
the certitication upon the outside of the
enve lope.
j. s. Chambers, night clerk in the
Grafton office, testified that the package
was received there and remained in the
Office over night. 1t was marked
Isl, 500" on the outside, in the regular
manner. He delivered it to Messenger
Hall the following morning in good
order, with the seals unbroken.
Mr.. d. NJ. Hall, the messenger who
received the package from Mr.. Cham
oerS, followed. He received the pack
age at Grafton, and delivered it in good
condition to Mr.. Miller, the transfer
messenger who meets the train at Ben
wood.
Mr.. Miller followed, and detailed the
delivery of the package TO the Office of
the Company in this city.
These witnesses were all crosS-eXam
ined at greater or less length, but the
defense put no witnesses upon the stand,
aud the case was submitted and decided
as stated.
Regarding the alleged embezzlement.
the defence maintain that the Office