The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-16
MINISTERS ARRESTED
By Chief McNichol in stouben-
ville-He Won't Como
WITHOUT REQuISIIION PAPERS.
Squire Brown, Who Heard tho Case
Against tho Hungarian, Tells Ills
Side Of tho Casc.-.NIcslastcrs Held
In 500 Bail.

4 ~ ~ i T
Side Of tho Casc.-NIcNIastcrs Held
In 800 Ball. y.s
Chief McNichol returned yesterday
evening from Stcubcnvillc, where he
had gone TO get warrant for Constable
McNlasters's arrest. McNIasters Is the
constable who is charged with having
kidnapped Hungarian from West
Virginia soil. fs3
Tho simpler way would have been to
have obtained warrant from the
justice Of tho peace at Mt. Pleasant, but
rs McAlasters is the Mt. Pleasant con-
stable, Chief McNichola did not have
much confidence in the constable's
willingness to arrest himself. The trip
to Steubcnville is easily made, and the
chief took tho morning train. AS soon
as he arrived he called on Mayor Scott
and consulted with him. The chief
informed tho mayor what he was
after, and that he proposed to employ
special officer, who would go down to
Mt. Pleasant and arrest the doughty
constable. The mayor said he could
furnish man and he and the chief
walked over 10 Justice Trainers Office,
where the chief swore out tho warrant,
charging McMasIers with being a fusi-
tive from justice III West Virginia. The
warrant had Just been signed, and Chief
McNichol was about to conclude
arrangements with the special officer
whom the mayor had recommended,
when he happened to look out OF the
window About thirty yards away
stood McMasters himself,
LEANING AGAINST 4 TELEGRAPH POLE.
"Why," said the chief, nudging the
mayor, there's the man himself"
Officer Kelly was sent out, and in a mo,
ment brought the surprised looking
McAlasters back with him. McNTastcrs
told the chief he wouldn't run away
from him, and that he would go to West
Virginia, rs soon as he got the requisi-
ton papers.
you ought to come back sooner"
said the chief. "I'll treat you we'll, Nc
Masters"
Perhaps you will, said Mac; "but I
don't know about other people. They
won't give an Ohio man any show at nil
in your state.n
McMastcrs persisted in his refusal to
come to Wheeling without requisition,
and after the testimony in the case had
been heard, the justice held the pris-
oner in 500 bail. Ex-Prosecuting At
torney Gregg, OF jefferson county, de-
tended him and Sheriff Opperman went
on his bond. Chief McNlchol left on
the evening train and arrived in the
city too late to confer with Prosecuting
Attorney Howard. Ii it is decided to
apply for requisition papers, q messen-
ger will be sent on to Charleston to lay
the case before Governor Fleming. Nc
Aasters's attorney claimed, in tho hear
ing before Justice Trainer, that kidnap-
ing man was not felony under the
laws OF West Virginia. McMasters will
be prosecuted under the common law,
which provides for punishment for
forcible abduction.
THE STARS ACCOUNT. p:'o 2 Y
Yesterdays Steubenville Star had the
following:
Constable McMasters, OF Mt. Pleasant,
was in tho city to-day after legal advice
on his kidnapping case and declares he
will not go to West Virginia without q
requisition. His statement Of the affair
puts an entirely different aspect upon
the case and relieves the kidnapping
from many OF the Objectionable fea-
lures. Molnnr was fugitive from JUS
tice, having been arrested by McN1as-
tiers originally Laurelton and skipped
out when he was on parole. After he
was brought to Mt. Plcasant,:hc agreed
to pay back the SIS and costs and vol.
unfairly offered to put up the certif-
cate OF deposit as collateral security for
the payment.
Since writing the above, Chief of Po-
lice McNichol, Of Wheeling, and Mar
shall Keller, OF Martins Ferry, came up.
and upon discovering that McNIastcrs
was in the city went before Justice
Trainer, where McNichol made affidavit
that McMasters was a fugitive from
justice, having committed an ofiensc in
West Virginia; to wit, kidnapping
Henry Molnar from that state into
Ohio, which otlensc constitutes a felony
under the statutes OF both states. Nc
Nichol also held warrant for his ar
rest, aud Justice Trainer issued another
warrant, which was served on McMas-
tiers by Officer Kelly as special constable.
McAlasters refused togo back with
McNichol and sent for prosecuting
Attorney Gregg to have himself re-
leased. 1t presents several complicated
features, one OF which is that the laws
OF West Virginia do not make. kidnap-
pings felony, though tits SO taken in
Ohio. 1t may be that the officers may
not be able to secure n rcquisition. but
McAlasters should steer clear of West
Virginia soil.
CAN'T UNDERSTAND
The Ohio people cannot understand
the form OF warrant under the COM
mon law, judging from tho comments
OF the stcubenyille papers. Ii they
we're to encounter one OF the warrants
for felonious assault rs they are drawn
in this state for assault with intent to
main, disable, disfgure and Kill, or
even an indictment for murder, it
would paralvze them, Tile Gazette