The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-20
HARRY H0USER'S FALL.
Little New Information Obtained
by tho oaacers Yesterday.
MOST OF THE GOODS RERESToRED
To those from Whom they Were
stolen, though he Says he Cannot
Remember Whore no Picked up
Some of the Arttcles-He Valves
Examination and Gives Bail for
oourt-New Cases Turn Up.

There was little addition yesterday to
the knowledge Of the crimes Of Harry
Houser, late q trusted letter carrier.
All the important facts about his case
were printed in yesterday mornings IN
rz11IoEScER. His preliminary exami-
nation on the charge Of robbing the
United States mails and of stealing pro-
pcrty from the postofice, which was 70
beheId at 10 a. IN. yesterday, was aban.
doned, Houser waving it. His bail was
again fixed at 1000. and his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Rocteger, signed tho new
bond.
As stated in the INTEtI1eENcEH yes
terday Houser had repaid all but little
over 500 of the alleged amount of his
stoalings from the government. Yes
terday his relatives made up the sum Of
SOS IA, and this was also paid over. :.
This represents every cent missed
from the postofEice in Mr.. Cowden's I'D
ministration. Houser says it is at least
5000 more than he ever took.
Yesterday Harry told where he had
taken the goods found in his house, SO
far as possible. AS to many OF the arti-
cles. he professed his ignorance.
Mr.. Atkinson, his counsel, urged him
to tell the entire truth, and he pro-
fessed to do SO, but some OF his state.
ments were doubted by those who heard
them. -
ono Of these was in reference to the
hats found in tho house. There were
five OF these. He said four OF them he
bought, and one hewon on the election.
In view Of his numerous thefts this was
regarded as very doubtful. but the
INTELLIGEHcRR is in receipt OF note
from G. A. Beuter, whose mark was in
four of the hats, and who says none OF
them were stolen 'front.' his store. This
seems TO corroborate Houser's claim.
The other hat bears Dlnger's mark. !
AS to the cigars, Harry said he could
not tell where he got them. He Just
picked them up anywhere, and two
hours after could not tell where he got
them" is his claim.
All tho shoes he had he said were
stolen from the Mccoy Shoe Company.
and Mr.. Frank Mccoy was sent for, and
identified the goods as his. They were
turned over to tho company. The cl-
CARS and other unidentified goods were
Yesterday turned over by Constable st.
Myers to the sheriff.
There has been great deal OF cur
iosity us to tho method OF stealing the
stamps. 1t was stated yesterday that
all the stamps wore stolen Mt one time,
but this is a-inistake. So far as known
blythe authorities stamps were stolen
at three different times.
New cases OF Houser's peculiaritles
have turned up. There have been sew
eral money orders missed by the Amer.
lean express company, a number OF
checks by tho Hotel Windsor, and
other similar losses. ]. W. Hunters
Office, on Main street, was favorite re-
sort for Houser. who had the
freedom of the place, and used to
write letters there. Mr.. Hunter and
his bookkeeper frequently missed sta
tionary and small articles, but never
suspected Houser until the exposure
on Sunday.
There are number OF things about
tne steullnR WHICH LeL1ulu W US 0H
planned. An examination OF HouseFs
own confession. as made to the United
States officials, and taken down by Chief
Clerk Shellhase, OF the postottice, in
comparison with what he has since said,
shows that there is a discrepancy some:
where. His friends urge in his behalf
that he is dazed by tho occurrences
since Saturday night, and for the time
being Is not mentally responsible.
Everybody who knew anything about
the case said yesterday that there was ac-
tually nothing to show that Mrs. Houser
or her mothers family, occupying the
lower part of the house, knew anything
whatever about the operations Of
Houser. He had concealed everything
SO that it was largely by chance that
Deputy Marshal Robinson found any
signs Of his guilt.