The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-12
BOUND OVER.
The Preliminary Herring of the State Against
The Express Robbers.

Justice Jones' court presented an ami
mated appearance yesterday when the
preliminary hearing of the case of the
state against Hancher, Beck aud Greer
was called. 1t was packed like sardine
box aud people fairly climbed over one
| another To get peep at The defendants.
| Hancher and Beck were represented by
John w. Adams OF this city while Gree:
WAS represented by Judge Aiken of Ell
Dorado. The state was represented by
County Attorney Boone.
Evidence was given by Mr. Cassell, local
manager of the express company. touching
the official connection of Hancher with
the company and the amount of money
that was il his possession when the rob-
berry was committed. Wendell Nc
Liughlin testified as to the accuracy OF
the stenographic report of the confessions
made by each party which was testified TO
by Jake Harmon, who was present when
the confessions were made. When the evil
dence was all in Justice Jones bound them
over to the district court in the sum of
81, 900 each. Beck and Greer will probably
give bond but it is not expected that Han
cher can.
in the regular trial Of this case the tech
necalities OF the law will be resorted to to
get Greer out of the trouble or at least make
his penalty less than it would be under the
charge of robbery.
The Pacific Express company ard the
United States Express company are doing
business more or less jointly in this city.
That is they are in the same office and the
Ia, 81, 6 lo,l
aged by the same set of employees. 1t APP
pears tina. the money stolen was to be ship
ped by the Pacific company, but owing to
the fact that the Pacific company did not
have through safe in the night train it
was transferred to the United States COM
pany, which was easily done OF course ow-
ing to the joint local management of both
companies. Even the wagon from which the
money was stolen was Pacific property.
Now it is claimed that Greer's connection
with the robbery extends only far as
tue Pacific company, and that he had no
designs Or intention against the United
States company. His principal part in ac-
complishing the robbery WAS to send the
decoy telephone message to the Pacific
company's Office. He asked whether this
Was Inc 1acfuC COIN paUE OliCo duu
when informed that it was he asked that
the Pacific" wagon call at the creamery
for some shipments. Il is claimed that
he did not call up tue United
States company's Office or decoy the
United States company's wagon to the
place of robbery and hence that the
United States company can't hold him
blamable for being robbed. How far this
will affect his chances for re-
lease is hard to TELL but at best it is a very
thin excuse. There is one thing certain
and that is that he received the stolen
goods according to his own statement and
tried to hide it in the fue of his room and
more than that he received and used $40
of the money knowing it to be stolen. He
can't get away from this much of the
crime now. but he might have succeeded
had he been more careful about his con-
fession. If the old rule that the receiver
is as bad as the thief goes, Greer is in for
it as much as Hancher or any of the others.