Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-08
SERIOUS CHARGE.
WIZ. LONG, A STRANGER, ARRESTED ON A
C3ARGE OF FORGERY.
Es Attempts to Pass a Check on Well Known
Firm-The Rape Oass Against
Jesse Marsh.

William Long was arrested yesterday
BY Oncer West, on a warrant sworn to
by Charles EIg. charging him with at
tempting TO obtain money by means Of
q forged check.
The preliminary hearing took place
in Justice Ankles Court last evening.
Prosecuting Attorney John A. Howard
conducted the examination, and the evil
dence developed story which was
about as follows;
Long stopped Thursday night at
Kleves' hotel on Water street. John
Cess, the Martins Ferry marble cutter,
also stopped at the same place. The
two met, aud Long asked Mr.. Cess to
recommend a good firm from whom be
could purchase buggy and Mr.. Cess
willingly accommodated him, naming
the firm OF Chas. j. Elig Il Co. IL is
alleged that Long told different stories
as TO the place OF his residence, saying
once that he was from Belmont county,
o., and again that he lived IN New Jer-
sey.
On the following day he came over to
Martins Ferry and attempted to have a
check cashed at the Peoples Bank. de
was instructed TO find some person 70
identify him, and Straightway hunted
I'D Mr.. Gels. He first ordered $3.50
tombstone, stating that brother had
died, leaving him $4,000, and be thought
10 ''nO more than right" 70 mark his
grave with q handsome stone. He then
induced Mr.. Gels TO accompany him,
but the questions put to the latter were
not satisfactory to the bank officials and
the check was not cashed.
He afterward induced Mr.. Gels to
come over to Wheeling yesterday to
introduce him to Mr.. Elig. The two
-callsd on Mr. Elig, and Long selected n
wagon and buggy, amounting in cost to
S225. Long rendered in payment a
check for $3.50 and asked that ne be
paid the balance in cash. Mr.. Gels
suspicioned croOkedneSs, and wrote on
the back OF a business card short
message TO that effect, which he handed
Mr.. Elig.
The three then went down to the
German Bank, and the officials there
suggested that Telegraph message be
sent to Norfolk, Va, to ascertain II
the check was all right. Mr. Elig Of
fered to do so at mis- own expense, but
Long declined to permit it. The war
rant was then sworn out and the arrest
followed.
The check was drawn upon the City
National Bank, OF Norfolk, Va, and
was signed Mccormack & Bro" A
blank check on Pittsburg bank was
also found on Longs person, and de-
posit slip from q bank in New Jersey.
Also another check for larger amount.
The preliminary hearing was very
interesting one, and Long created con-
siderable amusement by bis evasive re-
plies TO questions and his threats TO
prosecute Mr.. Fig when "he came out
ON top" lie said he lived about four
miles from Belmont on q farm,
ana told the names Of owners
of adjoining farms, but not
eRithstauding his statement that be
was In the dairy business, ,and sold milk
IN the town Of Belmont he could not,
or would not, give the name Of single
individual In that town. BE gave sew
eral names, which afterward proved TO
be fictitious. The defendant assumee 8
defiant manner, and gave very unsat-
isfactory explauatiOh OF his conduct.
The Justice, after hearing the evil
dence. held the prisoner Ia the sum
Of $500 for bis appearance at the next
term Of Court, and, 10 default Of bail,
he was committed TO jail.