The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-15
AT HIS OLD BUSINESS,
Frank Martin, Accused of Rob-
berry, and Once in Jail Here,
GuTSA PITTSBURGH HOM4NS HAND
While Engaged in Robblug Her
House-He is in Jail for burglary
and Attempt to Murder-Hls Elk,
plot here RooalIed-oonners and
Sutton Tried Yesterday for Rob.
berry.


Yesterdays Pittsburgh papers con'
tanned long stories Of a burglary and
cutting and the arrest OF Frank Martin,
which recall m episode here some time
ago, Martin is the same man accused
Of robbing an engraver named Thomas,
from East Liverpool, who was hunting
work here as a designer OF pottery
decorations. When searched the pris,
oner had a mask and a false goatee con-
cealed in the lining OF his hat, Ho was
cent to jail, but subsequently released
on his own reCognisaneo, The next
heard Of him was the following, printed
in yesterdays Pittsburgh Dispatch;
The residents of Greenfield and Ha-
zelwood were yesterday worked up to a
high tension OF excitement over one OF
the most cruel aud heartless crimes
| which has eyer been perpetrated in
Pittsburgh. Mrs. John I, Seager, wife
OF the we'll known fireman Mt No. 2 en-
CINE house, Smithield street, was awak-
ened at 4 o'clock yesterday morning by
q burglar, who, in searching the house,
accidentally touched her while asleep
in bed. Awakening In a fright she saw
man standing over her with q big
knife close to her throat threatening
that il she moved or made an cutlery he
would kill her,
In her fright Mrs. Saeger screamed
until she could be heard q block away,
and threw up her hands to ward off
the knife AS q result Of tho encounter
tho sharp blade passed between tho
second and third fingers OF her hand,
cutting up between the knuckles al
most 10 the wrist aud almost severing
it A horrible cash was also inflicted
in her cheek.
Mrs. Saegor's mother and two chill.
dren were in the house at the time,
and the outcries OF all OF them fright,
ened the burglar away,
HAS BEEN SICK IN BED.
Mrs. saeger has been in very delicate
health for .everal weeks, much OF the
time being unable to sit up, She o o
became calm, however, and the wounds
were dressed without calling a sur
geon.
An examination Of the apartments OF
the house revealed the fact that the
drawers and closets had been rausacked
and eight dollars in cash and q few arti-
cles of little value were missing. The
women were much surprised that the
faithful watch dog had not sounded the
alarm, and going into the yard they
found the brute dead, with his throat
cut with q sharp knife Mrs. seager had
encountered.
Both Mrs. Seager and her mother be-
lieved that they recognized the burglar
and assailant in the person Of q well
known man Of that neighborhood. Mr..
Seager came home between Q and 7
o'clock and wa Mortified at the condi-
ton OF his wife and the stories the
women and children told.
After a consultation with them he
went to the office Of Alderman John l.
Moore, in Lakewood, aud made infor.
| nation against Frank Martin, Of Sifvan
avenue, chaASing him with felonious
assault Constable Williams arrested
Martin, and a hearing was held later.
| Mrs. Saeger and her mother were UNI
able to attend the preliminary trial,
aud u physician certified that neither
was in a physical condition to be
present
THE HUSBAND TEsTEPIEs.
The alderman permitted Mr.. Seager
to testify to the fact that both women
describe the burglar as being identical
with Martin. He said they recognized
him us Martin, and he produced some
| corroborative evidence. Martin testi-
fed that he was at the home OF his
father at that hour nursing o sick child.
Mr.. Martins father also said there
would be no trouble in proving an abb.
Alderman Moore was impressed with
the case made against Martin, and he
bound him over to court in the sum of
$1,000. Constable Williams brought
him to the county Jail about noon, but
last evening his father succeeded in
getting bail for him.
Mr.. Seager was in consultation with
the police authorities last night, and as
a result he promised to bring a charge
OF burglary and attempted murder to-
day. Alderman Moore said last oven.
ing that Martin had recently returned
home from Wheeling, W. Va. where he
had served several months in Jail. He
gave Martin a very hard name, and said
that he was the associate Of the worst
characters in that community. Not
withstanding this, his friends are conf.
dent that ho will DO able TO provo his
innocence.