The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-01-25
THEY WERE DISMISSED.
The Men Suspected of the German
Murder Released After a Hearing.

murderers ct the body found at
German December "a, 1898, was
held on last Saturday. Morris
Jameson and Albert Tusing testified
to the finding of the body on De-
cember gath last. W. A. Harvey,
S. II SudleY and DR.. W. G. Drink
water, were next called on behalf
of the State. Their evidence de-
veloped nothing of Importance
other than previously reported i'll
The REPUBLICAN.
Thomas Spiker, of Dobbin, W.
Va, was next called and identified
the prisoners (Michael Flanagan
and VIM. Gallew) as the ones who
had come to the saw mill of J. l..
Rumbarger Lumber company, at
Dobbln, W. Va, Tuesday morning,
December 10Th, about 2 O'Clock,
and asked for James Mcdonald.
They wsre taken to where Melon
old was boarding and he was
aroused. After short conyersa-
ton they all retired for the night
at VIM. Kuh's boarding house.
William Kuh, of Dobbin, was
next called and recognized the
prisoners as the ones who came to
his place about 2 O'Clock Tuesday
morning and, after seeing James
Mcdonald, retired for the balance
of the night and sleeping until late
that morning. The prisoners said
they had walked from Schell, W.
Va. Wednesday Gallew, Flanagan
and Mcdonald all left for Pennsyl-
vania.
Loren High, of German, was
next called and said that about
nine O'Clock p. M, of December IS,
a stranger cam0 in his store and
made a small purchase and said they
were going to Dobbln, W. Va, to
get work. Afterwards, about 10
o'clock, he seen three men leave
the platform where they had been
sitting for perhaps half hour, and
walked up the railroad towards
Bayard. Mr.. High could not recog-
nize either of the prisoners as the
one who came in his store that
night.
Geo. W. Husk, of Dobbin, W,
Va, was next called and identified
the prisoners as the ones seen at
Dobbin Tuesday, December 10.
IL. II. McCardle, of Barrett, Nd, p,
was next called and testified to
meeting two men on the railroad
track near Bayard, and enquired
the way to Dobbin. This was be-
tween IL and II O'Clock on the
night Of December 18th.
Mrs. Louis Mouck, of Schell, W.
Va, was next called and recognized
VIM. GaIlew as the man who ate
supper at her house about 6 clock
p. m. December 18th. Gallew said
he was from Williamsport, Pa, and
was gong to Dobbin.
John Squires, Jacob Baltz, Cur
tbs High, G. Hubert and VIM.
Hush were next called. The evi-
dence developed nothing new. L.
f. Root, of Dobbln, W. Va, who
went to WiIliamsport, Pa, and
procured the arrest of Flanagan
and Gallew said the prisoners ad-
mitted that they passed through
German about 10 p. m., on the
night of Dec. 18th last.
Edward Tuttle said he resided at
Point Plains, New York, and left
that state Thanksgiving day, ac-
companied by Frank Hiliklr, and
that they had come from New
York to Washington, D. g., thence
to Point of Rocks, Md, thence to
Sir Johns Run, W. Va, thence to
Cum berland, Md, Piedmont, W.
Va, Shaw, Harrison, Bayard,
Davis, German and other points.
Tuttle claimed to have met the
mayor of Sir Johns Run when at
that place; he was asked the popu-
latlon of the above named town and
said it was about twelve hundred.
States Attorney Hamill here in
formed Tuttle that Sir Johns Run
had no mayor and was really no
town whatever, only water station
and telegraph Office and possibly a
small store and postoffice with half
dozen houses. Tuttle here found
himself in a tight place, but said
perhaps he had the name wrong.
He was also cornered in several in
stances and it was evident he was
doing some tall lying.
Frank Hillkir said he resided at
Conowlngo, N. Y. He was asked
to explain his whereabouts for the
past month. He partly did so, but
he had not gotten along far when
he was tripped up. 1t was evident
he was trying to tell the same tale
his friend Tuttle had told, but he
had forgotten his lines and made
some bad breaks.