Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-07
UNDER ARREST.
THE HEARING IN TaE JUSTICE ARKLE CASE
THIS MORNING.
The Justice Surrendered Himself Yesterday Morn
ing, and was Released on Bail-Both
Sides of the Case.

Thursday evening Sheriff Neal Nc
Phaul. OF Columbus county. n. c.. ar
rived at the Court House with a requisl-
tion, duly honored by Governor Mac-
Corkle, for Justice George Arkls, the
charge being grand larceny.
The matter was brought to the atten-
tion Of Judge Jordan, by Sheriff Franz
helm. at the close of the morning ses-
sion Of the Criminal Court. and the
deputy Sherffs started to look for Mr..
Ankle. 1t was quickly ascertained that
he had driven down to Moundsville, In
the morning, and that he was expected
TO return in the evening. As he did not
return at an early hour, it was sur
missed that perhaps he had driven out to
| his Elm Grove residence by way
of the Caldwelps run road, and
Constable John Anderson was sent out
TO the Grove by Sheriff Franzheim with
word for Mr.. Arkle to come in to town.
Col. Arnett, counsel for Mr.. Ankle, also
sent out word to Judge Jordan, OF the
Criminal Court, to come in to the city,
as the defense would apply for a writ OF
hdbedS corpus as soon as the arrest was
made. Judge Jordan came in accord
| ingly, and remained until half past nine
o'clock that evening, but as Mr.. Ankle
did not appear, the Judge went
home at that hour, and about ten
| O'Clock the attorneys and reporters who
had beenswaiting at the Court Honse
also left. Mr.. Ankle did not reach Elm
! Grove from Moundsville until late. On
| being informed by the constable as TO
what was going on, he came into the
city on the ten o'clock motor and saw
Prosecuting Attorney Howard for a few
minutes, returning to the Grove on the
eleven o'clock train.
Yesterday about noon the Justice
went to the Court House and surren-
dered himself Application was al once
made TO Judge Jordan for writ OF
hdbeas corpus, and the writ was made
returnable at half past nine this morn
ing. Bail was fixed at 81, 900, and it
was at once given, VIM. Mitchell going
on the bond. The application for the
writ made the usual allegation that the
prisoner was being detained without
due process OF law, and this morning
the facts will be enquired into In regu-
lar form.
JUSTICE ARKLE's STORY.
Justice Ankle was seen yesterday by a
REGISTER reporter, and said:
THE book-not pocketbook. but
small memoranda book-was found by
my wife on the evening of May Q, 1892.
was on my way to the Grand Lodge OF
the Knights of Honor, at Charleston,
and Mrs. Arkle accompanied me. We
left Wilmington about eight Or nine
o'clock in tho evening, in day coach.
In it were one or two other passengers
"a lady going to her husband at
Charleston, a travelling man. who had
gotten cinder in his eye, and ourselves.
I noticed one armed man, very much
under the influence Of liquor. who got on
at one of the way stations. He had two
valises, one slung over his shoulder by
a strap, aud had some difficulty In get
ting along. The train got hot box,
and we made two or three stops, and
during the early part OF the night l
went into the smoking car, was gone
probably two hours-certainly more
than one, for smoked two or three
cigars. When | returned my wife took
up the book from the window and said:
Look here, what | found on
the floor back there" l looked
at the book and saw that ii contained
money and papers of value, and put it
in my pocket. The mad with the valises
had gotten off. When we got to Charles
ton, put it in the safe of the Charles
ton Hotel, but first showed 1t 10 Morris
Bellamy, now Supreme dictator OF the
Knights OF Honor, and asked him II he
knew J. b. HARRISON, whose name was
on the papers, and he said he did not
that the. name was strange TO
him. / was very busy while In
Charleston with lodge business, enter
tainments, etc., and gave The matter no
more thought, and when we left / for
got the book and left it 10 the safe.
When we got to Atlanta nv wife put
me in mind Of il, and l said would tel
egraph to the hotel TO have 1t sent on
to Cincinnati. When we got there the
book had come by express, and not car
ing to be bothered with it, l had it for
warded to this city. We came home at
our leisure, and found the book here
wnen we arrival. lOuuu IuolS was
$40 in cash and certificates OF deposit,
checks, etc, TO the amount OF $500 or
Sc, 900 in the book, and wrote to the
bank at Wilmington. They gave me
the name and address OF HARRISON, and
/ wrote to him. In reply be described the
property, and l had 40 doubt 1t be-
longed TO him. He said he would be
willing to pay fair reward for the re-
covery OF the property, and thought
5000 would be about fair ADD right. II
was then that ex-Congressman A. X.
Waddel, Of Wilmington, appear
ed on the scene with his aous-
i've and threatening letters to me.
| consulted counsel here, and after quite
a correspondence, requisition was
sent by the Governor of North Caro-
lima by Sheriff McPhaul, OF Columbus
county, that State, 10 Governor Elem
ing, who returned IL and laughed about
the matter. About August, 1898, they
again threatened Q reQuisition, but II
went no further, and as final result OF
the negotiations the book and papers