The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-07
SQUIRE ARKLE HELD
In $1,000 Ban for his Appearances
this Morning.
he. AFTERE GREET DEELOF DELAY,
Is Arrested by sherrn Franzheta,, but
an Application for a Writ of Hnbeas
Corpus Is Served ut onec-Disoour.
teous rrcatmen. ofshertn McPhaui,
of North caroltos.

Tho presence In Wheeling Of North
Carolina officer With warrant from
Governor MacCorkie for the arrest Of
Justice Of the Peace George Arkle,
based on rrqulsitiun from Governor
Elias Carr, Of North Carolina, "a chroni.
elod In tho IErELt1pExcEa exciuStveiy
yesterday morning, was naturally the
leading topic Of conversation about
town yesterday. Tie fact that Squire
Arkle had been indicted in North Caro-
lima for grand larceny was known to
very TOW people hero, aud the 1STEIti-
orNoER's story wns q great surprise to
most OF the readerA
Hoill McPhauI, the officer who brings
tho requisltion, is sheriff Of Columbus
county, n. O., tho county scat Of which
Is Whitovlllo.
Thursday night Sheriff Franzhetm
made an engagement With Sheriff Nc
Phaul to meot at tho formers Office at
9 o'clock Yesterday morning. Sheriff
McphGul was there, but shoriG
FranEhelm did not appear until nearly
noon. Squire Arklo camo into town
from Elm Grove on the motor arriving
at 9:3S, ind went into Prosecuting
Attorney Howard's office, where no
spent the rcpaInder OF the forenoon.
Mr. McPhati was about the court aouse
all forenoon, waiting vainly Tor Sheriff
Franzhelm.
Colonel Arnetk, who had prepared
the petition for writ OF habeHs corpus
the night before, addressed 10 Judge
Jordan, went 10 Huntington on busi-
ness yesterday morning, and Prosecutor
Howard Represented Squire Arkle SO
lar as necessary.
Abort 1880 yesterday forenoon sher-
III FranzheIm formally placed Squire
Arkle under arrest. Tho writ OF habcas
corpus was at once prepared, and alter
consultation, was made returnahle OF
$50 q. m. to-day. Judge Jordan admit
ted tho prisoner TO bail In $1,000, and
he gavU bond in that sum, With William
Mitchell as surety, and was released.
In tho versiou OF tho story leading TO
tho arrest as told by Colonel Arnett to
an lHTELLIdEScER reporter and printed
yesterday, tho sum named as $4,000
ehould have boon six to seven thousand.
Yesterday q reporter had long talk
about the case with Sheriff McPhaul,
who said he relied on his papers to CO.
euro tho prisoner. Tho Indictment was
regular, and Governor MacCorkle had
honored Governor Cars requisltion.
More than this, said MIR. McPhaul, both
Governor Carr aud Governor MacCorEle
had expressed o frm determination to
have the prisoner tnken 10 North Caro-.
lima for trial. Governor MacCorkle OK.
pressed his regret that any trouble had
been experienced IN tho matter before,
| aud aaid he proposed to do all In his
power to sec that his warrant vas eu-
forced. Governor Carr told Mr.. Nc
Phaul not to return without his pris-
| oner, aud Il no had any trouble about
tho case to telegraph the governor OF
once.
Tho man who lost tho money was To-
| correctly named yesterday. His name
Is J. .. Harrellson, and his homo Is at
Cerro Gorda,. Columbus county. His
term as treasurer OF tho county had OK
pired, md hc had been to Whitevillo.
the county scat, to settle up with tho
| county court, Tho contents Of tho lost
pocket book wcro $50 In cash, Sl50 in q
check signed by Sheriff McPaaGl, and
certificates Of deposit fdf $500.
Tho sheriff says he proposed to send
his papers here, but was advised by
Governor MacCorkle that tho sheriff OF
Ohio county would probably pay little
attention to tho warrant unless an agent
or IN officer was with 1t. For this roa-
con he brought the papers himself: He
thought the shcrifl's treatment Of him
here was very peculiar.
Mr.. McPhaul was IN consultation yes
to-day afternoon with Attorneys Dovc-
ner and Conif.
The petition fled for tho writ Of ha-
heas corpus was very brief and formal.
Itstmply alleged that tho petitioner was
uulawiuliy restrained Of bis liberty and
held a prisoner No detailed facts dro