The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-31
GEORGE METZGER's HEARING
Given Another by Alderman Thomas ana
Committed without Bail.

COmmIItCo 'S
Yesterday afternoon George MetZear'
the young accomplice OF Whiiam en's
Rowman, charged with the murder vi
the Arabian peddler at Red bridge. was
given a hearing before Alderman
Thomas. Of the Ninth ward.
MetZgar was brought down from tne
3aiI in n closed cab by High Constable
Charles Bauer and officer Evans on the
warrant which Mr.. Bauer swore out ior
him on Oct. q. 1894 The squire reau
the warrant and asked Metzgar wha'
ne had to say. .
"Not guilty." replied the prisoner !" q
loud. clear voice.
Constable Bauer was sworn ana sal. |,
MetzCar made a statement to him ana
officer Evans at Mauch Chunk when ne
was arrested, in which he admitted
planning the shooting with BowHlai'
and later killed the Arabian.
Netzgar retorted: II have nothing TO
saw lust now; my attorney is out OF
town and l won't talk about the case.
Then looking at the reporters VINO
were writing. Met2gar added: say, II
there Is anything said In the paper
about me, l want nothing put the
truth"
He was assured by the newspaper
men that they would treat him fairly:
One Of them asked II he did not 1eei
better than when he was first arrested.
and he replied that he did feel q great
deal better, but was still troubled with
q bad ear. on which the physicians
skill had not made any impression
Metzgar again asked the reporters 10
treat him fairly, and said: There was
a bad report in the Elmira Telegram
about me. and If could get that re-
porter would fix him." You wouldn't
shoot him. would your" said the alder
man. to which Metzgar replied:
NO, but I would like to use my fists
on him to get even."
Leslie is a scrapper himself" said
the squire, land ne might be too much
for YOU"
"Oh. amt afraid of that" said Metz
gar. i've been in a couple OF fights
myself"
This raised laugh, and Constable
Bauer asked MetZgar when he was IN
town last before running away. Metz
gar said:
II was here on Aug. 10. I was on the
corner of Northampton and Washing
ton streets that evening and wandered
up on the Square at o'clock next
morning and saw policeman. l was
very sick then, almost unconscious. l
was just getting over the typhoid fever.
When l saw the officer l became scared
and went away. I then went to Mauch
Chunk to see cousin of mine named
Mummo. and there / was caught. l
was out west as far as Denver. Colo"
How did you leave here the first
time?" asked Constable Bauer.
We'll, l strayed around few days
after the shooting and then / became
scared and jumped on the Lehigh VAL
ley cannon ball freight and Went to
Mauch Chunk. I did not have any
money until / reached Trenton. where
I met some gamblers at the fair there
When l came back to Mauch Chunk
saw Engineer Mumaw. of the Valley
road. and l guess he squealed on me"
Metzgar was then taken back to Jail
and held for court without bail. He is
rounding into good physical shape
rapidly and his eye is bright and his
color good, although from his conversa-
tion 1t is evident that his mind has not
yet recovered its full strength He took
great interest in the proceedings, and
had he been asked would doubtless have
told all he knows about the murder.