Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-06

There were additional developments
in the New Martinsville oil lease rob-
berry case, yesterday, and Mr.. E. L.
Nicholson, who was charged with steal
ing papers valued at $4,000, and who
was arrested on the evening of the
Fourth, had a somewhat eventful and
exciting day of it.
He got out of Jail all right, on the
first charge, securing a bondsman at
the Office of the Wheeling Title and
Trust Company, but had not been long
at liberty when he was again taken into
custody and once more consigned to
Jail, where he remained last night
The case is a somewhat complicated
one, and it is not possible to quite un-
ravel it at this time, as those in pos
session of information refuse to talk.
1t is pretty certain, however, that the
trouble grows out of i conflict of rival
oil interests and that the papers alleged
to have been taken by Nicholson, on
the 2dlinst., from the room in the Brasu
House. at New Martinsville, cut so
large a figure in the controversy that
the Nicholson side were determined to
secure them at considerable hazard,
while to the Messrs. Carr and those as
ISOLATED with them they were so Yalu-
able as TO justify the spending OF a good
deal of money and effort to get them
back again. The allegation in the
warrant issued on the I'd, and executed
on the Fourth. was that the papers be-
longing to William NJ. Carr were valued
at $4,000 This made the case a pretty
important one, but its interest was de-
cidedly added TO, yesterday, when a
second warrant, signed by Ferdinand
Brown, was issued before Justice Gil
lespy, in which Nicholson stood charg-
ed with the larceny of papers belonging
TO complainant, the value Of the docu-
ments being set down at $4,000.
Mr.. Nicholson spent Thursday night
in Jail, but early yesterday morning his
attorneys were at work, and before long
his bond for $500, was made out and
signed The complainants had an early
pointer that Nicholson would leave
town, but just when or in what direc-
ton he would go, was uncertain. While
they were celebrating as to how to
stop him, Nicholson took the $3.50 p. m.
Panhandle train. AS the train left,
it was decided to issue the second war
rant, signed by Brown, and as soon as
it was completed, a telephone message
was sent to Town Marshal Brown, Of
Welsburg, to board the train, capture
Nicholson, and bring him back. When
the train stopped at the station, Mar
| shall Brown got on board, found his
man, and placed him under arrest
| Nicholson said he would not go, and
started to run through the car, while
the train started to move. Marshal
| Brown pulled his revolver, when Mich
olson capitulated, the train was stopped,
and the prisoner was taken Off, and
/ brought back to this city on the even
/ ing train and committed to Jail. This
morning Capt McNichOls will take
Nicholson to New Martinsville, where
/ he will be given a hearing before a
| Justice.
When Nicholson brought the papers
/ to this city, he expressed them to Chi
cage, and they were found in the Chi
] cago Office of the Adams Express Com
pany. and will be brought back. Will
lam N. Carr is now in Chicago, looking
after the documents, while his brother,
Alfred Carr, LETT for GAINESVILLE, yester-
/ day.
Nicholson is a native of Maunch
Chunk, Pa. and Is believed to be a
representative Of the South Penn Oil
Co. A gentleman we'll acquainted with
him. said, last evening, that there We're
immense interests behind him, amount
ing to millions, and that the prisoner IS
well-backed is evident. He had very
large check cashed at one OF the city
banks. yesterday, and had no trouble
| in arranging for the $500 bail.
Further developments in the case Will
| be awaited with interest