The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-07
Behind ALTOONA BARS
Barring & McSweeney Have Delivered
Up Their Mysterious Prisoner.
HE IS IN BLAIR COUNTY JAIL
Finni Hearing in the llabeas Corpus Pro.
cccdings Game Up Before Judge
Archibald Yesterday and the
Rule Was Discharged.

Before Judge Archibald in chambers
yesterday afternoon the final hearing
took place In the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings IN the case of Frank Wilson,
the man who was so mysteriously
guarded and bound a prisoner in the
office OF Barring & McSweeney, in the
Commonwealth building, and of whom
the detectives refused to be interviewed
until Wilson succeeded in letting the
outside world know of himself through
the agency of o note thrown out of the
window.
1t is already public for, what he was
wanteI AMI also concerning the steps
taken by Attorney George NJ. Watson
to secLre Wilson's release on a writ of
habeas corpus. Judge Archibald al
lowed Barring &: McSweeney, who We're
represented d: the hearing by Joseph
O'Brlen, 70 retain the custody of the
prisoner. as they had a warrant: but
the court insisted that they should de-
liver Wilson 10 the authorities of Blair
county, where ne is accused of having
committed foul and brutal murder.
Judge Archibald appointed yesterday
as the date of the final hearing. At
torney y Br!en appeared for the de-
tective agency, and Attorney Watson
represented the absent prisoner. Mr..
O'Brien produced a certified copy of the
record of the mayors court at Altoona.
lie Was Given n Hearing.
The transcript was duly attested by
Mayor S. NJ. Hoyer, and 1t set forth
that in the case of the commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania against Frank Wilson,
James Farrell and William Doran. one
c,s the defendants was duly arraigned
at hearing in Altoona before Mayor
Hoyer on Monday, Nov. 4. and upon
being asked as to his guilt or innocence,
appealed for continuance on the
ground that he was not ready for a
hearing. Wilson's request was allowed
and he was forthwith remanded TO
the custody of the sheriff of Blair
county.
This was sufficient for Judge Arch
bald, as it shows that Barring & Nc
Sweeney mad complied with the re-
qu'.remen.s of the order of court, and
delivered the prisoner to the proper
authorities. That ended the purpose
of the final hearing, and thereupon the
rule was discharged. Wilson will be
tried for the murder of Henry Bon
neke. an aged German, whose dead
body was found April last in his
little home on the outskirts of Altoona.
He had been struck and gagged. Rob-
berry Is presumed to Aave been the
motive Of the murder.
Arrested ut Stroudsburg,
Wilson and two companions, James
Farrell and William Doran, are sus-
pected of the crime. The first named
was arrested Monday. Oct. 2S, on q
railroad train at Stroudsburg. He was
brought to Scranton by the detectives
and taken to Barring & McSweeney's
office, where he was kept a prisoner
until Monday, Nov. 9. Wilson was told
when arrested that 1t was for lar
ceny of a gold watch. He professed,
while in Scranton to he entirely ignor-
ant of the murder of old Bonneke.
District Attorney Hammond, of Blair
county. feels confident that COM
plete case will be made out against
Wilson. His two pals, Doran and Far
rell, are yet at large.