The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-12

CHICAGO. Juno ll.-fiyo OF tho officers
OF tho American Railway Union rs.
turned to tho Woodstock jail on tho
$50 train this evening. President
Eugene V. Deb' failed to report in tiino
for tho train. lie called on tho marshal
at noon, and was requested to report ut
! O'Clock at tho marshapa otiico with
the others, or Mt tho Northwcstcrn sta
ton at o'clock. McsIrs. Rogers, Kel.
lihOr, Burns. Hogan and Goodwin saw
their chief but m instant nt noon, and
could not account for his fai!ure 10 re-
port.
Doba told tho marlhal that ho had
considerable business to transact, but
he would Gc through in time TO take
tho train. Deputies Logan and Curran
boarded tho train with tho five men
who had reported, md Deputy Clark
returned to tho marahaVs office with
tho Dcbs commitment. papers. The
marshal was vexed Ut tho failure OF
Dcbs TO report on timO and he sent
thrGe men TO look for him. Bring him
in. wherever YOU find him." was tho
marshaps orders TO his deputies.
~ do not think ho has purposely
missed the train" said tho marshal,
''yct his failure to report on time ia
annoying. 1t places Mr.. Debs in bad
light. paroled him until 1 o'clock
and he should havo benn hero. Ii ne 10
found tonight he viii! remain in my
Office until train time in tho morning."
Martin J. Elliott, the seventh man,
wired that he was on his way 10 Chicago
from Harrisburg. Pa. and would be in
some time during the night. When
the party Was first cent TO Jail Elliott
was two days behind in reaching Chi
cago from tho east.
Owing to Debs' failure to report,
George W. Howard secured another
days respite. Howard, who had quar-
relied with his former associates and
established c rival organization, desired
to serve his sentence separate from tho
others and the desire was mutual. To-
day Judge Woods wired Judge Show
alter to transfer Howard from the
Woodstock jail to the Will county jail
ut Joliet.
Marshal Arnold intended taking How.
| ard there on the o'clock train tonight,
bu. Debs' absence gave Howard au-
other nigh. with his family. The COM
mltnont papers were made out for six
months IN Debs' Gaze, and three months
IN each OF the others, LEGS seventeen
days served from JANUARY to January
24 in tho Woodstock jail. Tho commit
ment was made on tho Interstate COM
merce contempt. The men are so con-
iidcnt that Judge Woods will recorder
the Santa Fe sentence TO bo concurrent
that they give themselves no concern
on tho probability OF having to serve 4
double time.
Up to late hour to.nish: Debs had
not returned. Marshal Arnold sent
out all the available deputies OF his
office tonight in search for the missing
prisoner, but not trace OF him was
found. At IL o'clock Marshal Arnold
announced that he would give up look.
ing for his man until tomorrow.
lla said: while the absence
of Debs does no. alarm inc,
| confess that | an considerably
chagrined over it. Had he sent ME
word that he could not finish his busi-
ness during the afternoon l would un-
hesi:atingly have given him his Tree.
dom Il day longer. lie may have met
vita an accident or gone out with some
friends. and being ashamed 10 como
back afterHtsain time, is keeping him
self quiet. l would not be surprised to
hear OF him going ont to Woodstock
during tho night or early in the
morninE.n