The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-21
THE WEST VIRGINlANS2.
Who Went to Washington to Bar
gain With Greon Goods Mon
NOW ARE LANGUISHING IN JAIL
Aud viii Roman There for Six
Months-ono of Thorn u County
Commissioners or Iraxton County.
\ a Fhirn,ont Man Mixed w IN tho
Casc-lra Grcnthouso aud j. o.
Wheeler IN M Unnnvlablo Plight.

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r WASHINGTON, D. G., Marcel, 2o.-Tho
two West Virginians. ono Of thcm m
official Of Braxton county, whose arrest
was noted fow days aso, wore scn.
fenced to jail horo yesterday for ak
months for carrying concealed weapons.
The trouble thoy arc in grew out OF
their coming to tho national capital to
purchase ''grecn goods" or counterfeit
money Ira Greathouso and J. O.
Wheeler, OF llyT, Braxton county, arc
their names. Tho case was an interest.
Ing ono and attracted considerable at.
tention, Greathouso aud Wheeler hay.
Ing claimed that thoy came here armed
in order to protect themselves from the
aharpers they expected to deal with. \
There was large audience In Judge
Millers court, aud many who could not
got in tho court room, applied for adj.
mission, US they wero anxious to hear
the trial Of tho casos involving tho
charges OF concealed weapons and sus.
picion against some Of the parties to
tho alleged "gtoen.goods" game. The
men known as Alexander p. Hill and
John Il. Hickman, alias "sponslcr,"
were in tho dock. while the West Vir.
giniaas, Ira Greenhouse aud J. O.
Wheeler occupied seats in the audience,
having been released from custody on
collateral. h5
Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny frat
called tho case OF Alexander P. Hill,
and Lawyer sillers, who represented
him, entered q plea OF not guilty.
Policemen Mendenhall and kimmell
were present to tell OF the arrest with.
out goin: into detail concerning tho
green goods" game. Tho pistol was
shown, as wero tho cartridges. When
taken from him the pistol was not
loaded, but he had round OF cartridges
in h,s pocket. The pistol was n centre
fire weapon, while he had rim.Gre
cartridges.
Tho prisoner. good.natured looking
man, who weighs fully 200 pounds, and
who has the scar OF pistol shot wound
in his arm, got on the stand to say
something in his own behalf. lie
seemed verv much worried, and an.
swered only such questions as his
counsel told him TO answer, showing
tina. he had something he desired TO
hide. But he was frank enough to nd-
nit that he camo hero in relation to the
green goods" business. although he
claimed that he came to SEQ and hear
OF the game aud not to operate 1t. ~
II wanted TO sec the 'greon goods.
he said, land did not intend to buy any,
as had no money"
The pistol. he said. he bought in n
store either in Washington or George
town, he did not exactly know which,
as this is his first visit here, and he is
not acquainted with locations.
"Where do you liver no was asked.
"Faitmont. West Virginia." he an.
swercd. RI
.'How large place Ia Fairmont?"
81 dom. know"
"Don't know what the population is 2"
"No, sir"
'Who is the postmaster" Mr.. Mul.
lowry asked.
"Lonnie Carr, I think"
why did you como here?'
II came here to SEQ green goods
man."
Mr.. Mullowuy here produced letter
taken from the prisoner, which pur:
ported to have been written by man
named Boyd, and addressed to another
member OF the same family. This lot
tor continued Information about tho
issue OF $50, 900 worth of green goods"
Tho prisoner was asked about the let
ter, and he said it wits given to him by
a man whom he supposed was one OF
the Boyds.
By direction oil his counsel, the de-
iendant declined to answer several ques-
tons.
Counsel then attacked tho proof,
claiming that tue weapon, being un-
loaded, did not come within tho provis-
ions OF the law, and he also claimed
that tho information was defective, in
that it charged u pistol and not a 70.
volver.
THE CHARGE
These exceptions we're promptly over.
rulod, and after argument Judge Millerl
proceeded to charge tho jury. liz his
charge tho Judge read the law and
dwelt upon tho iacs that the ubscnce- OF
cartridges in tho weapon did not affect
the case. There was only ono eSccp.
ton undor the Inv which he might
claim, and that WAS tho provision allow
Ing tho carving home OF a weapon d.
rectly after Its purchase IA q matter OF
merchandise. And the. court told tho
jurors that ii they found from the
proof that such wero the facts. i'll the
case they should acquit.
1t took the jury just about ono min.
ute to reach tho conclusion that the do
fendaut was guilty as charged, and
counsel gave notice Of u motion for u
now trial.
Mr.. Mulowny next called tho case OF
Hickman. and the weapon charged in
the information was = blackjack o.
slungshot. .G
In opening the case. however. tho
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