Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-11
SENSATIONAL ARREST.
CHARLES C. MCDANIEL IN SERIOUS
TROUBLE.
Charged With Breaking Into W. s. BoaIes'
Z House on November 17th-TrIaI
Next Wednesday.

On the morning on November II il
was reported that someone had entered
the bed room of Mrs. Mollie Sum.
mers, in the boarding house of w. s.
Boales, on Ninth street.
Mrs. Summers, who occupied an
upstairs room with her child, was
awakened about 3 a. m. to find a man
in her room, without coat and hat
and in his sock feet. She screamed
and the intruded attempted to take
hold of her and she sprang out of
bed and was lodging about the room,
eluding the man who was making
persistent Efforts to catch her, when
her screams aroused the house. Her
sister, Miss Lena Lacy ran in from an
adjoining room and about the same
time Mr.. Boales was heard coming
up the steps. The man Jumped out
the open window onto the back porch
and descended ladder. Mr.. Boales
appeared Just in time to fire five
shots at him as he ran across the back
yard. The affair had about been for.
gotten but Chief of Police Fritz had
been quietly working up the case for
nearly a month. The only clews
found were a pipe and bottle of
quinine. The latter wss takan RI all
of the drug stores and hually at EI.
gins it was identified as abottle sold
to Mr.. Chas. g. Mcdaniel. Suisse
quently the bottle was returned to
Mr.. Mcdaniel, who said he had lost
it. Having this evidence Chief Fritz
sought an interview with Mr.. McDan,
lei and told him of his suspicious. Mr..
Mcdaniel admitted that he may have
entered Mr.. Boales' house, but said
ne was on spree that night and did
not remember where he was or what
he did. His house was on lot ad-
joring Mr.. Boales' liz the rear and it
vas possible that ne had gotten into
the wrong house.
The matter reached this stage
about ten days ago and when Mr..
Boales finally, learned of the result
Of the police Investigations he stop
ped any effort to cover up or compro-
mise matters by swearing out a war
ant charging Mr.. Mcdaniel with
HOUSEKEEPING with intent to COM
nit felony" Officer Henry Layne
served the warrant Tuesday night
Ind Mr.. Mcdaniel was arrested and
gave bond for his appearance, with
Feland q Son, his attorneys, on his
bond. His bail was fixed at $3.50 and
he trial set for the 10th inst.
Mr.. Mcdaniel, of course, declines
Q discuss the matter in advance of
he examining trial. He is still at
lis place of business and is deeply |
Fortified at the very bad scrape he is
D. he is young man about 36 |,
ears old, married and occupying a |
esponsible position with Richards &
20. Though addicted to intemper- |
nee, he has borne a good character
Or honesty and uprightness. For
en- years he was book keeper for
'orbes q Bro, for four years was in
he revenue service under Collector
leland, and for two years has held
is present place. In all these posi-
on, he proved himself to be val
ed employe except for occasional
prees.
Few people belle, that he could
ave entered the house with the in
'ntion of taking any property away
nd the matter has been the talk of
ne town for two days, everybody
wing to assign some reasonable
lotiye. The attorneys in the case
'fuse to outline the theory of the
efense, but intimate that there will
Q further developments to show
lat Mr.. Mcdaniel was irresponsible
ON drunkenness and merely blum
ening around ignorant of what he
as doing.
Mr.. Boales' boarding house is pat
'nized by some of the best families
this city and he is determined to
rosecute the case vigorously, what
yer may have been the cause of the
trusion.
The case promises to be one of
ore than ordinary interest, when it
called for trial before Judge
reathitt next Wednesday.
Don't fail to hear the most popu-