Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-15

ted by OCQST I GIPOhS WIZ w
in the La Belle Saloon.
The preliminary hearing of James
Juencke charged with attempting TO ron
the La Belle saloon, took place al four
o'clock Yesterday afternoon, at The Once
in the county Jail The prosecution was
conducted by John a. Howard ana }. 81
Sommerville, and Col. w. w. Arhett APP
reared for the defendant The State ca
amined several witnesses, and che further
hearing was postponed until eleven o'clock
this morning, on account If the absence
of an important witness.
The first witness examined was FRANK
Avres. whose story was substantially
given in the Register yesterday morning.
He knew defendant for about five years.
having first met him in Trenton N D.
About midnight Monday morning just
afteer closing his saloon at the corner oil
La Belle and Chapline streets, he heara
q noise at q side window. lie toid MS
bartender to go TO bed. and Gecluea 10
sleep in the saloon in order 10 ps pre-
pared for any providers who NIGH at
tempt to enter the building. Abou, -'5o
o'clock he heard a noise at The window
and at the door. Just then crowI oil
young men passed, stopping TO rap at Inc
Chapline street door, and the other noise
ceased. All was quiet then, and af"ut
1870 he awoke and lighted the rel street
lamp. and opened the double DORIS 'front.'
ing on La Belle street.
About five o'clock, according TO Ayers
testimony he heard a noise At the rear
door and saw the knob turn. He was IN
the bar-room, but went back 20 he rear
removed the bar and opened the 1oo' in
time to see a pair of feet disappearing
over the fence The intruder took some
pickets with him, and missing pickles on
another part of the fence showed how he
entered the yard. He went back through
the saloon. and saw a man running past
the windows on La Belle street He went
out the Chapiine street door, and reeog-
nized Juencke running about the length
Of the building ahead of him. Juencke
turned at the Terminal tracks and Wit
ness ran around the front Of his saloon
to the alley on the east side, for the pur-
pose of seeing where the man went When
he reached the mouth of the alley
Juencke ran into his arms.
He caught him by the coat and pulled
him towards the saloon. When in front OF
the saloon Juencke resisted and struck
him several times. lie then pulled him
into the bar-room. tearing sleeve out
of his coat They wrestled, and Juencke
struck him again. He then got defendant
down. and pounded him in the face
Juencle asked what he wanted, and he
replied:
Il have to protect my property. There
have been q good many people put to
sleep around here"
Juencke replied: yes. and you may be
the next one to 20 to sleep or words 10
that effect. When asked what he was
doing around there at that hour of the
morning. Juencze said: That's my bust
ness"
Witness was cross-eXamined by Col. Ar
nett. but no new facts were brought out.
officer Bero testified to the arrest. He
was awakened at six o'clock by Ayres,
and arrested JUmecke al his house. Re
plying TO questions by Col. Arnett, he
could not say whether or not defendant
knew the charge upon which he was ar
rested.
Matthew Pugh. n Welsh tin worker,
testified that he entered the saloon about
$40 o'clock. saw Ayres leave the bar. but
did not notice where he went He next
saw him a few minutes later, when scuf-
fling with Juencke. Ayres got Juencke
down to the floor, and the latter asked TO
be allowed to get up. Ayres asked if he
would behave himself, and Juencke re-
piled in the affirmative. Ayres asked wit
ness to go for police. and witness stated
that he did not know where 10 20.
Jucncle asked Ayres what he wanted
with him. and Ayrcs replied that he had
to protect his property. A good many
people have been put to sleep around
here" Defendant replied: You s. Of a
b., YOU might he the next one to 80 to
sleep"
Chas. Berke'es, bartender, and John
Palmer. who stopped in to get q drink,
gave corroborative evidence.
In his evidence. Ayres testified that
there was q mark on the door evidently
made in an attempt to pry the lock. A
witness who repaired the locks. was not
present and the State asked for an adj
iournment until to-day. Col. Arnett
moved to discharge the defendant. on the
ground that there was no evidence 20 con-
meet him with an attempted burglary.
The case was adjourned until this morn
ing. Juoncke's face was dsfgured from
the fight. one Of his eyes was swollen.
discolored and almost closed. He showed
great interest in the evidence craning
his neck to catch every word.