West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-17
AFTER HIN AGAIN.
More About the Diamond Robbery
on the Train

Sheriff Shnfrer returned Sunday
from Cincinnati without his prs
oners, as thsir attorneys had picked
a flaw in the requisltiou papers and
refused 90 alloy their clients
brought out Of the State. Gov.
Bushnell was at the Nashville
Centennial with President McKin-
10y, and SO they could not get new
papers till his return, when another
rcquisition warrant will be granted
and the man brought here for trial.
lie is stili in jail in Cincinnati, as
he was unable to give bond. The
mans wife was released at the trial
in the Cincinnati Police Court, as
they had no evidence against here.
The fellow who is supposed to have
taken tho diamond pin denies 1T,
and has two good lawyers to defend
him and will make fight for his
liberty. but the evidence seems to
be pretty strong against him.
The diamond pin was fine one,
valued at $500, and belonged 10 j.
NJ. Culp, travelling passenger agent
Of the Southern Railway. The
robbery occurred while the train
was passing through this county,
near Rowles5urg. Mr.. Culp left
his clothes lying in his section
while he went to the toilet room,
and when he returned tho pin was
gone from the shirt front. This
man Edward Howard had been SIT
ting near and WAS the only ono
about, so that suspicion naturally
fell upon him. Culp told the con
ductor, Capt. Sim Taylor, who
tackled Howard about it and want
ed to search him, but the fellow
refused to be searched. When they
got to Cincinnati and had him ar
rested and searched, as a matter of
course they failed to find tho dia-
mond. They found several paste
diamonds on the. fellow, and it is
supposed that his plan was to in
sert an imitation diamond in place
of the real one and the owner would
net notice the difference till some
time afterwards, when the thief
would be safely out Of reach and
the owner not sure who robbed
him. But it seems that Culp re-
turned before the fellow had time
to complete his design.
Mr.. Culp and his secretary were
here last week and made the neces-
sary affidavits before Justice Flynn
to have Howard re-arrested and
brought here aud these papers
stoOd the test all right, but the
Ohio papers were picked to pieces
by the smart lawyers of the prison
or. Our Sheriff had TO return and
wait until Governor Bushnell ar.
rives home from Nashville
when the Cincinnati officials will
try it again and notify MIR. Shaffer
when to return for his prisoner.
The following dispatch we clip
from the Cincinnati Post sent in
from Columbus, Ohio
Attorneys for Howard, held at
Cincinnati for stealing a diamond
from Gen'l Traffic Manager j. NJ.
Culp, Of the Cincinnati Southern
Railway, will resist extradltion to
West Virginia on the ground that
papers honoring the regaisition
were signed by Governor Bushnell
in blank. The lower courts have
repeatedly held that this docs not
inyahdate the papers and Private
Secretary Rodgers says the request
Of the prosecution for other papers
regularly signed by the Governor
will probably not be granted.
Sheriff ShaTer and cx.Shcriff
Jackson left this morning for Gin
clnnati to DO present at tho trial to-
morrow morning and bring their
man back here Saturday II they can
get him.
THIS LETTER EXPLAINS ITSELF.
OFFICE or SECHErARY or STATE