Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
ANOTHER PARDON.
John c. Kaire the Recipient of Exec
utive CIemency.

A special to the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer, Of Tuesday, from Charleston,
says:
John c. Kaire, detective from a
well known agency, came to Martins
burg believing prisoner there in Jail
was the man he was looking for, got
the sheriff and one or two others to
accompany him to the Jail, where it
was discovered that Kaire had pistol
on his person. Someone OF the party
informed the justice of the peace OF
this fact, who issued a warrant for
Kaire's arrest. He was arrested,
fined SIS. and imprisoned in the
county Jail for sixty days.
kilograms and letters were sent to
the justice showing the man to be
discharging his official duties. and
that he was all right. The case was
appealed to the Governor, who wrote
the prosecuting attorney to release the
prisoner. To day the Governor re-
ceived a telegram from Prosecuting
Attorney Pitzer, saying he could not
release him and asking that he, the
Governor pardon him, which was
done by telegram. The Governor
feels quite incensed over what he be-
lieves to be the improper conduct of
il the justice Of the peace.
The old saying, GO away from
home to hear the news" is exempli-
fed in the above. While no one here
cares particularly about Kaire there is
I no cause for the Governor or anyone
else TO criticise the justice or any
other person for the peculiar predica-
| ment into which the young fellow got
himself
He came here about three weeks
ago claiming to be a detective, saying
he had been one of Sheriff Martin S
deputies and had, during the Hazelton
riots, shot and killed FIVE miners. To
others he claimed to be from New
/ York and again said he was from
/ Philadelphia, but had no credentials
| Having heard of the arrest and incar-
/ alton of the gang that robbed Mr..
/ Gano's store and had been burglariz-
ing the Frederick, Md, and other
l stores. he asked to be permitted to
see them and was taken to the Jail by
/ Deputy Sheriff Hollis, Deputy U S.
\ Marshall Paulding and Mr.. R. S.
/ Cunningham. About the time they
| entered the Jail, Kaiie took revolver
4 from the lip pocket of his trousers
and put it in the side pocket of his
{ overcoat. Going into the cell room,
\ he entered into conversation with one
& OF the burglars, leaning against the
/ cell in such position that the revolt
i yer could easily have been taken from
Il his pocket. He then requested the
4 others to retire stating that he wished
] to speak privately to the prisoners.
a OF course he was informed that what
I he had to say would be said in the
!, presence of the officers and later was
I requested to retire. Owing 10 his
I peculiar actions and conduct, it was
/ determined to search him. The re-
\ volver was found and as he could give
\ no reason for his actions and had
I nothing to show that he had right
/ to carry concealed weapons, he was
4 taken before a justice, found guilty
{ and sent to Jail.
He wrote FREUD in Washington
who sent a letter Of inquiry to Sheriff
/, Smith, in which was an intimation
n that it would not hurt to teach him
|, lesson. A letter from Justice S. E.
|, Jones, of Hazelton, said he had been
working for the Anthracite Detective
Y Agency but had earned only about
dollar a week-not enough to pay his
( board. His sister wrote that if he
had let whiskey and bad women
/, alone and had not robbed her, he
would not now be in trouble, but she
would send him a dollar for
/ Christmas gift.
He sent for Rev. DR.. Price who in
/, teiested himself, as the sequel shows,
successfully, the information obtained
being that he is young fellow of
(. good parts, but somewhat cratic.
4 The Governor sent the following
/, telegram to Prosecuting Attorner Pit
/, yer: "Direct Sheriff to release John c.
/ Kaire from custody and have Rev.
Price return papers to me promptly.
! think Kaire should have applied for
writ of habeas corpus.
To which Mr. Pitzer replied;
Neither Justice nor | can release;
you should pardon" Meaning il the
n l.