Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-18
FOUR MEN ARRESTED.
Suspicion of Being Implicated
in the

HOrner RObbery-The Authorities are
of the Opinion They have the Right
Parties, but the Evidence against
Them is very slim-Sam Cranes sto-
ryof the Robbery.
Sistersville Review.
Late advices from Stringtown are
to the effect that four men have been
arrested upon suspicion of being i'm
plicated in the Horner robbery of
Monday morning. From the most
reliable authority we are informed
that the evidence against them is of
a circumstantial nature, and it is
extremely doubtful if they will be
held.
The parties under arrest are John
Maccabee, Richard Sees, Raymond
Bennett - Tribble. Two of the
men are natives of the neighbor-
hood, one is speakeasy man, while
the other is newcomer and is a sort
of a confidence man.
They will be given a hearing this
afternoon and an effort will be made
to hold them to await the action of
the grand jury.
Prosecuting Attorney Strickling.
OF Middlebourne, was notified last
evening and Immediately left for
scene OF the affair where he will con
duct the trial.
The authorities believe that the
ring leader of the gang is yet at
large. They are also convinced that
they have arrested men who know
the parties to the crime, if they,
themselves are innocent.
Mrs. Homer is resting comforta-
bly, today and her condition is
slightly improved It is now gener-
ally believed she will recover.
Sam Crane, who lives just across
the street from the Homer home
stead, was in the city last night,
and his version of the affair was
substantially as follows:
About three o'clock Monday morn
ing three men carrying a huge fence
pest, went to the door of the room
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Horner
and their daughters, aged II and 8
years, respectively With a single
blow with the log which they carried,
the door was forced open Quicker
than thought the men sprang inside
the house. Mr. Homer jumped out
OF his bed, and was dealt a telling
blow across the head with the butt
of heavy pistol. He grappled with
the robbers until he was beaten into
insensibility Mrs. Horner sprang
from the bed and made an effort to
get away. She was at the time very
sick, and before she could reach
place of safety she was struck sever
al times across the head and was
left apparently dead The children
were aroused by the door being burst
open, and while the robbers were
busying themselves with the old
people, the elder girl ran into an adj
joining room and escaped uninjured.
The little girl began to scream, but
she, too, was silenced by blow on
the forehead near the left temple
The whole affair was done so quick
ly that it was impossible for any as
sistance to be rendered. The men
then grabbed the small trunk and
fled to the woods near by.
The Horners can give no discrip-
ton Of the mer. The attack was so
sudden that they cannot tell wheth-
er they We're even masked or not A
travelling man in the other end of
the house heard the noise jumped
out of bed, and loading his revolver,
threw the door open but there was
no one in sight At daylight the
men were tracked in the dew to the
woods where they found the trunk.
The robbers had evidently been in
hurry as four dollars in silver yet re-
NAMED in the trunk which they had
overlooked. Mr.. Horner had on Fri
day taken $4,000 to the West Union
bank, where he deposited it. 1t is
believed that the robbers were not
aware of this fact and were expect
ing big booty.