The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-22


.aIter-More Lcnient Than Pre-
viousIx
The hearing of the cases against
Marshal George Furbee and omcers
Thomas eately and George Fisher. of
Benwood. who were charged with inter-
ferins with United States deputy mar
shals in the discharge of their duties
during the late street car strike was
conducted by Commissioner George E.
Boyd. of the United States court. in his
ONCE in the federal building yesterday,
and resulted in Marshal Furbee being
discharged and ofHcers Gately and
Fisher being held for the next term of
court. Bond in each instance was tx
ed at $500. Marshall Furbee being the
surety
Assistant District Attorney E. NJ.
showalter, Of Fairmont, appear
ed for the government. and Col
onel George B. Caldwell repre-
scented the three defendants. The
hearing began at 1880 a. m. ana was
concluded at 3:45 p. m. The feeling ev-
ident in cases OF violations Of the In
junction tried during the strike was
absent, and spirit Of leniency was
manifested in the prosecution which
healed the breach that has existed be-
tween the federal authorities and the
municipal authorities Of Benwood. At
the conclusion Of the cases the Ben
wood officers and the deputies in the
court room shook hands and chatted
pleasantly over the exciting experiences
Of last spring. and all traces Of friction
were buried like the proverbial hatchet.
The deputies present included Regu-
lar Deputies Randolph. Stout, Law
and Jackson, and Specials Drummond,
Kester and Wick. The first case heard
was that which charged Officer Gateiy
and oflcer Fisher with illegally ar
resting Deputy Kester. who shot at
William Mcfarland when the latter es-
capped from the deputy's grasp. The
pea OF the uelense III eu.ely e' $50. "ss
which was later upheld by Justice Rid
die, who committed Kester to jail for
te s,a"u yuiS He sSI =, 49, -. ~ 80
tnnt Tue olleer una nv ite"s ~ a. =. ~
performance OF his duty.
an anu, was Set W -, .',.s' 49,.
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support " ti.s V',''.,' ~ 49,, 80,
anu nus wite 'esS.'re0 ,"as - No., ,,0 a,.
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ecused ah Hoss ta,e'' -,e,a r,;s I.' ~
nenwoUu' ''Sl'"sr y s''i no,,.,. I, vos
yer ms nome 40 ''''sssa' Hll,.i..s AZ.
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tsAet was sa.s ti4,n. ,..s ,o,A.
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tne soHelii'',sns , 49, -. o-oonss
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eu ihh' Tue eo"l''lls ,'.a Van" t"..,,se,,
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preponuerahce oi esluenee "% 80 y"
5lsner > sue Sys =. "us g, ny % az ~
ne tneFel'ls netl '.e , T,.'se It'll,
next Ter" OF eouF !, !" ""ss"'s' ""''
opens sequence s,,, ~ ,,. 800. ~.
deputy mnloH - ts%.'IO, - , ,r,,-
prlhclpa4 M''ess s4t,is' 80, -, Is.,,
pee unG ne ue'l''eu ' r,ss 800 go,so-
up 10 'ie "l.eSt VI s' ga ~ ~
mann III 4Sol VI pe''" 49,. az ~ ,,,, nr
prisoner eseAp"s s I'm s WIZ,
ariVeh oy pepu'ies SUI -. @ -.a,,s 80 ~,
Inc ia''er was put on -" 80 80 -
SAD tnet urDee pllseu 49,. .is.. No..
arrest at'er 'ne prisUne' 49, - "a ~
snai Puroee was tneii e1'.eu ~ r.
told a lucid story Oh tne aE rs',,. M
was called 10 tne scene W i1o.ia ~. ~.
dermhnn ana otners wno 'sSst S .,l, ,"~'
Stout ana WICK lau u i vi ~ - -.
mann's Morse ana 'heir utre's "a'
manded. win some Fe,uctu ., ."s
marshal INFORMED lhe uepu'isS '".
were under arrest ana IN response ~
Wick's request 10 get US out OF '"'s
crowd" he walked tneh Gown tne
street some distance ana theh s!'Pp'o'
He used no handeutts' nor ne'u 'ne'n a,
any way ana at'et t"ey Hl''s' n'.4