The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-22
.O'NEILL is
HELD FOR THE
GRAND JURY
By Squire srolowitz, on the Charge
Of Dragging and Robbing
Lizzie Miller.
THE TESTIMONY CONFLICTING
And o'Neill's Attorney Alleges That
the Thompson Woman is tho
Real Thief.

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Max srolowitz. occurred the preliml-
nary hearing of "Padge" O'Nelll,
charged with drugging and robbng LIZ
zie Miller, Little Washington girl, on
the night OF Thursday. September Il,
out the pike. near the Ruddler rond
house. After hearing the evidence the
squire held O'Neill for the grand jury
and he was released on $500 bond, his
attorney, S. o. Boyce, becoming surety.
The hearing was attended by a large
crowd, OF which only u few, of course,
could gain admission.
Lizzie Miller, the girl. who claims to
have. been relieved Of n sl25 diamond
ring and sl4 10 In money by O'Neill was
the first witness. and told of meeting
O'NeIll and Meyer at the postollice cor
ner about s o'clock. and going out to
the Ruddlcr road house. where they
were served with drinks. She had but
three drinks, but upon leaving the plaza
she was overcome and remembered
| nothing until her recovery OF conscious
ness at McFadden & Smiths place in
Fulton early the next morning. For
sixty hours she was under the influence
| OF the drug, she said.
Nettle Thompson. also of Little Wash
lngton.. mulatto girl. whose father
married the Miller girls mother, was
the next witness. She testified to hav-
Ing accompanied the latter to the Rudd-
Ter place. and that she saw blue paper
passed to O'Neill who dumped some
thing into the Miller, girls glass. She
tried to attract the lattcrs attention
and thus prevent her from drinking. but
was unable to do It. Leaving the road
house, they walked down the pike to-
ward Fulton. She looked back and saw
Lizzie Miller lying beside the road.
O'Neill was out In the road away from
the girl at that time, and cried out to
Meyer that they would go onto Fulton
and get q carriage In which to bring the
girls to town. But they did not come
back. and finally the Thompson girl
went to the toll house near by and
raised the alarm. Soon afterward they
were taken in to Fulton.
DR.. Henderson, of Fulton. who attend
ed the girl after she had been taken to
| McFadden &, Smiths In Fulton, testi-
| fed that she was in 4 state Of coma
| when he arrived. and that she did not
entirely recover for sixty hours. He
would not say, however, whether her
condition was the result Of the adminis-
terlnS of n drug. IN cross examina-
tIon by Mr.. Boyce he said that her con-
dition might have resulted from q pro
tracted spree.
Robert Duvll, the toll taker, who was
called to the stricken girls assistance,
testified briefly.
Frank McFadden testified to having
received the girl at his place in Fulton
after which he had telcphoned to the
chief OF police Information of what had
occurred. He told OF caring for the
girl. who remained ut his place two
days.
Mrs. Ruddler, wife of the proprietor
of the Ruddler road house, testified.
She was there on the night of Septem-
Der IA. She saw 10 women there. There
were two men there who bought drinks
amounting tc 81. This occurred about .
o'clock. The drinks were taken out 10
the garden OF the place.
Willie Ruddler, twelve years old. who
serves drinks at the road house. saw the
two girls there on the night OF Septem-
| Der IA. There were two fellows with the
girls. He served them with six or seven
drinks In the garden. The party left
about 10 o'clock. One of the men had
asked ii they could sing. He had not
replied. and he didn't hear them sing.
He did not believe they had got more
than six or seven drinks.
Mat Atlmcyer. jr.. testified. He tends
bar for McFadden & Smith, In Fulton,
and on the night Of the 18th of Septem-
Der two men came In and bought
drinks; they were Meyer and "Padgr"
O'Neill. o'NeIll was covered with dust
| on one side. He scemd frightened, and
seemed unwilling to enter the saloon
until he saw there was no one else In
the room. About half an hour later 4
| motorman came In and asked Mr.. Nc
Fadden 10 telephone to Chief Clcmans
that n woman had been drugscd out ut
| Stackyard's hollow. He and McFadden
went out to the hollow, and found The
woman lying on the ground. She was
brought In to the saloon and stayed
there all night.
Padge o'Nelll testified In his own be-
half, and said he met the girls 4. 5
o'clock, and they went out to Ruddlers
and were served with drinks In the
| garden. He ard his partner" spent Sc
each for drinks. He denied knowing
anything about n powder, and had said
nothing about taking medicine. He
had seen nothing Of n pocket book or
diamond ring. Leaving the place, the
girls walked out ahead. He did not even
notice her ring and said nothing about
seeing her pocket book.
Frank Meyer was called. and testified
that the girls drank four or five beers.
and then drank six or seven whskeys.
He saw nothing In Miss Miliers glass.
and knew nothing of any powder. He
had looked at Miss Miller's ring and
handed It back. He was shown the
ring In the squIres possession. ana
Identified It MS the one he had seen.
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This concluded the testimony, and Mr..
Boyce moved to dismiss the case for the