The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05

cltedly. but she was at once puliep
away by m officer.
warrants were sworn out before JUS
tice Larue and the man was placed n
a cell to await preliminary hearing
which IS scheduled to occur to-day.
A Sketch Of eirley.
From william Weaver, colOred
man. who drives team for Joseph Ro-
brecht. something of Girley's career Is
learned. Girley married some years
since a woman who is a sister OF
Weayer's wife. According TO Weaver.
elrley has always been a ne'er do well
sort Of Individual. His mother lives on
4 house boat at slacktown. above the
city. near the city water works pump
ing station. GIrley. SO says Weaver
some years ago stole a mule out on the
Peninsula and gave boy Ave cents to
drive 1t away, but. the mule was recoY-
cred by the authorities, and Glrley was
found guilty. Of the theft and served q
term in jail. After serving his term in
Jail Girley returned to this nelghoor-
hood. and IN a short time was again in
trouble. stealing two ponies from a
bridgeport man, and selling them to a
man In west wheeling. For this he
was tried and sentenced to serve term
in the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus
Coming back from Columbus, his next
escapade was the abduction Of young
woman whom he took to Falrmont,
tramplns the entire distance, He went
to the home Of his former wife. near
Fairmont who had married again, and
attempted to pass the woman as MS
newly welded wife. His former wife
declined to allow them to stay ct her
house. They left and disappeared.
Next Girley is said to have abducted a
salvation Army girl from Little Wash
ington, his plan being to profess rells-
lon violently and thus lngratiate him
self into the good graces Of the Saliva
tionists. This girl he brought to Wheel
ing, and here placed her on fiat boat,
over which he erected a rude covering
Of canvas, and flied with bedclothins-
In this craft the pair are alleged to
have poled up the river last summer
when the stream was at low stage,
finally reaching Wheeling Junction, OPP
posite steubenvllle. Here Samuel
Adams rescued the girl from Glrley's
clutches. first taking her to his own
home and later sent her back to friends
in Pennsylvania. After this, Girley dis
appeared, says Weaver, and was next
heard from in Pennsylvania, writing
10 his mother and claiming that. he had
been arrested for abductlng the SALIVA
ton Army girl. He asked that money
be sent to get him out of the trouble,
And now he comes to notice again with
a more serious charge against him.
Girley's mother married second
time, her husbands name being Multi
gan. over In Martins Ferry Girley is
known as Alex Mulllgau, taking the
name from his 'step-father.
airlsy interviewed.
Yesterday afternoon an 1nteiiigeneer
reporter called at the county jail, and
through the courtesy of Tailor MccOr-
mick was given an opportunity to talk
with Girley. Girley was called out
from the cell department, and took
seat near the large window in the office
fronting on Fifteenth street, He is
man apparently forty years Of age, has
black hair and smooth face, of medium
height, wears a suit of shabby clothes,
covered with grease. His features are
bad, and do not Impress one favoraoly.
He was still badly frightened, and
before talking he wanted to know how
serious was the crime he is alleged to
have committed. Being assured that 1t
was not very serious he consented to
talk. First he said:
"I thought they were going 10 lynch
me when they brought me here"
Glrley's story was In effect that the
little girl had accosted him on Market
street, and insisted on accompanying
him. Several times. he says, he COM
manaed her TO go home to her mother,
and says the girl replied that she
wanted to go with him, and that she
could return home when she wanted to.
He alleges that they did not spend the
night at l house near Elm Grove, as
told by the girl. Instead. he says they
spent the alght In the Elm Grove coal
shaft.
but, isn't 1t cold there?"
NO. II isn't. l knew there was a
warm place there"
Glrley proceeded to make a most Inn
probable allegation against the girl.
Although admitting that he was drunk,
he denies having done anything wrong.
His allegations respecting the little girl
are both vile and impossible. and are
clearly made up out OF the whole cloth.
He said they left the coal shaft about Z
o'clock Yesterday morning, and that he
placed her on the Elm Grove car, CIV
ing her the money with which to pay
her fare. Then he says he started out
the pike en- route to Little Washington.
but denies that this was an attempt to
escape. He was going to Washington,
he said, to see friends, and speaking OF
his arrest near Point Mills, added;
II was never more surprised at any
thing in my life when they arrested
me-"
Before the reporter left, Glrley again
inquired az to how serious was the
crime he is alleged to have committed.
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