Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-04
SPOTTED A SP0TTER
IND sent HIN TO JAIL
IS SAID TO DE WHAT THE GRAND
JURY DID WITH AN OVER
JEALOUS COLoRED
DETECTIVE.
GRAND JURY STILL IN SESSION.
Obstinate Witnesses Refuse TO An
Swcr rs to a Matter OF Ownership.
Large Namber of GrumbIing Wit
nesses in the Corridors.

Some $50 subpoenas having been Is
sued from the prosecuting attorneys
office for appearance before the grand
jury, as witnesses. the corridors Of the
court house were thronged yesterday
with the persons who had received
these legal Invitations. There was the
usual amount OF kicking. Several dis
pensers of liquid refreshments were on
the ground and many whispered con-
situations were held. Prosecuting At
torney Nesbitt, when asked at whose
instigation thae cases were taken up,
said: at my own entirely"
The illegal selling of spirits is one of
the points under investigation, and it is
thought probable a large number of
indictments will be returned. The bulk
OF these will be, doubtless, for viola
ton of the State law against keeping
saloons open on the Sabbath day, as
conversations between witnesses, VINO
have been before the grand jury, were
on that subject largely.
For some weeks past spoilers have
been at work securing evidence for the
State against saioonkeepers whose
places have been opened contrary to
the statute. These spoilers are said 70
be amoag the witnesses subpoeEasd,
and many among those who have also
been notified to appear before the jury,
but who are net spoilers. claim to be
able to identify them.
Edward Fick.ine a colored man en-
ployed about the shoe nail factory, was
basere the grand jury yesterday after
noon, and for some reason was brought
out soon after by a bailif and taken
to the Jail and locked up. There were
many inc as 20 the cause of his
being confined, one of which was that
he was one Of the spoilers, and when
asked by a member OF the jury If such
was net the case, refused to answer.
and was sent to Jail for that reason. An
intelligent eolored man stated to the
Registers representative that Fickline
was a sort of fool Niger" and had
been telling around that he was a de-
tective and that he had been sub
poenaed to appear before the grand
jury. and that all kinds of trouble
would come TO violators Of law after ne
had made his statement in the star
chamber. In about five minutes after
hs. sassre1rhuEever he came out in
custody OF an officer of the court and
was taken to the seclusion of the Jail.
: Another story was that he, not hav-
ing been summoned, came down to see
why he had been overlooked, and was
so anxious to get in that he stated he
had a subpoena but had lost it. One
fact is assured, to wit: Fickline was in
Jail.
: Prosecuting Attorney Nesbitt was
their room and was not recalled during
the afternoon. This was interpreted
as indicating that the jury had some
thing to say that it was not desired the
prosecuting attorney should be in
formed about. There are indications of
differences of opinion between mem
bers of the grand jury and the prose-
cutting attorney as to methods used in
obtaining evidence against violators of
the laws Of the State, but no one, save
the jury, has positive knowledge OF the
cause Of their action.
: Charles Kraft, barkeeper at Wheel
ing Park, and Conrad Hirsch, secre-
tary4 of the park association, were
brought before Judge Hugus by the
prosecuting attorney yesterday after
noon, charged with having refused to
answer questions p~ropounded to them