The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-11-15
gBFlgy Leonard
H5Id In $1,000 Bond
And IN DsfauItwas Committed to
Jail in Wheeling-His Story in

Charles Leonard, Of this city, was
hald in Justices court at Wheeling
Thursday afternoon Of last week in
the peualty Of q, 500 for the Ohio coun'
ty grand jury. In default of bond he
was committed TO Jail. As stated last
Eeek he is accused OF stealing goods
tm the Hicks s. Hoge Company's
Establishment in Wheeling, in which
he was stock-keeper until arrested.
Leonard waived a hearing. Charles
Banov, pawnbroker, accused with him
went into trial and the magistrate
also held him in the same amount Of
bond. He gave 1t and was released.
Leonard testified that be stole ''but
four dozen handkerchiefs, and intend
ed 20 pay for them; that be did not pay
SI.50 on account, and intended to pay
the balance when he got the money.
He asserted boldly that Banoy was
the real culprit; and that he, Leonard,
was kept quiet by threats of exposure
through BanoY's knowledge Of his
method of securing possession Of the
four dozen silk handkerchiefs.
Leonard swore that Banox went in
to Hicks 8 Hoge'sstore at $40 O'Clock
one afternoon about three weeks ago,
and concealed himself there. After
all the other employees had left, &C
cording to Leonard's sensational story.
Banov got the other goods which have
been recovered by the police, and got
out through a rear door. Banov told
witness that he could get out that
way without any trouble. the infer
ence being that he had key.
Leonard says that Banov went to
his room at the Grant House with
dress suit case full OF plumber, and
placed 1t In witness room, threaten
ing him with exposure to the authori-
ties If he did not allow the goods to re.
main. Leonard permitted the satchel
to remain. He siil that the only mer
chandise he took was the four dozen
handkerchiefs, Banoy stealing the
remainder. Banov, he said, was in
, the store twice. He looked around and
located the goods he wanted, and on
the evening he was locked In he carried
them away.
Banov swore that he had never
seen Leonard prior to three or four
weeks ago, when he came into his
pawnshop representing himself TO be
travelling salesman and giving his
nameas Kelley. He had III dozen Of
silk handkerchiefs, which he claimed
to have bought at an auction sale in
Clarksburg. he wanted Bsnov to buy
them. OWitness declined. He then
asked for Sll on the goods, and finally
accepted So. He did not give him
ticket, as Kelley or Leonard did not
want it. He made no entry OF the
transaction upon his books. To Mr..
Nesbitt, who subjected him to a
searching cross .examination,upon this
point, Banov said IL wastnot unusual
to advance money on goods without
giving ticket, when customers were
Indifferent about 1t.
BanoV testified that he agreed to
try to sell the handkerchiefs, and
Leonard told him he had silks and
other goods which he bought at auc-
tion, which were then 10 Clarksburg.
BE gave Banov samples of silks from
which Banov was TO try to make sales.
Banov said he believed the auction
story. He took the handkerchlefs
down to win Gutman's to try to sell
them. Later hesold Leonard an over
coat for s5 and a cornet for $40,
Leonard paying cash + them.
He said he had never been in Hicks
s. Hoge's store in his life. He had
never been in Leonard's room at the
Grant House. He went to the store
with Chief Ritz and pointed out Kel-
ley, or Leonard. At headquarters he
reproached Leonard for telling the
auction story and Leonard admitted
that he told it.