Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-25
DETECTIVE STEINGLE REPLIES.
TO the ARTICLE PUBLIsHED IN
saEPHERDsTowN REGISTER.
Gives Good differences for Himself and
All the other Detectives working
ON shepherd Collie &c scandal.

Gives 5000 kefeFences TOT HfmsetA anu
All she other Detectives working
ON shepherd Collie &c Scandal.
The following is communication
sent to the Charles Town Farmers Adj
vocate by Detective G. ]. Steingle:
| 1t is seldom that one in NV line of
business seeks the use Of newspaper,
but cannot refrain from asking you
for the privilege of replying to an
article which appeared in the Shep-
herdstown Register ON the 9th inst
Inasmuch as no name appears be-
meath the article Git being in the
local colnmn) l take it for granted
that il was published with the full
knowledge and consent Of the editor
of that PAPER Mr.. ii. L. Snvderl
who Of course has assumed all re-
sponsibility for its publication.
| The article referred to is the one
relating to the trial of Maria Ransom
and the publisher states that "Testi-
mony was given by Sheriff ]. ID. Bill.
mver, and by two detectives--a woman
bv the name of Greenwood and a man
giving his name as Charles Stengle.
The detectives testified that Maria
Ransom had made confession 70
them, but Maria denied having maze
such a confession.
First of all desire to brand the
| statement that / testified either for
or against Maria Ransom as gross
misrepresentation of facts. refer
Mr.. Snyder and the readers of his
paper to the records in tho case and
also to Justice Baylor and the three
ATTORNEYS who were present at the trial
as to the correctness of my statement.
In the next place, l must take issue
with Mr.. Snyder when he refers to
an honorable lady as woman of the
name of Greenwood. - Mrs. Green
wood has been employed by our SER
vice for the past nine years and not
once in all that time have we had oc-
casion to doubt her veracity or to
1 HtCh cASDt1tt tidb ciit was OtnCI bhdn
pure. upright woman. AT any rate
her actions have been such that gen.
tlemen of other sections have done
her the courtesy to refer to her in
public print as Mrs. S. /. Greenwood
and noe "a woman by the name of
| Greenwood. AS to the Maryland
Detective service, with which she
is connected, ! refer the peopls of
| this county to Mr.. Forrest Brown of
this place, who no longer than a
few years ago smoke in the highest
terms of its chief and employees when
he was prosecuting the Shepherdstown
robbers.
In conclusion / desire to saw just a
word or two about myself, inasmpch
as Mr.. Snyder has seen tit to refer to
me as "a man giving his name as
Charles Stengle. y / am native vir-
ignian, having first seen the light of
day in Accomac county. have been
informed that Justice Rentch. of Shep-
hredstown, has stated that he was
informed by Judge Black stone, of my
native county. that / was crooked"
| (or words to that effect). Let me say
to Justice Rentch and the people of
SeDherdstown that have in my pos
session a letter OF recommendation
written by Judge Blackstone in which
| he stated that l am a peri ect gentle
man.
Further than this am prefectlv
1 willing to compare records and re-
| ferences with those who apparently
are irving to cause the good neople of
this county to look upon Mrs Green
wood and myself as mysterious beings
having no abiding place.
Our business is just as legitimate as
that of publishing newspapers. We
have been employed to ferret out the
truth in the Shepherdstown mystery
and by the help of God we propose
TO do our duty regardless of conse-
lquences. l wish to serve notice on
those who seek to traduce our charac
ter. however, that we Will hol them
accountable before the courts Of Jetfer-
SOD county. A VOID to the wise is
sufficient. Sincerely.
Chas l. Steuele. Sec'r-
Maryland Detective Service.