Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-30


sorry for him his family and friends.
But there seems to be no mitigating
circumstances livery hour almost
new discoveries are being made
where he has gotten money not his.
He had a good position. Friends
would have helped 10 every way
had he wanted help. He had
lovely family. But he has gore
wrong aud that to great extent
We can only hope there was some
mental wrong that caused him to
do as he has done and this Is the
most charitable thing we can say
about the situation.
Preliminary Hearing.
This morning, long before the
hour set for the preliminary hear
Ing of Captain Pine, the office OF
Squire Lowther was crowded with
an intere ested and representative
audience, eager to hear the smallest
detail concerning the sensation that
has been the one subject OF con
versation either In private or public
since Saturday morning.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Captain
Pine, accompanied by his attorneys,
Messrs, Hunt & Staples, entered
the court room. The Captain
looked somewhat feeble, but no
worse than he has appeared tor
some time past. A short delay en-
sued b, fore the arrival Of the coun
sci for the city, Messrs Young &
Haues. ing that time the
stiffness of the crowd was felt by all
present, ard Indicated that as never
before were the good people exer-
cised over the unfortunate condition
present In the Office OF the city
clerk.
The first event In the legal pro
ceedings this morning was a pre-
sentation of motion to quash the
warrant under which the accused
clerk was hid This motion was
not argued by counsel, and was
promptly over.ruled by the justice.
Captain Pine through hts attorneys,
then waived preliminary examt-
nation, and the question of the
amount of bond was argued by
counsel. Mr.. Hunt, for the &C
cused, plead for the retention Of the
bond at the aggregate set on Satur
day, fifteen hundred dollars, stating
among other things, that this
amount had been sufficient to bring
the captain into court this morning,
and would be sufficient 70 take him
to Middlebourne. Mr.. Hunt also
referred to the change OF circum-
stances surrounding the accused
man, mentioning the fact that on
Saturday morning he might have
been able to give bond In any
amount, however excessive or enor-
nous, but that the agitation since
then had made change, and that
an unnecessary hardship should not
be put upon him, stating that "un-
der some conditions St. Peter him
self could not be able to furnish a
satisfactory bond" Mr.. Hunts
argument was able and fully covered
the duties as we'll as the preroga-
tives of the presiding jurist, as we'll
as the rights Of the accused.
He was answered by Mr.. Hanes
for the State, who while deploring
the situation, expressed the belief
that the enormity of the crime
charged as we'll as the length of
time 1t had run, demanded 4 bond
fully sufficient to produce the pris-
ouer at the Circuit court to answer
any indictment that might be
brought against him. Mr.. Hanes
laid stress on the fact that the love,
esteem and confidence that had
been reposed In the Captain should
not actuate the court to lessen the
amount of the bond, but that the
matter should be treated without
any reference to or consideration of
the individual, and as any other
proceeding of the same kind. He
did not indicate to the court any
bond that in his judgment would
be sufficient, leaving 1t all te the
conscience of the presiding justice.
Mr. Haues was followed by Mr..
Staples In a brief but earnest an
swer to the statements of Mr..
Hanes, making the strong point
that nothing but the record should
be considered by the court, and
that the record showed but some
three hundred dnllarS of defalca-