The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-22
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Sheriff H. r. Fasbee and Calef shgi
maker succeeded ln capturing ]. H,
Graham this morning. Graham Is
wanted in Parkersburg for stealing a
horse and buggy from Samuel ].
Reese, of that city, on last Saturday.
The authorities pursued Graham
land traced him as far as Rinehart on
the Short Line railroad. There they
learned that he was making this way
to Marion county and to this city.
They learned taat hs had written a
letter 10 lady asking her to meet
him at the local postot:ice.
This morning Sheriff Furbee racely.
ed letter from J. r, Mechen. special
deputy sheriff of Wood county, con.
taInins the above information. Shar.
III Furbee saw Chief sbumsker and
the two officials made search for
Graham. They found him at STAGE
Dunn's home In Union district about a
'mile east of First ward. He was
brought to the city anu placed In jail.
The officers had little difficulty IN
finding the man for Sheriff Furbee and
Deputy Sheriff z. F. Davis saw him in
THE city last night. He attended one
of the shows here. The sneritf recog.
|nlzed the man as one he had seen
last fall at Mouadsville in the p4,ll.
Tertiary. Graham had recently finish.
ed FIVE year sentence at the peni.
teneiary for stealing d horse ID Min.
eral county. Sheriff Furhee called
Deputy Davis attention to the old
man and asked the deputy II he had
ever seen him. Deputy Davis said,
"fes, | have had him In Jail"
F.. |
Graham had been in this county at
least three days. On Thursday he
drove up to the home OF ]. V. G. Van.
glider, on Lick run. Winfield district,
and offered the stolen horse and bug
gy to Mr.. vangiiier for si75. Mr..
Vangilder did not want to purchase
for he saw that the outfit was worth
more than that. Graham then wanted
10 sell the buggy and harness for s2a
.Graham left vangllder's and the next
place he tried to unload his filched
property was at William Morris at
White Day.
He asked Mr.. Morris $3.50 for the
whole outfit. He then went over into
MonongaIia county where he disposed
Of the goods but to whom the officers
have been unable to have MIN dis,
close.
When arrested this morning AMI
while on his way to jail Graham de.
MED knowing anything about any
horse being stolen. He was not aware
that the officers knew of his theft at
Parkersburg but thought that they
had arrested him for stealing horses
I'm Monongaiia county. Graham sail
you are after me for those Morgan.
town horses. but don't Know anything
about them.
J.V. G. vangilder was In the sher.
liff,s office this morning a few min.
utes after Graham had been put In
jail. He said tha. the horse that the
prisoner had stolen was a large bay
horse worth sf75 and that the buggy
and harness were good and practical.
Ily new.
Graham Is a one armed preacher
who is said to have mania for horses.
lit Is said that he will go into com.
munity and preach for some time and
when he leaves there Is a horse miss.
Ing. Several years ago he rode q
horse of that belonged to James Rice
at Metz. Rice was never able to 10.
cate his horse. He traced him for 4
short time but before he could find
IBIS property Graham had been round.
ed up by the Mineral county authori.
ties for stealing horse In that coun.
ty. For that otfense he was convicted
and sent to the pen,
Sheriff Furbee notified the sheriff
OF Wood county that Graham WIS un
der arrest and that be would be held
here for him.
The sheriff of Wood county or some
one to represent him will be here
this evening to take the prisoner to
Parkersburg.