Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-08-18

ou' coulu not De traced all the way.
At the pond, however, it was found
that buggy had been backed down
to, and partially into the waters edge.
Search was to be made in the pond:
and 1t was made in every imaginable
way. Hundreds and hundreds were
engaged in raking, fishing and drain
ing. After much fruitless effort in this
way, on Thursday morning the mill
dam was cut down, and the water OF
the pond partially drawn off, and the
same processes of search again gone
through with.
About noon of this day, the officer
sent Tor William, returned, having him
IN custody; and man calling himself
Dr. Gilmore. came in company with
them. 1t seems that the officer arrest.
ed William at his own house. early in
the day on Tuesday, and started to
Springfield with him; that after dark
awhile, they reached Lewiston. in FuI-
ton county, where they STONED for
the night; that late in the night this
Dr.. Gilmore arrived, stating that Fish.
er was alive at his house. On reaching
Springfield, the doctor reasserted that
Flsher was alive. and at his house
AT this, the multitude for a time was
utterly COMPOUNDED.
"GilmOre's story was communicated
to Henry Traitor, who without falter.
ing, reafiirmed his own story about
risher murder. Henry's adherence
10 MS own story was communicated to
ire crowd, and at once the idea start
ed, and became nearly, If not quite
universal, that Gilmore was a CON.
federate of the Traitors. and had IN.
vented the tale he was telling. to Sc.
cure their release and escape.
Excitement was again at it's zenith
ABOUT three o'clock the same evening
Myers, Archibald's partner, started
with two-horse carriage, for the
purpose OF ascertaining whether Fish.
er was alive. and if so. of bringing
MIN back to Springfield with him. On
Friday legal examination was gone
into before two justices. on the charge
OF murder against William and Archi.
bald. Henry was introduced as q
witness by the prosecution. and on
oah reafhrmed his statements. as
heretofore detailed, and at the end of
which he bore a thorough and rigid
cross-examination without faltering or
exposure. The prosecution also
proved by respectable lady. that on
the Monday evening of Fishers dis.
appearance she saw Archibald whom
she well knew, and another man whom
she did not know, but whom she no.
lieved at the time OF testifying to no
william Cthen presently. and still an.
other, answering the description OF
Fisher, all enter the timber at the
northwest OF town (the point Indi.
Gated by Henry, and after one or two
hours. saw William and Archibald re.
turn without Fisher.
Several other witnesses testified
that on Tuesday. at the time William
and Henry professedly gave up the
search for Fishers body. and started
FOR home. they did not take the road
directly. but did go into the woods
as stated by Henry. BY Others. also
II was proved, that since Fishers dis.
appearance. William and Archibald
had passed rather an unusual number
OF gold pieces. The statements here.
tofore made about the thicket the
signs of a struggle, the buggy tracks.
etc, were fully proven by numerous
Witnesses. At this the prosecution
rested
"Dr. Gilmore was then introduced
by the defendants. He stated that he
resided in Warren county. about seven
miles distant from Williams resi-
dence; that on the morning OF Will
Hams arrest he was out from home.
and heard of the arrest, and of its
being on the charge OF the murder OF
Fisher; that on returning to his own
house, he found Fisher there. that