The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-20

istry, he was a veterinary surgeon.
practicing In Ohio. He stated that he
entered the ministry without any
| previous training.
Witness stated that Mr.. Arnold had
come TO him after receiving the letter
and asked for his advice in the mat.
ter. Rev. Rhoads said In reply TO
questions asked by MIR. McCamic:
Mr.. Arnold said that he had been in
the Big Store on the night he was
said to have been there and WAS look
ing at some gloves. He stated that
he had purchased a pair OF gloves
some weeks before and wanted TO
match them and get another pair. He
asked me to 20 and see Mr.. Hodgman
with him. | asked him TO suppress IT,
Called by Phone.
Yes. II was DR.. Spur that called
me by phone. He went out OF the
room when Mr.. Hodgman entered.
No, there was nobody present but us.
and don't think anybody heard us
talking. | said in talking TO him that
] could not believe the charge unless
IL was proven and he said he had the
evidence.
Yes. he said the letter went out
with his consent. l was not excited
when ! was talking to him and / did
not lose my head. told him that
did not think an honest man would
write such letter. Yes. did tell
him that ! would not let my family
buy anything in his store again II he
would let people whom he knew stole
goods NJ Arg-
against a man he did not see steal
the goods.
The only reason ! know MT Hodg-
man called me in was To use my in
fiuence as he termed II. TO have Mr..
Arnold return the goods
In reply TO a question Mr.. Rhoads
said that Mr.. Hodgeman. told him.
Arnold had returned n shirt. Mr.. Ar
mold told him. witness said. that the
shirt was wrapped up by mistake and
he had his wife send IL back TO the
store.
In talking 20 Mr.. Arnold. 7 did tell
him that I had had a conversation
with Mr.. Hodgeman. No. | do not tell
what Is told me in confidence. The
Information Mr.. Hodgeman gave was
not a matter of confidence. met
Mr. Arnold near the church and asked
him where he was going and he said
10 Wheeling. ! said no you are not
going TO Wheeling today. there have
been some serious charges made
against you and ! want TO find out
whether they are true or not.
Deny the Charge.
II was on my way 20 SEQ John
Boyd. when I met Arnold"
Here the attorneys had a spat which
were frequent during the trial
VIII Martin never told me that he
shld Mr. Arnold Is the fellow that
took the gloves Mr. Martin told me
that he sent word To Mr.. Hodgeman
that ne never made such statement.
on examination by Mr.. McCamic
witness raid that he met Mr.. Martin
az the latter's new home lie denied
that other witnesses were present
when ne was questioning MIR Martin
about the statement made by Mr.
lIodgeman. He said that other per-
sons were working In the building
\ wrote out statement which SIR
Martin signed. No aid not give him
n copy. ! went 20 Mrs Halfway and
talked 10 her She said that she did
not see Mr.. Arnold steal the gloves
and had no. seen any person steal the
gloves She stated she did not know
Arnold. and had never seen him. 40
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counter an make n quick motion with
his hands IN his pocket
To Push the Charos
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