The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-07
SMITH
BROUGHT BACK
COY MUST ANSWER STATE ON A
SERIOUS cHARGE-PLAcEs pY.
Mantle IN HIS FATHERS HOME:

i --En
! Special Deputy Sheriff William
Riggs. of this city. together with
Chief OF Police Games. of Moundsville
last night captured Curtis Smith i
young man from this county, al
MonRdsFille. and placed him In the
Jail there for safe keeping over nigh,
The man will be brought to this city
or the evening train. and placed In the
county Jail here.
Smith was arrested on a warrau,
charging him with forgery OF another
mans name. but he was wanted par
t:cularly for crime which will with
out doubt cause his being returned
to Moundsville TO the penitentary
within short time.
Smith Is alleged to have stolen six.
teen sticks of dynamite from mine
near his home at New England. where
his brother was working, and of hav.
ing taken the dangerous explosive to
the home OF his father, William Smith,
a well known resident OF that town.
ana Of placing the stun In traak In
his fathers house. .""
A fuse was attached to the dyna-
mite and let run through the house to
the outside. to point completely hid.
den from the view OF the residence.
The explosive was discovered fol.
lowing the finding OF the fuse by one
OF the women In the house, and the
dynamite was Immediately removed.
although the fuse was allowed to re.
main where /, had been placed.
According to the best authority
available. II was indeed a lucky move
that the dynamite was removed, for
while the explosive was discovered
and removed on Monday, the fuse was
burned ont on Tuesday night, Had thu
explosive still remained where Il was
originally placed, the house would
have ben completely destroyed, as
"ould 10 doubt many other valuable
properties in New England.
The sixteen sticks of dynamite were
stolen from three boxes, part of the
sixteen sticks being removed from
each box so that the theft would not
be noticed.
Smith was arrested on clever ruse.
or rather. his identity was disclosed
by the planning OF u clever ruse by
Special Deputy Riggs.
Riggs yesterday went to Clarks.
burg, where Smiths sister resides, and
there he managed to get into the wo.
mans home and obtain from her her
brothers address.
Then at Moundsvile last evening
he dressed as Il messenger, and went
10 the boarding house where Smith
vas supposed to be staying.
Five men were on the porch. and
the officer stated that he had mes
sage for Curtis Smith. Smith imme.
dhtely stepped out. and was placed
under arrest. Chief OF Police Games
assisting in taking the man prisoner.
Smith was working n, the Mount Coal
Company's mine on First street in
Moundsville, and was boarding with
family by the name OF Harcher, who
resided nearby.
Smith and his father had some trou.
BILE in this county some time ago, when
II is alleged that the younger Smith
Sent threatening letters OF the black
hand type to his father. The officers
have ben working on the case for
some time past. and the preliminary
hearing OF the case will probably be
held within few days before officers
in this city,
The warrant for Smiths arrest as
foreer was issued by Squire R. Leigh
Fleming some time ago. but this case
was not being pushed very strenuous.
ly as the man was out of the county.
but when the other atrocious outrage
was discovered. and the young mans
father claimed that the son had plac.
ed the explosive in the home, the Off.
GERS went 10 work with win. result.
ing In the capture OF the man last ev
.ening.