The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-26


away. No more fire alarms rang at.
terward. Kraft was taken to police
headquarters. where he was locked
up pending a preliminary bearing.
which Will be held this evening at Z
o'clock
In the lookup he resisted again
He still protested that the police were
trying 10 show him up. and that he
was not guilty. He claimed that he
had zone TO the fires after they hao
been started and could show with
whom he went. While IL could not be
wrung from them point blank, yet the
police Officers let IL be assumed that
Kraft was caught red handed.
Many Witnesses.
Fifteen Witnesses we're examined Al
headquarters last night. Prosecuting
Attorney r. NJ. Addleman conducted
the examination. and the testimony
was taken by Louis Walters. Men
high in the business world. residents
oil the slums. and persons of PRACTICAL
ly every walk of life were examined
and II is understood that in every in
stance. something damaging was
learned about the ex-freman.
Kraft viii be given a preliminary
hearing this evening at police head
quarters. unless he is transferred to I
the jail. The squire has not yet been /
selected. Prosecuting Attorney Addle-
man refused to say last night whether
additional Indictments would be asked |
for against Kraft or whether these
later alleged developments would be 1
used as evidence against him in the
pending cases.
The prosecutor last night after the in
vesugation was over. said that too
much publicity at this time would have
detrimental effect both upon the
state and the defendant and FOR thai
reason would not be quoted. Although
he left IL be known that discriminating I
circumstances surround the mans ar
rest.
Kraft Represented.
Attorney S. o. Boyce was at poiicel
headquarters last night looking after
the interests Of his client. Mr.. Kraft, !
a. was Mr. s. J. Johnson. Krafts form, |
er bondsman. II was rumored that
Mr.. johnson had asked for a release
az bondsman. but this could not be !
verified. Kraft was not examined by
the states attorney. He. however. pro-
tested his innocence To his attorney
at the lookup earlier in the evening.
In the arrest OF Kraft. the police. By 4
their actions and talk amons them
selves. let 70 be known that they are 1
satished with the arrest. While il was
almost hesrthreakiuE to take INTO cis-
tody n former fellow policeman, vet
lhel DID their dutN. Thcg seneraliy b.
reye that they have che right man. 4
Furthermore ID was Learned a.mi-oni- {
eiaily' that there Is little doub- as TO his !
Two other men we're picked up on 1
40 almost as soon a. fheg were ar
rested Anbls we're esS'iv proven.
Indicted before TN 81 grand Ana,
hfatt vas admitted - bond Of - Gou I
which vas furnished. fis case was
-. under bond FOR he Appearance al /
INC neNt term Of court three fires were .
tabulated within the dime sin e he was
isiea.ed on bond. AMI n Is riaimd now
that these have been Laid % his door.
tirCumstantially.
tiEht lircs mere started yesterday be.
tween 30 o'clock and 3.6g. with the
exception Of one. none Of them made a
aaniase ioislling $1,000. ~ each in
directly after. although no one. accord /.
ing Co. reports. saw him cause the nrr
Prior 90 me IRE ~ uoat'- shoe s,or.
Do was seen on Marx street and ID r.
claimed be disappeared almost complete.
The alley between Ws-ket ana Main
streets Hs was seen ~ t1c Burns and
Y hNIfn Stables almost immrdlu lrlN fol. j
lowing the discovery ~ the IRE
Not Insane.
% IVES voiced thnf the man Dr. insane
fuiIerluH rNruruuuiaral attacks but this I
BE- denied hv Or ~ " Haaklua 80 b.
uf fnc opinion that che man be- perfectly
sane iile rarF wil1 b. watched with
interest Persons were becoming almost
hf atfrical BY the continued fires ono Il
woman called police heuduuartera faaf l
nlnht rnd Inquired u the desk sergeant /
~ he believed her home would b. cafe
f she icn
10 Fusrd against any possible mis-
ludFWeut Of The police IN fhe arrest and |
Go mr kc eve that there waa not 81 or. I
ranIfru hand working aii OF the mem. /
Der of fhe daN force 81 policemen sofe |
kHuf or fhD streets until p o'clock faaf
ulEhf This made each man on hlr feet l
iuf la houre The fremen were ca-
nausfed. horses wcn tired aud nafhine I
Mfs reHir in ehape-ior "a hlE cauflaEra.
Probably no sentiment has arisen a.
= rnuHlr in Ha short space 0f lime -
fnaf uhirh urrVaded Wheeling last .
night nHHIuHf laInrf. There we're those
DO ia truf who gtill protest his lnna-
e furf. D. D. undffaf0fsd that be- wUI
~ alte preliminary hrarlnr when a..
falrnrd this evening"
Only once before Boz the history az
TIE citN has similar conditions existed
~ similar actions hcru diacoN erred a.
hose % yesterday Thirteen vrara 49,
lf o. claimed. there were = nurnbrr df
lree thst Uere Traced 90 the hands -