The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-30
GOLDBERG CASE
In PROGRESS
MAN AND WIFE CHARGED VITA
BUYING STOLEN cooosN
on TRIAL.
Damaging Testimony Given ey Boys
Who rave PLEADED Guilty 70
Stealing Wire


Mar GOldberg and wife. charged
Win ouying stolen goods from several
gangs of boys. went on trial ye-terdav
morning IN Criminal Court. 20 answer
the Indictment Attorneys O'Rrfeu
% hrien. who were formerly en-
Iioyed IN the case. withdrew last
week. and Yesterday morning the court
appointed A. ]. Porter 20 defend them
Prosecuting Attorney Addleman and
State.
Harry Thomas. a I6-year-old lad.
said that he had sold the Goldbergs
wire thAt had been stolen from the
Wheeling Electric Company. and that
Max had told him and the other BOYS
20 ger all they could and he would buy
" On denomination this testi.
moay was mistaken. other witnesses
examined IN the morning by the State
were Earl Petticord. employe OF the
electric company. who Identified the
wire. Detective Edward Minard. Her
man Hildebrand. Henry Seamon. Geo.
crimson and Detective Dave Cleary.
az police officers. These men told OF
the arrest Of the GOldberEs and the
conditions found about the place
George Allen. one OF the boys who
pleaded guilty to the charge OF steal
ing wire. told OF the stealing OF the
wire from the Wheeling Electric Com
behy, and when they were pursued by
lhe omcers. rolling IL into the run.
This occurred on December %. az
night. Lawrence Domer. another OF
the self-confessed boys. told OF steal
lng wire from the company and tax
ing II TO the Goldbergs lie said that
The nTst bunch brought $3.50 an
ether Sl.23, another SlO5O. and OF an
other bunch OF 2iiz pounds.
Tells Of Arrest.
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the arrest OF members OF the gangs
and q conversation between Goldberg
and Tom Kelly mot the policeman
In which Goldberg said 10 Kelly.
Goldberg said 10 Kelly. Don't tell
anything I'll get lawyer and well
all get out
William Young the next witness.
iold OF aiding In stealing wire during
last October. and for two punches
he and his gang Of boys got 81 cents
and Sl11. respectively. Young has
been sentenced 10 the reform school
William Clarke, mere boy. told OF
stealing some chairs from Mozart
Tark pavilion, and Of selling them to
Mrs. Goldberg for s. Furthermore
that they stole blankets. harness and
other articles from Westwood's stable
and sold them to Max.
At the conclusion Of his cross-exam-
instion the State rested its case.
Defense Opens.
Attorney Porter then called Dr. r.
NJ. Phillips. OF the Haskins hospital.
10 tell of the physical condition OF
Goldberg at the time OF the confessed
robberies and alleged sale. he said
that the man WAS unwell.
Ex-Sherin William NJ. CIemans a
character witness. said he never knew
anything wrong with Goldberg and
held him as man true 10 his word
Arthur Ingram. city license officer
also testified as To the truth and We
rscity Of the defendant Charles Con
rad. former market master. said he
had lived in the city for sixty years
and had known the defendants for
several years. that he always consid-
cred them all right until the present
trouble.
William Rustemeyer. market mas
ter, testified in the same way. telling
o: Mrs. GOldberg's activities in the
market in an effort 20 make livinu.
Ed Hanson. another neighbOr. testi-
ned to the same thing Gertrude II
lott friend OF the family. said that
she was in the Goldberg house the
night that the sale was effected and
says she overheard George Allen say
that his boss allowed him the short
ends Of the wire. She said that Max
was not present AZ either time. he
being in the hospital.
Bertha Goldberg. daughter OF the
defendants, testified TO much the same
thing William BUGGY. city detective
testified that the character OF Cold
berg was good as far as he knew. al
though he had never heard IL dis
cussed until after the arrest.
Mrs. Goldberg on Stand.
Shortly before O'Clock Mrs. Cold
berg took the stand in her own de-
Tense. She spoke in broken English.
but her story was a denial Of the tales
OF the boys who had previously testi-
He'd. She said that she did not know
the wire was stolen. and that the
night of the arrest a. - o'clock. when
the boys came with the wire. she
asked ~ ~ WIS stolen. and while they
we're parleying the officers came in
The case will De concluded this
morning. but will hardly reach the
jury before afternoon.