The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-14
ICE : PARTNER
TELLS Of PLOT
BIG ROBBERY WAS TO HAVE BEEN
STAGED AT SCENE OF
SHOOTING
J. c. Buckley Lost His Nerve and Ran
for protection from HIS
, Angered Partner.
suspicions that James Ice. of Fols

! suspicions that James Ice. of Folsaln.
w. Va, who shot James OLearH' VINO
! was in the basement Of NO. liz" MAJ
and his partner, j. c. Buckley, reported
; to be a kentucky bad man." had plot
! ted to stage II daring huld-up in the
! scene of the shooting were contlrmeu
last evening when. it is said. l'uckl%y
| came clean with 4 confession of The
| plot.
Following 4 second examination OF
Buckley by Prosecuting Attorney y: "A.
Mckee and city police and detectives
| the city lookup to the county jail
| where hc is being held. He is confined
in Il part Of the jail remote from the
cell occupied by James Ice. to prevent
the alleges partners in the plot from
communicating with each other.
To Prosecutor Mckee and other Off
GERS it is said. buckley last night ad-
mittcd that he and Ice We're to rob the
"submarinc." but shortly before the time
set to stage the hold-ur. Rucklcy's nerve
failed him and he determined to take
no part in such crime: Ice. ne Is si nt
know exactly the location of the place.
where there is said to have been money
amounting to thousands Of dollars. ans
Buckley stored him past the place once
OF twice. Finally, at Eleventh and Mar
ket street. where the outbreak between
the. partners occurred Buckley refused
fatty to participate in the stick-up and
Ice struck him on the head with tho
butt of his .44-calibre revolver.
Sought Place Of Refuge.
Buckley then broke away, according
to the alleged confession. and ran down
Market street. Not until he reached the
entrance of 1889 Market street, did he
see any one. There two men were at
the entrance and he ran into the base
merit. hoping to find protection. and Ice
i n aS n
kicked in door panel and began firing
into the room, one shot striking James
OLeary In the leg. Quick action by the
police resulted IN Ices arrest and the
apprehension Of Buckley a few minutes
later. Buckley Is said to have made
partial confession. soon after his arrest,
of q robbery Mot. and. last night came
clean with the whole story.
4 denial that he and Ice had been in
the place and lost money together Is
said to have been part Of Buckley's
story last night
planned For Other Place.
Not only did Ice and Buckley intend
to rob the place which became the
scene of the shooting. it is said. but
they had visited another place in n near
by locality and looked it over with the
view Of aScertaininS if they might not
stage u Sticlt-up there.
Ice is being held In the county Jail
| on charge of shooting James 0'Lcary
with intent TO kill. No statement was
given out Us to what charge will bc
! lodged against Buckley.
James O'Leary. victim Of the shoot
ing. is doing nicely at tho Wheeling
hospital. and so fan the wound has shown
no dangerous symptoms, following the
removal of the bullet.
Another man who WIS in the place or
the shooting Is said to have had his
hip brazed with bullet. which missed
penetrating the skin by small frac-
tion Of an inch. Still another is said
| to have been standing close 10 q table
when one ball shattered the table leg