The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-29
CHARGES DROPPED
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down certain conversations. He ap-
peared before the grand Jury which
brought the indictment The trial OF
peal TO the United States supreme
court. which is expected to hand
down decision any day
Chicago Record Looked Up.
Before being a private detective Bid
dnger had been a detective sergeant
In Chicago. resigning that position for
the other work. In order TO impeach
the credibility OF. the man who was 20
be the chief witness against him, Mr..
Well. according TO a written state
ment made by him. went to Chicago
TO investigate Biddinger's record. Inc
result of that was hfty-one charges
made before a municipal court Judge.
upon which warrants were issued. The
request for extradition was made up
on the warrants.
Governor Whitman at once honored
the extradition. and Biddinger would
have been taken back at once II his
counsel. Moses III. Grossman, William
! >. Butler and Lyman Tourchin had
not obtained a writ of habeas corpus
which stayed proceedings.
| IN the meantime counsel ana
friends here and in Chicago became
active. Not only was II charged by
Biddinger's lawyers. but by T. &.
Townsend. the West Virginia district
attorney, who will try the We'll case.
that IL was all a scheme to ruin the
case, but the affidavits made in Chi
cago We're attacked as false. as made
by criminals and even IL correct all
beyond the statute OF Limitation.
Z At the request OF the attorneys on
Thursday OF last week Governor Whit
man granted hearing in an applica-
ton to revoke his warrtn. Governor
Dunno granted "A similar application.
Mr.. We'll. who has been in New YORK.
was In Albany Wednesday when the
case came up. but not present at the
hearing. although Moses III. Grossman
demanded that he be- called At that
hearing the case was attacked in ITS
whole aspect. In Chicago Robert r..
yesterday followed.
Mr.. Well was at his hotel up 10 .
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. He left
then, and the hotel men said he did
not leave a forwarding address.
I Word From Private Sources
3 Announcement of Governor DUNES
action reached the city unofficially
yesterday before the time for the hear
ing in the writ OF the habeas corpus
case instituted by Biddinger before
Justice Blur in the supreme court.
When the case was called Isicor
Kressel. who has appeared in favor OF
the extradition proceedings. announc-
ed that he had received the word from
private sources. but that until IL had
been confirmed authoritatively he
thought II best TO have the case con
ltinued.
| "Oh. why not come out and admit
{ that you are beaten" interiected
Moses II. Grossman. You know as
well as I do that the request has been
recalled and the warrant OF extradi-
ID 10. sFF ~ -, 81
Mr.. Kressel and the other counsel
conferred. and at last the hearing was
postponed for a week. the understand
( ing that in all likelihood IL would
never be heard from again except
when II was formally dismissed.
! Word that the former detective ser
geant OF Chicago had been freed by
Governors Dunno and Whitman
brought many congratulations TO the
man. Within twenty minutes after he
had heard of the action in Chicago
kilograms Of CONCENTRATION began 10
reach him. Biddinger. ali smiles. but
showing the effects of the last months
strain, took long breaths of relief
Il tell you he said. that was the
hardest game a man was ever up
against Yet l always had confidence
that Governor Dunno and Governor
Whitman would do me Justice when
they learned the facts in the case.
always believed that Prosecutor Hoyne
land that he would come out and say
so just as soon as he learned that he
had been used.
"Of course, I knew that II was a
frameup the Ipinute | saw the names
OF the men who accused me. and
did not have To think long about the
motive back OF 10 when \ Leo Neil
boasted in the public prints that nc
bad instigated the search into what
he said was my record. I had heard
Of Mr.. Wells activities before against
, me"
Has Powerful Friends.
He is a powerful man with power
ful friends He has great reputation
as reformer. and he boosted OF his
affiliations with reform societies IN
= Chicago and other cities II looked "a
me as II they would have me serving
y term IN state prison before ] could
draw my breath.
For instance. was charged with
grating altogether about $40. and
they nut me under s9OOOO bail in this
city and had fNed $4,000 bail in chi
caEO. The influences At work against
me here were almost overWhclm inE
Val OFarrell. with whom ! was asso
ciated. was told that II he did not get
I'D Of me his business would be ruined
There were covert attacks made upon
mo In every direction, giving pain "a
those who should not have been made
TO suffer.
~ There was absolutely no doubt from
, the start that ! could disprove ever,
Z charge against me made by that crowd
! out In Chicago They either did not
Z know or had forgotten that "A careful
{ diary. so that I knew for q certainty
P just exactly where I was and what
was doing practically every dav anC
hour for many years