The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-28

party to the transaction and demands
his presence before giving wilson Tie
money. Howard excuses himself ana
starts 10 l"ok for stranger M. 1-Wll-
sons supposed friend. Wilson. bccom-
ing alarmed. hangs ON 20 Howard ana
demands he money. y struggle in the
naIl follows. during which Howard re-
tnrn: To Wilson the Eaters $l.Hvp. VIII
sou. however. is not sur" that all MS
iH"iI-y is IL The roll Of bills. and hangs
ON Ira his man until Officer Honeck"r'
who has t,rcn hastily summoned. arrives
and takes clInrg" III the prisoner.
After Wilson has finished his story
told before Squire Gompcrs at police
Headquarters. Howard asked PERMISSION
I" question the witnesses. BEFORE CO.
!ns -" however. hr was cnrei"l 10 M
1u,rr nf i;,c justice il anything II:
I Hnwar,D had 1" say could b" USED
AGAINST him At nny future rial. hsstSt.
ANT Prosecuting Attorney .Barhman as
sur"d the defendant that nothing nc
said at Ihc preliminary hearing couId pc
used against him later.
Howard, wnl" appearing In be under
q great nervous strain. manifested tn.
shr"wdnr:S and understanding of :: law
v.r in ;hr clever manner in which It,
crnSs-rxarniu"d Wilson: He finally made
WIiscu confess that u" tW!l*on> had
crnnl."d with the friend" whom ne
had Kicked up IT The depot and tho two
Of Them "irtuInlCd'' the Georgian in TIC
game OF matching money. This comics
SION va; wcn from Wilson only after
Attorney Ea"hmau had advised WILSON
TO nswrr Howard. and answer hii'
rruih:uii, Howard also sought IL
SHOW: by The, witness that h" (Howard)
had actually made no attempt t" rc'
nw:Y: that mt the TING he refused 10
-cturn Wilson's money all tn" terms
.uurrclrd with tho wa;;cr Ind not beer
fulfilled and IhH; he tliowardl finally
did r"rUrE III" $1,000 before any threat
had hr,n rmdr Of calling an officer
To none o! ,h,:. Cnnirniiuus "f the Dc
.rrdant. however. would Wilson agrer
E1ny Be Motel Crook.
I'm Howard th" police arr coniidchl
Ihr, Lay,. tie leader NJ II bang nf high
class CONFIDENCE and hunco men. How
ard himself Is an exceptionally smooth
individual If" is about 80 years "f aS",
las dark complexion. WIKI dark eyes ara
coal black hair iIc was fnulti"Ssl%
grOorncd from head 70 foot atid has tHG
appearance" Of on" we'll raised ANA nor
accustomed Ia hard work.
lie sud t!ai u" diI'N'I III 'f'' ''''
Standby aud VA: locking for "nrloI-
,qcn,. When asked what kind at "r''
,I.inyuirrr IL replied: "tl'r"al work
H". r.ruard :" furnish his ''s'r""r al
Lr,-S." saying rhai j! would Eill go
rnn- OLD mother" If she learned thai II"
vas in trrutlr T!r sam ~ SIS" vas
fnunI on hi: person. This il though;
/" b. the roll" that ihr t;""rIi"T d.
r,sitr,; mr. ST NnU Toward claimed that
the money was MS: own. He admitted
that h" rcNrr counted III" money lh'
Georgian handed him. hHi !ms'Si"'' thai
the latter Withdrew hi; money. -" IN
Si<irl that th" ~" mon VINO 'r"HS"t
Wilson - INC hnl"l were strangers /"
ham. That hu had h:"n drafted 10 act
NJ stakeholder. lie denied posing a.
AIR. Mrl.urr. the proprietor OF n"
hotel.
Tho rirs, thing after h'inE locked up
Howard as>:,! IhHi II good attorney
bc sent him II" later sent Tor Ait"r-
n';' Frank =. D'l;ricn.