The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-26
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MAN WANTED
IN WASHINGTON
Arrest Here Not Made On
The Proper Au-
thOrity.

H, H. Murray, OF washington, D.
c., woh was arrested last Monday
by the chief Of police, is a free man
this morning. Deputy United states
Marshal George Rose and Assis lant
Cnlet Blame Boggess, of the CITY
police, have been cheated out Oh
pleasure trip to Washington; Judge
=. M. Showalter spent part OF
! Thanksgiving Day refreshing MS
memory on few legal points; anu
Ualrence Currey clerk of the cir
, cult court, was routed out OF PED al
midnight on Thanksgiving eve, al
through the activities OF. Attorney
E. b. Carskadon, who made appli-
cation for a writ OF hnbeas corpus
before Special Judge ShoWaLer
this morning in tho circuit court
The application was granted.
Murray was arrested by CHIEF
Snider on feedral bench warrant
sent from Washington on charge
OF abandoning his eleven year old
daughter, and the Federal author-
tiles were notified. Wednesday
night Attorney Carskadon applied
for a writ Of habeas corpus, secured
a stay OF further proceedings pend
ing the hearing Of the argument
this morning, went to Monongah
and got Clerk Currey to make out
the necessary papers, and by mid
night had it figured out that he
had done a good days work for his
client.
In ganting the writ hits morning,
Judge Showalter held that the pro-
per form of procedure to remove
the prisoner to the District Of Co.
lumbia would have been by means
ia warrant issued on the strength
of the bench warrant from Wash
ington. This was not done, there
fore the court held that there was
not sufficient grounds to hold the
man, who was ordered set at lib
erty.
Moro About the Plano Case.
The contest for the possession
OF a piano, between Mrs. Josephine
Kelly and Mrs. John Loss, was de-
cIded Wednesday afternoon ut $3.50
by a jury In the Circuit court, who
found for the defendant, nominRlly
John Loss. Curtously enough, It
was brought out by the evidence
OF witnesses, that the man VINO had
come into possession OF the piano
had paid only $12, in cash for It
up TO the time Of the trial, but the
loser, and the original owner OF
the piano, had paid something more
than 1915 to the dealer from the
! purchase was made.
Separating the facts from the in.
credible and making allowance for
] the testimony Of two women who
/ frankly dislike each other, the rea,
story of the piano seems 10 be
about as follows: Last summer
LelIy and his wife separated and
after a time Kelly sold the house.
hold goods including the piano, TO
John B. Loss, the latter giving his
] note for $240 and paying $12 to
the dearel from whom the piano
had been purchased. Three days
afterward, the Kellys patched up
their differences, and Mrs. Kelly
decided that she wanted her piano
back so thinking 1t would be as
easy to bring about that result as
| to get back husband, she brought
suit in a Justices court and secured
! Judgment. The case was then
brought up to the Circuit court on
appeal, and verdict rendered in
favor OF Loss, who will ne allowed
to keep the piano, subject to his
payment OF his note for $24O which
Is still held by Kelly.
Loss was represented by Attor'
ney Curt E. Amos and the Nellyo
by Attorneys Harry Shaw and L.
C. Musgrave, who served motive
that an appeal will be taken.