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2 - Hlnton News Tues. Jan. 26, 1993 From page 1
From page ONVICTED RAILROAD Jail
ing arrest, or a combination thereof,"
escaped man's mother, Lestine Upuntiiheescaped, Harvey was . ,,Jlhilllh,,plh,lMill the order says. Statelawpresently
Harvey, I-le's the kindness, gen- amodelpriner,Plumleysaid, H Ktt;Utttt;ttUn00 prohibitsjailingpersonchargedwith
tlest person you ever saw. He was always cooperative, never public intoxication.
wouldn't have hurt that girl if she caused any trouble. He stayed to ......... The order, Plumley said, isa"vote
hadn't attacked him and scratched hiIf, very qlite. He didn't con- By R y C L g of confidence from the judge that l
him like that." fide in other people." O . O n do the job without outside antis-
She said Harvey doasn2 have Nothing was found in Harvey's • CRIMES AGAINST THE other witnesses were presented to tance. I think she realizes we, allof
any hard feeling against the prose- cell to indicate he was planning an RAILROADS; Part 2 of 8 parts, be sufficient to hold them for the grand jury returned true bill indict- us including the County Commis-
cutoror the Rudisill family. He's not escape, Plumley added. John M. Houchins was an extra grand jury. ments, jointly and severally against sion, are doing the very best we can
going to do anything to harm them. Ward removed Harvey from the "telegraph operator employed July Judge Millerimpeundedaspecial the prisoners, Ben Johnson and under the circumstances."
You have my word on that. The jail around 5:00 pm and transported 15, 1910 to work extra between grand jury composed to the follow- Jackson Smith, in the charged felo- The receivership contributed to a
prosecuting attorney doesn't have him to the emergency room where Clifton Forge, Va., and Handley, ing: T. G Mann, foreman; C. L. nies and they were remanded tojail $201,000 county deficit last fiscal
anything to worry about, or anyone the doctor gave him some medica- W.Va. His record indicates he left Parker, C. C. Coulter, Thomas H. to await a trial at the next term of yearaccordingtocourtrecords. Last
else." tion for nausea, Wardsaid. Theyleft the service on Nov 15, 1913because Donahoe, John Richmond, Wm. the Circuit Court. fiscal year the jail cost reached
Harvey's escape has caused his the hospital together, around 6:05, he'refused to work." On the surface Plumley, Jr., Seeden Adkins, J.W. Their trial was held during Oct. $284,959. The mandated cap of 15
mother a great deal of discomfort and arrived at the jail at 6:25 pro. it looks like this man was lazy and Huffman, Elmer Tomkies, C. E. 1913 in Circuit Court and Ben prisoners cost the county $53,000
and heartache and for the past two Ward followed Harvey up the side only wanted to work enough to get Young, J. Morris Parker, R. E. Noel, Johnson was found guilty and sen- last year, of which $43,000 is still
days she has been on the radio ap- stairs, both carrying a cooler which by. I believe an earlier experience Dr. J. A. Fox, T. H. Lilly, P. W. tenced by Judge Miller to serve ten owed "Summers County's credit
pealing to her son to turn himselfin, contained the prisoner's meals pre- caused him to be afraid to work in Boggess and P.N.B. Grimmett. Af- years in the penitentiary, the lowest with these other counties is so poor
I never dreamed he'd do this, she pared at the hospital. When they the lonely telegraph offices out on ter all evidence was presented and a sentence he could give him under that no other county will take these
said. "I wish he would turn himself reached the top Harvey stepped to the line It was very lonely in those deliberation of about one hour, the the law. Continued next week. prisoners now."
in. I'm afraid for him. He'. sick. Ward'sleftandWardmovedinfront out-of-the-way places when all you LETTERS TO THE EDITOR From page 1
He's got a heart condition. I'm just ofthe iron door. Thismove placed could hear was the hum of electric
worried to death, afraid he's lying Harvey behind him and to his right, circuitsandthetickingofthespring About Children Gill
somewhere dead. leaving an opening where he could wound wall clock.
Harvey has had a heart condition flee back wn the steps. When Johnworkedsecondtrickat"MX"
since Dec. 1991, she said, and has Ward inserted the key in the door, Cabin June 14, 1913. The office in Dear Editor: All these facts were brought out
made no attempt during the past Harvey dropped the cooler he was those days was located a short dis- If a stray animal runs loose on at the Welfare Office and before the and community service require-
four days to contact her or any holdingandran. Wardyelledathim tance east of Avis Crossing. It was the streets, there will be akindand LawMaster.Doyouknowwherethe meats. The probationary terms call
member of the family, tostop, but Harvey picked up speed later moved to near Foss Bridge and compassionate person whowill call children are now, with their mother for her to perform 1,000 hours of
"I feel real bad about it, she said. and disappeared into the night, still later much further east. A man the Humane Society to pick the dog because after all, they will be OK community service.
I wish he hadn't done it. He didn't Plumley could not say if Ward named R. E. Baker of Dayton, Oh, up, put it in a good shelter, feed it under the LAW. Lobban saidher diagnostic evalu-
get a fair trial," claiming certain was armed with a gun or not. came to Hinton that day looking for and hope someone will come by and I was told the only way the Wel- at-ion said she suffered from the
things transpired during the trial Police were immediately dis- employment on the C. & O. Railway. take the animal home with them. fare will do anything is if the chil- "battered wife syndrome." Court
that should not have happsned. "He patched all over Hinton and road- Failingtosecureajobheplannedon If someone attempts to call the dren get killed or raped. Bythenthe documents say she suffered mental
thought he was going to get a new blocks set up on every road leading leaving Hinton the next morning on Humane Society about the lines of children will need an undertaker, or and verbal abuse for 10 to 12 years.
trial and he didn't. Because of this outoftown. %Vehad 16to 17officers the early passenger train. That af- thelittlechildrenrunningthe streets a doctor to put their insides back in "Itjusthappened,'shesaidshortly
she said the family will be contact- out looking for him," Plumely said, ternoon he walked to Bellepoint to on 3rd. Ave. this is what they will and hope it can lead a normal life. after the shooting in a taped inter-
ing the Attorney General's Office taking responsibility for the escape, visit in the home of friends and on tell you. It's not against the law to A concern citizen of Summers view with the police. They had had
and they have contacted TWs 20-20 CSX police searched the railroad returning along the railroad track, leave a little 14 month old baby County an argument and I hadboen taking
and asked them to investigate the while DNR officers stopped every stopped at "MX Cabin to visit with strapped in a car seat in the car, Mrs. Ruby Bennett pain pills all day. My side had been
case and trial, she said. vehicle on the New River Bridge the telegraph operator, besidetheraadall nightunattended, Box 13 B Hinton, W.Va. 25951 hurting. My back was hurting. I
Harvey never indicated to his thatwasenteringorleavingHinton. Mr. Baker stayed in the office whileit'smotherandherparentsgo From page 1 hadbeentakingpainpillsandontop
mother that he was going to try to er officers were doing the same with John until he was relieved at on to bed unconcerned about the oftakingtheValiumlwasjustoutof
escape, shesaid. "Ifhehadanidhe intheWestEndwhileothersweroin 11:00 p.m., after which the two bnby'ssafety. After all, the baby was Vandall to,u,,o,,te,oo,,
was going to try to escape I would theBellepointarea. State police and started walking down the railroad removed the next morning at 8:30. I just grabbed the gun and started
have told the police about it. The Sheriffs deputies searched above trackenroutethepassengerstation. It'snotagainstthelawforthemother again. No evidence ofintimidation shooting."
only thinghe said tome whenhe was Main St. including Hill Top Come- Just as they reached the toll bridge to get drunk, as long as she has or force."
in jail is %clare I go to prison for the tery. Police from surrounding coun- off Temple St. over New River, two sense enough to fix the children a Wills also tried to secure a new
Pharmacy &
Your Health
rest of my life and die of AIDS, Ill ties set up roadblocks on countylines, mensteppedfromtheirhidingplace, bowl of cereal so they won't starve trial because an employee in the
take my own life." She said she had Dogs from Huttonsville Coffee- brandishing pistols, and in true completely to death. She can live Prosecutor's Office may'have talked
no idea if he had AIDS or not. "He tional Center arrived here the next western style, demanded they raise with as many men as she wants to. to a juror. Wills' secretary testified
never talked aboutit. Idon't know. day as the search continued until their hands high over their heads. The childrenhavetosleepwith these to seeing DougWillis and amember
I know he was worried about it and Saturday afternoon. John Houchins, well aware of the men. The children nre given beer by ofthejurystandingatthetopofthe coR.Avs.s'r.
since she scratched him he hasn't Basically, all we can do now is wild side ofthe immediate area as these men. They are handled any rearstairswhenshewasgoingdown XmTO ww,oxzm
hadagoodnight'ss]eep." wait forasighting,'Plumleysaid, wellasnearbyminingtowns, imme-waybythesemenbutaslongasthe them sometimeduringthelastfew
I don't blame him for escaping, Ifwe get a sighting we will call the diatelyobeyedthecommandbutMr, children are with their mother they days of the trial. She did not hear I! :iii
she continued. He couldn't take it dogs back in." , Baker, not realizing the danger he will be OK. She is considered a fit any conversation.
any more. He was at the end ofhis Plumley's guess is that Harvey wasin, started to argue about it. For and proper mother. Willis said he didn't even recall Mark
rape." has left the c°unty and maybe the his trouble he was immediately sh°t" sa The only compassionate person I the incident and if he did speak to ::i ii i::ii : : iiii!i!:!il .i::?::: !i i!: : Elllson,.. .,,,-
Although Plumley b¢lieve state. ! would, y hi8 objective through'the right arm to let him could find is Magistrate "Wootie the juror it was just a greeting. R.."
Harvey'S escape was spontcmeous, would be tagat, ls far away from knowtheymeantDusiness.Bothsoon Beasley. He had some children : Lobbanfoundabsoldtelynoindi: "
Aucremanne doesn't hold to that Summers County as he could." hadtheirhandshighintheairasthe picked up for 74 days this summer, cation ofimproprietf' with Willis Dry Eyes: Ten Million
theory. "I watched him during the Harvey was sentenced Tuesday robbers went through their pockets He thought that would give the greeting a juror while passing. He
trial. He is an intelligent man. My morning after an hour long hearing collecting their valuables. Mr. Baker Welfaretimetodosomethingforthe said the instructions to thejury was Americans Suffer
personalopinionisadayortwoprior wherehisattorneyG.ErnestSkaggs saidtheytook$10.75fromhim,every littlechildren Theydid NOTHING. not to discuss the case with anyone. According to a recent issue of
to the escape hemade arrangements tried to convince Judge Charles M. cent he had, but they failed to locate The ofce in Lewisburg did nothing. Another witness, Pam O'Bryan, U.S Pharmacist, dry eyes is a con-
with someone to meet him. Hefig- Lobban to ovarturn his murder con- hiswatch.TheytookeverythingJohn They think as long as they are with also testified to seeing Robin ditionthataffcctsncarlytenmillion
ured out a way to escape and get out viction or grant him a new trial. Houchins had but he didn't know their natural mother. They will be Crawford at the wedding and recep- Americans. With dry eyes the
of town. He planned the whole thing. Skaggs hoped to win a new trial the amount bf cash. OK. tion of one of the juror's daughters, quality and quantity of tears pro-
Myguessishehadaridewaitingfor because one of the members of the After the robbers got their valu. TheSocialWorker'sconsidermen Wills said this may have been preju- ducedisinadequatetokceptissues
him." jury lived across the line in Raleigh ables, they held Houchins hostage only for child support. Don't they dicial to Vandall; however, Lobban within the eyes healthy. Normal
By now, Aucremanne said, Har- County. Lobban dismissed that and ordered Baker to run up the think a man can fix children a bowl said the juror did not acknowledge tears consist of three layers - an
vey "is out of the state. He's clean objection saying the law permits track toward Avis Crossing. Shortly of cereal too. The men might even knowing Crawford when questioned exterior fatty layer, a water layer,
shaven and probably colored his residents from other counties to sit after Baker was released they told have sense enough to put a little bit prior to the trial and Crawford may and an inner mucous layer. Nine
hair. I'd say he even has a good fake on juries. The law permits bringing Houchins to follow him up the track, of milk and sugar on it have been a guest of the groom, out of ten cases of dry cycs arc due
IDbynow. Ifhe'scaughtitwillbean an entire jury from one county to He lost no time taking their advice. How come when a couple gets a Wills also questioned the credi, to an inadequate water layer in
accidentbecausehe'sprettysmart." another if a jury cannot be impan- The robbery was reported to the divorce there is only one man the bility of Dwyer's testimony but tears. When dry eycs am causcd by
Harvefs capture in Delaware last eled in the county where the trial is police and Mr. Baker taken to Hin- Law Master to decide what is best Lobban said "it's up to the jury to an inadequate waterlayer, thecon-
June was an accident because of an set, hesaid. It is also questionable ton Hospital where an examination for the children. All other court determine what the facts are and ditionisreferrcdtoaskeratocon-
unusual law in that state. While whether thejuror lived in Raleigh or revealed the small bone in his arm matters let you have a jury if you resolve conflict where conflict ex- junctivitissicca. This type ofdry
traveling underan assumed name, Summers because his property is in was broken and the bullet was still insist, ists." cyesoccursmorcfrequcntly among
the elderly and women following
police traced Harvey to relatives in both counties. Harvey had the right withinthefleshofhisarm.Mr.Baker menopause. Other causes of dry
Maryland. Before thepolicecould toaskforamistrial,butelectedtogo said itwashisfirsttriptoHinton Jail Needs New eye,n,u,a00,on,o**,o-
search the premises, Harvey fled on with the trial, Lobban noted, and let it be known he was not at all min A, eye infections, thyroid dis-
from his hideout and crossed the Skaggs argument that County pleased with the visit. "L' l]tY .iFioT o- - casc,certainmcdicincssuchasiSO-cyc
border on footinto Delaware. Un- Prosecutor Joe Aucremanne tried to Baker described the appearance Prisoner tre,i.oio ro
aware that Harvey was wanted in appeal to the religious sentiments of of the robbers to police and the fol- Ictus such as those that occur with
thisstateformurder, Delaware state thejurybyquotingscriptureduring lowing Men., two local men, Ben facial paralysis.
police stopped him along the side of hisclosingargumentfailed. Lobban Johnson and Jackson Smith, were By Fred Long
an express highway for walking at said attorneys have been quoting arrested. They were taken before Mistakes happen and permitting a convicted killer to escape Treatment of dry eyes may help
night without a flashlight, the Bible since the beginningoftime Squire Hughes on a charge of being from the jail is certainly one of them. One can't help but feel for reduce the risk of bacterial infection
Plumley said Harvey's escape and Aucremanne did nothing im- the parties who perpetrated the SheriffJohn Plumley who took office only this month. Itis and possibly blindness. Tcarsubsti-
couldnothave been plannedbecause proper, daring hold-up and ofthe wounding admirable that John Plumley is accepting full responsibility for tutes (artificial tears) are commonly
ae didn't know he was going to the Skagp said he would appeal to ofR. E. Baker as a reminder that the this unfortunate incident. But why keep a policy that permits prescribed for dry eyes. Active in-
gredients in artificial tears include
doctor until 30 minutes before he the State Supreme Count. highwaymen meant business.At the prisoners, even a convicted killer, outside the jail without re- polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxy-propyl
left. I don't think anything was preliminaryhearingBakerpositively straints in time of sickness? This policy needs to be examined methylceIIulose and carboxymeth-
planned. We don't have any evi- P- * " .-= i identified Smith as being the man closely. It isonlylogical that a man facinglife behind bars would ylcellulose. Pcrsonswhofrequcntly
dence toindicate that. I think it was I i itl who did the shooting and that try to escape, use these products should consider
a split second decision on his part to a Johnson was the man who went Permitting correctional officers to transport a prisoner to and preservative-free formulas to help
run." minimize potential allergic mac-
. -: through their pockets and took from from the hospital without restraints is not in the best interest of
Harvey could not have had over l-ktllalk :ii ----: --== I them their money. John Houchins the citizens. Former County Prosecutor Joe Aucremanne points tions. If tear replacement is not
$20 on him, Plumley explained, stated that he was so frightened at out that ambulance service is available and should be utilized, successful, other measures such as
because that i.all the money a pris- The adgin LitlmIw of Congnms, the time he was unable to tell what An armed guard should always accompany a prisoner. We agree, medicine-containing ocular inserts
oner is permitted to have in their consisting of3,OOOvolumem.wasin- did take place and was unable to Ira policy has not been developed to address this concern we urge or soft contact lens may provide
• possession at any given time. cineratl by the British in the War identify either of the parties the Sheriff to do so immediately, relief of eye dryness.
of 1812. Enough evidence by Baker and
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