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Man Again Under Arrest on
Charge of Murder
THE IRONTON REGISTER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1906.
Henry B. Saunders, who was acquitted of a charge of murder
at Fayetteville, W. Va., only a few days ago, has been
arrested and again occupies a cell in the jail at
Fayetteville.
The following account, given by the Fayetteville
Journal will be read with interest by Ironton residents.
"Henry B. Saunders, the Boomer constable, is in jail
again charged with the murder of Grafton Starbuck. He was
rearrested Friday on a warrant sworn out by George Love,
prosecuting attorney elect. His preliminary hearing is set
for Dec. 30.
Saunders was first arrested three weeks ago and at a
preliminary hearing before Squire Midelburg proved a strong
alibi by a number of witnesses. There was a lack of any
evidence to connect him up with the crime and he was
discharged. His rearrest comes as a great surprise. It is
alleged that testimony has been found disproving his
previous alibi; that he did not go to Charleston until on a
late C. & O. train, the night of the murder, that the
conductor of the train and two policemen in Charleston
talked with him. The evidence of the four women who
testified as to his whereabouts on the night of the 28th
will also be discredited.
Otto Persinger, the boy whose tale led to the arrest
of Mrs. Smith, is also an inmate of the jail now. He was
indicted several months ago with Starbuck on a charge of
stealing brass. Squire Rardin has been on his bond. Monday
the Squire delivered the boy over to the court and asked to
be released from the bond.
Mrs. Smith is still held in jail, bond being refused
her. She declares her innocence of the crime, that she was
sick and not able to be out of the house on the night of the
shooting.
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