Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-26
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The escrintion.. however. of the two men who
had left the Falls, for Hudson, at SO late an honr
the previous evening, WINS by this time given sol
accurately, suspicion was fixed upon James Parks
who had kept a dsrepntable saloon at Cleveland,
as the murderer: and the search was continned,I
unremittin " by cur own and the Cleveland off
Gers Sher IL Seward, with a posse, searchedsthe
premises of Parks, the next day, and exto:ted from
his vile the admission that he had been there the
previous evening and had left early onthat Frida,)
morning. The clothes of the murdered man,
We're found in the canal. short distance from the
river and the scene of the murder, much cut up
asif they had been searched for money supposed
to be secreted IN then. A button found near the
abutmentof the bridge, correspondent vii those
on the vest fnund, one of which was missing. But
TO this time the head of the murdered man has not
been found. So peculiar were his tclot Ines, they
were at once identified by several witnesses, aas
those worn byythe o1icatei man who had left G
Falls the previous evening. The return of his
trnnk from a liance, W hich was examined, show
led his name 10 be W. lliam Beatson, an English
man recently from Yors shire, Eng land, a butcher
l,bytrade; supposed TO be from 80 to So years of
llage. He had been employed iat Buffalo, fora
time. Various facts show himsto have benin
possess of a considerable sum of money. One
story is that he had recently bought and sold a
farm in New. York, making money by the opera
ton; but fits reliability there are doubts. A
female acquaintance of his, in Cleveland, says he
came from England, last pFebrnbry, lin the same
vessel with Parks and his wife; Parks having re-
turned TO England for his wife, after Giving for
time with female in this country. Good cloth
ing was foundiins Beason's trunk, and a memo.
randum book, with the name OF 90 James Parks,
lnkeeper, Cleyeland;H on one of sitsspages; show
ling that there had been intercourse between the
two men. 'fhe only mark found on the body rex!
hnmed from the river, was "a scar on the fore fin
| ger of one hand. ~ " Il ~ * M =
Mrs Parks left her residence, for the east, soon
aiter the search ot her house, ftigning indignation
at the suspicious entertained of her husband, and
aledging that she should return TO England. The
oA In
diligence. The fact of his disappearance md
the suddeu,departure of his wife; that he had ex.
hibited considerable money when engaging bug
Il gY; had blood on his pantaloons; had urge,l the
4 trip back to Hudson u miles, on the dark and
stormy nightof the murder; had been charged by
| his companionin the cars, misleading him at
Hudson; had said tothe conductor himself, that lie
had no business at Pittsburgh, but was going to
| take of his intoxicated friend, lest harm
Should bcfall him; had got the check OF Beatson
on the cars before reaching Hudson in order to get
ascap out OF the trunk, 10 supply the place of his
own hat, which he said he had accidentally lost;
with other circumstances, made up circumstan-
| tialjchainswhich warranted such efforts. 0nMon-
day those efforts terminated successfully, by the
arrest of PARKS at Buffalo, officer Tyler, of that
lplace.a He.was on his way TO Australia His wife
had preceded him on her way east. As little
money was found on his person, she was at once
pursued, and will loubt less be bought back. 20
The chain of tcircumstancial evidence, in this
4 case, seems to be conclusive ito demonstrations
pub as u is only mus tar,no eye
hut that of the Searcher Of all hearts, having wit
messed the perpetration of the deed and tie ac-
cused is entitled to az fair trial, it becomes all
calmly to suspend their opinions, 'luntil the law
and the testimony. have hadlheir course. II,
| The prompt action of our own officers, together
with the reward of $500 offered by the sheriff. have
done much to facilitate the; arrest made. 5ssel3
PARKS IN JAIL. ~ ss.s.at.i Il
p arks was arrested ON Nonda,, and arrived here
yesterday in custody of Gallagher, of Cleveland;
Tafn NsafRS.n OF
Seward. Great anxiety was manifested to see him
ut Cleyelanl,l Hudson Cuyahoga Falls and this
place. Crowds were waiting at the Depot, at the
two last Anamedfplaces. He5will have hearing
| either to-day or Tomorrow. He was at. once re-
cosnized by tie boy who took him TO Ohio City;
from this county, although he had changed his
clothing, had hiswhiskets taken off and hair trim
nsd. There Is little of marked character il. his
he has refused to answer any questions. Several
months must elapse be foe the trial.