Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-07


iaihefs koas. The man had recently returned
ftot, Iowa; where btihid been acquainted with
tbs woman fof some Tune, WHO, from ,hs testimony
ELECTED Uetofs the cOEoheIs Jury, was prostitute,
The bodyoflhs enale wSssehtlothe dsad.lOOse
by the father Of GnsIin, This caused much eS.
element. We let The Journal Of Conimetcs tell
lie remainleE
M6Nb SYNF4rllS.-A young man and woman
were found dead by the mo.heI Of the former, ear.
~ 10 tie morning OF "Wednesday LAST, on sellee In
lie omen bAleonyof lhe house occupied by lie
young mans parents. The gill was unknown ~
ile inmates Of thu ltVuse but letters found Oh the
person of The man reHIered II probable That she
was OF bad character, that he wal known 10 her
by al assumed nalne, and tllut their relations 10
eaen other had been VI an immoral nature. The
father OF the young man. who was probably con.
tltled IN The view Of the matter which these
iucls present, by u knowledge Of his sons habits,
caused the body OF the girl 10 10 removed ~ The
deal house, HnI made The requisite pEeparallOnS
Tor his sons llnetal.
There seems nothing In this slate OF facts 10
Justify censOrlous comment, much less 10 author.
ise manifestation VI public dspleasufe to De Wis.,
tied upOn tile iallieT aud his uliuiending family,
bufleiltd already With heavy sorrow, by the IUs3
Of ron under circumstances calculated very
much 10 aggtaYate lie affection. but liz people
OF BtOoklYn, living in TIT neisllbOtlIOu OF ihU
scene u this dehlOfable event, thought Otherwise.
'rhesenlnent ives quite publicly Ltated, that
llu ,endng lie sill'S body 10 Tie dead hoHse, lu
Us tEsl exposed Tor recognition, aud II mol claim
ed, 10 be thence buried, Us Tie law provides III
case Of lie discovery OF on unknown CORPSE, was
az unleelng alId tatbarOuS aCl.
A respectable lady oil the vicinity, wishing 10
show het opinion vi Tie Transaction, olIeted her
house ss receptacle iUf thu body Till il shuuIl De
iniettelj and librral Offering WIS
Inads by public contribution 10 DELAY liz cost VI
The burial. The Rector Of lLe Church Of lle Mes.
SIAt rendered Ihe use Of his church, and his own
services, Tor the purposes Of lhu iuuef-
oil, The publicity aud OStenlallUn with which
these incidents weEe invested gave them more Uf
a vindictlYe than clufitoble aspect. but we
might not have felt called upon 10 speak ol them,
il they had not been accompanied with proceed.
ings still more offensive IND personally annoyngto
the 6ereaved family, Tor Whose uhIctiUn no one
showed sympathy. Willie The dead body Of ali
effug, but no doubt still beloved SOIL lay in teit
houses public meeting was held 10 denoulce
them for moi extending 10 The paIllet Of Ills guilt
VIC possibly allUTed him 10 his destruction, tue
last Offices Of affection which they were pfepofins
Tor him. Out Of twenty fomllieS 10 whom applI.
cation was made, no Individual could be peTSua.
,led 10 wstci with his colpse. The popular indig.
nation vas even vented In Tie Slreelj and 81 ia.
giant were tile demonstrations In front OF The
house, thai II becnlLe necessary 10 apply 10 the
police 10 pTOitCl II from viO,ence and llS inmates
IRON insult, d notice wuS posted vi The gait IN
IlUGkcEy, Stating thatthe young nlall would De Du.
RED llOln The Dead tlOSei and as often aS II was
removed bylhe lamiIy twas replaced by The pop
ulace, till the latter were resIFalned 10y lhe ~.
lice.
The (unefal OF the deceased took place yester.
day--the young mans from his fathers lIvuse, the
git's irOH lIe church. At tile saule hour the in.
quest on The death Of tho gill was RESUMED by the
coroner. The proceedings al ihe church, and the
Developments VI the inquest, occurring sImulta-
neOuSly, offer loT consideration Strong lluSlia.
lion VI the Injustice Of pteclpitate condemnation
and CenStlre, by a community ~ slate Ol excite.
ment consequent upon the discovery VI shocking
event, aud entirely sn0rpnt Of those ciTcuIn.
stances Of the transaction without tull knOwI.
edge Of which II is impossible 10 estimate lis
character, OF the conduct Of those who may clonce
10 bs associated with il. ~ the Inquest II was
proved by ample testimony that the woman was
prostitute, who bad resided for five Yeas, with
occasional intervals, al a house VI bad TeputG IN
this city, aud lhOt SIe had been in llubIlS Of lnII'
macy, Tor Of least Two yeats, with This young man,
tie deceased, who IN The letter found upon his
body, ADDRESSED 10 er, deGared lhal-"falher than
bs an EYEWITNESS 10 your life, prefer DEATH"
While these disclosures wele IN pioereSs III the
juTy.IOom, o very different scene was presented ut
lle church, TheIe, the no doNLl worthy, buI
cGItdinIy mtSIrd rector, was pEORVuRcllg OIL
eulOgy, 10 an assembly chiefly Of Respectable
ladies', over the dead body u tile girl
We fnl ieport Of il IN The New York Tribune.
II that report may be relied OIL, II was in no seUSG
q Sermon adapted 10 enforce Tie sentence pro.
nonnced by Holy Wit upon ttanSgresSOES. lie
did not leI his hearers that che wages Of sin Is
DEATH" and point tU the pour victim Of sClI'de'
sltNelon At his leet rs oil Illustration u tal Truth.
liz told them SHE was "a muTlyr 10 The passion VI
love" aud Invoked their sympaIhies IN behalf Of
her and her friends, "ONeIbUrne she wos by un.
alcrahle devotion 10 tie palmer OF her guilt
mean that guilt which cUnsisnrI them both 10 eteT.
nifty" lie luS.rlS 10 limit The lIUIpOfl OF The word
guilt, 10 preclude OIL lneIeHtewhlCh could scarce.
Iy ral 10 Ug drawn fTOIn il, even by lllUSt who knew
nothing OF The developments Of The inquest. Bnl
H. Is not content with this Indirect testimony 10
The character Of the PERSON in Whose behalf liz
Invoked sympathy, as Will be keen by the conclu.
sion VI his address, whlch We give IN the wUtdS VI
The report:
"Wlth regutd 10 lie poor unfortunate lying bc.
tore US, Will express lne opinion that lIer CllaaC.
let wos rnte. Prom oil lint can learn 10 mol
doubt that she was viuuOus wouIau, Let US
then mol cist Tepronch OH her, OF lIaTbUr N our
minds that she was impure in heart. She Inns CON.
mited one great sin iOr which she cannot repeni
Let US not attach 10 her anotleh Let us not
cherish one single idea mimic Il To her good nnlne.
Lei us hope against hope thai God has extended
10 her soul salvation, L,tus lake heed that we
loo fall not iuto temptation"
Lest we should be thought 10 do injustice by
thiSquolnliOn 10 lie general chufactet Of the dis.
course, We make One other extract, The only ole
we con find which putpoiis ID educG The nlofoI OF
the Transaction:
"lS lllerU any man here who In some sense can.
moi honor such matI>t 10 lie passion Of Lowell
Sutelyif We can secute Compassion TOT her from
lie steTneT SEX those Of her own sex call anpreci.
ate the violence OF passion which could enable
her 10 meet such al awful death without shrink.
Ing. But from thus we should receive lesSon.--
Whenever we nTe about 10 give our affections 10
any object, il Is our duty as Christians 10 See that
God is mol displaced IN our hearts. Our first allie.
glance we owe 10 Ilnn who made US. And here Is
tile fatal mistake into which these two young
people fell. They permitted theil love for each
other TO dispace their love fer their God"
We know nothing Of any Of the parties nssoca.
led with these Transactions, But The injustice OF
public demonstration 10 rebuke and annoy
private family LOT adopting couKe, which IN
the Judgment Of lis head, 10 whom lie decision in
regard 10 il properly belonged, seemed justified
aud required by Tue circumstances Of the case
circumstances which were certainly buttet known
10 him than The public-impeI us 10 present the
nnirI i'm Ifs iIn liphl. and 10 TAiga nr ynicn In