Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-01-01
Horrible Murder at the State
Prison.

Yesterday msrning, Deputy Warden
Galen c. Walker, OF the Chsrlestown State
Prison, was murdered by a convict-jas.
MCGEE. The affair occurred under the fol-
lowing circumstances: The devotional ex-
ercises had just been concIuced, and the
prisoners were passing out OF the chapel.
when McGee, who was one OF the last 10
pass out, turned round and handed ID Ir.
Walker a paper continuing the words, "you
have not treated NE ike man. or words
of similar import While Mr.. Walker was
in the act of reading the paper. MCGEE crew
knife which had been concealed in his
clothes, and plunged il into Walker, the
blaze peneirlting to the region OF the
heart
Several prisoners INN ediaiely spraag for
ward to seize the murderer, but bet re they
could master him, he had again stabbed the
officer, the knife entering behind one Ut lis
ears, and seyering the jusulsr VEN. Nr-
Walker expired almost Instantly. Tie
murderer was Immediately secured. BIZ.
Walker was foriy-iwo years CT age, 1no
leaves wife and three children. The mur'
deIer, Niece, wus committed 10 prison
in 1851, for attempting 10 murder his wife.
A coroner's jury WAS Immediately summoned
to investigate the horrible transaction, by
Coroner Sumner of Charles:own.
Since tie al.,ve was written, We have
learned some Of the further details Of the
transaction, which show some slight mis-
takes in our statement. The murderer
made sign that he wished to speak to Mr.
Walker, and on being directed to come for
ward TO the platform, did SO, and imlhedi
a.ely seized Mr.. Walker BY the shoulder anc
pulled him down. The first blow was tht
fatal one, which severed the jugular veIn.-
The second was in the groin.
Rev. Mr.. Hempstead, tee chaplain, al
soon as the first blow uas given, struci
MCGEE with the Bible, but failing in hii
purpose to Iell him, he seized him by The
hair and dragged him 10 the e or. McGet
was then bound and Iakcn to the dungeon
and securely ironed.
Walker had heId the situation of DEPUTY
Warden for the last six years. MCGEE wa:
sentenced 10 twelve years imprisonment
and was sentenced just five years ago 10
day. He was thought to be insane at ih'
time he committed The assault on his wife
and was sent 10 the Asy ium at Taunton
where he remained short time, till he Wa:
sent TO Charlestewn. We have seen those
who have conversed with the murderer
since he committed the deed. He appear:
10 be in a perfect sane state of mind, anc
expresses sorrow for the deed.
The Warden of the Prison, Soon Tenny
Esq, is in Philadelphia, on wedding tour
He has beer telegraphed OF the sad occur
renee.
In Is4s, Mr.. Lincoln, the Warden of tht
Prison, was murdered by prisoner named
Rogers, who was tried, and acquitted on The
ground of insanity, ard sent TO the insane
asylum at Worcester, where he shori ly after
committed suicide.
MIR. Walker was an excellent officer ant
very worthy man. He had been connect.
ed with this prison about ten years, and wa:
previously an officer in the State Prisons OF
New Hampshire and Connecticut. He was
brother of Dr. Clement A. Walker, Su.
perintendent of the Lunatic Hospital al
South Buston-was a native of Maine
about 40 years old, and leaves a wife and
three children in Boston
Chronicle.