Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-24
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yost and William Hamilton, the two men charg-
"a with breaking open the store of Edward Nor
80, On Short Creek, Saturday night last, aud
..Li,o ,herefrom about six hundred dollars
,ortb of goods, had further hearing before
Instiee Mcconnell at the Court House, yester-
d,v afternoon. The witnesses seemed to know
v.rv little about the transaction except from
common report Henry Huffman was the first
,ritness called. He testified thath knew moth.
inc about the robbery 2. Mclaughlin corrob.
Grated Huffman's testimony. Mr.. Mosingo knew
nothing about the lnatter-"not a hate" Mrs.
Potter was equally well informed. Mr.. Potter
said he was a blacksmith and lived near the
scene of the burglary; YOst and his wife board
at my house; he is often out at night; never
asked where he went; was out on Saturday
night; Cthe night Oftbe burglary saw Yost that
night in Waddle's field; he said he was going to
Bill Hamilton's Yost once asked me to make
false key for him; didn't say what he wanted
with it; Hamilton and Yost were much to.
ggther.
Mr.. Mosingo being recalled, said that Yost
once wanted him to go in partnership with him
in the huckster business; he proposed to goand
steal some of Dan Snodgrass' chickens for
starter. Mr.. VIM. Morrow knew "Bill Hamil-
ton" enough to say ''hOw de do" but didn't
know anything about the burglary.
Mr.. Marshall said that he met Hamilton and
Yost in Fulton carly on Sunday. Yost wanted
10 sell him new silk handkerchief which had
never been hemmed.
YIN. Kimberly heard one of the men, whilst
they were at RObinson's tavern, OIL Sunday
morning) ask Morrow to make him a coat
said he had the goods at home.
Mr. Drunsfeld, of North Wheeling, testified
that Hamilton and Yost came to his house on
Sunday evening, and got supper. Alter supper
Yost went TO sleep in chair, and Hamilton
pulled silk handkerchief out of his (Yost's)
pocket and gave it to witness. 81 gave it 10 the
old woman" said the witness, "Did you bring
i. down mothers" "Never mind; I'll speak for
nysclf," said Mrs. Drunsfeld. Mrs. DrunsHeld
was then called, and Esquire Mcconnell asked
her if he might look at the handkerchief
"Ycs, you may look at it," and Mr.. Morgan did
look at II, but could not identify it as one of
those he had lost.
The prisoners offered no defence, and were
committed for trial before the County Court.
Neither Hamilton nor Yost ever had much
reputation for morality, and it is likely that
this fact together with additional evidence
which it is thought can be elected from the
witnesses when the trial comes on, will insure
them both six or seven years sojourn at Rich.
mOnd. y party was engaged yesterday in
searching for the stolen goods among the corn
shucks where Yost was seen on Saturday night.
E2-T9e NGr.on County Suicide Cass.-We
published, the other day statement to the eff.
feet that Mrs. McDougal, of Marion county.
had murdered her child and then hung her.
self. No cause was assigned at the time for the
commission of the act. From the last Barnes.
vile IntsIttgsncer, of Belmont county, Ohio, we
learn that Mrs. McDougal was formerly Miss
Greer, daughter of Thomas Greer, of that vi
Cinity. She married McDougul only about two
years ago. Suspicious of foul play are now en-.
tertained against the husband of the deceased
woman. The cause which is supposed to have
prompted him to the commission of the deed
was the fact that his wife had sum of money
in her possession which he had in vain endeayor.
ed to obtain. The suspicious circumstances are
that when the bodies were found, that of the
child was still warm, while the corpse of the
mother was cold aud rigid, thus suggesting the
thought that the woman had died first, and
consequently did not kill her child. The father
Of Mrs McDougal visited Marion county the
other day, and insisted on post norton exami.
nation This was objected to by the husband.
Ar. Greer left the case in the hands of attorneys,
being determined to clear up the mystery.
~ Last Of the Boa Bolt Afair.-At ten
o'clock, on Wednesday morning, Capt. Afford,
Second Engineer Fitzslmmons, and George HAYS
learPenter) of the steamer Ben Bolt, appeared
before Mayor Weaver, of Pittsburgh, for a final
hearing, on the charge of being accessories to
the murder ola deck hand on said boat, while
lying at Murraysville, Va.
The Mayor remarked that the result oftbis
prOtracted inquiry wholly exhonOrates the de.
fendants from the accusation here made. Since
the last hearing, his Honor said he had received
satisfactory information that the missing man.
(OClleved to be Howell MOrgan,) who shipped
on the Ben Bolt, was seen alive and we'll after