Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-24

EW-Ide .SHgIi,h- TraJetEy-- Rs.Grrest Of Geo.
v h1reman--Great Excitement an !SunfsA.-
We announced day or two since that Miss
Emily jackson had been arrested at Snlfish
after the discharge of Troy, upon suspicion of
having some knowledge Of the murder of Miss
Isaphene Allen. On Tuesday she underwent
an examination before Esquire Morrel and made
most startling confession, duplicating Foreman
as the murderer Miss jackson it viii be re.
membered was an unwilling witness upon the
occasion ofEForeman's first trial, and was sup
posed to have been under restraint owing TO the
fact that she was at the time bound girl in the
prisoners service She now states that on
Sunday morning, the 9th of October, 1857, she
left Foreman's House to go to Church. She
went as far as Yoho's, and it being late, she
concluded to return. In returning she met
Miss Allen on the road and made an appoint
ment to meet her in the afternoon Mt the spring
where the murder was committed. This
done because Foreman suspected that Miss Allen
was trying to entice Miss jackson away from
his house, and the two girls did not wish him
to see them together. They met at the spring
and intended going to the house of neigh
Dor Wilson'S but as they were about leaving,
Foreman came up and accused Miss Allen vi
coaxing his girl (NIiss Jackson away. As he
said this he picked up stone and threw it at
Miss Allen, striking her on the back of the
head and telling her to the ground. Foreman
then tried to force Miss Jackson to beat the
fallen girl with stone, but she refusing to do
it, he, with brutality unparalleled, finished the
work himself, and threatened to kill jackson
if she revealed the deed.
Miss Jackson was released after her exami-
nation, warrant was issued for the arrest OF
Foreman and he was apprehepded on the road
as he was returning from a visit to his counsel
in st. Clairsville. 1t is said that when arrested
Foreman exclaimed with great emotion, my
God, did she tell p A preliminary examination
was waived and the prisoner was taken to
Woodsfied and confined IN Jail To await his
trial at the next term of the Court of Common
Pleas for Monroe county. The people of Sun
fish exhibited much feeling after the girls con
fession and it was feared by some that Foreman
would be summarily lynched by the excited
populace
Miss Jackson's story corresponds in every re.
spect with the evidenceaddu on the previous
examination of Foreman, as TO time and places,
and all the various details. Although she, told
different story at the former trial. and was a
good witness for master 1t is easily account.
ed for by the threat which Foreman made at the
time of lhealleged murder" take her life il
she whimpered." Those acquainted with tho
particulars of the case, and we have conversed
with quite number, seemed to have centered
their convictions upon the one idea, that Fore
man is the guilty man and none other, though
ne shall not be surprised at any new phase
which the affair may assume at any time, Seven
different persons have already been tried for
this most horrible murder, and all acquitted.
~ 9Srrible accident on the CestraI Ohio
RaiJroad--1soo Hen Riltea.--An accident Oc-