Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-03
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Tuesday Morning, March 8. 1853.
"a CoUNTY CoURT-HRARlxa IN TN

mad residing in South Wheeling had 9
hearing yesterday afternoon before the
county Court upon the charge of drowning
his 500. The act lie alleged to have been
comunttted on Saturday evening the 2lstin
South Wheeling. Fette is German with
but one arm. he has been employed Tor
some time as teamster aud is in the hab-
it, we understand, of indulging excessively
in strong drink under the influence OF
which he is some times insane.
Henry Fette son of the accused tessi-
fed that his father went to the river aud
jumped in-the brother went in after. him
"a struggle eusued, father pushed my
brother away from him, aud NY brother
went under the water aud foAted away.
Ny father aud bbro,her had quarrel
about hiring out horse. Father want.
ed TO hire the horse to some good
man who would keep him safe, and my
brothers aid we needed.the horse ourselves.
They had a fuss about this; father had a
tumbler in his hand, which he threw upon
the stove, and started towards The river,
saying he was going to good man where
he could live in peace. Father was tight
at the time. Mybrother who was drowned
was about 81 years of age.
The Wituess, q boy about 1s years Of
age, cried bit.erlyin giving ia his testi
mony. Upon being asked how deep the
water was, he said it vas ga hell Of big
suck hole" and in saying SO he didn't seem
to appreciate the Improperly of the OK,
preston. He said his brother, when be
got over his head cried forhslp, but there
was no one to help him; he tried to swim
towards the shore, bat couldn't. Charley
Nolte pulled father out of the water, and
he sat down little while and then walked
home @
III appeared from this boys evidence
that the mothss father aud son had been
engaged in family quarrel on the evening.
the drowning took place.
William Fette, another son, about i 81
testified as to the family quarrel aud fight.
Father said he was going away and didu't
intend to come back. He asked mother if
she didn't want to go along and she said
sbe did, aud when father went out mother
walked a piece with him but soon came
back; father then turned the corner and
ran toward the river, my brother after him.
1 was going too but my brother told me to
stay back; witness went for a skiF, but
when he came back the brother was drown
ed and the father was near the shore sit
ting in thesWater. Witness never heard his
father making any threats against the life
of Gus. 1.-THE drowned boy.)
August Getze heard the elder Fette and
his wife quarreling on Saturday afternoon.
The wife wanted money and Fette would
not give it to her. AT later hour in the
day Witness saw the vito have hold OF the
Sloeve Of her husband . lost arm while he
Was yelling Ere and murder. Fette seem.
ed to be very sorry about his sous death,
when he talked about it, Fette and his
wife often quarreled.
Fred, Reuick, a boy, corroborated the
above evidence as to the quarrel in the
house on Saturday afternoon. 81
Charles Notts described the manner in.
which the elder Fette was taken from the
water. Petite said they bad no business to
take him out of the water He said they
should have let him alone.
Fred. Sohenck corroborated the last Wit
ness, as to what Fettee said whom taken ont
of the water-that they had no business to
come after him.
John W ShultE, the constable who took
Fette TO jail. testified that while on the
way thrther, after the drowning, Fette said
he had earned all he would get-meaning
punishment for his crime.
Mr.. kelsey testified that Fette remarked
TO bin, after the drowning of his son, that
he couldn't live with bis wife, aud his son
(GuS) was too lazy 70 work. He said that
was the reason he had tried to drown him
self. He said be did not strike the son
while they were in the water.
Major Good said he should simply sub.
NIT the matter to the Court. ,l
Mr.. Caldwell, Who appeared for Mr.. Fette,
said he should ask to have the &C.
euOed discharged. The boy evidently lost
his life from eramp in bis limbs.
Fette was discharged, though be appear
ed to be rather indifferent about it.
William Thompson, charged With pass
ing cOuuterfeit money, was adnttted to
balm The sum OF $500.
John Keys, charged With stealing cloth
ing, was sent up for trial before the Cir
cult Court.
~ LInur. 3 CHALgIAT has arrived lin
the city. bringing with htme considerable
sum ofmOney for the friends aud relatives
Of the nerbers If rarlinaSS sI3atterIy,,sf n