Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-02

Capture or the Notorious Bush-
WhAeker and Horse Thief, EIe-
kIei Harper-And a Most Foul and
DeIIberate Murder.
ROwLEssUae. DC, 80, 1858.
RaIfo,s LafeLligner
The notorious Zeke Harper, Of Tucker
county, has been captured and was brought
into this place last night The circum-
stances OF his capture aud the particulars
of . cruel murder are rs follows. A squad
of 20 soldiers-lO OF Cap. HatHs company,
F, of the 9Th West Va regiment and 10 Of
Capt. TreAdWuy's eOmPsliy, L, OF the same
reSiment-aII under IhscummAnd OF Lieut..
John II. CsrFicO, OF company z, for some
time have been engaged in scouting in
Tucker county. And on last Wednesday,
Mr.. Moor, the sheriff of that county, called
on Lieut.. CaErico to aid him with some of
his men TO drive into ST. George some cat
tie levied upon. While the sheriff and
four of the soldiers we're driving the cattle
down Clover Run. one of the soldiers
4andan R Cain, of WeIZell county, stop.
ped in a bouse just above The old man
Aarper's TO get something to eat.
After which Cain followed and overlook
the party before they got to the old man
Harpers when the party got there the
Sheriff and the other three soldiers con-
cIuded they would go into Mr. Harper's
and get dinner. And whilst they were so
doing Mr. Cain said he would drive the
cattle on slowly until overtaken by the
oIhers. Alter the Sheriff aud his party got
| their dinners, they pursued on, and after
going about one mile they were astounded
with beholding the lueless body of their
companion Mr. Cain in the road near a patch
of laurel. The party becoming shocked
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| st. George, about three miles, and commu-
nicated 70 L. Carrico the sad intelligence.
Lit. Carrieo Immediately went with all his
men TO where the dead body lay, and after
thoroughly searching around and discOv-
ering no person about and after having the
body taken care of, the Lieutenant having
| learned thar there WAS a probability that
Zske was about, went with his men in the
| night and surrounded the house and barr
of old Mr.. Harper the father of Zeke, and
| about nine O'Clock the Lieutenant and some
of his men entered the front door of the
house whilst others went to guard the bach
! door. And as soon as the front door wa
I entered Zeke ran out of the back door with
revolver in his hand those men immedi
RtelJ cleOsed in and captured him. UpOr
| examination OF the revolver all the barrel!
were found loaded except Que, and il il
6blAukCAy SHSRSSSo4 eL1s eIn tbaN AAOAA eHs
empty barrel killed the unfortunate mar
Cain.
All who have examined the body of the
deceased concur in the opinion that h'
was shot With u revolver, and that BIZ
murderer was in close proximity 10 hin
| when he was shot, aud that death ensueG
Immediately. The bad entered and passed
through the right arm thence entering thI
side and passed through the body coming
out on the left side below the nipple
When the body was found it was discover
ed that the murderer, not satisfied with hi
incarnate deed of murder, he had to ado
to it the robbing of the dead, for the peck
cts of the deceased were found turned in
side out and his gun and cartridge hos
were gone
j am informed tho deceased was about
81 years of age and was from Wetzel coun.
iy, where he has wife residing and 6
widowed mother dependent upon this sOu
for her support. His remains are b ere and
will be forwarded to his friends to-day
II is said the deceased was a very atniAble
man and was very much esteemed by his
officers and comrades. Lieut.. CarricO ant
his men deserve great deal of credit fOl
all they have done in this case.
Zeke offered his cNptors two hundred
dollars in gold II they would give him tel
steps the advance of them, but they wert
too pure to be bought.
Respectfully yours, CHAs. HooToS.
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