Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-04
Thursday Morning, June 4, 1868.
I9- COUNTY CouRr-HrARIYo :. rvr

B5 COUNTY COURT-HEARING IN THE
CASE OF ISABELLA NEsBIr THE ALLRoRp
CnrLn MURDERER.-A hearing in this case
took place yesterday morning before the
County Court. Mary Ann Mccain, the
mother of the child, testified that ON the
evening of the 18th of May Mrs. Nesbit,
who resides in the old cotton factory. East
Wheeling, invited her to come and stay nil
night with her. She accepted the invita-
ton, taking her child with her, and the
next morning, after breakfast, the child
went to sleep in its mothers arms. Mrs.
Nesbit took the child and placed it upon
the bed. Shortly after this Cabout oclockl
the witness went up town and when she
returned (about 8 O'clock) Mrs. Nesbit re
fused TO admit her into the house, stating
that man and woman had just taken the
child away promising to provide for>it n
comfortable home. The witness then
went to the Atheneum and soon returned
to the house with Amanda Wiuesburg and
soldier. when she was admitted by Mrs.
Nesbit who repeated what she had said
before about the man and woman who had
taken the child away.
Joseph Salisbury, who works at Arm
strong and Holidays planning mill, saw
Mrs. Nesbit on the morning of tho 10Th of
May pass hurriedIy by the pile of boards
where the child was found with basket.
upon her arm. She passed about Eve feet
east of the board pile and then returned
towards her house without stopping. This
was between and 10 O'clock.
Henry Jurgens who was working with
the last witness, saw woman between 9
aud 10 o'clock STOPPING down Mt the place
where the child was found. Did not see
her face, but is sure it was thesame wo-
man described by Salisbury.
Elijah Day, Coroner, testified that ON
morning of the of the goth of May he was
called upon to examine dead female
child, found beneath pile of boards near
the Planning Mill alluded to. A worstcd
cord, such as is usually used in raising
window blinds, was tightly drawn about the
child's neck-so tightly that it caused
abrasures in the flesh; the tongue was por-
truded aud enlarged; the face was much
discolOred as if tue child had died from
strangulation.
Margaret Gold, who resides in the same
house with Mrs. Ncsbst, saw Mrs. N. leave
her house with basket CATER the woman
Mccain had been refused ndmittance) with
basket upon her arm. She was gone
about fifteen minutes. Witness saw no
man and woman about Mrs. Nesbirs house
during the morning.
Mary Mills resides Immediately opposite
the old cotton factory. On the morning
of the 10Th she heard baby crying and
looking over towards Mrs. Nesbirs she
saw Mrs. Nesbit's little girl with child
in arms. The child was crying. Thomas
Lewis, who lives with Mrs. Ncsbit as her
husband, and Mrs. Nesbit herself, were
looking at the child. Soon afterwards tho
woman Mccain came to the house
and was refused ndmittAnce, but after Nc
Cam went away Mrs. Nesbit left the house
with the basket upon her arm.
Thomas Lewis (who passes for Mrs.
Nesbits husband) was called, but said he
knew nothing at all as to what disposition
had been made of the infant.
Amanda Winesburgh, who went with
Miss Mccain and the soldier to Mrs Mes
bits house to inquire after the child, tes-
titled that after being admitted to the
house and hearing Mrs. Nesbit's account
about the man and woman who had
taken the child away, the soldier asked
Mrs. Nesbit what 1t was she had taken
away in the basket Mrs Nesbit replied
that she had taken her husband piece.
Just then the husband (Lewis) came in
and the soldier said, "Your wife says she
has been taking you a piece" Lewis,
looking at Miss McCann aud witness and
then Mrs. Nesbit, replied, "Oh Yes"
Mrs. Shaw met Mrs. Nesbit on the morn
ing of the 18th, about 10 O'Clock, going
up the alley by the gas house with a basket
on her arm. She was not going towards
the board pile. Mrs. Nesbit stared straight
atwitness and looked funny and frightened.
The Court remanded the prisoner for
further trial before the Circuit Court.
There is still great deal of mystery
about this case. There is an utter and
entire absence of all motive for the COM
mission of this horrible murder upon the
part of Mrs. Nesbit, and yet the evidence
is very strong against her. The child was
an iIlegitimate one about three months
old, and its mother testified that it was 9
uery healthy and active ono for its age.
BV FIGHT AMONGST THE Circus Forks.
About three O'Clock yesterday morning
as the Circus company of Thayer & NOye: