The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-24
ruK spRueG HOUSE MURDER.
R.,,hsr ParticuIars-Arrest Of one OF
the Assassins-Coro"ers
Examination of the Prisoners Nc''

.la A~sussins -COrOuers thquest-
u,,;,at;on OF the Prisoners SNc.
SC.
Tla city was thrown into the most in
t,nsr excitement yesterday morning
when the particulars of the cold-blooded
murder of James Brues became knowl
The street corners We're thromged with
all anxious and excited popnlaee. and n
discrimination was manifested tn ferret
out and arrest the pr'petrata;r !. : "
iastardly act
Abont uine O'Clock in the morning n
soldier named M'Donald was arrested by
the police, and placed in the lookup,
but upon examination he established his
innocence and was discharged When
the Coroner's inquest was held, soldier
named Joseph Strevel. member at the
l92d New York regiment. was identl lied
as one of the parties engaged in the lanr-
der He was placed in the lookup Dur
the examination it was proved ;hat Sire
vel asked Brues oui of the house, and
that after short parley he seized him
by the throat aud held him while others
robbed him Who shot Brues still re-
remains a mystery but if Strevel did not
do it he must know who did Strescl is
about twenty years OF age, and claims
to live in Albany. New York
Below we give full report Of all the
evidence in the case:
CORONEE'S INQUEST
Andrew J Moore. sworn--About tweL-
ty minutes past eleven o'clock Sergeant
and four men came into the Sprigg House
and asked for drink; Brues told the
bar-keeper to give them drink; aS BlueS
went out of the office one of the soldiers
tapped him on the shoulder and asked
him ont; this occurred near the front
door of the House; they went out to q
post on the pavement and had "A CONVEX
satioa about the difficulty which occur.
red few nights since; as he was talk
ing number OF men approached, (abOnt
ten,) some with bayonets and some with
pistols rs they approached one Of them
remarked, There is the d IA scOundtel
that hit my partner as they spoke they
surrounded Brues, and the man that
asked him out seized him by the throat;
two or three more then picked his peck
cts; witness ran into the house. and
soon heard FIVE shots; Sergeant Keeling
was one of the three that asked for
drinks; he was not out at the time of the
shooting three of the soldiers were with
the party that attacked Brues.
Major d CurTens. swOTn-I was sit
ting in the Sprigg House Office talking
TO Brues, party of soldiers (abont 6ve)
came in heard Brues tell the bar keeper
to give them something to drink the
soldiers went into the bar, aud when
they returned one of them tapped Brues
on the shoulder; they Went ont the door.
together | went ont, saw they were
talking, and returned into the house,
heard the firing, and soon Brues ran in
and said he was shot he got on the
third step of the stairway and fell ran
to the door and FIVE shots were fired at
me; don't recollect whether Brues said
anything about being robbed | got a
light DR. Russell came in and said Brucs
was dying When went to the door
saw FIVE soldiers saw one of them par
1icularly, as the light Trom the gas lamp
reflected on his face he was tall, slim
man, with long lean neck. The MAJ
who tapped Brues on the shoulder wore
small cap; he appeared to be very ia
miliar with Brues
Dr. Frissell, sworn--I Camo Ill some
time after Brues was shot, found a gun
shot wound in the left side of his breast
between the fifth and sixth rib; he was
dead when first saw him; | am satisfied
the shot was sufficient to cause hi
death
Or. L. A Russell sworn -About eleven
o'clock last night | left my office and
came to the Sprigg House t" see Col.
Washburne told him had some letters
for him, and he went with me to my of
fee; before first went into the hotel
and saw three soldiers standing in front
of the door; when the Col and myself
we're returning to the Sprigg House, /
heard some one say Here's Doctor Rus
sell-come quick l rushed into the
house; Brues was lying with his head on
mattress, at the foot of the stairs he
lived about twenty minutes after | saw
him. From an examination ] think his
death was caused by pistol shot wound
between the fifth and sixth rib, little
below the heart
Sergeant Kiegan, of Company ID, l92d
N. Y, sworn was standing at the
Sprigg House bar when Mr.. Moore came
in and said man had been numbered
outside ran out into the other room
and the first man | met was Brues, who
said Sergeant, | am murdered and
robbed" ran out on the sidewalk
heard four or five shots fired; the party
firing were Oh the upper corner of the
alley; did not recognize any of the men
Iran into the house and met Brues; he
fell into my arms and laid him down
he laid in my arms until DR.. Russell
came About fifteen minutes after the
men went out of the bar the shooting
commenced did not hear the report OIL
the pistols when Brues was shot | think
there were ten or eleven men in the
crowd that fired when We went out Of
the door.
Martin Lennard, of Co D 1920 \ Y
sworn.-I was in the Sprigg House bal
room, and had just paid the bar-keepel
for drinks, when Moore came in and said
man was killed Iran out there were
Eve shots fired, and more when the party
got near the alley; Brues ran in the
house, fell in the Sergsant's arms and
died soon afterwards; our party left the
quarters and Joined the other party at