The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-15
LOCAL MATTERS.
He Confesses the Crime
He duplicates His Father
THE COMPLETES DETAILS

lirht-of a most atrocious murder, sup
posed TO have been perpetrated by one
Charles Younger and his father, and the
history of Charles before this event, and
his admission recently of still further
crime.
Charles Younger, who is about TWEEN
ty-one years of age, was soldier Ill the
Ninth West Virginia Infantry, and
while home on furlough, during the war,
he was married to young lady in Point
Pleasant, Mason county, West Virginia,
and at the expiration of his furlough he
returned to his regiment. At the close
Of the war he returned to his home in
Point Pleasant, and after remaining
some little time there he came to this
city. leaving his wife at home. He had
about six hundred dollars in his pocket,
and soon began to live very fast
and dissipated life here. He was dressed
elegantly, a young man of good address,
and devoted great share of time IN
riding around town, and drinking He
soon formed the acquaintance of young
lady named Mary Glass, sister-in-law
of John J. Brown, shoemaker, on Market
Souare. to whom he represented himself
rs a single young man. He devoted a
oood share of his time to her, wOoed
her. won her, and they were married.
She was familiar with the dissipated
life he was leading, but thought after
they were married Charles would live
sober and upright life; but his lmprov-
idence continued. and she demonstrated
with him. but to no purpose. After
obout two months had elapsed,
his wife began to suspect that
something was wrong with her
husband. She breathed not a word Of
this suspicion, but his actions confirmed
her diStrust almost daily. After being
with her three months, he informed her
that he was going home, would procure
SOME llliu lIOll HIS iblhSAf SAAN
.Lo-, .-,A Gov har SI'n """"""tnd, ""d
Charles Younger left here in the early
part of last summer, and had not been
haaIe no fC" Efforts SfH Go n ASCERTAIN his whefeae
bouts, because she was satisfied that he
was guilty of some great crime, and she
did not care to have him return to her.
\ short time after Younger arrived at
his fathers home in Point Pleasant,
where his first wife was living, she was
missed by her friends, and upon inquire
ing of Charles where she was, they We're
informed that he had sent her away on
a visit. Suspicious were i'll some way
aroused that all was not right. and n
search was made for her. In short
time her body was found in Il piece
Of woods in the vicinity of Point
Pleasant, partially buried, one arm
being exposed to view. Charles
then made a confession of the crime,
saying that he alone killed her, and he
was arrested and imprisoned. Shortly
after he told different story. He said
that his father did not like this unfor-
tunate woman and had influenced him
to murder her. CHARLES had before
this told his father that he had married
another woman in Wheeling.) The
old man told Charles that if he would
murder the wife then living with them,
and then come to this city and
get the Wheeling wife and take her to
Point Pleasant, he would give him a
piece of land, build house upon it,,
and they could live happily together.
This arrangement the son entered into !;
and he stated that he held his wife
while his father knocked out her brains.
At another time he stated that his faith
er alone committed the murder, and
also at one time implicated the whole
of his fathers family. They were all
ARRESTED and imprisoned.
1t is but recently that Charles Young
er divulged to the officers of Mason
county that he had a wife in this city.
He informed the Sheriff of the fact, and
desired him to proceed to Wheeling and
visit her, and urge her to come to Point
Pleasant; and that, if she would not
consent to this, he wished the Sheriff to
inform her that she might have his dis
charge papers, as they would be of use
10 her. He states that he would have
sent them to her had he been certain
she was here. The Sheriff arrived in
this city yesterday and succeeded
i'll finding the lady-his object
being, of course, to gather evidence
against the prisoner. He informed this
wife and her friends of the particulars
of Younger's case, which took them
wholly by surprise, they never having
heard solitary whisper concerning
him since he promised the unfortunate
yonng woman, last summer, that he
would soon send for her and introduce
her into a pleasant and happy home.
The hearthstone he has invited her to
We have already Scent
The individual, one or more, who COM
United this sad and fiendish act is still
clothed in mystery. The dissimulations
OF Younger and his father is the only
evidence that has been brought to
hight. The trial of the prisoner will
take place in February next, in Mason
county.
This tragedy is a monstrous and mys-
ferrous affair, and it is to be hoped that
We guilty party or parties may be
brought to speedy, strict and terrible
account. One fact is evident-that of
Younger having two wives. Many of
ouf citizens know this young-what
euau we call him -Hharlaa YouuOar