Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-12-13
THE WARRINGTON COUNTY,
PA, MURDER.
Testimony OF the wife Of the
Murdered Man.

citizen OF Washington Co., "a, was oru'siy n
murdered at bis bome near West Middle o
town, on Tuesday night of last week. 1t l
seems that q man named Robert Fogle was '
one of the murderers, and has confessed his :
crime. He is now in Jail at Washington. /
We are not informed how suspicion FIRST i
fastened upon him, but after bis arrest tho 9
house at which be had been staying was
searched, and suit of clothes belonging to .
him found all covered with mud which was
not yet dry, and pair Of boots with one
heel of, which was almost conclusive evi-
dence against him, for heel that fitted the
boot nicely was picked up at the scene Of
the murder. Fogle took his arrest quite
coolly, until chain Of evidence was pro-
duced against him that left him no room for
hone. He then confessed that he was
guilty of the crime, and that his confeder-
ate was beardless boy, mt more than
seventeen years Of age, named William
Montgomery, of Canton township He
further said that they had the plot laid for
three weeks to rob Dinsmore.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. DIHsMoRE.
: At the coroner's inquest, the wife of the
murdered man tcsti.fed as follows:
Mrs G. Dinsmore sworn--I am the wife
= of Robert W. Dinsmore. deceased; | live
. in Hopewel township, Washington County.
Pa. was at home during the day aud even
ing Of the 4th Of December. 1866 near
9 ten o'clock, evening, we we're about going
to bed Mr.. Dinsmorc was reading near the
back window Of the room where bis body
now lies, called the sitting ROOM | heard
g some one rappng at the front kitchen door;
" felt afraid, as it was an unusual hour, and
> told MIR. Dlnsmore not to let them in with
C out inquiring who they were he then asked
e who they were and what they wanted some
one replied that Mr.. Miller was very sick.
70 Mr.. Dinsmore opened tho door; this per.
ID son asked where the boys we're. and if some
A. one Of them would run. down Mr.. Dns-
more told them that this was the wrong
y place. that We bad no boys he said to them
te that he supposed it was Mr.. Slenning's that
I'd they were inquiring for; two men ther
of rushed'into the kitchen, and said to Mr.
TO Dinsmore, ''you are the man we want;
Il he replied, ''what do you want with me, yer
=, rascais you?" They had a severe tusse il
o. the kitchen for good while; Mr.. Dins
On more rushed through the sitting room int,
in the hall, where think they caught him
VS. but was so confused that am not positive
whether they brought him back or he cam
back himself; I went to bed when the RAJ
was first heard at the door. Mr.. Dinsmor
having told me to do So when Mr.. Dins
mt more first came in from the kitchen the
Ia were following him the first one had
;" pistol in his hand, when | saw the pistol,
10, followed, "Do not shoot" thinking he wa
er going to shoot me; had got out Of tn
large bed. and was standing on the trundl
Ill knI sc, tho,, hal h.oL ~
- hall, they tusseed az far as the dining table
then saw the tall man, who had come j
49,. first shoot twice close to Mr.. Dinsmore'
w. w. body the tall man then told the other t
~ strike him (Mr, Dinsmore), when he took
~. chair and struck him on the head MI
,o4 ,oi Dinsmore then said, "Oh l am shot;"
,,ccoo think he said he supposed he was killed
,o0 ,o0 the men then started and ran out the doc
,GS at which .they came in, and left
,o9 ,o9 open after them the window was broke
1HS eHS when they were scuffiing in the kitchen
so go they were white men they were blackened
s soS think they were young men one Of theI
'eo ,eo who did the shooting was tall man. b
ISa ISa had on dark clothes and q broad brimme
49, hat; the other one, who struck Mr.. Din
s1s more with the chair, was q small man,
e,S c,S think, and slim faced think tho pist,
eoT was n revolver, for the shots were 70 clos
,99i together that he could not have timo to hav
1o, 1o5 loaded between them my opinion is thi
900 900 il was rather long pistol.
300 300 Near one o'clock we sent my daught,
oJ soJ Nancy for Mr.. Robert Caldwell; the reaso
sya that we did not send sooner was that thel
ITO were but three Of us in the house. -mysel
cry Nancy and Lavina Ella, who is about nil
ion years Of age, and We were afraid that if al
-, Of US were TO go out they would rush
P"' again and kill us all. |. Immediately aft
ost the men went away, fastened all the door
After he had been shot and struck with b
chair. Mr.. Dnsmore went into the hall fair
ed and fell; he lay there perhaps for 4
r at minutes, then rose up and walked into q
an sitting room, near the fire, and sunk doy
on the foer; think he was not sensit
then, but we placed pillows under his hea
and he became sensible after a while;
al said no thought he had tainted; he said. :
see it now-they have shot me-" ask
was what thought they had done il for, and
in they had taken his pocket hook; told hi
hmn they had not. He then asked what tn
n ON ON did II for; told him did not know;
mis-. asked him If he had any difficulty with
atc person: he said he had not. that he kn,
!, a Of; think he then asked who | thoug
,pnt they we're; told him again did not kno
, rs. He was insenslble when Mr. Caldwell car
,snt I thought he was dead, hut Mr.. Caldw
lisa. thought he breathed few times after, T
do. voice Of the person who first ~ oke at I
or door was soft nne did not hear thr
q bv say ANYTHING after tho deed was DONE
this they did, nv attention was directed TO
ouId Dinsmore, and did not hear it, The Oh
dren made confusion up stairs and in I
,ion. hall. but do not know whether the m
or were alarmed at II or not was strip
mai. ready for bed when the rap wss first ma
from a, tho door and that was the reason \
,per Dinsmore told me to so to bed when he We
more to open the door.
* TO ARREST OF MONTGOMERY. THE AcooMpLI
ates OF FodLEa,
Wid Specialize the Wheeling In,elligenceL
pau LAGRANGE. Ono. Dgo. 7,-Montgo
Ihey ery, the accomplice Of FoRler in the mur,
poor Of Mr.. Dinsmore, Of Washington Coun
'nsn Pa. on the Alb inst, was arrested in We
they sn.rdsd in a room of The V;r,in;, Uan
cen The revolver, supposed to have been used
'rate tho killing of Mr. Dnsmore. was found ar
his person, two barrels being empty. y
tary Mr. Baird, of Washington. recoepi,