The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-28
CITY AND=srETE NEWS.

AN ApIuTERER IN LIMBo.-Yesterday
afternoon man named Joseph Mooney
was arrested by Sheriff, Seybold, and
taken frem the steamer Leslie Combs, o
fsw moments before she left for Sunhsh'
The charge upon which Mooney was ar.
rested was that of attempting to run Oh
with his sister-in-law,- Miss Fanny
Maupin. It seems that Mooney and his
yife's sister have been too Intimate ioi
several months past, SO much 50 thai MIS-
NJ on Tuesday informed her sister '"a'
sbe would have to leave the mousse "nu
this c;tv Miss Maupin said she womb
rotnrn to her home in Albemarle county,
Va. and accordingly made every prep.
aratien for an early departure Vest err
day morning she, in company with Mr.
and Mrs. Mooney, went down to the Bal.
timore and Ohio railroad depot to take
the seven o'clock train. Mr.. NJ. pur
chased her a ticket, and, after bidding
farewell to her friends, the young woman
took seat in the ladies' car. Mooney
and his wife stood on the platform talk
ing to her until the train began to
move off, when Miss Maupin pulled
down the window and took an easy seat
Before the train had passed out of the
depot, Mooney had jumped aboard and
was seated beside his sister-in-law. Mrs.
NJ rushed into the telegraph Office and
telegraphed to Grafton for the arrest of
the unfaithful. husband, aud then went
home. Mooney went down to Benwood,
and there crossed the river with his
sster.in law, and went to hotel in Bell
sire. After seeing her comfortably
chartered, he took the steamer Leslie
Combs and came back to this city, arIi-
wing in time for late dinner He in
formed his wife that her sister was on
her way home, and that he had
left the train at Moundsvillc, having &C
companied Miss Maupin short distance
on her Journey After dinner, Mooney
said he had obtained employment in
Sun6sh, and would leave at three o'clock
an the steamer Leslie Combs for that
place. His wife's suspicious were imme-
diately aroused, and she said he could
not 90 unless she accompanied him. He
declined acceding to her request, and
went to his room to pack his trunk,
Soon after he had left the house with his
trunk, Mrs NJ. found that he had taken
number of her dresses. She immedi-
ately concluded that he had gone to meet
her sister, and that the two were going
to leave for parts unknown, She went
before Justice Johnston and lodged COM
plant against her husband, alleging up
on oath that Mooney and her sister were
guilty of adultry, and were now running
away with her clothiug. A warrant
vas issued for Moneys arrest, and about
three minutes before the Leslie Combs
left, a man by that name might have
been seen in company with the Sheriff,
hastily leaving the boat Mooney was
held to bal ny the Justice, and in default
ol security, was sent to Jail. The trunk
wal opened, aud Airs. NJ. was allowed To
take from it her dresses and other articles
If IaIie,' apparel
Mooney claims to be a refugee from
Albemarle county, Va. He has been in
ibis city nearly two years, and profrsSes
to be carpenter by trade. 1t is said be
Is a man of bad character, having served
me or two terms of imprisonment in
The peniteatiary. His wife is represent
ed to have been the daughter of highly
respectable family, add an excellent lady.
She has been married but short time