The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-08

compelled to Do al eye witness 10 the
horrible tragedy, being unable to get
away through fright. As soon as the
murderers had fed, Mrs. DinsmOre, with
the assistance Of her two daughters,
(they being the only persons about the
house, closed and locked the doors,
fearing that they might come back and
kill them all. After about one and q
half hours had elapsed, one Of the
daughters went and aroused the neigh
bors, who arrived just in time to see
Mr.. Dinsmore die. 4 =
The news spread like "wild fire. and
caused intense excitement throughout
town and county. Court being in SEES
sion in this place, the County Commits
sioners, by the advice of Judge Ache
son and the Bar, offered reward OF
$1,000 for the arrest and conviction of
the murderers.
About 10 A. NJ. this morning, a man
by the name of Robert Fogle was ar
rested by Sheriff Smith and Detective
Greer, they thinking he filed the de-
scription given by Mrs. Dinsmore of the
largest murderer. He was placed i'll
iaii, and the house he had been staying
at 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 off, which was al
most conclusive evidence against him,
for heel that fitted the boot nicely
was picked up ut the scene of the muir
der. FOgle took his arrest quito cOolly,
until a chain of evidence was produced
against him that left him no room for
hone. He then confessed that he was
guilty of the crime and that his cOnfed-
crate was u beardlcss boy, not more
than seventeen years of age, named
William Montgomery, of Canton town
ship. He further said that they had
the plot laid for three weeks to rob
Dinsmore. At present writing, Mont
gomery is still ct large, but his arrest is
expected every minute. He can hardly
escape. for the whole county ID aroused.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. DINsMoRB.
At the coroner's inquest, the wife of
the murdered man testified as follows:
Mrs. C.. Dinsmore. sworn-I am the
wife of Robert w. Dinsmore, deceased;
[ live in Hopewell township, Washing
ton county, Pa, was Mt home during the
ilav and evening of tho 4th of Decem-
her. 1866: near ten o'clock, evening, we
were about going to bed; Mr.. DinsmOre
was reading near the back window OF
the room where his body now lies, call
ed the st Il he g4}p TaEt kitchen door; felt
afraid. as it was an unusual hour, and
told Mr.. Dinsmore not to let them in
without inquiring who they were; he
then asked who they were and what
they wanted; some person replied that
Mr.. Miller was very sick; Mr.. Dinsmore
opened the door; this person asked
where the boys were, and If some one of
them would come down; Mr.. DinsmOre
said this was the wrong place, that
we had no boys; he said to them that he
it was Mr.. Slcnning's that they
were inquiring for; two men then rush
ed into the kitchen, and said to Mr..
Dinsmore, "you are the man we want;'
he replied "what do you want with
me, YOU rascals your They had n
severe tussel in the kitchen for good
while; Mr.. Dinsmore rushed through
the sitting room into the hall, where
think they caught him, but / was so
confused that am not positive whether
they brought him back or he came
back himself. went to bed when the
rap was first heard at the door. Mr.. Dins-
more having told me do SO; when Mr..
Dinsmore first came in from the kitchen
they were following him the first one
had q pistol in his hand when / saw
the pistol, followed, "Do not shoot"
thinking he was going to shoot me;
had got out of ithe large bed, and was
standing on the trundle bed; after they
had come back from the hall, they tus-
seled as far the dining table; then
saw the tall man, who had come in first,
shoot twice close to Mr.. Dinsmore's
body; the tall man then told
the other to strike him, when he took a
chair and struck him on the head; Mr..
Dinsmore then said, "Oh! am shot,"
l think he said he supposed he was
killed; the men then started and ran
out the door at which they came in, and
left it open after them; the window was
broken when they were scuffling in the
kitchen; if they were white men they
were blackened; ! think they were
young men; one of them who did the
shooting was q tall man; he had on
dark clothes and broad brimmed hat;
the other one, who struck Mr.. Dinsmore
with the chair, was small man, think,
and slim faced; think the pistol was q
revolver, for the shots were so close to-
gether that he could not have time'to
have loaded between them; my opinion
Is that IL was rather long pistol.
Near one o'clock we sent my daughter
Nancy for Mr. Robert Caldwell; the rea-
son why we did not send sooner was
that there was but three of us in the
house--nyself, Nancy and Lavipa Ella,
who is about nine years Of age, and we
were afraid that if any Of us were tn 60
ont they would run in again and kill us
all. /, immediately after the men went
away, fastened all the doors. After he
had been shot and struck with the
chair, Mr.. Dinsmore went into the hall,
tainted and fell. He lay there perhaps
ten minutes, then rose up and walked
into the sitting room, near the fire, and
sank down on the floor. think he was
not sensible then, but we placed pillows
under his head, and he became sensible
after a while he said he thought he
had tainted: he said: 81 see it now
they have shot me; asked what !
thought they had donea it for,
and if they had taken his peck.
ct book; / told him they had not.
He then asked what they did it
for; told him / did not know; i asked
him if he had had any difficulty with
any person; he said he had not, that he
knew of; think he then asked who l
thought they were; ! told him again l
did not know. He was insensible when
Mr.. Caldwell came; / thought he was
dead, but Mr.. Caldwell thought he
breathed q few times after. The voice
of the person who first spoke 1t the
door was soft one; ] did not hear
them say anything after the deed was
done; if they did my attention was d.
rected to Mr.. Dinsmore, and did not
hear it. The children made confusion
up stairs and in the hall, but do not
know whether the men were alarmed
at it or not. Twas stripped already for
bed when the rap was first made at the
door, and that was the reason Mr.. Dins-
more told me to 60 to bed when he
went to open the door. J,S.S.