The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-07

this city, shot his wife and father-ln-
law. From the Pittsburg Gazette we
CLEAN the following particulars of the
affair:
In June last Mr.. Baltzell, who is a
young man of about twenty-six years
of age, was secretly married to Rosa
Streng ut Reno, where she then resided
with her parents. The consent of her
parents was neither asked nor obtained,
and the marriage was kept secret, the
bride still residing with her parents,
and the husband returning to his home
ia Wheeling. They corresponded, and,
in August last Rosa, at the invitation of
Baltzelps sisters, visited their fam !
lily at Wheeling. While she was
there her parents removed to
their present home in Allegheny. |
Soon afterwards Rosa also came here,
having. as Baltzell says, refused utterly |
to allow the marriage to be made pub |
lie, and declaring that she would not
live with him. She says that an occur |
nee which took place while she was
visiting his family so disguised her
with him that she decided never to live |
with him. About two weeks ago Bait
zell came to the city, as he says, to in
duce her to go with him as his wife.
| ing. On Thursday afternoon he re-
turned to Allegheny on the four o'clock
train, and went immediately to Mr.. |
Streng's house. He inquired for his
wife, and was informed that she was |
sick up stairs, and went to her. Her
mother and young man named Moses |
were in the room, but left III short !
time and went down TO the parlOr.
Shortly afterwards screams and the
sounds of struggle were heard up
stairs, quickly followed by two pis- |
tol shots in rapid succession. Mr.. |
! Streng had entered the house and now
ran out into the kitchen. The daughter
! had nearly reached the foot ofthe stairs,
her husband being behind her with
pistol in his hand. The assailant fred
TWO more shots, the first striking Mr..
Streng in the right breast, and intlicting
probably fatal wonud. The last shot
missed and struck the wall. The sec
ond shat fired struck Rosa in the left |
shoulder, inflicting n painful flesh
wonnd. The assassin ran out after Il
short time, and ran down past the Com
mon, where he was arrested by officer
Frank Campbell. Information for
felonious shooting was made against
the prisoner before Mayer Morrison 10y
Joseph Mcdonald, who happened to be
present at the time. Yesterday Mayor
Morrison visited Mr.. Streng and took
his deposition, as follows:
Henry Streng doth depose and say
that, last evening, January Sd, 1867,
about half-past five o'clock, half an
hour after this defendant came into my
house, / was disturbed by the screams
of my daughter above stairs, and /
sprang to the foot of the stairs to go up,
when was met by my daughter pur-
sued by this defendant, with loaded
pistol, two shots having been fired,
when the third shot took effect. the
ball penetrating the cavity of my chest;
l fell, and l believe the pistol WAS
aimed ut he with murierons intent.
HENRY STRENG.
At his own request the prisoner was
granted a hearing last evening, at sew
en- and half o'clock, Robert Morrison.
Esq, appearing for the defence. The
following testimony was ELECTED:
Simon Noses, sworn-Was present at
Mr.. Streng's last evening at the time of
the shooting; went to inquire after a
person, and Mrs. Streng asked me to
come up to where her daughter lay sick;
while up there Mr.. Baltzell came In to
see the daughter; he kissed her atfec-
tionately. and Mrs. Streng and left
| the room and came down stairs; after
little while ! heard screams and pis-
rol shot, was frightened and ran ont;
did not see the defendant after left
him M stairs; the shooting occurred
about fifteen minutes after We LETT the
room: was in the room with defendant
and his wife ten or fifteen minutes;
heard him have some conversation with
his wife, who was in bed, but did not
hear the nature of it; had but little
conversation with him myself; he
seemed perfectly friendly towards his
wife; saw nothing peculiar in his be-
havier; he did not seem wild.
uary .4nn McGrdth, sworn-Was in
the house at the time of the shooting
did not see defendant last eveninguntil
after the shooting, when he went past
me don't know whether he fired the
shots had been introduced to him pre-
vionslv. He was very friendly towards
his wife and the whole family. Last
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room to the kitchen; don't know where
he went then. Some person went ont
of the window, but don't know who II
was did not see how defendant looked.
The prisoner came to the house ahont
four. The shooting occurred at abont
half past five. There had been no COM
motion in the family yesterday.
Officer Frank Campbell, sworn-Arrest-
ed the prisoner last evening. was
coming down the Common when this
man rushed past me bareheaded. Some
one called to me to arrest the man, Tor
/ he was a murderer. / ran after him,
and got within about twelve feet OF
him, and he stopped and drew the pis-
tol on me. After standing a few mo-
ments he surrendered. A citizen came
ND and took the pistol away. Don't I!
know whether he had the pistol III his
hand or in his breast when he first came
mast. He seemed very much excited. !
talked with him, and he seemed to nm
d-rstand what he had been doing: said
he did not know whether he had hit any
person: did not seem to be insane that
could see.
Mrs. Esther Streng, sworn.-l was III
the room when the uelcniant Cdnc i"'
He spoke to me pleasantly; asked HIM
about his mother and sisters and he com,
menced talking to his wife. At bed
time my daughter wanted to have
warm blanket abont her feet; got the
blanket and he wanted to put it around
her feet; wonld not let him; he III
sisted, but would not let him have 1t. !
After awhile l came down stairs. and
after little time heard my daughter
scream and jump out of bed; then l
heard q pistol shot; j ran out and the
prisoner was coming down stairs after
my daughter. She fell and her father
caught her and pushed her into the
dining room. Ny husband canght the
defendant by the throat, and defendant
put the pistol ut my husbands breast,
and saw the flash. My husband then
fell; the defendant fired again but
missed him and caught my husband,
when the prisoner put up the
pistol at me; / ran away and he
ran out with the pistol in his hand; he
ran up and downt the pavement in front OF
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