The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-05
The srEURENvILLE MURDER.-W

The STEUBENVILLE NUMBERING
get the following particulars of the
murderous ARRAY al Steubenville last
Saturday night from the Herald Mon
day:
For some time past feud has existed
between one John Mccartney and ames
Colston, both employees of the Jetfer-
son Iron Works in this city, In Whlcn
the evil passions of both men have been
fed by association andsbad advice OF
companions. On Saturday evening
Colston went into the drinking saloon
OF F. Collins, on lower Market street,
and met McCaffrey. Mccartney had
Just returned from Pittsburgh, ana had
been drinking considerably, and on
seeing COlsLon he attempted 10 PICK d
quarrel with him. COlston, 1t appears,
was afraid of Mccartney, who ia known
to have been a fighting man, and one
that was hard to handle. Mccartney APP
piled some opprobrious epithets to
Colston. Colston said he was liar
he was no coward, and he wished
Mccartney to understand that. Par
ties interested, and Colston and his
friends passed out of the saloon. THIS
was about seven o'clock in the even
ing, and theysdid not meet again until
half past ten O'Clock, when Colston and
two companions passed Mccartney and
two friends going up Market, in front
of the Cochran house; Mccartney called
Colston back. ColstOn walked BACK 10
where Mccartney was and asked WhaL
was wanted, Mccartney replying, II
want to see you" The two men then
walked up to the corner of Fourth and
Market streets together, the party re-
naming behind; here loud words were
INDUCED in when one of the friends OF
Colston, fearing a quarrel, went up to
McCatfrey and told him Jim" Col
ston did not want to fight. Nc
Catfrey squared himself, and by
the time the friends of both men
got up, had clinched with Colston,
| without striking a blow that was seen.
The men tussled about half . minute,
| when they pushed one another apart
as if mutually wishing to get away
McCatfrey started across Market street
back, down Fourth; Mccartney on gain
ing the other side Of the street stopped
down as if to get a stone, when some
one on the other side cried out "don't
| throw" McCaffey then ran up 4th st.
A disturbance sPrang up among the
| companions of Mccartney and Colston,
who were on the corner where the
scu1lle had taken place, and the party 1t
| seems had INDUCED in stone fight.
Finn, one of McCafrey's friends, ran
down Market street into the arms of
officer Campbell, who after some diff
Guilty arrested him. Officers Gilmore
and Martin coming up, took Finn in
custody, but discharged him again as
no charge could be made against him.
Up to this time the officers did not
know of any cutting having been done.
Colston and his friends repaired to the
saloon Of Jacob Greisinger, on Fourth
street, where he e1 hibited cut hand,
and in reply to question how it was
cut, said McCaffrey did it. Colston
soon after went home and went to bed.
During this time the police we're igno-
rant OF the whereabouts OF Mccartney,
until about two o'clock on Sabbath
morning, when they learned that he
was at the Mansion House, corner of
Water and Washington streets, three
squares from the scene of the a1fray, in
dying condition. Mayor Love, to-
gether with the officers, went to the
Mansion House, where they found Nc
Caffrey, who said he had been stabbed
by Colston on the corner of Market and
Fourth streets, and had run to the house
where he was lying. A wound was
found on McCaffrey's body, below his
waist, on the left side of the abdomen,
from the effects of which he died in u
few hours after. Colston was immedi-
ately arrested and lodged in jail, and
will have hearing before his Honor
the Mayor, on Wednesday morning.
The affair has produced considerable
excitement, and consequently many
versions OF the ARRAY are in circulation.
From the testimony given before the
CorOner's jury we deduce the above
facts, which we believe, from the testi-
mony, to be correct.