The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-11
Murder and Fire at UrichsviIle.
CUrrssrOnnlSHcr Of he StsuOtnvtlt Gasstte.
URICnsv1LLE, o., Feb. 0.

URICTSvILLE, u, EeD. y.
On Monday evening last, February 9TH
dispute and quarrel arose in saloon or
FiNh street, kept BY John D. Roberts and
man by the name Of Briggs. A young
man, an employee Of the 7. G. i st. l.
Railway, named Barney Kennedy, went
into the saloon and called for drink. al:
ter getting It he informed the saloon keep.
ers that hc would settle with them some
other time, wherGupon Roberts remarked
that they did not do business In that why
One word brought on another and in q
few moments Roberts stepped from be-
hind the counter and struck Kennedy,
knocking him down and breaking his
neck in The iilll. 1t Is also said that he
beat and kicked him, ut any rite his
flcc was cut and bruised in terri.
bic manner. Kennedy was then con.
veyod into q buck room, where he died
almost instantly. 1t was nearly half an
hour, however, before the facts Of the at:
fray became known to those outside OF
the room and in the meantime Roberts
who had his hand broken by the blow he
had given, repaired TO the Office Of DR.. II.
II. Allen and had it reset. After this he
returned 10 the saloon, and finding Ken.
ncdy dead, fled Immediately. lie was last
seen crossing the railroad bridge over
Saltwater west of town. Up to this writ.
ing nothing further has been heard OF his
whereabouts, although the facts have been
telegraphed 10 all principal points and
officers arc on the lookout for him. An
inquest and investigation was Immediately
called by John MilOnc, ESQ.,, and several
witnesses examined, but nothing definite
could he asCertainGl, although there were
ut least two witnesses in the room at the
time Of the occurrence, neither Of them
could testify that they seen Roberts strike
Kennedy.
About II o'clock Of the same night,
willie tho inquest over the remains Of the
murdered man was going OH, the alarm Of
fire was given and Il was soon discovered
that tile Union Hail building Oh Water
street, in which were located the ChTVnicb
printing Office, ]. II. Manners tobacco
factory, AIansbaCh's clothing and dry
goods store and BARRIERS shop, was on
fire. The alarm ut once brought large
crowd of our citizens TO the scene, but the
flames Ind already made such lcNdway
that II was uselcss'tO attempt TO save the
building. Every effort possible was there
fore put forth to save the adjoining build
ings, but the tlevouring element could not
be checked until three OIllCrs-tllc resi-
dencc of S. B. Haskins on ono side anil
two small shops on the other side were
totally destroyed. The CHOnicle Office,
presses, type, cases, stands, paper, Sc.-
everything except the books were lost.
Loss about $4,000; insured for 81 600 in
the Etm Insurance Company OF Hart
ford No other insurance on the property
burned except $500 on Manners tobacco
factory, in the Franklin Of Wheeling
Total loss by the fire estimated nj $4,000
The loss hy this calamity falls heavily
upon all those whose property wAs thus
50 suddenly swept away, hut more par
ticularly so Is it felt by MeSSrs. PittGngcr
& Campbell, proprict0rs Of the Chronicle
printing establishment, Ar,,