Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-10
For tho Republican
CRUEL MURDER!
PLYMouTn, Ind Feb. 5, is7,


Mr.. Editor:-The moral sense of our
town was terribly shocked by rumor
which was circulating on the streets, quite
freely, during the fore part OF this week,
of which l could learn nothing difnite
until read the L1linnio1, Published al
Warsaw, at which place Coroner's Jury
had been investigating the cause of Miss
Beavers death; who died in this place on
the night of the 2sth, ult-, under very sus-
picious circumstances.
As near as / have been able 10 learn.
she arrived IN this place some two weeks
since, from Warsaw, where she had resi-
Ged Tor about two years, and stopped at
one Mrs. Hopkins; where it appears-from
testimony given before the Coroner-sbe
suffered an operation TO be performed
upon her person for the purpose of pro-
ducirg an abortion, from the effects of
which she died as above stated. Said op-
peration, it is believed, was performed by
one Vinal-I will not call him Doctor for
would DC SANDER on the profession
shireiing OF one 4. L. Wheeler, a wealthy
banker Of this place. Miss Beaver had
formerly resided in Plymouth, and vas
well and favorably known here; but not
one oil her friends or acquaintance were
aware OF her presence in their midst. No
one but The guilty murderers knew Of her
sufferings or her anguish of mind; but de.
mons that they are, they hurried her
TO sn uniimely grave, and without any
worldly preparation, to the presence of
that jast }udge who awards according to
he deeds done in the body. Even after
death, they denied to her poor corpse
that decent respect to which it should
hsye been entitled; but secretly hurried it
into coffin, and, Ilearn, elandestinely
conveyed It 10 the railway station for ship
nent on Sunday night but the conductor
on the train refusing TO carry it, they were
compelled 10 again return it to the den
ofinfamy where they had murdered her,
and there keep il until they could have an
opportunity TO forward il 10 warsaw
EndeavoriBg by such course TO lock
within their wicked breasts the dark and
wicked crime Of which they knew them
se.ves guilty But il is IN old saying that
Murder win out" and in iL:s case an
overriding Providence has decreed that
the facts should be made plain to the
world and especially to the citizens of
Plymouth And we now wish to see
what the result will he; whether Mr..
Wheeler's wealth will shield him from the
just vengeance of the law and the lndig-
nation Of IN insulted community.
If this fend Wheeler, and his plant.
wicked and dirty tool, Vinall, are allowed
TO escape the just penalty of their crime,
then we have no faith in The moral hon.
esty ofour fellow-citizens; and would say.
Let our pulpits be filed with Cookies and
our daughters raised as Caucasean maids
their highest ambition to lnhabita Turk
sh Harem.-Let us hear no more of our
Boosted propriety. No more shudders OF
horror at the conduct of saloon keepers.
No more indignant expressions over the
actions OF drunken sots as they fight in or
stagger along, The street. We want 10 see
no more hands raised in holy horror over
the sin OF profanity; they are but drops
In the vast sea of corruption, as compared
with this great crime of which these two
tends stand charged as being guilty of.
What language could we use 10 pros
perly express our profound horror and
contempt OF those two fendish libertines
AID murders? We know not: but we
verify believe that the very Secretary CT
the Internal regions himself would blush
10 record their zanses on the black book
OF psriit;oa.
Let US imagine the case reversed once
and think what would have been the re-
suit If some po1r laborer or mechanic had
even as much as made an insulting propo-
tition TO one of wealthy Mr.. Wheeler's
iamily? The welkin would have rang
with cries of murder him. Hang him.
Shoot him. and at the very best, the dark
est dungeon thai could be fount, would be
too good for HIN. But, as ii Is. the cast
is quite different; Mr.. Wheeler is wealthy
his victim was poor; and the conse
queDce Is: wealthy Dir. Wheeler is yet a
large. He, and his isstrument-Yinall--
with which he struck the fatal blow which
seye-ed the life-cord Of one who, until sh,
came nnd. r the baleful influence of be
DESTROYER was fl1i of yife :nnoconoa nm,
bright prospects for The future, have no
even been arrested. Oh, Plymouth. wher
is your much vaunted professions of mora
Tectitude7 oh, where are your boaste.
ideas OF right and wrong? Where tina
vsichfnl eere with which you guard you
moral character? Where? On, WHERE,
You're. OBSERVER.