The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-22
A CINCINNATI SENSATION.
Mysterious Murder Of o News.
paper Carrier.
he is Shot Through the Head
While Lying in Bed.
His wife, who wash Bed with Him,
can give no Account Of It
Circumstances Point to Her as the
Murderess.
CrycISxArr. O., April 20.

4 mysterious murder took place at No.
20 Arch street, this morning about one
o'clock. Henry Teale, man engaged as
newspaper carrier in the eastern part of
tue city, was shot through the head while
lying in bed, about one o'clock, and died
shortly after, but did not speak. His
wife was in the room, but was SO over.
come as to be unable 10 give any account
OF the afTair. No clue to the murderer
could be discovered.
At the coroner's inquest this morning,
Dr.. Tate testified that he was called to see
the deceased, between l and 2 o'clock,
and found him breathing, but insensible,
from an injury at the LETT and posteriOr Of
the skull, which appeared TO have been
made by a pistol ball. lie had no idea
the man could have shot himself His
wife at first manifested no symptoms Of
sorrow, but was bewildercd and could
give no satisfactory account Of the affair.
Doctor Hale, the famiIy physician, testi.
fed that he had attended Mrs. Teale for a
hysteriCal complaint, which, he supposed,
originated in the family trouble. Mrs.
Teale told him Of the seduction Of her
niece, which seemed to trouble her much.
Sarah Teale, mother Of the deceased,
testified that her son was IS years old;
was born in England; had been married
eleven years, but never had any children.
His wife was jealous, but not without
cause. His niece, Maggie Mcbride, had
son by him six months ago. She had
been servant in the family and lelt about
four months before the child was born.
The vile Of the the deceased told Maggie
McBnde that she would not live long,
but would see an end Of him first. She
was q great deal older than he was, and
was always Jealous Of him.
A. f, Springer, who lived next door,
tesii6ed that lle had known tho deceased
ten years. Ho and his wife had lived
happily until the trouble about Miss Nc.
Bride. The deceased had acknowledged
that he had seduced Maggie Mcbride
The witness vile heard Mrs. Tealc say
that something was going 10 happen;
that herself, Maggie Mcbride or Henry
Teale would not walk the streets Of Gin
cinnati many weeks. The witness had
heard q noise this morning In the adjOin-
ing house, but heard no pistol shot.
Mrs. Anthony, who occupied a room
on the same floor with tho deceased, i'm.
mediately in front Of his, was awakened
about one o'clock by a cry Of My God T.
from Mrs. Teale. This was all she said
Witness supposed she had another attack
of sickness, and awakened Mr. and Mrs
Jenkins. They found Mrs. Teale knccling
by the bed, her face buried in the bed.
clothes; she did not speak. Mrs. Teale
recovered consciousness about 4:30; heard
no pistol reports and did not smell powder;
her door was open, so was rear door oil
the hall. Witness had heard Mrs. Tcale
say she would 10 happier il Mr. Teale
could die; heard loud talk between the
deceased and his vile the night before
last, about his visiting Miss Mcbride.
Some time ago Mrs. Teale was playing
with pistol that had the chambers re.
moved, and said she would like to prac.
tiCe shooting, and wondered il her huS.
band had taken them away, fearing she
would use the pistol on him.
Mrs. Jenkins testified that Mrs. Teale
said this morning that when she
awoke she found herself on the floor and
didn't think Harry would treat her that
way. Witness had heard Mrs. Teale say
she feared her husband would drive her
to do something desperate. Mrs. jenkins
was awakened by the slamming Of door
q short time before Mrs. Anthony came
up. It did not sound like the firing OF a
pistol. Mrs. Teale did not look as though
she had been in bed, nor did the bed look
like she had. The bed clothes were tuck.
ed around deceased. Deceased was o
very fat man.
Mrs. Teale, wife Of the deceased, was
examined. She said she was fOrty-three
years old, and had been married before;
said she went to bed at ten o'clock and
was awakened again OF eleven; next she
found herself lying across the foot OF the
bed and couldn't tell how she got there &;
she heard no pistol shot, and saw no one
in the room; she said she had q vague
idea how the murder occurred, but 1t was
not worth being called an opinion, and
ahe declined to give it.
The post m0rtem examination, ordered
at first, will be proceeded with tomorrow
morning. -,
CINCINNATI, Aprllsl.
A post n1Ortem examination Of Henry
Teale showed that his death was caused
By an ordinary pistol ball, Suspicion is
strongly directed against Mrs. Tealc, who
il moi nrrestnh hnt il kent under tho sur.