The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-31
ANOTHER MURDER.
A Man Killed with a Coal Pick.
Murdered I'm the Midst OF his
Family.
The Fourth Murder In Thtr.
teen Months.


Sixth ward.
A door or two south of Division street,
on Main, lived John Duffey, a work
man in the Belmont mill, and with
him, besides his wife and six children,
lived several boarders-among them
young 1rishman, about twenty-three
years Of age, named Thomas Harring-
ton, who up to Friday last was working
as a helper in the Belmont mill.
Yesterday afternoon Duffey and Har-
rington were up town, and were drink
ing together at the house of Mrs. Far
lev, on Main street, Centre Wheeling.
While there some one got Duffey by
the throat He laid it to Harrington,
who denied it. AS there was likeli-
hood Of a row, Mrs. Farley threatened
to call the police, and Harrington left
and went to Dufey's, his boarding
house.
Just before he sat down to supper,
Duffey came in and again charged Har-
rinston with taking him by the throat
at Mrs. Farley's. This was again de-
MED, when Duffey said he could whip
any id Connaught g. of a b.
in the place" Harrington, at this,
jumped up, and fight seemed imm'-
Lent, when Duffey's wife ana boys got
hold Of him and put him in the front
room and locked him in.
Harrington got raving mad as his
opponent was taken away, and ragged
round like a crazy man. Mrs. Dufey
finally got him Quoted down, and Har-
rington again took his place at the ia
BILE But no sooner had the boys
opened the door to come out, leaving
their father in the front room, than
Harrington made a rush for the door.
knocking down one Of the boys who at
tempted to bar his passage, and get
ting hold of a fire shovel, made
an assault on Duffey Edward Dufey
attempted to save his father, when Har-
rington raised chair and struck him
over the head with it. Mrs. Dutfey
and the boarders finally came to the
rescue, and Harrington was put out Of
the house into the yard. AS he passed
the stove he grasped pot OF boiling
water and poured it over two or three
who had hold OF him, scalding some Of
them severely.
Duffey followed out to the back door
as if to see what was going on, and fell
down the steps into the yard.
At this time Harrington was being
taken out Of the yard by way OF the
alley and front gate. Before they could
get him out, however, he broke from
his captors and ran back to the rear Of
the house where Duffey was. Picking
up a coal diggers pick, he swung it
with both hands, driving it into the
body OF the unfortunate Dutfey, striking
him about four inches under the right
arm pit. Duffey fell, taking Harrington
with him. Harrington raised to sit
ting position, and, raising the pick over
his head made a blow to drive the
wicked instrument into the brain of the
wounded man. This attempt was
thwarted by bystander who jumped
across the handle Of the pick and pre-
vented the blow.
Dufeys family raised him and car
ried him into the house. He lived only
about ten mintes afterwards.
Harrington seized large shovel that
was lying in the yard, and with thought
his way out to the street, where he
fiourished his weapon among the crowd,
making them look out that their heads
were not taken off.
Squire Clohan issued warrant for
the arrest of Harrington, and he was
taken into custody by officer Reed and
lodged in Jail.
The Justice at once impanneled a
jury, consisting of &. &. Murdoch,
Fred Bashore, John McGannon, John
Hazlett. Samuel j. Elliifritz, Fred.
Nolte, Isaac Freeze, VIM. SIENNA, &. B.
Edwards, l.. Walters, NJ. Reid, John c.
Miller. The jury found a verdict
charging Harrington with the murder.
The coal pick with which the homi
eide was committed is about fourteen
inches across the head, and has both
points sharpened The handle is Of
wood, and is two feet four inches in
length. Five or six inches of the pick
must have entered Duffey's body.
Wesaw Harrington in Jail last night,
He seems to feel the dreadful position
he is in. but declares that Duffey
brought it all on himself: We did not
learn when he will have an examina-
ton, but presume it will be to-day some.
time.
THE INSURANCE HERE.-The risks
held in this city on the steamer W. R.
Arthur, which blew up when some fif