The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-09
The Eldersv1ille Murder.
A Most Remarkable Case.

1uo G1u0Ebt4AA6 murubrs
A Most Remarkable Case.
Arrest Of the Supposed Criminal and
an AecessoTyssstrange but ConcIu.
siVe Evidences Of GuiltssA Woman
at the Bottom.
(corespondeneO OF Pittsburgh DiSpateh)
When Detective Cupples arrived a,
EldersVille he found that coroner's iury
had been empanneled, and they were
sitting on the case. Several witnesses
had been examined, and among others
the wife Of the murdered man, who testi.
fed that she thought Henry Briceland
had committed the crime. Other cir.
cumstances and evidence than this had
already thrown strong suspicion upon
Bnceland, and on Thursday afternoon he
was arrested in Hancock county, West
Virginia, by Detective Cupples, Con.
stable Porter and Mr.. Charles Hanlou.
Briceland is q mulatto about thirty years
Of age, and carpenter BY OCCUPATION,
The peculiar shape Of bis nose has given
him the name Of "aawk," by which he
was commonly known In the neiehbor.
hood where he lived. He has the repu.
tation Of being very deep" and when
arrested and charged with the crime, he
's' q REVEALED No coNpt1sl,or tl
~ 3o,ho!, o,;a.I,.a - H. ~
SeS;aJ St aiIIVaaf u'sST !! w s1ut' 9uL calmly
;na,.oa. u a.. aH AuoMieuse os,Ns " lne auar. Inc
~ !1Tss ! Ho.G,oe Mae "'J'"fneu Without arriving
~ vI sStuiHs. .. -,
,on.So"aS Ssetasy S'.stloon aIn prolner OF tne
fore @ 'Sr,,;,o Su S,sIaae ase ~ MioEmsuon DC,
S 9TH S1uIS ,nnrdo, SsSaI .aS cnslglng bticelsno
eysr,nu sr @ Wa,,s sue Ist.,a ang was hsa lsst
.Se. az tSn asIy tn.le tesumony was heard
h1;n a. sas plvsesasITn o.s5s. onty enoeavored 10
s erar prT nv, s'tsns .sa.. W comm. tne prs
RrSc:,on5 naS 81 sy ,oaJ sSScse!eG N uolng ana
N4tSsiauu was PiAceu III the county jail.
EVIDENCES OF GUILT.
Upon arriving at Eldersyille. Detective
Cupples at once set 10 work to investiGate
the case, and he did not labor long in vain
In Briceland's pocket was found mass.
book, snd among other writing were the
figures, 6'ft. 7 in. The Detectiye meas.
aSu M Dsen placeo at the window OF Mr.
Asua nouse, ana lound that the
Nv. lleAsuIe Ss ~ tae nenoEanuum was the ex'
a.. sa, ienstnGi 9:;o1 1ae ~, poalu. a pencil mark
W mas noucea ON !ne ooaTo, and on going
" !ue carpenter snop OF Brlceland, short
ulssance away tne uelecuVe lolnd other,
anu M"sa lnUre % sn eviuenee olMs guilt.
neie ! 70. was icunu ~ ine piece o. board with
. . y PAY I VI 'ne peaCil matk on ~ and which
nau tn1 oeen sawed rom inc ooerd found at
tne mouse; Two wooden pins had been
~ ~ nolul9g tae gas pipe 10 lts place
mnle Snan II was ateo; oae OF these pins had
W oesn ~ Sawsu neAfiy on piece OF wood,
auo Inen pIoken. In the snop was found
t5e o!ner piece u Ias pm, and the two
pisCeo sSep t togesnel @ nILe9 M exactly. The slugs
ot Lad @ ond ;ron. J anJ mu1o "n.en sHe " pieces
and d,rt of tSa obon -,a.a S,J Sno JsuaVlnss
pieces of scrap lead and iron which, etSt svi.
dently flew of while they were being ciit
from large piece. The chiSeI wbich
had been used in cutting the lead was Was
also secured. s.
AN .ccpeQopv ,pD,,u,n 's
n,.~1N,1,I, ~ ' H.
AItef brlceland mad oeen arrested sus.
plcIons Degen 70 oe entertained that he
nau 9oL 3een alone IN the commission Of
nnon a man nsmaJ Tjster In Ioshou 1'sl ieil
picious character, who had been seen SII a
great deal in the company of Briceland
Lister was accordingly arrested vesterdSv
morning by the detective. tbouoh no very
strong evidence has vet been obtained
against him, other than general sns.
picions, and that he was in he comna No
.of Briceland at six o'clock on The evening
Of the murder. Detective Cunnles made
an information against him. chargino him
with being an accessory and on that
charge Squire Stewart Committed him
for hearing on next Tuesday
4 w5urpp Nm, pprcvr avn VIC Ir,n,,n,, :
'--'' nIour "" "ANNASDAH
+. N41nI'
DElcelanq accounts lor himself on We'd
.1ssusy ~ ni8nt Dy saying tnat ne stayed OF
Onsplaln !Fua1, near farls Cross Roads,
anu proVga may no went 70 Ded on that
nlgn!' DeIeGtive O9pples visited the
room Wnere btIcelano slept, and found
conciuslVe evldence, IN marks on the
Mi1oow WI sui, mas bricelano mad gone to
Deo @ anu tnen ciimoeu out Oh the window
az nignt' vllems..