The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-12-26

HOMICIDE. We take the following &C.
count Of a murder in Muscatiuc, Iowa,
from the Tribune Of that city, Of December
7th, 1872. The perpetrator Of this hor.
rible crime, it will be recollectcd, is a fell.
low who was arrested in our town some.
time last winter, as a lunatc, and lodged in
our Jail. he was familiarity known as
crazy Jack, aud had been acting strange
y for several days previous to his arrest
and confinement. Little more was known
about him or where be came from until his
father, BY some means discovered bis
whereabouts aud came here after him.
At FIRST Jack refused to go home with
his father, but after some persuasion did 90.
The people here were favorably impressed
with the ell gentleman, and no doubt will
regrotto hear Of his uutimsly death and
that too BY the hands Of an own son:
The most painful aud shocking event
known to tue annals Of our city. took
place last Tuesd4y evening, in the death
Of George W. Wilmeriug from the hand
Of bis own son.
Our citizens know the deceased as the
German grocer whose store is next to DR.,
Graham's s, Secoud street, aud whose resi-
dsnce is above The store. He was one Of
our old residents aud among the most cx-
emplary Of our citizens On the evening
of this sad tragedy his family we're at home
aud his son William the homicide, aged
twenty-five years was amusing himself BY
blowing the smoke Of bis cigar iuto the
faces VI the children, and was told by his
mother to desist. Refused obedience, Mrs
Wilneriug called her husband from the
store, aud he meeting his son reproyed him
severely, for bis language to bis mother.
adding that be must leave the house unless
be apolugized to his mother, and would
treat her dilially IL the future. The SOP
replied that he would go, but on the point
Of leaving tue room an alteration cnsued
between him and deceased, followed by a
direct encounter, and in this struggle Mr.
Wilmerins received the wound from which
be died q few minutes after.
The sou rushed from the room, and
down the stairs, and directly iu:o the hands
Of Sheriff Eaton and Constable Pocock
who were passing at that time, had their At
ten,iuu called to tho noise Of the scuiac
uuuyo, and we're waiting for some explaua-
ton Of its cause. They seized young Viii
,ncrius, and demanded the explanation =
liz cudeavorrl to escape, saying that he
vas guilty. Of nothing, aud finally drew his
katie agaius, the officers This was fore.
Cd from him, aud now hearing the details
Of the tragedy from the family, the prison
er was taken to the Jail.
Tue prisoner is the Oldest Of the Will
neriug sons, and had been abseut from
home for eight years preceding tue last
four months. During this long absence
his father was not informed of his where.
abouts. About six weeks ago his father
received letter from him, from Virginia
asking fox sssslane, to return homo. His
father answered the letter by Immediately
going to him aud bringing him home :
Bu, during this visit to Virginia, Mr.. vii,
,ueriug learned that bis sou had had hts OF
insanity, and had been fer some time in
confinement Let US hope for the sake Of
human nature that reason was wholly de-
.broael When this p1rtieilzl blow vas
struck.
The deceased was 6fty.four years old
and leaves wife and seven children
three SOUS aud four daughters.
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