The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-05

found to the railroad; this was on Fri
day, between - and P. NJ; the track
was fresh and had been made during
the morning; did not see the tracks
further than the railroad; deceased was
a female and she was murdered.
Albert Click, sworn-I believe this
place was selected for a murder on &C
count OF its perfect fitness, being in q
wilderness; think no stranger could go
directly to a place Of the kind; there is
no township road nearer than half q
mile; from an old road leading toward
the viaduct to where deceased was
found it is about forty or fifty yards.
John Peudry, sworn-lt was about
twelve o'clock when got back TO the
shop from dinner. Lemon Wissinger
told me there had been some blood and
women's hair found in the woods; |
went TO where the body was found !;
when | got there saw the teeth, spec
tacles, comb, etc; | asked where the
BODY was, and was shown;
Hg LEGS WE'RE BURNED OFF AT Tue
KNEES
seen nothing tied around her neck
started with others 10 see 1t we could
find any one who might have commit
tel the deed; the crowd separated and
made diligent search in the woods until
we got TO the viaduct examined a va.
cant house and stable there, also a
chimney; went TO South Fork; asked
for strangers learned that man had
passed eastward about fifteen minutes
before; seen tracks leading from Cen
tral railroad down 10 Michael Moore s
house: we did not track him TO the
house, as there was no snow, but only
that direction; the tracks coming up the
Conemaugh river on the snow and ice
led toward Moores house; Mr.. Morell
and mvself went to the door OF Moore 8
house and inquired for him; they told
us be was sic k and could not be seen;
this was March =, 1872. about eight
o'clock in the morning; Mark Connell
came down 10 my shop about twenty
minutes before P. NJ, March lsr !
asked him if he had heard OF the
woman being fourd up in the woods; |
cont remember what he said, but his
countenance appeared to undergo a
rapid change; since that time he has
not been seen or heard Of on other
occasions OF excitement he isgeneralIy
first on the ground.
At this point the inquest adjourned
until to-day.
EFFORTS TO FIND THE MURDERER.
Speculation is ripe in Johnstown and
Concmaugh as to the guilty party. Chief
of Police Irwin, of this city, visited
Johnstown yesterday morning and was
busily engaged all day working up the
case. When our reporter left the
chief thought he had a clue that
would lead to the arrest OF the prepetra'
tor of the deed.
The remains, up to the present
writing, have not been identified. Mr..
Martin, proprietor OF the Merchants
Hotel, in Jobnstown, is Of opinion that
the body is that Of woman who stop
ped at the hotel some weeks ago. She
had come to Johnstown for the purpose
OF engaging in the millinery busi
ness. She remained at the hoteI
for few days and then
took boarding at a private
house. Her name was Amberline and
she said she was from Ohio. This
woman has not been seen for several
days, although she was in the habit OF
calling regularly at the postof'ice Tor
letters. When our reporter left Johns
town yesterday, Justice Strayers police
We were informed, were endeavoring to
find out where Mrs. Amberline had
been boarding. since leaving the hotel.
Some OF those who viewed the re-
mains OF the unfortunate woman on
Saturday are Of the opinion that she had
been outraged and then strangled to
death. The Coroner cut from the vic
TINS neck a piece Of cord which was
sunk into the flesh, which seems to
strengthen the suspicion as to the man
ner in which the woman was killed.