The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-10

She took supper at the house OF an &C,
quaintUnCe at about seven o'clock, anu
when she left she stated that she was 60
ing 10 the church, intending, however,
first 10 call at the house Of another &C
uunintance. The route TO tho house Of
This acquaintance led directly past the
schoolhouse. That was the last that was
positively known Of her movements up to
the moment of the discovery Of her body.
The testimony ota boy named Potter,
who resides in one Of the houses near the
Rch0olhOuSe, is. highly important Al
halEpast seven o'clock on Saturday even.
ing he was approaching his homo, and iu
front Of tho yard which enClOSes the
school he saw two women in earnest con-
VersatiOn; these women moved away
when they saw him coming; the boy then
entered the house and went to his room
to go to bed; about Eve minutes after
wards he heard cry somewhat resemb-
ling that used by boys to warn each 9th.
or Of their presence; he raised the window
10 reply 10 1t, thinking itproceeded Groma
boy Otihe neighborhood, when another cry
coming from the direction OIL the school
house-a wild cry or agony and pain
smOtc his ears; this frightened the lac, and
he told his mother Of tho occurance, but as
It was not repeated no investigation was
made into the cause Of the alarm that had
thus been given.
The testimony of the Rev. Mr.. Work
man, which followed, threw flood Of
light upon the case, as 1t assigned prob.
able motive for the commission Of the
murder. Workman Is q tall, slender per.
son, with . large mouth, dark eyes, and
strongly marked features, not especially
preposSessing and not absolutely ugly.
BE has borne q good reputation In the
place and held a high rank for ability in the
church, and since the discovery OF oil
these facts that am detailing the opin.
ion has been formed In Eureka that his
conduct was more due to weakness than
10 mutual depraHi!y. Els salary is about
81 900 a year, with which he has been OBJ.
liged to provide for family Of six chill
dren, the oldest Of whom Is boy Of six.
teen years, and tho youngest child at lis
mothers breast. For one IN his position |
"a father Of a family, q minister OF |
church, and the husband Of q woman sus-
pected Of crime-Mr Workman gave his |
testimony under most painful ,circum.
stances He admitted that he was the
writer Of the letter that had been found |
attached to Mrs. Hedges clothing. he
stoutly denied, however, that any illicit
intimacy existed between him and the de.
ceased. The letter had been given TO her
BY him two weeks previously at a pray.
er.meetiDg which he had led at the
church. He refused, however, or was
not able to give any satisfactory eXplans-
ton Of his reason for writing the letter.
Mrs. Workman was then brought IN to
testify. She Is o woman Of about forty
six years Of age, spare in face and figure,
and OF medium height. Strong passions
are depicted In her face. Her evidence,
II it could be so called, was given in the
between faintlDg fits which
came upon her whenever questions were
put to her which seemed 10, fatty contra
dict assertions she made. She endeavor-
ed to give an account Of her movements
On the evening and night oil the murder.
1t appeared by her evidence that, what
was the truth, she LEFT her home about
seven o'clock TO go, as she said, to a mil
liners, but when she got down town she
thought it TOO late too carry out that pur.
pose, and SO she concluded 10 60 to tho
church instead. It was at this point that
The contradictions to her testimony began,
and her evidencGproved directly opposed
10 tho facts. She could not tell where
'hc sat, who were in the pew with her, or
who opened the meeting. In regard TO
the last point she said that the meeting
was opened by her husband, when, in
fact, it was Elder Hall who did so. She
assigned as leader OF the singing person
who was not present at the church at all,
and when asked to give the names OF
some who were in the church she men
Toned several who were absent. She
was asked why she had not gone home
with her husband, audin response she
stated that she lett before the singing was
over, and that on the way she had fallen
off the sidewalk and had bruised and cut
her face severely. Altogether her state
ments were so confused and contradictory
and her Paintings were SO frequent that
she was removed from the stand.
The evidence OF Elder Hall, who was
guest Of the Rev. Dir. Workman's, pre-
scented a number oil interesting points He
was present at Dir. Workman's house
when Mrs. Workman left the premises to
20, as she has stated, 10 the milliner's
Shortly after he and Mr., Workman set
out for tho church. Neither he nor MIR.
Workman saw Mrs. Workman in church,
but on their return TO tho honsc after the
meeting was over they found that she had
arrived about tea minues previously.
Shortly allerward she presented herself
before them with her face much Bruised
She explained this by stating that she
had become dizzy and had fallen against
a fence. She seemed little nervous, and
that was all. On the next morning (Sun-
day. Elder Hall and Mr.. Workman went
to church, leaving Mrs. Workman, who Is
represented to be not religious person
and chureh.gOer, at home. While the
services were in progress news came Of
tho discovery Of Mrs. Hedges body.
When II was positively known who the
victim was, MIR. Workman wept cOpious-
ly. On the way home he saidtO the
elder, "Can 1t be that my wife has done
that fearful deed?" When they reached
the house they discovered that Mrs.
Workman know. Of the finding Of the
body, her eldest son having informed her
OF 1t. She had remarked, on hearing Of
the finding Of the body, u wonder who
It can be-" When informed that the body
was that of Mrs. Hedges, she threw up
her hands and exclaimed in great agony,
"Oh, my God, what Is to become OF me
Oh, that letterw This che repeated
many times in the course Of the converse.
ton. She also asked tho elder to pray
for her. Other facts strongly duplicating
Mrs. Workman were RdduCed, and after