The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-25
Murder in Fairview, Belmont Co.

AN OLD MAN BRuTALLY KILLS HIS WIFE.
Ffom the Barnsville Daily Rnterprise)
On Friday afternoon the citizens Of the
quiet village of Fairview were horror.
stricken to learn that q murder had been
committed in the suburbs of that place.
A lady passing the residence Of David
Brown, discovered the liieless body OF
Mary Brown lying by a little stream
few rods from his house. Hurrying to
town she gave the alarm, when people
rushed to the house and found Brown sit.
ting beside the liieless form of his wife.
He was III hSlf drunken condition, and
no credence was given to his statements.
He said she had fallen and probably killed
herself; that she had called to him to
bring her q drink Of water, and alter he
had ypoken to her and failed to get o reply,
he had discovered that life was gone. He
also stated that she had fallen out Of the
back door and blundered along to where
the body was found, which was some dis.
tance from the house. fl fFasnigt. d.
A Jury was hastily summoned and an
inquest held before Newell Kennon, Esq.
Upon examination 1t was found that the
right leg and left arm were broken, the
back part OF the head was crushed In by
blow from some heavy club or stone. some
Of her ribs were broken, and her breast
was discolored. from blows by some heavy
missile. A number of witnesses were ex-
amined and alter deliberatlon ot three
hours the jury returned the verdict that
the woman came to her death by violence
at the hands OF her husband, and shortly
after Brown was arrested charged with
the murder ofhis wife. He PROCESSES en-.
tire ignorance as 10 her manner OF death
except as above stated. -, a,fsar.-'. 5.
David Brown Is q coal digger, about "a
years old. They had been celebrating
the tenth anniversary Of their wedding In
the Welsh mining style by grand drunk,
which commenced last Tuesday and was
10 continued week, including Thursday,
the happy day. When they were sober
they were very kind and loving, and 1t
was always "Davy, dear" and aMary,
honey" but when they were drinking
they enjoyed themselves and, annoyed
their neighbors by battling. treating each
other to cuffs, blows, burns, &C., besides
exhausting the whole catalogue Of violent
love and abusive epithets.
This gala drunk does not appear TO
have differed from previous ones. They
procured the whisky from Hendrysburg,
and when, on Sunday, an Irishman named
O'Neal, attempted to take an extra dram
q battle ensued, In which all three united,
and the result was some very serious
bruises and wounds. When their first
supply OF liquor was exhausted Davy
went for more 10 some oil those damning
sinks Of iniquity in Hendrysburg. And
Mary went again on Thursday and pro.
cured atother gallon, which was nearly
disposed Of before Friday afternoon.
Brown is large, well made man, Of
powerful frame. His victim was an Irish
woman about fifty five years old, large,
square built women, and usually seemed
to be q match for her husband in their
drunken carousals.
The citizens are unanimous In the
opinion that Brown Is guilty OF the mur.
der. A chair rung has been found which
seems to correspond with certain marks
Of the body OF the dead woman. The
accused had preliminary examination
yesterday afternoon. .i- ~ -