The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-14

FwtAsr PartjcuiG. S.--S;nce writing
the above friend has placed in oul
bands copy OF the Allegheny
Mail, OF Saturday evening, which con-
tains he following particulars
ADort quarter Of a mile from The
village Of Harmony IS located country
hostelIy known as The Drover's Home,
which is kept by gentleman named
Cnaunev. The quiet hotel is not often
visited by strangers from distance,
is business beiog mainly restricted to
persons who visit the neo hboring vii.
lage or business trips. Yesterday q
gentleman and lady arrived at tie
hotel and the former asked it they
could he accommodated with room.
Being answered in the affirmative the
gentleman went 10 the hotel register
and signed "John Frazier and lady"
without living the pace from which
he came. Both were well dressed and
had the appearance o. being in COM
Portable circumstances.
The Two were shown to room where
they spent most Of the day, ara nothing
peculiar Was noticed about their move
meuis or conduct. In the evening the
gentleman asked The proprietor where
bux.y could be hired. He thought
he would like % take 6 drive as the
country seemed to be very beautiful.
Accordingly o messenger was sent 10
hire a vehicle and ia due iime it was at
the door Of the hotel and word was sent
to the strangers, who were, of course
thought to he man and wife, that the
buggy was ready and waiting at the
door. The couple, however, did not
promptly come down stairs. The pros
prietor waited patiently for his guests
thinking, perhaps, that the gentleman
might need some instructions as to
which road was the best to drive
aiong. While thus waning he
was startled by hearing the report
O. pistol in the direction Of the room
wnicn the couple occupied. Alarmed
at the diScharce lie started to go up
stairs, but on the way he met the lady
| coming down stairs. Looking into hel
face he was Mortified to see a round
pistol shot wound in her forehead, q
little to the left Of the medal line.
From this the warm blood was trick
ling down Der lace Putting his arm
around her he supported her 10 room
on the ground floor and Immediately
sent a messenger TO summon medical
aid. While engaged in fixing com!or'
ta0ly the wounded lady, the proprietor
was again startled by hearing second
shot 10 he same direction, he again
rushed up stairs, entering the room
which had been ass gned 10 the two
strangers; he was shocked 10 see the
man lyiog on the floor with
his face covered with blood,
which was flowing from q wound
also n the forehead Near him, as il
it had but just dropped from his hand,
was a pistol with which no doubt both
shots had been fred. Summoning a.
sistaEcc, the bleeding man was lifted
upon bed. He was closely interroga-
ted as TO the cause Of tie double shoot
ing, but be either could not or would
not answer question.
Medical assistance soon came. The
doctor first attended 10 the body. He
probed the wound and pronounced it a
very dangerous one, giving but slight
hope that be could survive. An inves
tigatior OF the suicidal wound in the
mans forehead led TO the belief that he
could not survive many hours.
The affair is involved in the greatest
mystery. The persons round tie hotel
state that they heard no loud talking OF
any qusrreling. Both parties when
last seen seemed cool and collected, and
were chatting pleasantly together. The
mans injuries are Of so serious nature
that no attempt has been made TO get
any statement from him, EVENT. be were
able to make one. The lady utterly
refuses to make any explanation. All
the information TO be gained rom her
is tnat she came irum wheeling. Sne
reluses to state whether che is the wife
of the woul1,be-suicide The lady is
apparently aboat seventeen years OF age,
and the man about twenty-five.