The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-08
NEW YORK.
Arrest OF an Abseondipg CIerk.

Arrest OF an AbseondfnR CiorA.
NEw YORK, February 7.-William
C. Murray, defaulting clerk OF Blood
good e. Co., who absconded lately with
about $4,000 belonging TO the firm and
eloped the same day with Miss Ada &.
Shreve, after a secret marriage, reached
this city this morning in custody OF an
officer. Four thousand dollars in god
certificates, one thousand in greenbacks
aud four hundred in jewelry were found
upon him. the balance having been
spent in defrayiDg board and travelling
e1 pepses. Murray and his bride were
arraigned at the Tombs this afternoon.
Mrs. Murray was discharged on the
ground that she was not responsible
for the actions of her husband, Mur-
ray was held for trial.
More Frauds.
comptroller Green this afternoon
made a r.por. to the Mayor on the
recent discovery of more frauds con-
nected with the erection Of the Court
House. The sum of SlS2,0S4 is sup
posed to have been drawn on warrants
with forged endorsements; $77,35o was
drawn in the names OF persons VINO
cannot be found and are not known;
1906 1893 is traced directly to lngersoll 8
private bank account, and the sum OF
$l27,llS is indirectly traced to hlm.
All work seems to lave been done
within thirty days Of the first payment
of the special appropriation of s6ooooo
intended tor the completion OF the new
Court House.
MAYOR Hayemyer and the Repubii.
can Party.
A committee from the Liberal Re
publican General Committee, headed
by General Cochran, called upon the
Mayor this afternoon, and assured him
Of their sympathy and support in his
efforts for reform IN the municipal gov
erument. The Mayor replied, thank
ing them for their courtesy. lie said
be declined the nomination OF the Re-
publican party because he did not in
tend to bind himself to any party. He
voted for Dix and Grant, believing
them to be honest, but he thought that
the Republican party had lost some
character by the intrigues and public
cheats perpetrsted by some OF the mem
bers of that party, and he conld not
connect hmseli with it for that reason.
The Body OF Vicar General starrs
is lying in state to-day, and has been
viewed by large number ofvisitors.
The Massachusetts Senatorial Fight
A Washington special to the Evening
Post says: The determination OF Sens-
tor Wilson to tender his resi- gnation, 10
take effect on the fourth OF March in
stead Of few days after the vote OF the
Electoral College, is officially declared.
1t is the snbjecL Of much comment to-
day by the friends of Secretary Bout,
we'll who allege that the most solemn
pledges were given by Mr.. Wilson to
send in his resignation, 10 take effect on
the l7th or 18th inst. They further
declare that, under the guise OF neutral.
ity in the Senatorial contest, Mr.. Will
son is exerting all his influence to aid
Mr. Dawes, and that his present visit to
Massachusetts is Tor the purpose OF in
tluencing his friends to support Mr..
Dawes.
Rosenzweis's Case.
In the General Sessions to-day Jacob
Rosenzweig, for whom a new trial has
been ordered, was placed at the bar,
charged with manslaughter IN commit
ting an abortion on Alice Bowlshy. A
special plea was interposed that having |
been tried and CONVICTED on a certain !
charge he could not be tried again for !
the came otfense. The Recorder said |
be would hear the argument and rem
der a decision Thursday next. The
prisoner was remanded,
A Jealous Husbaud shoots his
wife.
Charles Kay, gas filter, living at 649
Thirteenth street shot his wife Mary |
tonight, iuhicnng wound, which will
probably prove fatal. He has been in
Cincinnati for some time past During |
his absence he wrote TO his wife, and |
she neglected to answer his letters. He
became Jealous, and on returning to
New York went 10 = gunPmith in
Chatham street and bought brace OF
pistols. He returned home tonight. |
aud entering his wiis's apartments
fired both pistols at her. Both sbots
took effect, one ball passing through
her lungs. Kay ran away, but after q
sharp cbese was arrested.