The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-24
Excitement in Martins Ferry
The Body of VIM. Donovan Brought
Home Terribly Mashed foul
Play Feared

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one arm IL Is S"lo Ih"' Donovan was
ih'oHic"'eu "hei "c WIS vi ''' ''",'' '''
able to walk and take care Oh himself
The query Is, now ne came 10 pe OH 'He
railroad track TWO hours "''er inc P"s''"
ger tram arrived when IL "'S P'''''''9
able to walk. More-thcre was no
Nancy ,hopt his person. when it was
80, 80. h.I so -. s,o who, bo
hho"" 'h"' h' i'"' ~ -
started; his watch and cham were gone, so
were his shirt buttons: his pockets turned
. ,;do o,+ and ,,,ny o,bcr thincs
"'o'S ''Ao va" ''''N
that would lead 10 the su>P'c'o" u jO"'
man. One man and wife near the depot
hoa,d or,os for boI, hatwo.n the hours Of
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one anu '"o " e'oe" '''' '''''' '''''
the train was due.
We cannot understand why the JUS
,,ce st Moundsyille summoned Jury and
tber dismissed them bscause of the en-
,,oaso .. wa ara Informed was done in
r.. .n.,,,,,o. a., h,dv
this case. As consequence 'he Oou!
was brought home without having any
;nouost held
W., aa.o,,, cha or;aonco IN tho mas,
we "Ppe"u inc ~ '''''''' !" Wv "'''
norton examination held at the residence
of the deceased by Justice Eaglcson:
D.;.r r,l,. L,,i,. sv,,r, ,.rs. Mr.
C,arr Iwh" y the ferry man. SON nj
~ '", Ii "I f,nnd mart Of the body Il.
La n.,,,, ,ossiro, aInno, the railroad track.
M H. t taI5 n'n "bont the death, I went and
fund the bodvand clothing strcwn along
tbr railroad about 200 wards. ! went to
the largest piece of the body. and met
Mr.. Clark coimng down to the railroad.
We examined the BODY and both con-
cluded that it was VIM. Donovan. His
w,tcb pocket WAS turned inside out. We
washed his arm and found Nv. D." on
il We Gathered his body up and put in
a box and brought it to Martins Ferry
from Moundsvillc.
SIGNED DAVID CADY.
,.ho c,,,, oh,,o os
80 IA ~ $500 Man," .'"rroat
''" 49,. ~ '"' '''o " his
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marx
LOUIS hhoutS SMot ~, Ia a. ! nav"
Odd won know Of Donovan coming
TO Moundsvillc. Al did not.
Q-DlI you N"IT =. "'' O''"7 80
TSirned ! LOUIS RHODES.
Daniel Cady was recalled, and stated
that one "hlch"FG 0i"uno w, "'I" v '''
, ,.,a.,n7 n', tbo hours IF md o'clock
Nav %. 1875. heard the cry for help
Doctors Il. q. Williams ana .; W en-
rlcn sworn 'A"'','''', ,.,i ~ A.,
1874 we find the BODY very much mutt
lated, intestincS and heart outside OF
body head mashed ana 't'' .'I>"s"'e"
Nn.;n,, ~ ,ba randition wa cannot find
amy trace of foul play.
LSigncdl b. %. WILLIAMS
Snorn 30 ord srS.cr;bnJ before me
tbi. 23d day of Nav. 1875.
JAMES EAGLEsoN, j. I.
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