The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-25
A EenrimI FIenL.

DIS MOISES, a., May 23.-Since the
fatal bullet silenced the oyerawing power
Of O'COnner, the OutrAger Of his own
daughter, lips which were closed from
fear Of his terrible presence have opened
and disclosed liend OF most horrible
atrOcily. For several years he has been
cruel to his family, and tortured them in
many ways. Over q year ago, he began
q systematic plot to dcbauCh his eldest
daughter, Annie, u handsome, intelligent
and prcposscssing young lady, by reCiting
To her the most vulgar songs and obscene
tales. Soon after, he went to Red Oak
on business, taking her with him. On the
return he drove out Of the way To Sc
Cluded place IN the timber, where he
attempted To outrage her, but failed,
which 40 inccnsed him that he
beat the girls head on the wagon
box with such force that she became
unconscious. What occurred for time she
docs not know. When consciousness re.
turned, he held knife at her throat, and
threatened to cut her throat II she reveal.
ed what he had done, and also to kill all
to whom she told ii. She kept the secret
until after her father was dead. Subsc.
uuently he renewed his assaults upon her,
and, failing by force, he resOrted to per-
suasion. lie brought her everything he
thought would please her fancy, includ-
Ing fine piano, furnished her music
teachers and fine dresses, sent her to this
city to attend musical institute and Ia
dies seminary, and, whenever he went
away from home he took Annie with him.
EIis attentions toward her were so Nm
natural hs to cause the notice Of others.
Sometimes when she was with him, he
would fly into n passion and beat her.
She did not dare 10 tell Of IT, for fear Of
death. His wife also was the subject Of
his fiendishness, and no one knows the
depths Of her misery which has been con-
cealed from the public through the terror
her husband held over her.
The night the daughters went to their
uncleS after he had attempted TO outrage
the youngest daughter, was night Of
terrible suspense. They knew the nature
Of the man. lie was terror To all his
relatives, and they watched their prem.
iseS all night, Tearing he would seek TO
murder hiS girls, or some Of the fnmily,
or burn the house. Other neighborS
stood guard around OConner'S house all
might, to prevent his leaving the prem.
ises. fTis oldest s0n has been In the habit
Of secretly guarding the doorway to his
sisters bedroom for Eome time, knowing
that hiS father had some terrible intent
toward them, but what he did not know.
O'Conner'S wife left him few days ago,
o.tensibly TO spend the summer In Con.
necticut, but really not To return. The
morning she left he assaulted her and
drew revolver on her, and 1t Ia now
suspected by some that she never reached
the depot and that he murdered her on
the way from the farm 10 Atlantic. She
hns been sent for, and this fact will bt
known soon. ...
II IL stated on good authority that
O'Conner is not the true name OF thi'
man, but Ryan, and that some ten year
ago he killed iellow.wOrkman In the
copper mines In Michigan, and fed Il
his late location, which was then very
i,olnttd locality, and ASSUMED the name
| Of U('Onner,