The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-11
HOW IL Gray-Haired Lothario Won
the Confidence OF Another Mans
wife-He Pays the Penalty with

From the Cincinnati Times.
The shocking details of sad case Of
domestic infelicity, resulting in Il deter
mined, cold-booded murder, last
Wednesday morning, reached the city
this morning.
The officers of the steamer Telegraph
furnish the particulars, which were
CLEANED from passengers who came on
board the boat nj Point Pleasant, W.
Va. yesterday.
WIN. Weitzel is man in the prime Of
life residing at Point Pleasant, on the
/ river, above this city.
/ He possesses comedy wife, the frai!ty
| of whose nature transpired in recent
events. A short time ago he had occasion
/ to leave home on business trip, and
, babe his then faithful wife, as he believed,
farewell. But fate and passion were
lragued against her virtue, and she short
lv became victim to the wiles of n man
whose weight of years and numerous gray
hairs would seem to have placed him be-
yong the capability of playing success
fully the LOthario'S role.
4 smooth tongue and bold character
were the predominating traits in Captain
Hutch McDaniels' character, and these
he welded with ready success. He soon
had conquered the nervous apprehension
of his victim, who, in the first flush Of
illicit love, permitted him to accomplish
his purpose.
The intimacy, which then sprang up,
became so glaring in its character that
brother Of Mrs. Weitzcl in the absence
of the husband, first warned the daring
invader that he was treading on danger
ous ground, and, finally, threatened Nc
Daniels life.
In the meantime the husband returned
home, and to him the wife's brother
communicated his suspicious of his wile's
infdelity. Upon going home Wcitzcl
questioned his wife closely, and became
satisfied that there WAS good foundation
for the reports in circulation. Then it
WAS that his indignation asserted itself,
and Siezing loaded shotgun in his fury,
he started out in search of the vile de-
stroyer Of his happiness and peace.
lie at once proceeded in the direction
Of McDaniels house, and finding that
the person whom he was in quest Of had
lust left for the river with horse, which
it was his intention To water, followed
rapidly in the trail of the seduccr.
Weitzel came upon him as he was pass
ing down the bank toward the waters
edge.
He first accosted McDanicls, charging
him with having robbed his wife of her
virtue, when an alteration arose, in the
heat of which the injured husband raised
his gun and fired at his enemy The shot
were scattered in the legs of Mechanics,
who dropped 20 the ground, while the
horse which he was leading took fright
and fed.
Weitzcl then approached the wounded
man, and placing the muzzle Of the gun
close to the fallen mans body discharged
the contents of the second barrel into
Mechanics holy. Having thus accom-
plshcd his purpose, he returned up the
river bank and was Immediately placed
under arrest the charge of murder being
placed against him.
Captain McDaniels was at once attend
ed to, but he was mortallv wounded, and
life soon sped on its darksome journey.
His body was found to have
been pierced by eleven large sized
shot. some of which penetrated his
legs. abdomen and chest. The
murdered man was about fifty years Of
age, and had until recently followed tic
vocation Of steamboatman, having been
captain of the Galipolis and kanawha
River packet Active. We did not learn
whether he was a married man.
VIM. Wcitzcl. the man who did the
shooting, is in the prime of life, and does
not seriously regret All action which he
/ believes just punishment for the great
wrong done him 10y Mechanics. Public
sympathy is on his side, his course being
generally upheld.