The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-26
Associated Press Report. BY Western
Union Limo, ofice Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th Sts.
MURDER IN CHARLESTON |
Great Excitement-The Per-
petrator Supposed to
Be Lynched.
The Murderers Dawson and
SEstep Also Taken Charge
Of by the Mob
and Hung.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, January 25.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, January 25.
Specialize the Register.
An immense crowd Of people have
been here for two days to attend the
trial of Estep and Dawson, the murderers
of Thomas Lee, three weeks ago. An
attempt was made by q mob to hang the
accused, but the Sheriff succeeded in re-
moving his prisoners. To prevent
second removal, the friends Of the muir
dered man have lately kept the jail
under guard. To-day the counsel for
the defendants moved the Circuit Court
for change of venue. The motion was
discussed all day, and the Judge with
held his decision until Tomorrow morn
ing. This excited the mob, and it was
with great difficulty they were prevent.
cd from hanging the prisoners at once.
When the excitement was somewhat al
,ayed, another barbsrous murder was
committed in this city, which threw the
whole community into commotion.
About S o'clock Thomas Hines was heard
threatening the life of colored man
named VIM. Dooley, with whose wife, it
is said, Hines maintained improper rela-
tions. He went to the shoe-shop Of Doo-
ley; called him to the door, and while
Dooley was stopping to examine a boot
which Hines said wanted mending,
stabbed him in the neck severing the
carotid artery. Dooley died in an hour.
The negroes::of the city Immediately held
meeting and agreed to hang Hines. A
number of prominent citizens tried to
dissuade them and would have succeeded
but those who proposed to hang Estep
and Dawson hearing Of the Dooley MUIR
der reorganized their mob and number
of negroes joined them to hang Hines
with the others. The news of the in
tended lynching spread rapidly and
the streets were soon filled with
people. Al about half past 9 o'clock q
steamer came down from the Salines, the
scene of the Lee murder, filled with
lynchers. They were joined by about
fifty negroes. The mob marched to the
jail and took out Estep and Dawson and
started TOR CampbelPs creek, to;hang them
from the bridge where they had killed
Lee. The negroes, finding that Hines
had not been taken out with
the others, returned to the Jail and
took Hines into custody and rejoined the
main body, which had been halted to
await their coming. The whole party
has just left for Campbeiis Creek, where
the hanging was announced to take place.
A large crowd of spectators accompanied
them At the upper end of the city they
were joined BY about three hun
dred men, who had followed them
down from the Salines to par
ticipate IN the bloody affair. There was
good deal of pistol firing during the
march of the mob through the streets,
but nobody was hurt II is thought by
some that Hines may not be hung, but
the fate of E-tep and Dawson Is certain
ly sealed. EDITOR OF COURIER
Another Account.
CINCINNATI, January pa Gazette,
Charleston, West Virginia, special says
Thomas Hines and William Dooly had
an alteration regarding Dooley's wife,
and Hines threatened to cut Dooley's
throat. To night Hines went To Dooley s
shop and knocked on the door, and when
Dooley appeared, Hines struck him with
a knife at the lower part of the ear,
severlng the jugulsr. Dooley then seized
An instrument used for crlmping boots
and felled Hines to the ground. Dooley
died about IN hour afterwards. Hines
is in Jail.
The cases Of Dawson and Estep, charged
with the murder Of Lee, several days ago.
were called in court at Charleston to-day.
| The prisoners counsel consumed the day
arguing for q change OF venue on &c
count OF popular excitement against the
prisohers in Charleston. The judge re-
served his decision until tomorrow. The
Court House yard was filled with anxious
people, the majority Of whom are citi.
zens Of Campbelrs creek, where the mur.
| der Was committed.
| Later.
! Abou. two hundred armed men srriv.
ed on The steamer Judge Baker aud pro-
ceeded TO the Jail and took Dawson and
and Estep on, and marched them of TO
the woods, where they will probably be
found hanging to u tree in the morning
Doolsy, who was killed by Hines early
this evening, was . colcred man. After
the mob carried of the Lee murders, the
colored citizens to the number of fifty
went to the Jail and demanded Hines,
who was delivered 10 them and they then
followed the former crowd 10 the wood.
with their prisoner. who will probably
! meet the same tate.
The Cshan Qaessaes.
WAsHrNGroS, January 25.-The Pres