The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-10
New York Methodist Con-
ference Endorses
Hayes.
Grants Latest Oratorical
Effort.
He Speaks 58 Words to the
People Of Galena.
The Jewett Tragedy.


the Jewett tragedy elicits few certain
ties as to the important facts. Charles
Jewett and Joseph A. Dean will not say
anything about the wrongs OF which
Orville d Jewett complained.
You may rest assured, said Coroner
Ellinger yesterday, that the theory of the
suicide is absurd. 1t is :he creation Of
men whose imagination Is greater than
their regard for the truth. For instance,
take the porter, Thomas A. Jackson, he
told me he was sitting at his breakfast
when he heard the explosion, and further
than that he said he knew nothing.
He now comes forward aud says
he saw George w. Jewett and Orville
d. Jewett in desth grapple. asked
him how he could have seen that. He
said, "The moment the explosion occur
red l rushed down stairs, and seeing
smoke coming from the office OF Jewett
& Son I thought the place was on fire.
| ran to the hall door, which leads into
the rear room. The glass panes were
broken, and thrustlng my head through
the door | saw q. ID. and George w.
Jewett IN deadly conflict" l said,
"You told me you knew nothing OF the
tragedy, but now you say you saw these
men just at the time of the e1
plosion, Since then have you been
approached by any one who offered
money to you to give this statement
jackson trembled, and in muttering
way said: "What told you the day Of
the explosion WAS correct; don't be-
lieve y. ID. Jewett shot himself" The
coroner later said, Il would place all
these men under arrest, but should | do
so am afraid tney would become more
reticent than they are now. That 0. d.
Jewett committed suicide is simply ab-
surd; he could not have fired the shots
even if he had the intention OF doing it.
a few days will develop the matter. /
think ! am on the right track"
MIR. Dean, the wounded partner OF the
Messrs Jewett, was visited this morning
at his home, by Coroner Ellinger, who
questioned him in regard to his relations
with o. d. Jewett, and his recollections
OF the circumstances attending the fatal
event. The interview, which was not
long, was held in the presence of Deans
father-ln-law, Lathrop, his physician, DR..
Walker, and his lawyer, Mr.. Sulher-
land. Dean said that there had been no
quarrel between him and o. ID. Jewett,
and that no conversation had taken place
between them on the morning of the ex-
plos,on concerning the partnership busi-
ness. He said he did not remember
how the explosion occurred or any par
ticulars of the affair and that his recol-
lection of the events OF that morning was
vague and indistinct. After leaving
the house OF Dean the coroner went to
the office with Dean and Orville ID.
Jewett's counsel, accompanied by
two members of the Jewett family.
He was closeted some time in
the office listening to the statement
of Tainter, who has said he saw o. d.
Jewett shoot himself The corener said
that as soon as the theory was developed
he would inform the public, but at pres
ent he did not wish to make known his
plans, as by giving them publicity, he
might thwsrt his purposes. He said,
however that he would make arrange
ments to secure the evidence of Tainter,
and have him present at the inquest.
Tae coroner visited the office of John
.Jewett Il Son this afternoon. He said
he had decided to hold the inquest at the
coroner's office oi Wednesday.
On returning TO the coroners oflce,
the coroner said that tae gentlemen
whom he had examined had SAID that
Tsintor was to have had an interest IN the
business after Orv,lle ID. .Iewett had re.
tired, and that the latter had found |
it out the day before the explo-
sion. He also declared that he had |
traced the pistols and knife found on the |
office floor, and discovered they belonged |
to Orville d. Jewett. He has further |
discovered that the latter purchased the !
knife the morning of the calsmity. !
The coroner chsracterizes rs pure
fabrication the story attributlng to him
the account of the second interview with
the janitor. I. A. Jackson, in which the
coroner is alleged to have said that Jack !
son had retracted his assertions IN regard
to the shooting. He has not seen Jack |
son since the day of the explosion.