The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-07

Last week the REGISTER puollsheo
3e,s,led account of the murder IN Wetzei
county by "moonshiners," Of an old ana
farmer named Starkey, resiolng
about twelve miles from Warrington, on
Buffalo creek, but at the time, the parties
the deed were unknown,
although party of men were IN not Pul;
su;t of the murderers. John Freeland
was first captured, along with man
by the name OF Reynolds, near Claiks.
burg day or two since, and loogeo III
the Wetzel county Jail to await action oy
the grand jury, and Thornton Cart,
wright, IT,, was afterwards captured anu
taken before squire, where prelimi-
nary hearing was had, but for want OF
evidence be was discharged. de imme'
diately left the neighbcrhood where the
murder WAS. committed, and has since
kept aloof from his home. Day before
Yesterday, the grand jury OF Wetzei
county, having procured additional evil
dence in the case, and Mrs. Starkey,
relict Of the murdered man, hav-
ing identified Freeland, Reynolds
and Cartwright as the parties VINO com
mitted the murder and robbery, the
former of whom dill the shooting, true
bills of murder in the first degree were
found against the trio. Offers were lmme-
diately dispatched to this city TO efect
the arrest of Cartwright on the strength
OF the new found evidence and the IN
dictment which had been found against
him, and yesterday morning ne was ar
rested on the steamer Express, on war,
rant sworn out by Justice Caldwell ana
lodged In Jail till in the afternoon Wnen
he was escorted back to Wetzel county
for trial by the officers, who took passage
on the steamer Phaeton.
THE PRISONER,
Cartwright, is apparently not more tnan
twenty years of age, and bears his I'm :
prisonmept with stoicis m which Is GER
tainly remarkable for one OF his years.
especially with such grave charge hang
ing over his head. When first approach
ed at the Jail by reporter for the REG
lister. he smiled and at first refused to
answer any and all questions put 10 MIN,
at first asserting that he knew nothing
of the murder. After some conversation,
however, he stated that himself and the
other parties mentioned in connection
with the affair, lived ia Marion county
short distance from Starkey,s residence;
that he was we'll acquainted with Fres-
land. and knew Reynolds, but
think that he had not yet been
arrested, said that he could not
remember his name as 1t was very
peculiar one. When asked ii ne was ar
rested for being implicated In the murder
of poor old man Stsrkey, he replied:
That is what they say, but don't know
anything about it."
Reporter-Did you not hear OF the
murder before you left home!
Prlsener-Yes, but l don't know any
thing about it.
Rep-Whe hen cid you first hear of it?
Pris-I heard of it early the next
morning after it occurred, you know
live near the residence of Starkey.
Rep-When did you leave home?
Pris-I left home yesterday CIhurs-
dsy); was tried for the same charge
before justice but was acquitted.
The prisoner refused to ans wer further
questions, but on further inquiry among
the prisoners with whom he was confined,
and who had catechised him rather
freely, 1t was ascertsined that he had
given utterance to various stories re-
garding his place Of residence and firmly
refused to converse in regard TO the muir
der.
From Mr.. Ober, the officer into whose
hands the prisoser was gwen ior
ansportatiol to New Martinsville,
we learn that Cartwright in the
neighborhood IN which he resides is con-
sidered a
RECKLESS CHARACTER,
and that Thornton Cartwright, sr., mar
rowiy escaped the penetentlsry on
charge of showing the queer, and that
one of the Cartwrlghts, brother to the
prisoner, Is now serving out sentence
for the same offence in United States
prison. Mr.. ODER also says that there is
a very strong feeling against the parties
in W etzel county, and that some talk OF
violence was at first INDUCED, but thinks
now, that rs a strong guard has been
placed about the Jail, and that there is
every prospect of the majesty of the law
being enforced, it will be allowed to take
its course. He further says that the evil
dence against the parties is overwhel-
ming, and that there is but little hope of
their escaping the full penalty of the law,
inssmuch as they have been fully identi-
fed by Mrs. Starkey. What further
developments will be made in the case,
time alone can tell.
The trial of John Freeland, alleged to
have done the shooting which caused the
death of Starky, was commenced IN the
circuit court of Wetzel county, yester-
day, and is now in progress.
Tuos. HUGHES Il Co. have just re-