The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-25


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shooters in my oyercoat, and it would not
hRyd been safe for anybody 10 NEEDLE with
me. had my trunk shipped to q acti-
tious name OF Bridgeport, and thought 20.
arrive there this week. 4 have no doubt
the people in that county will be pretty
hostile WHEN I, 20 back, but ! am not
afraid OF death, and am ready to meet It.
rrnrurR SKETCHES. D.
H.. 49,. .ta,,i.oJ At, p;ohor,,s and biFi
III net 1s.H w . AN Sa,i;ra NJ he United
St I'm s Hs 1 ny ooot Messrs Martin and
g WI t1vgei NJ es 20 a oIa",ad inrther
. anas.sT " h;aS; s.n,v snd of The. Harls.
p'lltssso va Tha 49, ~ tb;s family
~ hi ~. ehs,;t o. 20 Nn.en,Se Inst the AZ.
1 ~. h;s anJ " aot ,ossesson az
I Ses D targ wh;"h sSe bsd i .empted.
p ;c do torsad n Telinonis6ment from
her 10 him. and keeping il, stayed on the
farm until the commission Of his last crime
in December. He was IN jail on the
charge Of petty larceny when he met MIS-.
H., who bad gotten her husband out, the
latter being supposed to have ned
10 Texas. Mrs. Harlston was muir
dered with smoothing IRON;
her right jaw was broken, ana
the back OF her head completely
mashed in. The oldest child, between,
five and six years OF age, was badly bruised
about the head, and the next one had lts
head mashed in. The infant, aged
eighteen months or two years, had appar'
emily been taken up by one leg and had ~
life dashed out on the tloor. II also hau
one leg broken: Richards had been stay
ing there, and claimed to Work ny the
month. On the I'd OF November ne caleu
on neighbor and requested him 70 &c
some chores on the farm, as Mrs. harlston
was going 10 see her husband IN lexas
and when the parties were missed ne sac
that was where they had gone. He wa
suspected, however, and the podies WeIs
found on the edge OF the straw SUCK Oh
December 10th. ia, @ts
MS NEXT VICTIM, tAJlas..1
pa,or Anderson was swede who can't
t, e,o' 1 He WINS puttine m {
hS;Ii;;ns and Richards was INSISTING him
HatoId eoma of his neiohbors that lie be
i;a,eJ Iii R;cbards had no;soned him; tia
he had = d;stressing main in his bowels
~ NJ a .s coIlad there next dav. Anderson wa.
.n;s:;ns INT Richards had Anderson's wa
aon.h;tcbed nm and nearly ali his housholC
eeon5s IN II Thev asked him what tina
mean Seant and he said Anderson had gon,
ar"~'and had rennested Richards TO tax,
tbe 9oo1ls TO his own place, They sale
sometbinc WINS wrong. and wanted 10 q
info The honse. He took the kew and said
ivan W. ,lon,t think / would do anythin.
wrong IN Pete. land then began strippin!
,he harness FINN the horse that was fitch
ed N the WAGON. While thew were in thu
house. he mounted and rode away.
H Tbov found blood ON the floor. which
,ooted az though Il had been scraped Will
oIsss They nj once started the Sheriff
eiter P;chards The latter rode the horse
down ~ Bloomington. Neb., and there
L;raJ n team 10 Riverton, where he dis
cho road his man ami hired another team
~ taee him 10 Red Cloud. He there tool
= train and went 10 Hastings. almost in thu
rear If where me murder was committed
The sherifr 81 Kearney county had fol
lowed him to Riyerton., where his horst
cove ont He came To Hastings. and wa,
sshsra AZ .he anne lime as Ricbards. bu
d;d not know If The latter stoppet
NJ the honse Of one Fosmer. to sel
~ ,sdv friend and was living ON ,
sofa whens four men drove IN. bu
J;d nnt t,,rn bis head. This house VA
abont tbree.ouarters Of A mile out Of town
Hs csmsin f6e next morning houpht al
oyefcoat and can. and started on q run /,
the train. He boarded It and came t,
Platte Smith. The conductor OF the TRAN
was one Joseph Beatty. who had the iiligi
tive's photograph and circulars describing
HIM, He at first took him to be the man
but when some OF the passengers !ooke'
they said not: Whether the TACT 9
Richards keeping both hands IN NJ
overcoat pocket, and the belief that Il
each q those bands was revolver, ha'
anything to do with their decision W
are not informed. Richards told the con
ductor that he owned land In kearne.
county, a number OF miles southwest Q
Hastings and near Lowell. lie sent bacI