The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-25
LYNCHED.
shOrt::WOrk Made of IOhn
Wallace.
Strung Up on a Sour Apple
Tree.
His Body Brought 10 Wheeling Last
Night.
His Brother George Safe in Our
County Jail.
Bunrox, W. VA, March "a, 1873.

Special Report for The IntellIstneer.
It was the intention Of the authorities
here to take the murderer, John Wallace,
and his brother George, should he be
proven IN accessory TO the murders, tc
Wheeling on last evenings train, but the
failure to get through with the testimony
caused them to postpone moving them
(They expected to continue the hearing
| In Georges case to-day, but he waived AZ
examination and was held over TO Court
and will be taken TO Wheeling tonight,
During the evening nothing unusual oc'
Cured and nearly all fear OF lynehipe
had about passed away, though some oi
the wiser heads, judging from mysterious
talking that had been going on during
the day, thought the night would moi
pass away without bringing some start
ling developments. Their surmises
proved to be correct.
About o'clock this morning the in.
mates Of Blacks Hotel were startled by
the appearance, in front Of the botel, Of g
party yariously estimated at from fifteen
to twenty Eve men, dressed in white shirts
and having their faces blacked. They
went, at once, to the front door Of the
hotel and demanded admittauce, which
was refused b. the guards. They shouted
to "opeu the door or they would break IL
in" It was opened q little and they
rushed in over the guard and up stairs.
They put out the light and proceeded TO
the room where the prisoners were con-
fined and demanded almittance there
The guards again offered resistance, bal
they forced the door open and knocked
down E. Horner, one Of the guards, and
John Wallace. As they rushed into the
room several shots were fred. The lights
were put out and water thrown on the
fire to extinguish it.
George Wallace was forced into cor
ner and told ITO stay there and attend to
his business" which we take it for grant
ed he was very willing to do. The same
party then said: "Where is John Wal.
lace Fetch the rope and take the d-n
rascal out"
During the scuflls several more shots
were fired, some evidently to frighten the
guards, but one must have been fred
with the intention to kill John Wallace,
a. the bullet entered the floor within a
few inches OF where he lay. Wallace
during the melee, proved himself TO be q
powerful man; he at one time raised him
sell off the floor while Eve men were on
top Of him.
When the lynchers had gotten posses.
sion Of him they put rope around his
neck and hauled and pushed him down
the stairs, after which he offered no re.
sistance. Very little talking was done
| in the room, and no voices among the
lynchera were recognized. While they
were going down the stairs one Of the
men who were pulling the rope said :
"Come on, Mlss Church wants to see you y
They started up the railroad, going easl
from the town. No person followed them
and none but the lynchers know OF what
happened after this, excepting that Ell
wood Ieazure, who had seen them going
into town. secteted himself near the rail.
road, and waited until they came back,
As they passed him he overheard John
| Wallace say to the lynchers, in a perfect
| ly clear voice: II know you are going to
hang me, but l want you to hang the
other fellow too" probably meaning VII
lers, though he did not mention his name.
As they passed F. N. FreeIand's house
John was again overheard to say, by
some OF the inmates: II know you are
going to hang me, but want you 70 hang
me like a man."
They continued on up the track about
mile and half from Burton to a Geld
owned by P. Mcdonnell, Esq, in which
stands lone apple tree, which has the
reputation OF bearing the sourest Of sour
apples. This tree stands near the fence,
limb of which projects over 1t and is about
| l2 or Is feet from the ground;to this limb 8
rope had already been adjusted. He was
evidently put on the fence, the moose fas
tened around his neck, the ienct
knocked from under him aud tht
doomed man swung into eternity. HI
was left hanging until abont ten O'clock
to-day, when party from Burton, head
ed by Esq. Morris, visited the scene. A
ljury was empannelled and sworn. Fl,
was cut down and the body placed in I
wagon and brought To Barton and taken u
Morgan Lemley's cabinet Shop, where Al
inquest was held. DR.. Geo. K. Frank
was Tie only witness examined. He les
tilted that the dead mans neck was bro
ken and spine dislocated, and that hi
death resulted from these causes.
The jury at once returned the following
verdict:
An inquisition taken at the house o
Morgan B. Lemly, in Welzsl county, W
Va, onSnnday, the 9Th day oil March, A
D., 1878, before Joseph Morris, a Jastic'
Of the Peace for the said county, upoI
view Of the body Of John Wallace, Their
; lying dead, we the Jurors sworn to inquir
when, how and by what means the sal,
. John Wallace came 10 his death, upol
. their oaths do say that the said Johl
] Wallace came to his death by hanginI
, by the neck with a rope attached to tn
limb Of al apple tree, by the hands o
parties unknown, on the morning Of th,
) 24th day Of March, 1873. 10 testimon!
whereof the said Justice and Jurors heret,
eel at their hands this 24th day Of March
1873.
CHAs HoISKR, JAS A. STRAIGHT,
D Foreman. EUGENE TRoY,
W. B. BENNETT, HENRY HMELRIcE
Isaac HoRxKR, WM. PALMRg,
F. N. FREELASD. q. w. CUNNINGuAAI
4. J. FRRRLASD, JoHS BARrRuG,
CHAs II. WOODBURY..
After the inquest the body was lait
out and parties proceeded, Ia the sam,
room, to make his coffin, ia which he wa.
; placed at six o'clock this evening.
Az the body Law when Wa saw Il mi