The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-28


Z toned, and It Is nowin charge Of the Cor
ner, who is holding IN inquest.
This Is the second case OF the kind tn
week. The other woman, Catherine An
Phillips, guilty Of inianticide, accordin
4 to the Coroners finding, Is not able to b
y removed to prison. ~
DISAPPEARANCE OF A DEFATLTISG iNsuRASC
AGENT.
ST. PAUL, MINS., October r26.-96.-Cha.
Etheridge, insurance agent and financia
] representative Of the New York Loan an,
Trust Company has disappeared under cir
cumstances remarked as suspicious. -
~ Nothing definite can be ascertained a
to the, extent of the losses.k He disap
} tpeared Wednesday, going East. The tirs
evidence against him was the discover,
that drafts for 81, 200 on the Mercantile
Trust Company which he represents
cashed by the Second National Bank o
this city, were bogus. It Is rumored tha
other banks have been victimized, bu
nothing positive Is known. It Is thought
the losses will ultimately reach seyera
thousand dollars. His affairs generally
are in suspicious shape. Mr.. McSfanon
Agent OF the Trust Company, is inyesti
BAtIuSs EstueIAukt WIS hptOluhltntuANLt4
and leading member Of the larges
church here, and the matter, creates grea
excitement ssg @ 5Es -
RAPEfSwAsHrSsroS coUSTY, Pa.
WASHINGTON, October GA rape wa'
n Ecommitted on the person OF Mrs, Samue
i White, arespected lady OF CHARTERS town
ship, this county, some time last week, BY
Edward Hall, hired hand, who was let
in charge OF the farm while White was en-
gagged in Court here rs witness in the
Tannihill case. Itseems that Hall went tC
the bedroom OF Mrs. White, as itwerc fol
q gun, which he got, and, pointing it at
Mrs. Whites head, told her he would kill
her II she attempted to resist. Mrs. White
is sister OF VIM. McNutt, who was shot
by John Tannihill in August. It has been
kept profound secret until noon to-day
Hall hasIied. : II
NARRYrSG THREE WIVES rs ONE DAY!
sAir LAKE, October 26.1Y Yesterday, af.
Il ternoon John Miles was arrested fot biga-
-tmy, charged with marrying three women
on Thursday last. An examination was
had before Commissioner Sprague yester-
day and continued until to-day. Quite q
number Of witnesses were examined to-
day, but the memory or knowledge Of
parties, present was defective, and, the case
was continued until Monday, when it is
expected that q record back OF the Endow.
ment House marriages will be produced.
It is understood that the proceedings are
instituted in behalf OF the second wife, .sliss
Owen, who is now stopping with the Uni,
ted States Marshal.
KEW YORK ALDERMAN STABBED.
NEW York, October 26.-Alderman Nor.
r:s, while on his way from home to the
Elevated Railroad early this morning, was
assailed ut Twenty-third street and Sixth
avenue, and three times stabbed, but not
fatally. The ,assailant escaped, and there
iis no due 70 his identity. .sStyf
- brokers' ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
NEw YORK, October 96.-Two brokers,
Louis A. Brown and Horace E Brown,
were arrested to-day for forgery, in con-
nection with the $4,000 check forgery on
the Union Trust Company. They were
committed to the ,Tombs without bail.
The bottom Of this mysterious forgery has
now, it is said, been reached.
BANKER AccusEpoF DRFRAuDtNG DErosrroRs
WnxEsARRE, October 96.-Joseph Brown,
banker, who suspended last May, has
given bond TO answer the charge of de,
frauding depositors.
uALP BREED SENTENCED TO DEATH
| wRL1ASD, Orr, October &c. John
Whitby, half breed, has been sentenced to
be hanged November 25, for the murder Of
a fellow tramp named Allon, April ID, last
BAIL IN THE BILLINGS MURDER CASE.
BAI1sroS, n. Y, October "a Billings,
indicted for the murder OF his wife, has
given bail in $4,000.
BOLD RoRBERy OF THE MANHATTAN BANK.
NEwa aYoRx, October 27,-Between 8 and
0 O'Clock this morning masked burglars
entered the Manhattan Savings Bank
building, corner OF Broadway and Bleeker
streets, and after handwriting the ianitor,
made him, under threats, reveal the com
bination Of the safe to them and deliver
mn The KEYS Of the bank. They rihed the
vault OF presumably large amount OF
money. as twenty tin boxes known "a
have contained bills were found on the
] floor quite empty. The building Is four
story, the bank occupying the ground
, floor with entrances on both Broadway
and Bleeker streets. Wendell kohlman
keeps 4 barber shop In. the basement un'
der the bank and the janitor lives on the
second floor. The barber opened his shoT
Mt IS minutes past 8 o'clock. He says
there was nothing unusual in the bank
at that time. AT 20 minutes past :
o'clock be was startled by the appearance
Mt the head o. the basement stairs, OF JAM
/ tor, Louis WerteI, white with fright anC
. excitement, with his hands handcutfet
TIGHTLY and the key OF the bank clutchet
between them, he was only half dresset
and gasped: thieves, robbers, come ant
: see. N The barber accompanied him int
, the bank and saw the doors OF the grea
vault wide open and the floor Uttered witt
, the boxes all emptied Of their contents
hnlolars tools were scattered in;yerY. dircc
tion, The barber notified the police. anC
SnnerinfendentWalling, Inspector Diks
Cant. Byrnes and Capt, Kealy were soor
on the scent. .l
. access from without were found intact, AM
J 1t was evident that the thieves had enteret
by means ofkeys. Dan: kealey, the nigh
! watchman, said he left his post at . A.
D and aroused the janitor, as was ms Gus
; tom, and left the building. locking the bal
. door after him. He left the corner at 6;l'
A. ", and then everything was right, an'
quiet. A lithographer who does blsines
on the upper floor says thatat SO clock d
arrived at the building and found the en-
trance open, and wondered at the careless
! ness, OF lthe Waterman HE passed o.
: stairs dmet nobody and heard no nols
or disturbance. The janitor Wertel ere
E ated an unfayorable impression. On cross
. examination he said that at ten minute
: past six, while he was dressing, seyel
+ masked men suddenly rushed into ~
room and handcutted htmseh ana "
I er.in.law, an. old lady who was present
4 screamed when The burglars drew pistol
a and threatened instant death to any on
= who made noise. They then carried hlr
Q into an adioining room and forced htm
deliver up the keys OF the street doom
+ with these four Of the party wentsdo