The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-25
CRIMINAL MATTERS.


hanged yeBteEuAy ID Isle OF WlSnt county
Va, for committing an outrage on Ii,
person Of Margaret A. Stephens, neaI
Carrsyille, August 10, 1877. An immense
crowd Of both sexes and all colors wit
messed the execution. The culprit I'D
mitted the commission OF half doEeE
similar crimes.
The young girl on whom Williams per
petrated his heinous ofiense Ia the daugh
Ter Of poor but respectable widow living
near Corryville, Va. On Sunday, the 1stt
Of August, 1877, Miss Stephens started &c
walk the public highway, from the houst
OF her uncle, ]. A. Carr, to her mothers
Williams followed her. She at once ran
but the negro caught her. After brutally
beating her because she resisted him, he
succeeded in accomplishing his criminal
design, and at once fed. Miss Stephens
having raised an alarm, got out war.
rant, and he was traced to Chuckatuck,
Nansemond county, where he was arrest
ed. He confessed his guilt in criminally
assaulting Miss Stephens. His first trou'
BILE in life was about woman, and his
next waywardness was in committing an
outrage on a white woman in Matthews
county, Va, for which he was sentenced
to twenty years imprisonment.
BE escaped after one years confne.
ment, and went to Washington and New
Jersey. In Elizabeth, n. j., he received
= sentence Of five years imprisonment
for committing an outrage on colored
woman named Hagar Smith. After sery-
ing his time out, he went TO New York
City, and got Eve months for stealing.
He then left for Virginia, and nearly
killed man in Richmond, with slung.
shot, about 4 woman, and then escaped TO
surry county, outraged 4 colored woman,
and ied to the Isle Of Wight county. In
this county he outraged small school
girl, and was undetected. and then com.
mitted the crowning assault upon Miss
Margaret stephens, for which he was ap.
pretended and condemned to die.
The execution was set for this partic-
ular day by special request Of the pris-
oner, who desired to die on Washington's
birthday.
THE DEXTER BAsK RoBBERY-TREAsURER
DIED OF HIS IhJURlkS'
DEXTER, Me. February 2S.-Last even.
ing J. A. Barron, Treasurer Of the Dsx.
ter Savings Bank, not returning home,
search was made for him, and he was
found locked in the vault, handcutfed,
gagged and with rope around his neck.
He was senseless, and died this morning,
He has several bad wounds on his fore.
head. The robbers obtained less than
500. and II Is supposed they murdered
the Treasurer because he would not open
the safe.
PROMINENT MAIL oFFIoER IN TROUBLE.
BosToS, February 2s.-Thos. P. Cheney,
Superintendent OF the New England Mail
Service, is charged with dsirauding the
Government by certifying to false vouch.
ers for services never rendered; with es.
tablishlng postal routes in New Hamp.
shire for the benefit Of his friends; with
granting his chief clerk illegal fayors,
and certifying to vouchers furnished by
him, and allowing him to draw pay after
he had left the service; with being absent
from duty, and with general inefficiency.
Congress will investigate.
MURDERER COMMITS SUICIDE IN HIS CELL.
MoRRrsrowa, Pa, February 2S.-The
body Of Henry Wahlen, convicted Of the
murder OF Max Hugo Hoehne, near
GraugerS Encampment, Elm Station, in
the fall OF 1875, was found this evening,
in his cell, with his scull broken, and
hanging to bar OF the window by rope
made from his bedclothes. Itissupposed
he tirst fastened the rope around his neck,
and then beat his head with the iron
covering OF the heater, which was found
broken of and covered with blood.
Wahlen left statements In French, Ger.
man and English declaring his innocence,
and calling on God to heap His curses
on all persons in any wayconnected with
his trial and conviction.
EVANSVILLE, IND. February 2S.-Em.
ma Neal, an insane girl, twenty-three
years old, who wandered away from her
home two weeks ago, was found hanging
to tree In cornfeId below town this
afternoon. The body had evidently been
hanging some time. There are suspicious
of outrage and murder. The Coroner's
Jury returned 4 verdict OF murder.
ASSAULT on HIS WIFE.
EyAssv1LLE, IsD., February 2S.-
Charles Riddle, aged sixty, near MeLeans-
boro, ILL.,, attacken his wife with ham.
mer while driving home on the 2lst, and
beat her so brutally that It Is feared she
will die.
youaD GUILTY.
MExPHIs, February 23.-In the Grim
inal Court to-day Henry Smith, colored,
was found guilty Of murder 10 the frat
degree, for killing bis mistress, Chaney
Long, also colored, about 4 year ago, by
nearly seyering her head from her body.
IN LIMBO.
Ex-Justice Of the Peace F. B. Millard,
a Police Court attorney, was committed
10 Jail to-day to answer for assuming the
role Of magistrate and performing
marriage ceremony last night, by which
an innocent girl was betrayed.
CAPTURED.
SAN FRAscuco, February 23.-samuel
F. Schwartz, clerk in the Pension Office,
who disappeared last May with about
1000 Of the funds Of the Office, was cap.
tured this morning by o. S. Detective
Finnegau.
CONVICTED.
CHICAGO, February e3.-In the case Of
George Sherry and Jeremiah Connolly, on
trial for the murder Of Hugh McCon.
vile, the jury this afternoon, after little
over an hours deliberation, returned q
verdict Of guilty, and fixed the punish
ment at death BY hanging. Sentence will
be passed on Monday.
EscAPED couSTERHEITERs.
MADISON, IsD, Februaey 23.-Three
counterfeiters, Thomas Carrington and
wife and Charles Willoughby, detected
near Bryantsburg, this county, escaped,
leaving implements and material for man.
utacturing queer, including seven pounds
OF white meta,
FoorPADs ARREsTED.
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