The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-30
HORRIBLE.
TRIPLE MURDER IN WET
EEL COUNTY.
George Wallace Supposed TO be
the Assassin of His Wife
and Child and ~ Young
Lady Visitor.

One of the most horrible murders
that has ever been our lot to chroni-
Gle occurred on the 10Th inst, near
Littleton, Wetzcl county. The vic
tins were the wife and child of Bak-
err alias Geo. Wallace) and a young
lady fourteen years old, the daughter
of VIM. S. Church. The wife and
child, three months old, were found on
a high knob overlooking the surround
ing country and the young lady on
the floor of Bakers house Baker
halls from Ohio county where, it is
said he left q former wife and child.
Soon after his coming to Wetzel he
married Miss Mary Roberts by whom
he has had two children-the older
one of whom had been taken by it's
aunt to her house the day before the
murders. Their married life was any,
thing but pleasant. On the Monday
before the murder Baker left home to
work at Littleton, five miles away, and
on Wednesday Miss Church went up
to his house to remain over night with
his wife, who is q relative Of hers.
Since that no human except the muir
derer or murderers have seen either of
them alive.
Both of their skulls were broken
with a blunt instrument supposed to
be club. The young lady, it is sup
posed, was outraged and then murder
ed.
Nothing was known ofthe affair I'M
til the mutilated remains of the wife
and child were discovered by the
brother of the husband.
A coroner's jury was impanneled
and the father of the murdered wo.
man had the husband and brother ar
rested on suspicion of committing the
murder.
John Wallace, the brother, made q
confession on Friday morning, ac-
knowledging that he alone had done
the deeds. He duplicates a young
man, Henry Villers, as having advanc-
ed the idea three weeks before, of kill
ing Mrs. Baker, as she had insulted
him (Villers) last fall, and that he
would help any one kill her. He said
he was at Littleton the evening of the
murder and after taking supper at a
Mr., Conaway's he was loafng about
a store when Villers came up and ask
ed him if he was ready to do that job
that night, and he replied that he was.
This was $50 o'clock. Villers told
him to go to Bakers and induce eth
er of the women out and kill her and
he { Villers) would kill the other.
Wallace vent to Bakers and told Mrs.
Baker that VIM. Church's wife cher
sister and the mother of the murdered
girl was quite sick and wanted her
Immediately. She dressed herself and
baby and started with him. He ask
ed for hammer which she got for
him, and at the same time asking him
what he wanted with it. He said Mr..
Church wanted it. When they got to
the top of the knob they came to a
fence which they had to cross. He
took the baby and as she attempted
to climb the fence struck her on the
back Of the head with the hammer
and she fell without a groan. He then
laid the baby on the body, struck il
on the head and then fed. He feared
that Villers would not kill the girl sc
he returned to the house and found
the girl in bed. He asked her fol-
something to eat and while she was
getting it he struck her three times
with the hammer on the forehead.
He then threw the hammer away and
went home.
Villers was arrested, the matter OF
his quilt investigated and was acquit-
ted. All say if be had put his broth
err George il Villers place, the story
would pass freely.
LATEST.
The prisoners were taken to Burton
and there placed in a hotel, under guard
to await the train, which was to carry
them to jail. Soon after the prisoners
bad laid down to rest, from ten to fifteen
men, hidously painted, forced open the