The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-25
The Washington County Murder
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Mention has already been made in the
West Alexander locale Of the ISTKILI.
aExCER Of the following case. The fol-
lowing particulars in regard to it we
gather from the Washington pa Repr-
tr OF Saturday evening:
On Thursday, the 2lst instant, John R.
and Thomas TolaRd, Of West Finley
township, made information before
Squire Joseph F. Mayes, Of West Alex.
ander, against John 81. Day, of Morris
township charging him with kicking his
wife, their sister, from the effects Of which
she died on Monday, the 18th instan.
Upon this information q warrant was
issued and placed in the hands of Con-
stable J. F. Sutherland, Of West AlexAn.
der, who proceeded on Friday to Days
residence, and arrested him without rou-
bic. BE was brought to West Alexander
and, waving u hearing, was locked up in
n room in Mr.. Sutherland's house, where
be remained wei night and on Saturday
morning was brought TO Washington. 90
the HempisId train, and lodged in jail
for trial.
The circumstances preceding and at
tending the sad tragedy are about these,
NJ we have gathered from various
sources:
Day and his wife have been married
many years, and haze six children rang
ing in age from sixteen years To nine
months. They were people Of fair repute,
and are we'll spoken Of by their neighbors.
Until within a year or 90 they have lived
"a happily together "a people In their
circumstances ordinarily do. But within
the period named it is reported that
Young men OF his acquaintance, out Of a
spirit Of mischief, told various stories
stories that had no foundation in truth
for the purpose Of making him jealous
OF his vile. In this they succeeded only
too we'll. The poor wife Is now in her
grave and The wretched husband behind
prison bars.
During the last year Day and his wife
have had frequent quarrels, growing out
of the stories 80 wantonly told him, the
last one, which terminated so fatally, on
Sunday evening, the 18th, at about four
o'clock. 1t appears that Mrs. Day, who
Is represented "a Il woman Of some spirit,
in the quarrel on that occasion, struck
her husband with broom stick and then
ran, and n she KAs about raising one
foot to step over something, her husband,
who was behind her, kicked her with a
heavy boot. Shesoon after took 10 flood
ing" and Dr. o. Blatchiey wa cent for,
and he Visited her some time during the
night. She suffered n great deal and on
Monday afternoon, the 18Th, about TWEEN
ty.four hours after she received her in
iuries, abe died.
John N. Day, the unfortunate culprit,
il n son OF Harrison Day, Of Morris town
ship, Greene county, deceased. BE Is
about thirty.6ve or forty years OF age,
and 4 farm Iaborer. BE lived At the
time Of the tragedy, with his family, in q
tenant house, on the farm Of Mr.. Bepil-
min Farrabee, about one mile north oil
Concord, in Morris township, Washing
ton county.
The wife, Jane, wa thir.y-six yeArs Of
age. Her remains was buried on Tues
day following her death.
No one was present at the time Of the
fatal quarrel except members Of the fam,
ily. The wife made \ statement before
her death which, We understand, does not
differ in substance from the statement o.
the case as here given. He wa an ordi-
nArily sober and industrious man, and be
and his wife we're persons Of good reputG
among their neighbOrs. The parties who
90 wantonly ihfamed the husbands ieal-
Gus passions are not entirely clear OF The
WomAuis blood, and the case should teach
the lesson how dangerous it il even fol
sport to thus Wanionly tribe with the
good name add reputation Of others.