The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-04
THE wAaEs OF SIN Is DEATH.
A Belle Of the ewnitesulphur, Bride
Of the Night, n Mother and widow
I'm the Morning.

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I'm the Morning.
CHARLOTTE, N. e., March 2-Infor.
nation Was received here this evening oil
scandal which led 10 tragedy in Clay
County. The location is in the chain oil
the Blue Ridge, in the western part o!
this State.
Miss Ada McClay is the daughter OF
the late Hon. Richard McClsy, who was
wealthy and esteemed farmer and poll
ticisn of the county just named. She Is
twenty-five years OF age, beautiful, re-
fined and accomplished. She was edu-
Gated at q seminary in Lexington, Ny,
having graduated there with the usual
honors about four years ago. Just after
leaving her alma mater she made her
debut at the White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia, and has visited that place
OF fashionable resort every summer since.
1t seems that year ago last summer
she met there Mr.. VIM. P. Shelburne, a
handsome and polished gentleman OF
twenty-six. The couple fell in love-
courtship followed, and they were be-
trothed. He lived in New Orleans, and
had visited Miss McClsy only three or
four times at her home in Clay county,
but had KEEP. up regular correspondence.
He had not seen her for ten months
until las. Monday, when he came to fulfil
his plighted troth. The day set was the
lst ins..-yesterdsY. They were duly
married, the nuptisl ceremony taking
place at noon. The company In atten.
dance was not large, but 1t was elegant
and sristocratic.
The afternoon and evening were spent
in wedding festivities, and 1t was q late
hour when the bride and groom retired
tor rest. But then-oh, sad to tell
Shelburne discovered that his fair love
was ence,nte. In q rage he blssphemed
and raised the deuce. He threatened TO
Kill her in lis frenzy, and oni y deslsted
on the condition that she would reveal
the name of her seducer. Tbis she re-
fused to do at first, but finally told him
that Simpson Forester was the man.
He lived adjoining the McClay man
sion, and had recently graduated at one
OF the colleges IN Virginia. He was
only twenty-five years of age, but had
the reputation of being gallant, and q.
the While Sulphur last summer was
favorlts with the bellies. Shelhurne's
bride declared that this gay Lothsrio had
accomplished her ruin five months ago,
and that she had sworn never TO betray
him. He visited the house like an lnii-
mate friend, and last night he was one OF
the gayest Of the gay at the festive
board.
At six o'clock this morning Shelburne
pulled on bis clothes, armed himself with
u double-bsrreled shot gun and went to
Forrester's home. The young bride tcl-
lowed, screaming and beseeching him
not to shoot her destroyer, that she had
forgiven him. But Shelburne was de-
He aroused the Forester
family, consisting of two or three sisters
and the mother, and called tor the guilty
man; Forester feigned surprise when
he faced Shelburne, and denied knowing
any thing about the lsdy's shame. Only
a few words ensued, when Shelburne
banged away, dlschsrging load OF buck
shot into the shoulders of his enemy,
who had no weapon OF defense. Tho
WOuOUeu man e8ClhliNous L hul hi'icu,
and have deserved it sll!' The second
barrel was not fired, for Shelburne,
thinking the man dead, turned and saw
his wife, who wituesse the affair, had
tainted. The murderer took horse
rom the stable of Mrs. McClsy and fled
the country, gong in the direction OF
Tennessee.
The news of the tragedy soon spread.
Special Constable Dolley gathered
party of men and went in pursuit. The
excitement in tie neighborhood was in
.spse. DR.. Heather was summoned to
attend the dying man. His wounds were
dressed, but little hopes are entertained
of his recovery. To add to the scandal,
The bride gave birth in few hours after
The tragedy to premature child. No
such sensation has happened in this out
of-ths way place sincethe johnson Will
lsms shooting airay, ten years ago.