The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-27


State Of WeSl Virginia, Tbs child has
only been here about two weeks, AID on
aecOunt0 i long and heAttles5 neglect is
somewhat InsotrIEible, but with care,
such asa child Of fourteen years should
have, would improve, and In al pr0babll.
lty no as other children. HOmelhing
should DO done without delay In her be.
half. She does not properly come under
our care, hence | call your attention 10
the case, not being acquainted with your
officials. II because her father Ia Ia the
penitentlaFy, convicted OF killing rebel,
she cannot llnd such protection and care
IA humanity dictates, ! have no doubt that
the General Assent ly Of Ohio will pass a
special act 10 admit her into the Soldiers
Orphans Home At %enia. Judge, know
your mind In thia matter; Il Is what hu.
mainly and patriotism would dictate. Let
me hear from you. Respectfully,
5000 7H G.uF Il. q. RicllARnS.
IUDoE cocnRAS's RESPONSE
The elaborate reply Of Judge Cochran
reads:
WHEELING, W. Va, Dee. %, 1879.
Hon. X, q. Richards, Of Ohio Sat- Senate,
&dtJnTh', o.
My DEAR SIR: Youn OF the 18th lust.
relating to Nancy Ice aud her father, Eli
Ice, now confined IN our penileAtiary.
came duly and would have been answered
promptly but Tor press OF other matters. I
have written number Of letters on this
subject aud given II q thorough investiga.
ton, and when yours came determined
on account Of my respect for you and q
desire 10 do my State Justice 10 answer
you more fully than have answered any
Others. My heart aches for this daughter,
and for Ices unfortunate family, but we
have no public Institution Ia our State,
like orphans homes or reform schools,
where she can be properly carel for
nothing but our county ihtirmaties. For
the following statement Of fees case am
indebted to letters from, or interviews
with some Of the most distinguished men
In the StAte-RepubllCRns anil Demo.
cr0ts-whoSe names are National and
whose integrity and veraCity arc unQues.
neutrality-suspicious. who have tho best
means 10 know whereof they speak, and
who Agree down 10 minute details.
HISTORY ~ THE KILLING OF WADE.
Following are the facts, substantially,
submitted 10 the jury; During the win.
Ter Of 1862, Ice, who was soldier in the
Union army, returned to his home In
Marion county, this State, without fur.
Tough. Some time before this young Wade
had been arrested and sent to Camp
Chase, and II was reported In the neigh.
bOrhOOd that he was about 10 DO released
and to return home. Ice declared that
II Wade came home he would kill him;
both lived In the same vicinity, some four
OF live miles from Warrington, in Marion
county. Wade soon returned home from
Camp Chase and was staying all night
with a neighhOr, named Hess, believe
During the night Ice came to this house
and required Wade to get up and go with
him to Warrington, distant four or I've
miles. Wade complied, and they started
before daylight. About dAybreak, while
In a deep hollow, lee ordered Wade IL 20
before him; Wade stepped forward mud at
the same time thought hG heard the
click OF Ices gun cock, and said,
"lce, you are not going TO shoot me?"
and almost instantly Ice shot him in the
back, the ball entering the lower part of the
shoulder blade, passing diagOnally through
his body, coming out at his opposite
breast. Ice left him, went to the nearest
neighbOr, told what he had done, and
requested that Wade be taken care Of.
Wade lived until about noon OF that day
some six or eight hours, His dying
declarations were taken by a Justice and
given in evidence on the trial. There waA
no pretense that Ice had any order
for WAde's arrest, Ice was arrested by
the civic authorities and lodged in the
county jail at FaiFmOnt. In April, 1868,
Just before the Confederate General
Jones entered FairmOnt, some Union
military officer ordered the jailor to re.
lease Ice, which he did, and leo returned
to his regiment, and there remained until
the expiration Of his three years enlist
ment. lie then enlisted in Il POnnsylvR.
MIA veteran regiment.