The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-05

CnRlsTY FARLEY IDENTIFIED BY "IRlsH
MAC" Our readers are no doubt familiar
with the details Of the brutal attack made
upon an old woman named Margaret Bar.
rett, alias Irish Mag, in East Wheeling.
Tuesday night last, BY beast In human
form who broke into her wretched home
and attempted TO outrage her person, The
woman, who is about sixty.six years Of
age, described the william infinitely 10 the
police, and they at once went to work upon
the case. Christopher Farley, q notorious
character living with his mother on 10Th
street, was found to answer the desCrip.
ton closely, aud certain evidence in the
possession OF the police pointed very
strongly toward him as tile guilty party.
He was accordingly arrested on Friday
night and locked up for hearing.
Yesterday morning the prisoner was
brought before His Honor, Judge Gran.
mer, Of the police court, to answer. The
woman Barrett was called as witness
and upon seeing Farley recognized him al
once, swearing positively that he was the
man who had entered her house on last
Tuesday evening, She testified that while
struggling In the clutches OF the william
she had scratched him severely in the face
Farley's face showed the marks OF the en-.
counter, and bore strong CirCumstantial
evidence against him.
Peter Out was called to the witness
stand and gave some important evidence
bearing on the case. Out and his mother
live on 10Th street, in a house owned by
the latter. Mrs. Farley and Christy live
in the basement OF Mrs, Outs house. On
the same night that the attempt was made
to outrage the Barrett woman, an attempt
was made to enter Mrs. Outs departments,
after her son had gone to work at the
Central Glass Works. The party who
tried to enter Mrs. Outs room used file
in trying to pry open the win.
dows, just as was done at the
Barrett house. Out, while going to his
work about / o'clock that morning, saw
Farley lettering in the vicinity, consEdera.
bly, under the influence Of liquor, and ad-
vised him to go home, 1t was after this
time that the attempt was made to enter
Mrs. Outs house, and about 9 o'clock
when the attack was made upon the Bar
rett woman.
Mrs. Farley, mother Of Chrlsty, testified
that upon the night the outrage was com.
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two or three times after midnight, leaving
the door open each time.
Officer Davis, who arrested Farley, after
giving the details Of the arrest, which was
made under q charge OF disorderly con.
duct, stated that Farley introduced the
subject Of the outrage while being taken
to the lookup, saying that the newspapers
had made big blow oyer the affair, which
didn't amount to anything. Upon learn.
ing that he was suspected OF being tn Q
guilty party, Farley remarked, "Well,
you've got me this time" or words to
that effect.
The Court assessed fine of $40 and
costs upon the prisoner, the maximum
fine in Its Jurisdiction, and in default OF
payment he was committed to Jail. Sub
sequently he was taken before Justice
Caldwell upon State charge. Here Mr..
B. i. Dovener appeared as his attorney.
AS the Squire was occupied during the
day with the Maxwell and King arson
cases. Farley's case was postponed un.
til Monday morning. In the meanwhile
he remains in Jail,