The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-25
Awoop COUNTY sENsArIoN.


Went Through the Pockets Of DJ Ing
Friend -CutIInE ARRAY.
PARREIsBuRd, ". Va, December @.-
The doctrine Of total dspraylly las been
eSGmplilled in this community in the per.
son ola young man-sail man the son Of
parents who morally and Severally occupy
a first position In society. A brief synop.
sis Of the case will better explain: A short
time since Mr., Henry Nash, son Of Pro.
iesSOr john G. Nash, came homs from
Nashville, Tenn, on visit to his parents,
and was taken sick and ConHnsl to his bed.
Ills illness had finally taken asOrious turn,
aud required the constant attention OF
nurses and attendants. Theyonng friends
k0l the sick man were called upon
TO nurse the invalid, and one Of
them, All old achOol.mal0 and aGQualnt.
anCe, In company with other gentlemen,
sat up With him during his last night on
earth. During the night, or rather early
Ia tho morning, Nash died, One Of tho
gentlemen present saw the young man
take from the COatpouket VI the sick man
an envelope, which he was not seen 10
return, but nothing particular was thought
Ot this action until II became known that
young Nash had been In the habit Of car.
rying money In An envelope, and that the
money was gone. About the same time |
revolver was also missed from tho room. |
Although nothing was said at tho time
about tho matter, still suspicion rested
upon the youth, who was watched. A
few days ago pistol was sold by him To
an officer, which was identified by the
father and brothers Of the deceased. In
fact, the suspected young man, after tell.
ing half dozen different stories as to
how Il came into his possession, ack.
nOwledgGd that lie got II from young Nash,
but claimed that II WAS presented TO him
by tho owner on the evening spoken Of,
which, from all accounts, was u physical
impOsstbility, as tho young man Is said to
have been incapable Of ConveBingeven in
a whisper for some time prior 10 his death,
aud, besides, tho pistol was not missed I'LL
his death. a suit was brought for the 70.
COvery OF the pistol, and was recovered hy
the father OF young Nash. An officer went
to the young man suspected lust before
the suit for the recovery Of the pistol was
and told him Of the suspicion
which rested upon him In reference 10 the
when he acknowledged TO Ihe
Ollicer that he had stolen upward Of 80
ia money, and said that hO had been try.
ing to save money ever since to re.
Turn it. lie begged tho officer moi
to divulge, on account Of his family.
No warrant for his arrest has,
AZ yet, been issued by Mr.. Nash through
for the estimable family, but
The facts in the case could not be kept con.
eealed, and every detail OF the outrageous
crime is passed from mouth 10 mouth with
comments very Uniavorable throughout /
.he entire community; every man OF ,
whom says that the guilty man should not /
20 unpunished. Ile will undoubtedly be .
indicted BY the Grand Jury, whether {
he officers OF the law are lax in the due
performance OF their duty or not. II Is
aid that lie has not been seen in town .
Turing the past twenty-iour hours. 4
a fellow named James Kemp got into &
liiliculty with n man In Bush's saloon /
evening. aud, drawing knife,
ut at his antagonist, but missed his enc.
ny and stuck the knife In his arm, break.
ng the blade of Ia the wound. The
wound is considered very dangerous, rs
ne is said to have cut an artery.