Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-03

the nefarious work OF Tuesday night,
should be promptly ferreted out and
brought to justice.
THE HISTORY OF A NOTORIOUS
ROUGH,
And the Sudden Stop Put to His Career
of Crime-The Lynchipg Of Man Who
Has Terrorized Piokaway County, o.,
For the Past Ten Years
COLUMBUS, o., September 1.-The
following additional details OF the hang
ing OF Thomas McDaniels, at CONNER
cial Point, Pickaway county, and the
causes which led to the act, have been
received here from that place:
For the past ten years McDa1iels has
terrorzed the section OF country in which
he lived, engaging in all sorts OF devil
ish and diabollcal tricks with impunity.
His chief passion has been TO cut, carve
and shoot; his greatest weakness has
been for
Brass Handled Pistols and Two-Edged
Knives.
He came to this country when lad
fourteen years old. His home was for
mery at Falmouth, Kentucky, from
whence he fled to escape arrest for en-
gaging in cutting scrape. He Knocked
around at odd jo5s, and about ten years
ago he began work ior Mr.. Decker,
large land owner, as farm hand. lie
was fellow OF fine address, and at that
time was a handsome man. He be-
guiled young daughter OF Mr.. Decker's,
Glice, and ran off with her when she
was only sixteen, and was married to
her. The elopement created great scan
dial and excitement in the neighborhOod
and the girls brothers, Boone and Peter
Decker swore they would kill Tom on
sight,
Notwithstanding their threats Tom
returned in week from his bridal trip,
rode into the Point with his brass ps-
tolls and his bride,
Painting for Gore and Eager tor Fray
that would enable them to decimate the
Decker heirs, and thus Increase his
wiie's share of her fathers vast prop
erty.
Shortly after his marriage he attended
a wolf hunt at Bloomfield, and on his
way through the Point he became
offended at Thomas Beckett, dry goods
merchant, and getting off his horse, he
proceeded to hammer Mr.. Beckett, 4
hundred persons standing by afraid to
interfere.
A bystander finally pulled him off
and prevented him Draining Beckett with
a piece of buggy shaft.
Several years ago there was mousse
warming near Barron's Cavern in the
southern part OF Franklin, and Tom
Went Down Without An Invitation
to help warm the house ami the guests.
In the midst Of the dance he provoked
a quarrel by stepping on the toe OF n
country gentleman VINO was iastldious
enough to object, and whipping out one
of his brass pistols, he began firing into
the crowd and brought down a man
named Hook Breckenridge by shooting
him in the thigh. Tom was not arrest.
ed for this eccentric contribution TO the
evenings entertainment.
Later he turned detective, and went
10 arrest man named Crawford near
Mt. Sterling who was charged with
throwing stones at a train on the Mus
kingum Valley near Washington Z. H.
He rushed into the room where Craw'
ford was eatinga meal,
Shot Him in the Face,
and then arrested him. He was never |
nolested for this little pleasantly by the |
officers OF the law.
About wear ago he became enamored |
OF fair maiden OF doubtful rcpute al
the American House, in Darbyvlile. !
He never stopped TO inquire whether |
his intentions would be agreeable, but |
called on her one night when the VII
lage was wrapped i'll slumber, by |
climbing on peddler's wagon and go-
ing through the window. On the inside
he found a gentleman, called sport, |
named g. :. Renck, who gave Tom
warm welcome. They fought over the
room and stairs until the
House Was as Bloody as Butchers Pen
His last escapades are numerous and
of recent date. a short time since he
was taken to Circleville and put IN lail
for stealing buggy. He went to
neghbor's house, hi,ched his horse 10 |
new buggy and drove of. Wood Hon:
man interested himself and secured
Toms release by putting up money on
a guarantee that he Tom had plenty OF
money at home, and wonId refund at
once. Wood went home with him, ana
found that neither Tom nor his vile had
a dollar in the house; so he took Tom
buggy. Tom then went to Jacktown
and cut up the new buggy he had once
stolen.
Yom's latest ambition has been to
Thrash the Entire Population
of Commercial Point, and he has threat
ered after doing this to lay the place In
ashes.
This spring he was out squirrel hunt-
ing with an old.iashioned SHOT gun. In
firing it a piece of the cap New into nus
right eve, which ran out OF the socket.
He paid no attention to it, and went
about as il nothing had happened. lie
didn't seem to know what pain was;
Abut = month ago he went INTO Mar
tin Beavers place, at the P1nt. Martin
runs grocery and a threshlng machine.
and is one OF the local magnates. lie Is
a magnificent specimen OF physical man
hood and a relative OF Toms wife. lie
had taken dislike to Mart. because he
would not let him turn everything topsy
turyy when he got filed up with liquor:
About month since Tom entered