Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-12
CRIMINAL CHRONICLES.
.ACHAPTeR OF CRIMES CULle0 FROM
THE COUNTRY.
A Woman Beaten to Death at Louisville
A Bad Postmaster-Singular As
sauIt-Murderer Captured
Sent to the Penitentiary.
AWEsT VIRGINIA MURDERER HANGED.
A Singular Assault.

PITTSBURGH, November ll.-JOhn
Derd, countryman living two miles
back in the country from Economy,
while sitting in the baggage office of the
P. F. w. & G. railway depot, on Federal
street, Allegheny, yesterday afternoon,
was attacked by an unknown man, and
his right ear WAS cut in half, and he re-
ceived slight cut on the side OF the
head. Derd said that had he not seen
the knife before it struck him, and sue
ceeded in partially warding otlthe blow,
his head would have been cut open.
A West Virginia Hanging.
FAYETTEVILLE, w. VA, November | |.
Henry Jenkins was hanged at one
o'clock to-day, for the murder OF Win.
field Saunders, at Nuttallsburg, on New
river, May 10th last, the supposed mo-
tive being robbery. Both men were
miners and worked together.
A large crowd was in town all night to
witness the execution, the gallows being
located to give good view TO 10000
spectators. The Hawks Nest Ritlemen
were brought out, but no disturbance
occurred. The prisoner was baptized
and made partial confession, was COM
posed on the scaiiold, and died without
a struggle.
Beaten to Death.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November ll.-l.ou
Norris. woman OF the town, died at
the City Hospital this morning, very
suddenly. The doctors suspected foul
play and attempted to hold post NOR
tenn examination, but were prevented by
about thirty other women vino collected
around and drove them from the hos.
pital. A coroner and squad OF police
men were summoned and elected the
worlen by force, and held post mortCn,
which developed the fact that she had
been beaten to death. An investigation
was had which developed the fact that
the beating was done at Woodland Gar
den, Sunday night. No clue as to who
did it can he obtained.
Murderer Captured.
ST. LOUIS, November ll.-Walker
Peoples, a man accused oi the murder
of one MaCCOmb, in the southern part
OF Wayne county, and who escaped
from the Greenville Jail last Sunday,
was captured in the vicinity OF Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, Yesterday, by Chas. +. Me
COrmick.
Gent Up for Seven Years
ST. LOFTS. November 1.-THE jury in
the case OF John Brady, Jr., who was,
to-day, in the Criminal Court tried on
a charge OF false Acknowledgement Of
deeds, returned verdict OF guilt and
assessed the punishment at seven years
in the penitentiary. Brady is one OF the
men concerned in the great land swindle
which was unearthed in the land office
at lrontOn, this State, last spring.
This Time n Post Master.
ST. LOUIS, November ia Post.
Dispatch special from Jefferson City,
says: Capt. J. *. Kidd, ex-member oi
the Republican State Central Committee
and sOst master at Kidd Ridge, Usage
county, was arrested and brought before
the L. :. Commissioner here to-day,
charged with collecting illegal fees for
issuing pensions. He was committed to
Jail in default of $1,000 bail.
Four Years.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, November 1.-THE
Supreme Court refuses to grant Lesser
Fredberg new trial. Fredberg is the
crooked pawnbroker implicated in the
murder OF Officer Race. He now goes
10 the penitentiary for four years.
One More.
ATLANTA, GA, November ll.-Joc
Harris, L colored convict, was hanged
to-day at Greensboro, for the murder OF
young Langston. The execution was
private.
Eanged.
FREDERICK, Nh, November ll.-Fe-
lix Munshor, convicted OF the murder OF
his cousin, James +. Wetzel, in August,
1879, was hanged in the jail ward to-day.