Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-09
WASHINGTON, PA.
The HeywssA-Fer.yshs Hsraes Cass-
-Particalars % lhe Crime.

The HeyWssA.TersysAs Hsrass Cassy
-Parsicllars % the Crime.
Spccsal 10 he Reyixer.
WASHINGTON, Pa, January THE com;
ing week will open the January term
court at this place, provision has bee
made for term OF five weeks-onc OF th
longest terms in the history Of tho county
The first case taken up will probably q
the Haywood Forsythe murder case, froI
Monongahela City, which may possibly q
cupy two weeks, as, from present indic(
ceive separate trial. Prominent mcu
bcrs OF the Washington bar have been n
tanned on the part OF the commonwealth,
while the defense will not lack for want q
legal ability.
The following isa
History ef The Cass.
On the night OF Saturday, April 10TH
1851, a party OF miners, residing In MonotlI
cahela City, had been drinking at Hell
Half Acre" across the river In Alleshen0
county.
About midnight the party, consisting q
Jonas and Meshac Haywood, Thomas Fol
sythe, William Barringer, Thomas Mere&
ith and Thomas Stewart, returned homo
after which they sent for . keg OF bccl
which was taken TO Barfidecr's houst
where O fight occurred. Fonythe aiY
Meredith started to run when Forsytl
wood, who beat him over the head with
revolver until ho was nearly tnsensiblt
when he fired tho revolver aud Forsyu
fell dead.
The news Of the murder spread fast, an
stems were taken 10 secure the murdere
but he was not found when the tArS
officers looked for him. Hesh(
Haywood and William Barringer wet
placed in the county Jail as aocessaries
the murder, on Tuesday, April l9th, ar
indicted ut tho Juno term. They wei
subsequently released on bail-Aesh
on Juno 10th, upon u, 600. and bArrineN
A reward of one hundred dollars wAs d
fcrei by brother-in.law Of the murder(
man, and county detective McBurney VI
took 10 ferret out the principal psrtictpAn
II was a well known fact that Jonas He1
wood had been in different places In q
west during the previous two years ut Ma
and the detective visited these plAo1
While In Indiana he got possession OF
letter written by Haywood from hine5
Vile, Kansas, on the 18th Of October, is
I,SSiH; SialdassA n MSBp5 aYdlsssSSa fSff6s
Kansas. One OF these circulars fell IN
the hands OF . justice OF the peece nem}
Miller, who was personally scquaint(
with him, and who resided at Concofdla, ka
knowing the whereabouts Of Haywood 81
stimulated by the hopes OF reward MIL
sent q telegram 10 tho District Attorney
Washington county, asking what rewa
was offered for the arrest OF Haywood.
answer was forwarded and the next d
another telegram was received from
Sheriff OF Cloud county, Kansas, stat
that he had Haywood In custody. To "
the District Attorney replied, Hold him
and he proceeded 20 Harrisburg, where
procured Q requisition from the Governs
which, with other documents, were plscl
In the hands OF McBurney, who started
mediately after Haywood, who wns plso
in iail on the evening of tho 9Th of june
McBurney and Squire Miller, q osssssd
In an interview MILLER said that he d
known Haywood before the murt
to be . dangerous character
he Immediately proceeded TO secure
instance the sheriff Of Cloud county. K(
sas. arrested him, o. the sheriff Of his o.
county had refused 10 do % on account
some legal technicalIty. Ho vn th
placed In the Cloud county jail, where
remained until bs was brought 70
place by McBuney and Miller.
Some interesting history has bd
brought 10 light by this extended sea5
for Heywood. II Il known thst he
two wives at one time, but one OF them
now dead. One lived In Indians and
other In Illinois. During bis last visit
Kansas he was pressing bis suit Tor
hand OF young lady In that Ststs,
undoubtedly would haye become MI. ~
wood No. g. had he not bssn arrested, -
was favoriie OF the young lsdy's moth
who was assisting him In his efforts 70
the daughter. II 10 also sta
that Forsythc In the third
son he had shot; one In U
another In Kansas, and ~ II
posed by many that the real cause Of
syth's murder is bis knowledS OF y
woods former crimes. IL II also stated
In Is7g, he attempted 10 murder bis
wife and her father and sister Ia india
lie attacked the father with stone y
handkerchief and laid him out Hf U
attacked the women, but tbetr scses
brought assistance. A result from
brutal treatment bis wife died " "a ins
asylum. "
Military uestsss- -saas1ss Oo6s-e
e3Ae-AsW Bs1B1lsGs.
Speoai % k Reois~.
wasRrs0ros. Pa, January 6.-At On q
tiof, for Captain Of Company II, Tel
Pennsylyania Regiment on Frtdsy ~
ing. Major II. J. Vsnkirk, Sg!wesiy d
Eighty. fifth Pcnnsyivsais vossstssna
elected. -
speaking Of military siKhin rsnisd.
OF the recent court-msstta of so9e "a
above company. II has leaked 0ut hnt
finding OF the officer rendered yerosc
about ti7O fine 10 be pssd by the boyD,
several officers hearing Of Is m1de ~
mept 70 Gen. Beaver, commanoing
briesde. and be Femittsd ~ tna %
oourpe this IL not 1olheial.p
Madame RumOf nyy tA1t sult o. 49,
der will be institntkd aEnlust the HttsbufB1
L1adey, and possibly The nma, of ths -.
city, for the recent publiestion u a aru
Gle relative 70 tee Byram-F Fymifs vedding
which took plsce December ~, 81.
Samuel Hudson, OF Hswtovna 0rscel
county, committed suicide on 1hufsdsl
night by cutting his throst- He vas =
extensive cattle dealer IN this etses -
New Mexico. Supposed csass, nnssoe
| trouble.
Over sixty nev buiIdinp hsys bee1
erected In Hasbington during ehs p
past year, and many more vii - No.
Beechrr lectures here On uext hasseny
/ ol.~-. ssTh. Hs~ pVuk~nefm" ~.