Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-14
Deeds of the Deprayed.

MONTREAL, November 13.-Cleophas Du-
puis, wealthy merchant and farmer, about
a week since mysteriously disappeared
from Toilette, where he was at market with
large sum in bank bills. In the after
noon he visited several saloons and was
drinking heavily. He exhibited large
roll of bills frequently when paying for
drinks. The bar-keepers noticed three des-
perate characters following the man about
and partaking of his hospitality. The last
seen of him he was running toward l. AS.
somption bridge with his whilom compan.
ions in hot pursuit. He entered the bridge,
but was never seen alive after. The three
men left the province next day for the
lumber districts OF Ontario, and it was dis.
covered that on the road they seemed flush
Of IS and $40 bills which they kept chang
ing as they proceeded on their way. After
persistent dragging of the river Dupuis'
body was found to-day. The police have
started for the woods to arrest the accused.
SASrE ANA, CAL, November l3.-Josiah
B. Smith, a fisherman, murdered his four.
teen-y ear-old son by cutting his throat. He
and his wife are insane on religious sub
jects. They claim that the Lord com
manded the sacrifice,
BosToH, November 13-On Friday last,
Robert Smith, boy OF FIVE years, STEP
son of John J. Dacey, died under circum.
stances which rendered an investigation
proper. To-day Dacey was arrested on a
charge of having caused his death by i'll.
treatment. The people in the vicinity say
that the boy had been habitually kicked
and beaten, and the autopsy revealed a
horrible state of affairs, his liver, for in
stance, being lacerated as II by excessive
kicking, and his abdominal cavity being
full of blood.
ST. LOUIS, November l3.-In the criminal
court to. day, John Hays was sentenced to
hang on the Goth of December for the mur-
der OF Philip Mueller, saloon keeper, last
fall
Some of the old lottery and gambling
cases were again before court and yerdicts
of two years in the penitentiary against
Herman Bruner and John Black were set
aside.
ST. LOUIS, November l3.-A Post Dis
patch special from Alton, ILL.,, says: At a
ball given at the residence Of Jake Under.
house, on Missouri Point, opposite this
city, Saturday night, Frank Carter was
shot and killed. The trouble originated in a
fight between two young men in the crowd,
and quickly involved eight or ten others,
when the shot was fired, but il is not known
by whom.
PHILADELPHIA. November l3.-An analy-
saws of the remainder Of the -four used in
making pie which poisoned the CARRIER
family at Norristown, shows the presence
of 240 grains of arsenic, sufficient 70 kill
40 people. CARRIER, Sr', was buried this
morning His son is dying, but other
members of the family are recovering.
There is no clue to the perpetrators OF the
crime,
EAroSroS, Ga, November l3-Stephen
II. McAvill, a prominent farmer OF this
place, had been missing several days.
Yesterday his dead body, was found in q
gully, half mile from here, where IL had
beer dragged by his murderer. The
head was crushed as il by blow OF .
club. Calvin johnson, q negro, is strongly
suspected as being the perpetrstor.
SPAE1AssBURe, GA, November l3.-Morse
Hawkins, while visiting the house OF Sam
Walker, got into dispute with the latter,
during which Walker became 80 enraged
that be picked up an axe, aud after knock
ing Hawkins down hacked his head of with
it. Walkers wife has been arrested with
the latter on q charge OF being an acees-
sory.
ERIE, GA, November 13.-Alexander
Brsdbury's barn took fire last night, and
while he was eudeayoring ~ fight the fiames
two masked men entered the house, shot his
wife and niece and carried of q trunk with
81 900 in cash and 5000 in Government
bonds.
LOUISVILLE. November 13.-The Courier
Journals special from Bowling Green. says:
Six prisoners escaped from the Warren
county Jail this morning. They were 70
be taken to the penitentiary to-day. The
turnkey went into the Jail 20 prepare 70
give them breakfast when they knocked
brm down and ran away. A trusty pris-
oner had assisted them n escape from their
cells. None hsye been recaptured.