The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-23
A wHEELING NAN MURDERED
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In saudnsky-The Particulars and sonlc
a.. Notes About the Man.
Tho announcement was made In ycster.
day mornings issue that Henry Yelling.
hoH, a former resident oitlls city, had died
very suddenly in sandusky, aud that hls
remains would be brought here for inter.
ment. They arrived lust evening, and with
them the startling announcement that
Wellington had been murdered, which
fact was ably ultested by six large gaping
wounds In the body TINT was enclosed In a
neat casket. i si,,,, Er ,15.il55.. N
Henry Wellington, Il will be remember.
cd, resided IN The Eighth ward, and left
this city n year ago lust July. AT tho time
Of bis departure he was bookkecper nj
Arbenz's lower furniture store, and A
prominent member OF one OF our singing
societies. lie left very suddenly, leaving
his wife and children behind with no
knowledge Us 10 his whereabouts. II WIS
generally supposed that he was behind In
his money alIairs, although his employees
have refused 10 Say a word to this day.
1t now appears that he went 10 Cleve.
land, where he remained short time In a
furniture store, and then hu went 10 San.
dusky and obtained employment In brew.
cry, where bis family joined him Inst Dc.
cember, he having sent for them. From
an employo oil The brewery who accompa.
MED the stricken family and the remains
TO this city. it Is learned that Henry and
his familyIgot along very nicely and were
highly respected by their neighbors,
while Henry himself had the conf.
dence Of his employers. Last Tues
day afternoon Wellington had Occasion
TO correct laundering German grcenhorn
which he did rather sharply. The fellow,
whose name Is William Zsicker, muttered
back that he would pay for the words he
had used, but Wellington paid no heed to
tho threat. That night he left tho brewery
about ! o'clock, which was n little lato for
him. He walked home rapidly and found
his wife standing at the door waiting fol
him. He was just about to enter the yur,l
when Zeicker sprung from behind tree
and plunged knife into Wei.
lingholl7s back three times. AS the
wounded man fell buck the iiend graspet]
him In his arms and with terrible force
drove his knife into the mans abdomen
and once into his left breast. Then drop.
ping his victim Oh the sidewalk where lie
writhed and sweltered in his own blood
this ed.handed murderer prepared 10 wal i
oil, but be had gone but a short distance
before he was arrested and locked up
The poor vile, who had been IN eye wit.
ness Of this horrible affair, was for the time
paralyzed and unable to believe her senses.
1t was IN awful shock, and one from which
she has not yet recovered. Wellington
was gathered up and taken into his house,
where he lived until Thursday noon. Ills
left lung was cut and his bowels were cul
in several places. When the news OF his
death was learned at Sandusky his friends
made so many threats that the authorities
deemed it expedient 10 remove the pris.
oner from the lookup 10 the county jail.
The wretch will have preliminary hear.
ing on Tuesday.
The remains arc now at the house OF the
deceased's father-in.law, Mr.. John Rigner,
OF Eof, below Thirty.tirst street. yelling.
holf married Lizzie Riguer about five yeais
ago.