Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-23
U %PREDIcAMENT.
A Brothers Narrative OF the Park.
ersburg Murder.
A Thrilling Recital Of the Life and Adyen-
lures Of a Daring Man who Finally
Winds up in Jail After Two
Murders.

Some days ago a telegram was sent to the
REGISTER from Parkersburg~ announcing the
murder of q man named Marquis by
another namad Paul, in the streets OF that
city, and also the subsequent arrest OF
Paul by the town authorities. The cause
of the murder, it is alleged, was the Illicit
relations existing between Marquis and
PauIs wife. At any rate Marquis is dead
and Paul is in Jail awaiting trial.
Last evening Mr.. w. 7. Paul arrived in
this city from Parkersburg, where he had
been in attendance upon his unfortunate
brother, and at the hotel he, after discussing
the situation, gave q REGISTER reporter the
following epitome of his life and advent
ures:
Nv brother is now about A years of age.
He comes from Pittsburgh, Pa, which he
left at the age of Is. A good cooper, he
easily found employment as foreman OF
the cooper shops OF George w: Smith, a
prominent Wheeling brewer. There he re-
NAMED for more than seven years. he
then went South, and for 2 years was
engaged in the manufacture OF sugar hogs.
heads at Baton Rouge, La. About that
time the feeling in favor Of secession began
TO be rampant in the South, and he found
il convenient to come back to Wheeling,
which he regarded as his home. Remaining
here . wears he went with q gentleman TO
the oil regions of what was then Virginia,
at Burning Springs, where he began the
manufacture of oil barrels for the oil
companies. There he remained until the
breaking out of the war, when he enlisted
in the Eleventh Virginia Infantry, anc
continued in the service until his honora-
bic discharge. While in the army he was
severely wounded, and Is nov a pe%nsioner.
After the war he returned to Pa~rkerSburg,
and thence went to Volcano, where he be-
gan anew the work Of making barrels, al.
though for two or three years he was in and
around Parkersburg. In Volcano after
his marriage, he continued working as a
COOPER until the establishment of the pipe
line, and until the B. & O.. Company began
TO transport oil in bulk in iron tanks,
when it no longer paid him to work at his
trade. Casting abeut for something to do,
he concluded TO try the hotel business, and
soon established himself there.
And now comes the beginning OF the
trouble that eliminated in the separation
and scattering OF a family, the ruin OF a
wife and mother, the death of her betrayer,
and the ruin in every particular of the hus-
band, father and ayenger, and 1t began In
this wise:
Soon after my brother began the hotel
business he engaged the services OF Reuben
MARQUIS, who hailed from Ohio. as bar
tender. Marquis at once took up his resi-
dence in my brothers house, where he re-
manned for a long time. The freedom OF
MARQUIS actions aroun the house induced
my brother to make him procure boarding
in another house, and for a time he was
only in his house as bartender, but Mar
quis finally prevailed upon him TO allow
his return, alleging that the board was so
poor and thin" that he really could not
stand il. Two or three weeks ago his sus-
piCiOnS were again aroused and he con-
cluded TO watch them. One morning his
wife got up rather earlier han usual and
went down stairs, leaving him, as she sup
posed. asleep. In a few minutes he fol-
lowed her and IN a room opening out OF the
parlor he found her in the same bed with
Marquis. In a moment all the dark pas
sionS within him were aroused, and his
first impulse was 10 kill them both as
they lay before him, the incarnation
of guilt and confusion, but the tears OF his
wife and the pleadings of Marquis over
came his resolution ard both were allowed
TO GO, the man out of the State and out OF
the vicinity of the injured husband, the q.
wife 10 her father and with him to remain.
Instead of leaving the State or even the
vicinity Marquis went to ParkerSburg
where he boosted Of his illicit intercourse
with. the woman. To Parkersburg also
went MES. ldul dllSI q lev udNSi auu bhC
information of their presence there and the
blowing of Marquis coming to the ears OF
nv brother. almost frenzied him. Finally
concluded to telegraph to Capt. Meehan
at Parkersburg to hunt up his wife and
send her home, but Meehan's efforts were
unsuccessful. Pending further action in the
matter Paul received a telegram from
Col. Corkhill commanding his presence in
Washington at once. BY the advice OF some
in Volcano, Paul came to Parkersburg to
procure a scalp ticket. and when he got oil
The train the very first man he met was
MARQUIS and his latent fury awoke. In a
few moments Marquis was MORALLY wound.
ed. That is the story rs | have learned
it,"
Mr.. Paul-"What kind OF a sentiment
did YOU encounter
AT Volcano the popular feeling is alto
gether with my brother, but at parkers-
burg there is a divided feeling, attributable
TO the fact that the people are not fully
cognizant of the circumstances We have
secured the services OF Judge LOOMS, Hon.
John A. Hutchinson and George w. Neel
to defend him, and these gentlemen assure
me that there will be nc trouble to secure
an acauittal. Marquis brother called on
me and we has a talk over the matter. Ny
brother is one of seven brothers, and he is
the only one that has brought any disgrace
upon our name. He has three children,
the Oldest a daughter fourteen years OF age,
the youngest four years.