The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-23
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n For something over q week a scandal has
been whispered about In East Wheeling, and
tho alleged facts given with some circum.
stnntiality, but owing 10 tho lack OF rCspon.
siblc authority for any Of the statements, no
official action was takcn In the matter, nor
would the newspapers touch II. Last night,
however, the affair took on another plasc,
and 1t Is not impossible that some notion
will yet DO taken by the authorities. IN
The facts IN tho case, so far rs they arc
known, nro that n young girl whose llolue Is
down tho river, but who has been staying
with M uncle named lIuS,cton, resident OF
Allcy 10 near Eoif street, was taken violent.
~ III q week ago last Friday, md for several
days her life was desraircd Of. DR.. silvey
was summoned, and pronounced her fitness
the result oil an abortion. The girl was then
IN violent commissions, but when she becaMe
conscious she WIS questioned by her rCla.
ivcs, mud admitted that Dr.. silycys theory
which WINS 10 the effect that she Ind both
taken medicines and Submitted 10 tho use Of
instruments, and she named rs the author
OF her ruin u young man with Whose mother
she hau lived rs n domestic, aud whose
character had before been above ,rcproacli.
She implicated In the crime also q certain
DOCTOR and fixed the time Of the oper.
nsion ut seven or eight o'clock the evening
before. She said tho young man named had
taken her to the hysiclan'sotlicc In buggy,
and that there she had been subjected 10 The
influence OF M unesthctic Her story was not
doubted by tho family with whom she was
staying, apparently. She had often spoken
OF the young man;,had bis photograph, which
she claimed was given to her BY him; had
reported that she accompanied him to Bell
aire on recent Sunday, and also to larrett's
circus. These statements had somewhat pre-.
pared their minds for her final story. But
for come reason Mr.. llustietdn thought II
incumbent upon him to. sustain the girls
story, and he declared that OIL the Thursday
the couple in the ; buggy to the
office Of tho doctor named lfe also
claimed to have seen them together u,
Bellaire OIL the Sunday alluded 10. Here
were the weakest points OF the story. The
accused young man had proofs rs strong rs
Holy Writ TINT he was not within several
squares OF the girls home OH the Thursday
evening shc mentioned. At tho circus lie
was In other company, and Oh the Sunday
| tho girl claimed to have gone with him
70 HetIaire, lie had ample proof
that he was not in her company. The physi.
clan implicated Of course Indignantly de.
MED his guilt. But In the absence OF any
responsible person 10 proceed against, nc
action WAS taken. The matter was inquired
into by officials, but they bccaule satisfied
that there was no tratn IN the girls accuse
tion', and there being no one else to accuse
nothing was done. n
Tbs young man charged with the crimt
trcttcd beneath the slander, which was pub
lie property In the vicinity OF bis home bu
he was ut Il loss III what manner to- seek re
dress until friend suggested prosecution
Tor criminal libel against the parties retail
Ing the story. Prosecuting Attorney Jordan
who WAS already acquainted with the facts Ii
the case, was consulted. and gave 1t ms hi
opinion that prosecution OF this kind coul,
be brought under the common law.
With Il view TO taking this course, I'll,
young gentleman last eveIitngvistcd Hustle
tons house, and confronted the girl. Sh,
with strange persistence maintained that he
story was true, and re.narrateh It with exact
ness. Questioning could not shake her bruce,
etlrontery, anu j0tting down some bric
memoranda OF her tale, the visitor rose t,
leaye, with tho remark That she would d
well to remember her former stories faith
fully, us she would have to make oath To he
statements in court.
This had m amazing effect The girl fol
lowed him TO Tho door; and once out OF tn,
presence OF her relatives, she made ''clcat
breast OF It," She At first persisted in he
accusation OF the doctor, but afterwards re
tracted even that part Of her story. Her tall
was IN the presence OF two DISTINGUISHED wit
nesses and the girls uncle. The latter wa.
greatly cnraged when he heard her retrac
lion, and Il scene followed. She surrendered
the photograph she hal, and confessed /,
having stolen 1t.
The girl now charges her ruin, as we'll a:
the origin OF tho slanderous charges, upa1
another person. But as there Is no means Q,
knowing whether her present story Is an,
more truthful than the first one, we withhold
the name. She claims that when she be
came aware OF her condition, she informed
this man, and he procured the medicine
which she took. lie also, she alleges
proposed that she clargc the seduction and
abortion OIL another person, and suggested
the r'tsc OF preparing the way for the reyela.
ton, II 1t became necessary by frequent ref
ercnce to this person. The plan only failed
OF success because Of the indubitabe proofs
the young man who was selected as the vic
tim had Of the falsity Of her stories.
The girl hnd intended to leave town to-day
| Whether any steps will he taken by tho au.
thorlties TO prevent her doing SO we arc not
able to predict -