The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-17
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Mary Drugln was getting better Thurday
evening ~
Nm. WIN 8. Faris, Of wheeling, Is Waiting
relatives
There are several eases Of scarlet fever on
Gravel Hill.
The mud from Belmont street Is being put
on some low places on the Square.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Darrah left on Thurs.
day for St Clalnyille to make a visit.
Nj BickeEton, who has spent most Of the
winter down the river, Is with his sons here
again.
There was fairsiEed audience at City Hall
"Wednesday night for the Arst performance Of
The PrOdigai.
A child Of Thomas MeElroy, on Thirty.
fifth street is not expected 10 recover from
the dlphtherIa.
Mr. Oscar Wright Of the Moundsyille
greenhouses, came up Thunday with the
Inst lot Of flowers and plants Of the season.
There will be preaching at the United
Presbyterian Church Friday evening, prepa.
ratory to Communion services on next sam
day.
The High school will be held Ia the base
ment story Of the Methodist Church, begin
ming next Monday. The scholars will meet
there Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock 70 have
their lessons appointed.
Some Of the newly PAINTED cars Of the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad have
made their appearance here. The color Is
the one that has been adopted for all the
PenhsylyanlR CcmPany's roads, and the cars
will be all made uniform.
The prisoners employed In working out
their tiues on the chain gang were put Ut
scrap'ng Belmont street Thursday. They
absolutely refused TO work In the forenoon.
but finding that their getting anything to eat
was conditional on their working, they went
to work to earn their supper.
There are q number talking OF planting
trees at their own expense on the Square.
A great many trees could be planted there
with no cost whatever TO the city, II only the
plans were ready by which the Square is 10
be laid out The planting Of trees might
precede the filling up Of low places that may
be necessary.
ST. cLAIRsytILE.
Mrs, Margaret Henry was put upon her trial
on Wednesday last for destroying the life Of
her SIX months old babe, child Of illicit
love. She was indicted for murder in the
second degree. The body Of the babe was
found In an unused well upon the farm Of
James Shepherd, in Kitkwood township, on
the evening Of November 20 last The eyi.
dence was substantially the same as adduced
at the coroners inquest, and the admissions
made by Mrs. Henry to representative OF
this paper which were published In the issue
oil December s, In which she claimed that she
bad given the child 10 Its father, Harry Hart,
who had come from Kansas for It, and who
had promised to tendeFly care for It at the
home OF childless sister, who wanted the
child To cheer her lonely home on the plains
Of Kansas; but as Hart at that time was sup
posed TO beta fugitive from justice, for az.
propriating TO his own use $500
OF his employers money, and had
not been seen by any one OF the
neighborhood after ascending, her state
meht In that connection was received with a
great deal Of doubt; but these doubts were
considerably removed when, during the pro.
gress OF the trial, four reliable witnesses, men
OF acknowledged integrity, went upon the
stand and solemhly swore that they had seen
the identical Harry Hart on the 18th Of
November, within q few miles Of the spot
where she had, on the Both day OF last Novenl.
Der sworn, she had met and delivered to him
the child on the 18th OF November. That the
child was dead; that 1t was found in the well
as above stated, there was no controversy.
but that she destroyed 1t the State certainly
failed prove. The evidence, arguments OF
counsel and the charge OF the Court were con-
Guided at late hour last night, and the case
given to the jury, which shortly afterwards
returned verdict OF mot guilty" This
verdict meets with general appreciation. A
large crowd was in attendance during the
trial.