The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-17
A CHILD STEALER
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An exciting scene was created on Cbaplint
street, south OF Seventeenth, on Monday
evening, by 4 family row in the house Of
Mrs. G. D. Fleming. ThiSwasa more serioui
sllair than at frs. appeared to-ths public
aud eliminated yesterday in the kidnapping
by Fleming Of two Of his children, boy OIL
10 years, and a boy baby les than 2 years
old. Fleming hiss been away from The city
for little over eight weeks. He was resi-
dent Of Wheeling prvIons to that fol
wars. and was bill poster aud painter
BY occupation. He and his wife,
Whoss maiden name was Miss Jiles, have
been married eleven yIaE. All this time
Mrs. Fleming 50, :, they have lived unhap'
pily, Fleming being tnsanely and unresson'
ably Jealous They lived at Mrs. Fleming't
home, with her mother and stepfather, Mr.
Nelson, until recently, when Fleming and
Mrs, Nelson qusrreled, and Mrs. Fleming left
home aGd won't 10 housekeeping with hei
hus band sad four children, two boys and two
girs, on tina east side Of Chapline street
soulh OF Seventeenth.
YLENIN0 LEAVES.
Here for week or 90 they lived as unhap
ply as ever, aud then Fleming, much to btu
Siie's relief, deserted her. The change wa
a grateful one to Mrs. Fleming, and she hat
begun 10 congratulate herself that she hat
ssen the last OF him. He went to Columbus
Ohio, where he has Aince been living. Hi
wife ssys the change 10 her, aside from
the freedom from abuse, was no
great. Her folks helped her, as they hat
always done, to support the family, auI
there was one less to support Once alta
Fleming left he sent home SIS, and this wa
the only time his wife heard from him.
GA Monday evening about s o'clock, Elem
Ing came to the house. which is smRl
frame building with door opening from tn
street into the front room, and, opening III,
door without knocking, entered. Mr.
| Fleming did not express very warm pleas
ure at bis return, aud he asked:
Can leone in?"
~ don't think you have any right b
come In" said his vile.
This made him angry, aud he advance
i into the room. The children were frightened
and ran, which added to Flemiug's wrath
He caught his vile by the throat and pount
ed her about the face cruelty, leaving mark
which che still carried last evening. Sh
the house. A crowd OF people collected, an
i pcSgkllHb hAhAhhoN tSAs SAS ASA'Ss
AMuRpERous ArTEaPT.
Mrs. Fleming retired with the children q
an an ly hour About half past Ten Flemin
returned, with his shoes off evidently belle,
ing his wife was asleep. He entered tn
| house noiselessly, and got Q cup, his viii
watching him from her half.closed eyes. H
took from his pocketa paper o: some sort Q
powder, and emptied Il in the cup OF watel
after stirring It up he approached the be-
and noticing that Mrs. Fleming was awake
he told her that lie wanted her to drin
the mixture. She refused, and said sh
would not take anything at all fror
his hands. He insisted, saying, VI
you will not live with me you cannol
live at all. Twill kill you"
She still refused to drink from the cup,an
he undertook 10 compel her to. In the strug
gle the liquid was spilled from the cup, pa,
Of Il going upon the woman's hand, which
IL blistsred. What the stuff was nobody wa
able 10 gay Yesterday. Some suggested prus
sic acid. There can be no doubt that Elem
inr's intention was to kill his wife. 1t coul,
moi be ascertained where he had purchases
the drug, but enough oft remained In tn
cup for chemical analysis to determine 1t
character.
Failing In his attempt, Fleming made n
further hostile demonstration, and left the
house.
ROBBED CT HER BOYS.
Nothing further had been heard from him
and Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Jennings mother
swore out warrant at Squire Ankles 70
Fleming on II charge OF assault,
Ms. Fleming was temporarily, out Q
the house for q short time about p
O'Clock yesterday forenoon, and whel
she returned her two little girls we'
CRYING, and said their father had taken th
two boys, one about 10 years old and tn
other baby OF less than two. Mrs. Flemin
was ne arly distracted, and her neighbors YER
indignsni. Inquiry developed the fact tba
the man, with the baby in bis arms, and tn
boy wheeling trunk on sma
wheelbarrow, had gone over the river. The
had not been heard from late last evening
and It was supposed they had gone to Colun
bus. The baby was without cloak or shaw
when taken, ald Mrs. Jennings grief an
uneaEness for lis safety and comfort wer
distressing. Her brother, as soon as be Wa
Informed that the children were missinl
started out on search for them, but 1t wa
l y l.