The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-31
MURDER WILL OUT.
A CASE WHICH PROVES THE ApAaE.
Aay,tsry of Seventeen Year. standing Cleared u
by the DsAth.bsd Confession Of one Of the
OrInlaAIt-Gsnorsl News Items from
the state and S.IEhborhOOd.

Seventeen years ago an eastern man came
to Washington county, o., and made his
headquarters at Ma,Amorss, going from there
into the surrounding country, being inter.
ested in the purChGss Of oil lands. He seemed
to have plenty OF money, drove good horses,
and became generally well known. Sudden.
ly he disappeared. His horses, wagon and gold
watch were found in the pos esaion OF a man
named Ward, whocl&imsd to have purchased
them from their owner; but many persons
suspected that he had murdered the specu-
lat r, and this suspicion was strengthened
whom Ward, who had besn 4 poor farmer,
sold out and came 10 Matamoras, whsre he
purchased q hotel and made q displsy Of
money altogether out OF keeping with his
previous poverty. However, The matter was
never pressed, and about four years ago the
suspected man died.
Now comes the strange denOuement. Living
about four milss from MatamOras was George
West, a leading merchant and highly respect
| ed business man. Last April he took sick,
and on his death bed Le confessed to the
murder OF the oil Speculation. His story was
that be and Ward, with 4 man named Kirk
bride, who noWs run q butcher shop In Ma
tamOrAs, were the muTderers-Ward and he
holding the victim while Kirkbrlde cut his
throat. The body was then thrown into a
well, the location Of which the dying man
disclosed. He spoke OF q ring upon MS vic.
TINS finger, which had not been removed.
The we'll was searched, and a human skull
brought TO light. Tbs search Is still in pro.
gresS.
The excitement in the neighborhood Is in.
tense, and Kirkbride will undoubtedly be
arrested as . OH as discovered. He has mol
been in his shop for several weeIs, and his
whereabouts are rot definitely known. The
BellaiEe Tribune Youches for the truth OF this
story.
IT,. Winters, a we'll known resident o.
Marshall county, died yesterday morning al
bis home on Saud Hill.
Last week lightning struck the barn o.
Philip Jarrett, Ia Washington township.a and
barn and contents were all burned up. The
barn was full Of grain aud farming utensils,
and DR.. JarretL's 1858 amounts to q consider
able sum.
Dave Evans, a Butcher in Benwood, at
tempted to commit suicide on Friday by
hanging. Having gone into his coal shed
and placing u rope around his neck fastened
1t to 4 beam in the roof aud was Just in the
act OF kicking the chair from under him
when he was discovered and cut down.
Ca Saturday evening last lightning struck
the residence Of a man named Walters, who
lives in Switzerland township, Monroe coun.
ty, and a young lady named Miss Lizzie Elm
hoG was instantly killed. Three or four
other inmates Of the house were Frustrated
by the shock, but Miss Eimhof was the only
one killed.
Mr.. Robert Garrett, Vice President Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, has
i.sued All official order allowing a the clerks
and employees Of the various departments oil
the road a Two weeks vacation, with instruc'
tons that they be furnished passes over the
line. Their pay goes on lust the same.