Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-11

and abandoned yillainy If every fanaticl
minister in the land howled il from tn
pulpit and platform until he were blind
snd every hair Drained editor in existenc
should lie about it to all eternity. True
Capt Mutt is dead. This fact can fall upoI
no heart with more crushing force thar
| upon my own. i had no more malic,
against the man than a"ainst my owl
mother. Why should have? He nevel
wronged me. No man never respected hin
more than did /, and no man reyeIcs hi!
memory more than / do now. The images
OF the disconsolate widow and the helples:
orphan children rise up before me like &C
cusing spirits, and if such thing were por.
sible, gladly would lie down in this man
grave and restore him to his desolate
fsmily.
Could have known the elimination OF
this
Wretehed Affair
how much better would it have been to
have sacrificed my life's happiness and
self-respect upon the altar of pacifcation
But ioolishly thought | was doing Capt
Mutt cruel kindness, and taking q stand
for the preservation OF my own honor.
Since this occurrence have concluded that
honor is a delusion and a mockery. My
enemies teach me that the whole matter
deliberately ruined the daughter and
then killed hiM. What mo.
tive could have in such scheme? Sem
Sible people will see that am merely the
victim OF circumstances and my own folly.
One thing grew out of another, according
to the law of cause and effect, until the
homicide was the result Of contest for
suryivorship. But am alone responsible
for this great mountain of woe? Is there
no one who should share portion OF the
- h., kko,,
questions will ever remain silent.
/ have been trsduced, malIgned and Wilt
fed by yenal press as
Monster Of Iniquify.
II | were so shallow Drained and viudic.
tive as the authors of these inoendiary
articles | would reply TO some Of them with
the torch. But l, unlike these selfconsti-
tuted public educators and moral celsOrs
respect the law, and will Judge and De
judged by it, and abide by its DEGREES. The
yenal press always takes the sensational
side Of any occurrence, and when it has
intiamed the minds of the people it must
minister to the appetite it has created by
q fabrication of injustice and falsehopi. II
Construes the words, freedom of the
press, to mean irresponsible license, and
blights everything it touches. In my indi-
vidual case the reporters cOlored all the
the evidence that tended to my yindicatiOn.
have also been held up to the public
gsZe as the destroyer of the reputation of
AN innocent little girl" The little girl is
II years OF age. II her reputation is de-
strCyed | am not responsible for it. Never
at any time have my lips parted to say
one word rejecting upon her. True, |
wrote
The Foolish Letter.
but it was guarded by all the precautions
Of privacy; marked personal, and ad-
dressed to Capt. Mutt at his hotel. He
would guard its secrets more carefully
than he would guard his own life. She
has been crucltied by her own friends and
lifted high on the cross for the insulting
stare and meek sympathy of the millions. |
The responsibility rests upon those per |
sons who, actuated alone by vindictiyeness |
against me, ran rough.shod over everybody |
10 convict me Of the crime of murder by |
showing that l was a fool.
That letter was legally no part of the |
'ase, and the friends OF Capt Mutt and his /
en.ily should nave withheld it. But as
hey did not, let them shoulder the re-
possibility Of publishing it before the
world.
The statement made upon the witness
tsnd, and ruled out by the court that |
's' S''' NlNbk'AAN on H'iDhN 'iA''lN '--''-'
Character of the Daughter
. preuosterOus. The time fixed for the Oc-
,urrence was about the lSt OF october. IL
: not contrOyerted that | called At the
mouse on the most friendly terms up TO |
december 9th, more than two months after
L was known, according 10 the witness |
hat had been guilty vi such dastaruiS |
,ct. Does anybody believe that l woula !
a Al, n
n terms after such an act OF VlIlAAS II
s absurd. II the story were true Il redects |
more urpn the family than upon me.
When the sympa,hies and passions OF |
men are aroused they are apt to lose slgnt
IF psIiations, and plunge headlong into the
current. II they would reHect
in this case they would recognize
hat while the noble qualities OF capt: Mutt
were unlimited. set he was man oil very
rssh temper 1t would De un6ecomlnS IN
me TO enter into detailed account oil the
Physical Encounters
in which he has been engaged, and l VIII
1e,ist. But il seems 10 me that he Shouiu
rot have taken the law in:o his own hanus
s,.in,tme. II | had wrOnged him or his;
he doors of the court house were open ana
ne should have sought redress there. Inc
Law that is good enough for other peoPIe
wGs certainly sufficient for MN. bu' ne
rises above the law and demands my hte'
and falls a victim TO his own rashness.
WruId any man, no difference what hrs
rtr.nSes might be, stand still and be shot
down No man can resist the natural "ou,
i've n impulse to defend his own life, ana
this is Why Capt. Mutt was killed.
In this whole transaction have submit
ted myself to the law. gave myself INTO
rn.tOiy. The law gives me my liberty and
nropounces NE an innocent man, ana gives
me The same rights as any other ciuzen OF
he State or UTited States. ] have the
I5sal right 10 go when and where | please;
and DO what please within the imits oi
law. But there is
Gang About UniOntown
who defy the behests OF the law, anu un'
5ertsks 10 prescribe the limits OF my rlghtS,
and give me commands as to what shau
do and what l shall not do.
II see ms not Inappropriate before close
10 sgain refer TO some parties whose names
were mentioned in my first letter 70 CaP-
Nrtt. Since that letter came under tne
electric light of legal investigation regret
that the name of Miss Donaldson was meu'
toned. It has dragged her into most un-
pleasant publicity. There was no asPer,
siCn cast upon her. No lady in nlontoWn
sriovs higher character than she does,ano
ro person deserves it better.
am surprised that \. c. Hsgan, ESQ,
rpshed into an affidavit TO deny allegations
that were never made. The context shows
that no criminality was charged upon 6ipl.
The circumstance was merely referred 20
in order 10 show the disregard OF the youas
lady for proprie;ies. l am content ,naS 10
Fsyette county my naked word snail
stand over against the oath OF H. = hsh'
nsJv. In regard to young Fry, bis athda:
yit wouId prove much more effective II
supported by the afidayits OF his CONN
SaD,os \. l.. DvxEs.
The Word "Asinine,"
which occurs above in brackets, has a hne
drsWp across il in the manuscript lndl'
eating that the writer Intended to eXpu;ng;e 70 e