Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-28
TALE OF DEEPEST. CRIME.
The Mystery Surrounding Murder
" hich Resulted in four Other FraSe-
dies Made Clear Alter Many Years.

OkCS Mauc eieAT hiteR
EEYMouR, I3D.. November 27.-Iesterday
there arrived in MedoTa, a town situated
nineteen miles from this place, woman
giving her name as Eliza Kemp. She is
now engaged as an agent of dress patterns.
Seventeen years ago there occurred in Sey-
mour one Of the most bloOd-curdling and
mysterious murders aver committed in this
pert OF indiana. There were subsequently
thr,e other murders committed, caused
directly by the first murder. For the past
sevt ,een years tn sse murders We're entirely
Surrounded by lhe Deepest Mystery.
and not until ths present time, when the
testimony OF Eliza Kemp was gwen, was
the true history of the crime known.
history OF the crime, briefly gwen, IS a"
follows: On tie night OF January }, lN't,
Moore WoUd1ansee, wealthy merchant
of Medora, came 10 Seymour, on his way t.
Cincinnati. He had 5000 in cash, with
which he was to purchase soodR. Herag.s
tered at the RAIDER House for the night. al
cErooSStafSigpsd 800 to room NO: I. lie was mi00od
fop frT'o over pine monfhssi biz disappearance was,
October, bis body was found in White
River, his head was cut of, but the exam
nation by several doctors who had treated
WoCdGasnsee ee during life
Gave General ' erdtct
that it was the remains OF Woodmansee.
The RAIDER House Was ransacked for sup
plen, n,ental evidence of the suspected muir
der. After removing the carpets in room
:, blood stains were found on the floor, and
attempts of scrubbing stains from the
stairway were discovered. Gorden Kinney.
an employe Of the hotel, was suspected OF
knowing Of the murder. When the excite
L,, hn m Ia al
was at its highest an unknown man called
Kinney from his door one night, aud as be
orrned the door he was shot and Instantly
-: Soon the unfruitful efforts 10 fiat
u.I-...crs were abandoned. Again,
. a,.b.n Wheeler was mortaiiy wound
I'm told he had to die, Wheeler
...r a confession, stating that on the
ujpht of Woodmansee's murder two men
he'd taken from the RAIDER stable the horse
ard spring wagon.
In the Morning They Returned.
Tie bottom of the wagon was covered with
blood. II was afterwards iaken out and
new one put in instead. RAIDER was arrest
ed for the murder but acquitted; and
again the affair Was dark mystery.
On the night OF /. t murder dance was
being held in tie dining rooms oil the
Racer House Tarnris he close OF the
car HERS and hard cases left. 1t was well
tnrwn tb.t Flvar and Woodmensee had
Lsl a din, uItv a.i Were engaged IN law
suit, FlSnn hal threatened to Kill him,
and lis 'prtner, Sam Long. said the case
81, d never come to trial. IL Tss also
or, ven that they had followed him TO Ssy-
mCur. \ ter the uU!Cer tLese neh re-
tuln,d to Nedori. Every time, during the
m5uv years, thai T'@ 'vrd"nce or news
cor cerDirg the WOGdmHnsee murder was
| r., O;'ed. il was followed by meeting oil
| those men.
| su,picios began 10 Point Strongly To
| wards Them.
| Flynn threatened to shoot one Emery, who
MAI tslkcd about h:n.but Emery shot
| inst and instantly xilled Flynn 50, long,
the partner, imrAsdiately disappeared and
, A.cen =. Rodnfn. a suspected accom- plice,
was one night taken by unknown mob and
| hung. Thus, from knowing OF the mur-
| 5.,n =. WoodmaEsee, Gordon Kinney was
nn,G.re1 ,rsuben Wheeler was mort lily
x'nnGed A. W. Fiycn was shot and In.
| staniiy killed, end i. l. ROD man was hung.
over teventeen years had passed away, AMI
the mystery OF one murder had grown into
tie ystery OF five still unsolyed.
Yesterday, as before stated, Eliza Kemp
arrived in Medora. The Woodmansee mur-
der is no longera mystery. For Eliza Kemp
| is no other than the Eliza Kemp who occu-
pi, Room :, next 70 WoodmaDsse's room,
| in the RAIDER House on that fsts! night.
Sic said "On that night was
Suddenly Awakened by . Noise
in Room Z. In a second Was fully
awake. and realized that some one IN the
next room was begging Tor his life then
heard sam, Xii! the C--n s. OF b.
Then a blow followed by heavy fall, aud
q nosn or two. Then one said 'hes
dead. d-n him They then sgreei TO
| I, Ee his bodv. cul ;he head OF aud throw
tie body in toe rivfE. left Seymour early
IN the morni- and have not told what
have heard. sm going 10 Kansas IN
irw days, or would lot now tell what do,
hecause nv lie hes bten threatened time
and sgain by snony nous letters and In
Other ways"
Five of the SIX supposed TO have been
connected With this MURDER have been
silled, ard Sam Long, the only one remain
ing. left in ls66 and has never since been
sen or beard Of Thus after seventeen
y~s-s of mystery, the murder did Will out
Wcxls's best friend for relieving the
,psry psins and weaknesses incidental TO
.ems!e life, and cne that gives rosy cheeks,
lrigb,ens the eyes. checks every unnatural
drain end creates perfect pictnre OF heath
md b.su:y, is Lr Glysotts yellow DOCK
md SsrsspsrilIs |, prrifies The blooi,
,,-euy,hers the femsie system. ara r.
,poyev all feeling cf lsugnor, d,stre,., PIN
,,'es sorss apd vsgs nsSS. producing dream
less sIumh+r snd psiniu ,resui1fi!y Of nat
ural functions.