The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-22
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A reportor Of tho IsilLllarkc1n, through
tho kindness Of Sheriff Hicks, OF Marshall
county, had short talk yesterday Ia the jsll
OF that county with Charles Riley, tho II.
convict from berkeley county, whose muir.
dsrous attack on Superintendent Wat, OF
the BiA.s Psnitenti,y, wns reported IN yes.
terdays issue. Riley y not a bright o. Intel.
lectuAl looking individual. In s:aturs BIO IL
shout fvs feet four inches and will weigh
about 14o pounds. He has u swarthy con-.
plexion naturally, and he bAn evidently bfsn
snt ,ct 10 considerable exposure la,ely, for
he IL fbunbnrned to that extent that one Is
almost led 10 behave that he has negro blood
In his ye!nr. His hair Is cool black and his
face 10 covered With a stubby, blsck beard
TINT, combined with his complexion, gives
him sinister appearances, and at times ihsle
isB look OF hhr0wd cunning ndout him
Judging from his talk ho Is slightly ''clacksd'
In hts upper story, but at the same time It 10
evident that be Is not 80 much ofa crank GO
he tries 10 make himself out. lie probably
propse, 10 work the crzJ racket for all It Is
worth In order to got out OF his present
scrape. ytG5o RI i-ra's7.
When asked wha. his REASONS were for
shooting at Mr.. West, he ut first refused to
say anything. When pressed for reason he
retired TO hts csll, but az the reporter was
leaving he CANE out aud said "Well, you
may say that West IL crizy. l know that 10
be fact" a.at. !, r'5E.i 4
"Was that why you wanted to shoot him? y
"Ye1, partly. He baa charm on me and
It followed mo Wherever 1 went, Il brought
me bsd luck apd had To stop 1t. Waa,sve.
l worked at It followed INC. I'm not afraid
Of work. gH.l.. s,ygy s7 t0@'..
"Did you come here this time from Barke.
ley county," f.d.. .6ygg 5gs
G"No. ] Came from Kansns. we, work
Ing on farm there. bnt Tho charm WIS., on
me then. West needn't have keen afraid II
be had known what a meau revolver that
vas A man couldn't bit barn door with
1t. That's all I've got to Eay. I've got no
money and no lawyer. III talk no more till
get one," aud hs sgain retired 10 his cell. 2
During the morning ]. E. Hossn, one Of
the prison gnart called on him. AS soon as
he saw Mr. Hogan he said, "G-d d-n you,
know YOU" and nothing more could bt
Cotton Gu. Of him. Ole or two other quad.
called on him, but he would not talk.
It must have been q very bRd revolver
thxt he had or he must HAYS been worry bad
shot. Mr.. West was ti,tipg in tho window
when tbs 6rst shot WAS fired, and Riley wa
not mora than fifteen feet distant, yet The
ball struck the ledge Of tbs window next te
tho one In which Mr.. West was G!tting. By
come 1t is thought thst possibly tho shooting
was instigated By come else. A convict " hi
was psrdonad last spring, few days before
his term expired, and who Is fop or,td Il
have gone to Texas, Is alleged 10 hays bsel
seen sb1ut Mounts7ille recently. He Ia
shrawd, interruptions fellow, but unusually
lacked the courage to carry out his eyi
plans. srTg',
Riley Is the came poraon. who about foul
months ago wrote a complaining latter &c
Governor Jackson from kansal about Mr.
West, In which bs BALD that Official wr1 fol
lowinghim and exercising a.charn oyer him