The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-04
ANOTHER MURDER
WHICH Proves TO Be! NO MuRpkR
WHEN suited y tho Coroner-JohA Ptddlcord Meets
his Death In . Mysterious Manner, but Prob.
ably from an AceId.nt-Soms sess..
9 tlouAi llunors trow out ofthe Cast.

Yesterday intense excitement was created
by the report that another murder had &C.
CURED Saturday evening, which for reasons
had been kept quiet. From mouth 10 mouth
the rumor ilew, gaining at each telling Til In
Its horrible details It equa'ed tho mos! myf.
terlous Of crimes. One thing was certain,
aud that was tbs fact that John Pediicord, a
well known citizen Of this county, IVES dead,
and that he came to his death In q mysterious
manner. Where? and how were the cues.
tions eagerly asked, but not easily answered.
The general aud accepted story was that
somewhere In the city, either out In East
Wheeling In u house OF III. flame, or across tbs
creek In some Of the low dives, he had been
foully dealt with and robbed. Then, 30 the
story went, a hack was hired, which was rap.
idly driven out the pike 10 his home near
Elm Grove, his body dumped on the porch
aud the hack as rapidly driven away. His
family found him In an unconscious condi.
ton, and In this condition he remained TIL
his death, yesterday morning.
Withthis story 10 work on an INrHLlIoENcgE
reporter started out to gain the true facts In
the case. @G m, X.
rRIoR TO THE ArrAIR.
On last Thursday night in company with
William Huey, Peddicord came into the
city to have II little spree. Later In the
evening both cane up to the residence OF
Anne Wooster, rs Twenty.tlrst street. Here
Huey left aud Peddicord remained through
the night. Friday he spent the day visiting
saloons and by night he WAS very drunk.
This night he also spent In Anne Wooste.'s
house. The next morning, Saturday, In
RnulpuNV with anot1thr !, In want IL, a.
frat TIME 10 Mrs. Bhipp's house on Main
street. While here his son found him and
tried 10 get him TO 20 home. He partly
succeeded, for In company with his son he
leftthe house. He remained with his sou
for some time, and willis with him showed
that he still Ind $50.
Liter In the day, about @ o'clock In the
evening, he staggered over 10 Mrs. Ships,
found the door open, lsinco the flood 1t has
not closed tightly staggered In md upstairs
to the first floor. Here he started to 70 back,
and one Of the inmates offered 10 help him,
but was repulsed with, cd d-n you. III
help myself"
Two or three stairs wers descended when
no stumbled and fell to the bottom OF the
Hight, hitting his head jast above the ear
against tho frame OF the sittiug-room door.
This servant eirl was Immediately sent for an
officer. and Officer Darum responded. The
following is his story:
oYricEn BARuM'a STORY. &
When l arrived I found Peddicord lying on
his face In the hall bleeding from his ears
and nose. l lifted him into the sittine-room,
and Mrs. Ship got a straw tick on which we
laid him. l then washed his fscs and cent
for DR.. Blum. >rr-
When Dr.. Blum arrived no said the wound
In Itself might not be serious, but that he
feared conclusion OF the brain, and the best
thing to do was to sand him home.
Then in tho presence Of them all, I search
ed the man and found two twenty dollar
bills and one ten dollar bill, which seems to
correspond with the statement made by his
son that ha had $50 at the Arcade saloon. I
then sent 70 Butts livery stable for a hack,
and TWO drivers, one TO remain inside with
peddicord. I paid the doctor So for his visit,
the hack IS, and gave the remaining $43 TO
Ed. kleivis, who was the extra driver, with
orders to hand it 10 his wife. This was about
8 Or $50 o'clock in tbs evening.
Between eleven and twelve the hack came
back, and kleives said he had handed the
money to Mira. Psddicotd, who remarked,
"Thia Is the remainder OF $780,"
Il don think there vas any foul play. In
Fader's. Mrs. SHOPS first husbands lifetime,
he and Peddico'd vera great friends. Mrs.
shipp knew him well, and says II she had
been down stairs she wouldn't have let him
in. He { 700 drunk"
Or. Blum states that when he was called
he found Peddicsrd unconscious, aud no re-
action setting in ordered him sent home.
He pronounced 1t Inconsistencies resulting
from coccussion OF the brain.
Pecdico:d was we'll known. He was a
small fa!msr and a hosst-trader, aud in this
way made considerable money.
AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
Yesterday Coroner schul,zs made some in
qu:ries about the crse, and concluded that a
formal Inquest wss not necessary. Lss.
night, however, Eelalives OF the dead man
called on. the Co1outr, and rs y result OF the
interview an inquest will be held tc-lay.
WARRANTED Hscd.Yaws ~ cents At Rnvi'u