Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-10
CRIMINALS AND CHIMES.
UniaNfui Happenings Of the. Past Twenty
- -Four Hours,

| Mt. STERLING, KY, May ga peniten-
tisry guard in charge Of eight convicts,
whom he was transferring from Frankfort
to prison on the Kentucky Central rail-
road, reached here yesterday and started on
foot for the prison. Later FIVE of the pris-
! oners were met, who said one of the prison
ers had complained that his hands hurt
him, and when the guard released them he
used the opportunity to overpower the guard,
seized his gun and killed him, and then the
three other prisoners escaped. The five
were trying to reach the prison.
A Chicago Sensation.
CHICAGO, May S.-COunsel- for defense in
the McKeague murder case to-day made
sensation in court BY moving the discharge
of the eight jurors selected on the ground
that newspaper men were trying to get
bribes from jurors summoned not 10 abuse
them. The motion was refused.
Murder of an Engiisiunan in Nebraska.
NEBRASKA CRY, Nav 9.-The body of
Thomas Leonard an Englishman, thirty
years old was found horribly mutilated in a
deep cut in the east part Of the city, near
the river last night. His head was crushed
and his face beaten and dis6gured almost
beyond recognition. His asSailants had
evidently made an attempt 10 drag the body
to the river but failed to do so. Robbery
is supposed to have been the cause. Among
the effects of the dead was found certif-
cate from the company commander in the
Sth regiment of the British army. Five
hundred dollars has been offered for the
arrest of the murderers.
a jury Obtained.
HAzLEHuRST, Miss, May 9.-The jury in
the Wheeler (Copiah county, case was COM
pleted Yesterday 1t consists of eleven
whites and one negro. Judge Wharton an
nounced that he was determined TO secure
fair jury if the entire term were taken up
in obtaining it. No man who was with Wheel
cr'S mounted party of the day before the
election should 90 on the jury The testi-
mOny was begun to-day.
Under Heavy Bond.
CINCINNATI, Nav 9--1'hc bond in the
case of Harry Lee, indicted for embezzle-
ment, was fixed to-day at $1,000 in each
case, making $lG, 900 in all.
The Habeas Corpus Deferred.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-The habeas cor
pus in the case of Charles A. Dietrele,
charged with the murder of Frederick Stahl,
has been postponed until Thursday.
Hiding His Crime.
WARRENTOY, GA, May 9.-Josh Ruff
shot viii Coddy last evening. Marshal
Coddy found Ruff in the act of carrying
Coddv away on his shoulders evidently hop
ing to conceal his crime. The wounded
lad, who was quiet youth of seventeen
years died in few moments, and Ruff was
arrested The coroner S jury decided that
Ruff was q murderer, and he was locked up
Must Go the Appointed Way.
ASHLAND, O., May S.-Gcorgc Horn and
William Gibbons, in jail here, and SEN
fenced to De hanged May 1G, for the muir
der of Harry Williams near Polk. about
one year ago took morphine this morning
with suicidal intent, but medical skill
thwarted theirpurpose and they will recover.
Tney Lynched Him.
WINSTON. y. e., Nav "a crowd of
citizens took Henry Swim from Jail yestrr-
day and hanged him for the murder Of old
Mrs Reed two days before Swim con-
fessed and said the motive was robbery.
hufutfer tohic>heN'
FT. WAYNE, lnD., May 9.-lesse Smith,
who is confined in jail at BlufTton Ind, for
completely in the murder of Amos Beckesto,
near Boone. Adams county, Ind, April Is
to-day confessed TO assisting Fred Richards
who is confined in jail in this city, in the
murder as charged. Smith who is step,
son of Richards, eonEesses that he accom-
panied Richards and Charles Werst, brother
in-aw to Richards, to the house of Beckcsto
and stood at the gate to keep IL lookout
while Richards and WerSt entered the house
and Richards fired the shot which killed
BeekeStO.