The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-23
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DRIVES i VI. vicrlMaTo I DESPAIR,
And Street Escountsr Ressits-Saturdsy HiShps
Y B,naA,los ssd the Tails That Hangs TAertby.
4 Case Of Wrong to haks 0p.'s Blood
Bo,l-proofs In Black ssd whiis. S
Saturday night about 8 o'clock, while The
square on Market utrsst south Of Twelfth was
thronged with people, q sensational scene
was witnessed In front Of the Capital res.
laurant, and within an hour bait tho people
In town were talking Of the affair. Every.
body, nearly, guessed at something like The
truth, but few knew even part Of the story
Of wrong and iHiamy which was behind the
street Incident. At the hour. named people
In the vicinity noticed o tct u bstween Mr..
W. II. Sleib and q wonian. This woman
was Mru. Anna HsSman, and different yer.
sions are givsu Of ths meeting Mr.. Bheib
says the woman assaulted him, and that In
an effort 10 catch her hands he accidentally
struck her on the cheek. The woman says
she wanted 10 speak 10 him, and Accosttd
him, but he refused 10 STOP. 6hs than
caught him by the coat 10 stop him, whom he
struck hsr III the face and caught her hands
and held her In yict.like grahp which left
her wrists red Tor hours. Hhe Kicked 'vlsor.
ously at bis SHIN, until arrested hv Oill,er
Bird, who was attracted by she set n, iIT
I, z THE nAN's EXPLANATION. SsG5t
Mr.. gheib says the woman has been trying
10 backinail him for several weeks, calling
ut his store once or twics, AID once even COM.
ipg armed with pistol, and each time made
demand for money. lie Refused to be bed,
and she threatened him, even declaring she
would call on bis wife and tell her some
damaging etory. She also wrote blackmail.
Ing letter, which be turned over as soon IA
received 10 Chief OF Police Bennett. g 10
denies that lie ever wronged the woman, aud
says she 10 crazy, and that her Blister told him
90. q I'M ~. 0.i1 .a.g, b,S5l, 2
When che was locked up, her sister ap.
pealed 10 Mr.. Bheib to ball her out but he
declined. Mrs. Hsymau herself said: Twill
sh.ib. are you going to slow ME to b locked
up?' and he replied, "Yss, with four locks"
man for aasaulting whom ohio waa In custody,
Bermsd strange, but in the light Of her story,
which Is amply proven by documentary ev.
dsnce, 1t was not only natural, but must
have struck him With peculiar force. {
5,Ail. n A WOMAN wHosas, ~ ~
:Ths wonnsn tells a story OF suffering and
Injustice which must appeal to the sympa:
ehies and srouss thu Indignation Of every
ton. She declares tnRt Shsib ruined her,
aud has maintaueda criminal Intimacy with
her for over thres years. Mrs. Hsymant 10
the divorced wife OF rom Hsymand, who
formerly kept .ze!ry repair shop on Main
street north OF Eleventh.. Something over
three years ago, her husband accused her Of
UNDUE intimacy with Pittsburgh drummer,
aud meeting tbs drummer az Bellaire, bay
man shot him, the wound being but u
tnhipg one. Mrs. HAyinan nhortly obtained
q divorce, and she now says Hheio furnished
the money to pay. the costs. and induced her
to GEEK the separation, telling her that she
must giyo up either himself or her husband.
8incs that time she has lived rart of the time
here and part OF the time at Pittsburgh or
Allegheny, but all the time Mr.. Sheib hss
maintained his intimacy with her, and she
exhibits lhlgs number OF letters, covering
this period, which she received Fl I'm him,
which corrobora!e her story In every detail.
i VT ~ AeACRltEeICU5 CATH.
Mrs. Hayman told . reporter Saturday
night shortly after bhe was locked up that
about the tims she ob.siled her divorce she
met Mr.. Bheib one day by appointment in the
Frat Presbyterian Church, Of which he WIS
orgaDist, and In conversation there abe e1.
pressed the determination not to come be.
tween him and his wifi, and said she would
60 away. He refused 10 allow her to do SO,
ard p,u 10 oto{o 10 " h{n ,,tnJ ~, : .
character OF his wife, adding that he loved
1 Mrs Hsy man better than all the world, and
finally. she still being deaf TO his entrea,iss 9,
he opened the Bible. end Standing In the
pulpit, solennly swore never to let her want
Tor love or m0tey, and as coon o.
he could be free from bis wits 10
marry her. As q memepto Of this plighting
4 OF his faith he aftsrward gave her ring With
the cate, MARCH, I, 1881. aud the letters Nv.
10 A." engraved ius.da 1t This ring she
showed 10 the reporter. i! 10 plain gold
ring and very heavy. This data vas slts,,
ward regarded by the pair as sacred to thsis
tryst, aud Mr.. 6heib alwsyB eimed 10 spend
1t with her until this year. Il IVES about
this time that hg love began 10 waue, Mrs.
Hayman now thinks. 49,. 9,-$E.
TUE CLIMAX op DEcEir.
J In all these three years, the relations O.!
eheib and the woman were oil the closes: aud
most intimate. The lette,s received by Mrs.
Hsymau breathe nothing but love, and would
do credit 10 sohooi.soy lover, so far as gusl.
ia concerned. Mono of them ara siEred with
Mr. Bheib's full name, but 10 ons familiar
with bis Cue and peculiar hand writing thsre
Is 10 mistuking them for another's Mrs.
Haymsn sons time ago WISE taken III with
an affection pecul;er to her sax, and this has
urouo unrSe sHacfkny hav MIND mill EhL.
has frequent spells OF abb rrstion Of q d.,
tressing nature, under the Influence OF whiph
she sometimes rav.s ard sometimes wsepe,
while her Sistsr,. who he's cared for her all
this time, does Dvt 6rre leave her alone willis
suffering from one OF hes spelIs lest she will
do hertelt v,Ciencs. OF Ibis Mr. Ehaib was
copstently informed, and scarcely letter
passed between them In which slie does rot
e1prees soIicitude for hsr health. Finally, q
few weeks ago 10 induced her TO coms here
from Pittsburgh that t;a might have the at
tentive care OF her sister, Hiss Amanda
lively, with when she has since been living
At 1872 Eoft street ahs csms here with the
express understanding that Mr. 6heib would
support her, sud st biz solicitation, 60 she
says and In one Of bio lsltaIs lie propt aes
such 40 arrangement, and In paoiEef speqks
OF 1t as consummatea.a The contract WAS not
kept, however, by Mr.. pheib, aud It vas
tho s'rat into which this forced her whicn,
Mrs. Hay man aaye. owe her to desperation,
and led her to Insist upon an interview with
her recrsant lover. Ss53; 5il' y,
| Any $3.50 WAS 1T DLLcKYAIL? /! z
Mira. Hayman aud her sister claim thar,
in view of hiB proulise, they hntl right to
demand money Of shei6. i a; few weeks ago
Mrs. Hsymsn called Oh him ct bis store, and
say 80 like mao, and will trouble you no
mors." His reply. she says, was, II do not
want to get rid Of you. love you as much
as evar.n Whsn she left be offered her
money, but sas spurned 1t, saying she
wanted him, not bis mohty. A!terwnrd she
attempted 10 $50 him. but falling wrote a
threatening letter TO frightea him into al
interview. This wag tho. letter he gave to
Chief Bennett she oven sought, Saturday,
To procure the publication In the ne spa ers
Of q warning 10 him, but OF osurso Jailed.
6lok in mind and body, abe happsnfi to pass