The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-21
a MURDBR0US CRANK
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0i the houadayills PtnItsntiary-An Ex.conviepl
4 Efrars to A.,aMina,e ILLS FORMER Jaiios oa,I
e faiI, Btear,e Of III, Bad Aim-The
Would bs huIdtttr IA Prison. ~

There WAS m exciting episode nt the Stats
PenitentiAry at Moundsvills yesterday fore.
noon about eleven O'Clock, which came nea,
resulting ID the death Of Superintendent
Thomas ]. Yves. at The hands OF an ex.cor,
vios. But for the bad aim Of tho would b.
assassin his otjsc. would doubtless hay,
been accomplished. Mr.. West was citing al
a window In tho iront OF The prison building
not far from the mnlu entrance, when nau
whom no did not reoognisa entered the yard
10 front OF the priSon and advanced 10 ward
him. When about fifteen feet away, the
man deliberately draw u revolver, and aking
hurried aim, ilrsd At Tho Superintendent.
TIE ball struck on tho edge Of lbs window
tlll, Knocking small! piece Of stone of ind
falling to the ground. '"7il,S nm
-.I..a BouNe 10 KILL lin.
Ths ball had scsrceiy struck when Mr..
West was on hia !ess, md he hurled gu,
through tho hall III usauit O! his murderoua
sssai!nat. Hstore IL reached the door, how.
ever, the man wac ii the sl;eet, and IS Mr..
Weas came out into tho yard he turned and
fired another shot, the ball wh'zzlrg closs to
the superintendent head. The latter did
NOT dsrs return tbs mr., as a number OF viz.
itors to the prison had just arrived, and both
sides OF the stIee. werU crowded. He con.
linued The pursuit, thougb, and was narrow.
ly missed by u third hsll from tho ;eckles,
shooters revolver, which fortunately aid moi
hit Anybody. but was Hlttensd agcinst tht
atone wall Of the Wardsn's building.
Mr.. West jumped in a cArr:ega which wa,
standing near, and had the driver drive
around by another routs to head of the nj an
On the way Town Sergeant Brannon was met
and ne also got In the carriage. The murder
| Qua visitor was shortly oyertaken. and a
once surrendered to ths Sergeant without 40,
Resistance. :, .lI,. N ~. :
VINO TIE MAN H. vs.
The 6uperlntsndent's would-be n,urde.e
turned QUIT be m ex.convct nnmnd Charlie
kuey who whilo NJ inmate OF the prison
earnea reputation Rs crank With murder
Qua propensities. He was discharged frou
tue pepitenliary little over n year ago ntts
serving a.tso year term for house. break
Ing Ia Berkeley county. Ee was yer,
Troublesome prisoner, and nearly a!
ways undergoing soms aort OF punish
ment for infections OF the prise,
rules. Hs once a!1uok fellow convict
bios, oyer tha face with al iron bar, dia
figuring him Tor lie. He was on another oc
oaa!on knncked down with wagon spoke b,
a guard fIr making m aggravated assault
upon, another prisoner. He frequentl,
hfsashed thrsats Of ver geance sgsinst super
intenuent West when punished for som
diituss aud was ito doubt endeavoring Il
carry these out yesterday. ,-a,g
Alter his arrest he was committed TO th
Marshall county jail by equiye Edwards
HIS prospects, for spending another tern
uuter Superintendent West's care are yer,
good.
The revolver used by Riley was new on,
OF 80 cslibsr, doubtless purchased 70. the ex
press purpose Of tski1g Mr.. Vests life.