The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-03
BRUTALITY SLAIN.
GEORGE soErTNER's Rash DEED
On the Street Saturday EvenIns-aes Shoots Charles
Dick Fatally Shocking Eadlskof asprss 1t y
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rel Rs,uiA In Homicide.
Once more the sharp crack Of q murderer's
pistol has startled the community. Batur.
day night, almost In the very heart Of the
city, at an hour while the streets were yet
filled with people, George H. Boettner shot
and instantly killed, apparently without any
proyocation, Charles F. Dick, n man with
whom he had been spending the afternoon
and evening In a social manner. The muir.
der, which appears to have been a cold.
/ blooded and deliberate one, was committed
Ia front OF William Miller's saloon, at 935
Market street, q few minutes after hall.past
eight o'clock.
,Euly In the afternoon Boettner, Dick and
o number of their companions glass house
workers, entered the saloon and establishing
themselves In a back room proceeded To spend
the afternoon drinking beer and playing
euchte. Shortly afterwards, come time near 1
o'clock, Boeltner began 10 be quarrelsoms
and at one time came near ending the career
OF Louis Cook, one OF the party, at whom be
pointed the revolver that later In the day
was used with such fatal effect. He cooked
aud pointed his revolver directly ut Cook,
but Dick, who was sitting beside him, g,asped
the revolver just as the trigger was pulled,
causing a slight blood blister, thereby, Il Is
very PROBABLE, saving Cooks life. Dick re-
monstrated with Boettner for his reckless.
ness and the latter replied in q surly manner
10 the effect that he did not give 4 d-n, and
would shoot anybody that interiered with
him. fN.
THE HHoorISG. Il
Cook and one or two OF the Others left the
saloon right after this episode, and Dick In.
duced Boettner 10 put up his revolver. Out
side Of the fact that Boettner continued 10
be surly, nothing further OF q disturbing ma.
ture occurred until $50 o'clock, when after
two games Of euchre for the drinks the party
got up and wont forward Into the har.foom,
Boettner was slightly In advance OF tho 9th
ers. He ordered the drinks, which were re-
fused by Miller, who thought that he had had
enough, and was DESTROYS Of getting the
party out OF his place. Dick at this juncture
entered the room and went towards
Boettner. Miller observing that Boettner
had a revolver In his hand, hurried around
from behind the bar and hastily showed him
out Of the place into tho street. Dick went
out almost Immediately after. The door had
scarcely closed behind him when e shot was
heard. q.
A crowd gathered In a few seconds.
On the pavement lay Dick breathing bis last
IS the blood gushed from a pistol wound
Just under the left eye. . Boettner,
tue murderer, alter looking at his
victim in adezad manner, turned and started
10 run up Market street rapidly, disappear
Ing in the darkness. Charles Elig, Charles
Schemp pr and Robert Hobbs, who were com.
ing up the street, all saw Boettner come out
Of the saloon, then turn and shoot at Dick
who vas right behind him. The supposItion
Is, that Dick followed Boettner out for the
purpose Of paciiying any feeling that Boett-
ner might entertain against him and getting
him To 60 home. :
THE MURDERER ARREsTEb.
Dick was picked up and carried into the
saloon. He WAS unconscious, and died in
about ten minutes. The police were Motif cd
Of the murder Immediately, and Capt. Ben.
nett, learning who had done the shooting,
started or q run for Boettner's home on
Eighteenth street, Just above Wood.
On his way out he met Officer Mcrris, Ar
irving at the house, Norris Was sent to the
back door while Bennett raped at the front
door. Mrs. Boettper answered the knock, and
when asked II her husband was at home re-
piled that he was not and that he had not been
for several hours. 4 slight noise in the
back room, however, indicated that some one
Was there and Bennett pushing pas. the
woman brought Boettner ont. He at once
searched him, but found no weapon. He
then searched the room aud soon found the
revolver lying under Il bureau with one OF
the i've chambers empty. It Il Of SO calib,e
with a bsrrel over four inches long and is
rightly named "Dsfender."
As loon as 1t was found, Boettner acknowl-
edged that 1t Was the one he used 10 shoot
Dick with, and commenced telling the story
to Bennett, although that Off cer warnfd him
be WAS talking 10 bis own detriment. His
wife, when told by Bennett for wha, her hus-
band was wanted, became. almost frantic
with grief and hung 10 Boettner's neck until
she almost had to be torn away. o.
LODGED IN JAIL. '
He was at c taken 10 Squire Ankles
office, about which several hundred peopls
had gathered, the news Of the murder having
travelled over the city like wildf.e. He was,
ted at once to jail to await a pre.
liminary hearing this morning. He
wanted to. give bail aud was sur.
prised when he learned that lone could
be taken. At the Jail he told Jsiler Davis he
wanted a hearing at once, IS he had to report
at the glass house for the Sunday night tnrn.
or else he would be discharged.
Every once in a while on his wsv to the
Office and afterwards on his way 10
Jail, he talked only with reference
to the justification Of the crime,
While at the Squirrels office, muttered
threats OF summary justice were heard amone
some OF Dicks friends, but nothing was a..
tempted and the murderer was quickly
lodged In ISL. 1t was a very quick and clever
piece OF police work.
q VICTIM.
Charles F. Dick, the murdered man, vas
20 years old. was married, but had no chill.
dren. He was q glass bio yer by occupation
and WORKED at the LsBelle glass houss in
kirkwood. He was OF rather stout build,
had light hair, blue eyes and smooth face.
Every one that knew him speaks OF him az a
very gentlemunly person, full OF fun, and
anything but Quarrelsome. He had q host
OF friends. His body was taken to his home
uoont II o'clock Saturday night. His wile'y
grief was terrible.
GeorgeH Fl. Boettner, the murderer, Is q per.
son not at all prepossts ing In appearance.
He works at the Central and has tue reputa.
ton OF being vicious whtR drunk, His face
Saturday night wore o stolid expression e.
cept occasionally when it would assume that
OF q desperate man at bay, which made him
look absolutely repulsive. He has a wife
and three children.
THE INQUEST.
An OMcinl Inveatigation hadc. Ycster,
dry Afternoon.
Soon after the murdered man had expired,