Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-01
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Evidences Of a Dark Crime Discoy-
cred in a Wild Spot
Up AiIIers Hollow, Several Miles From Elm
GroVe---A Woman's Apparel Found
and Suspicious Circumstances
Brought to Light.

On Friday morning last about 10 o'clock
Msssrs Samuel knight and Joseph Bell were
hunting 'seDg, when they wandered into
Miller's Hollow, several miles from Elm
Grove, where they suddenly came upon q
wcman's dress and other articles Of feminine
wearing apparel lying upon the ground.
They were Of course naturally startled to
find such articles in this out-ofthe-way
place, and began an investigation Of the vi
einity to discover, if possible, any other
traces that would lead to
AN EXPLANATION
of their presence. About seventy.6ve feet
further On they noticed, along the bank of
the river, q spot which had the appearance
Of having been dug down with the aid of
sticks or some other unhsndy utensils. The
spot had evidently been flooded by the
heavy rain of q few days previous, giving it
the appearance OF hog wslloE, and they
were not at the time especially struck with
the idea that the two discoveries suggested
something suspicious. However, leaving
things as they found them, the two men
WENT TO Elm GROVE
aid informed Squire Brown OF the find.
THIS was about noon, and during the after
noon the Squire accompanied by knight,
proceeded to the spot, where they found the
dress, etc, in apparently the same position,
but upon investigating the place where the
bank had been cut down, to their sur
prise they found that some one had visited
the spot during the time intervening be-
tween knight and Bells first witt and their
appearance.
Suspicious of foul play began to course
through the minds Of the men, and they be-
gan to thoroughly search the place. II
could be plainly seen that something had
been taken from the hole, which now doomed
up in the canny light OF
AN INPROvIsED GRAVE.
The object, Judging from the appearance Of
the ground in the vicinity, was body. To
substsntiste their conclusions, they found
on the side of the bank in the yellow clay
the print of mans hand and fingers, where
he had evidently taken hold to assist him
in lifting the body out of the hole. The
man or men then dragged the body along
the bank for distance of probably twenty
FIVE yards, the trail being easily discernible
in the soft earth, and by the track of mud
eft behind At the end of this distance
II trail led into the waters Of the run and
could uot.be discovered as emerging at any
point, although not very extended search
y as II ade at the time.
The men then returned to
THE CLOTHES
which they found consisted of calico dress,
8 pair of stockings, two hsndkerchiefs and
q suit of underclolhes, all being feminine
apparel. Another circumstance that adds
suspicion to the matter is the fact that q
man gum coat and undershirt were also
found near by, but there was nothing in the
pockets or about any Of the garments that
would give the slightest clue as to who their
owners might be.
The spot where the discovery was made
is about three-fourths of a mile ~ Miller 8
Hollow, in a westward direction, on the
right branch of the run, which forks quar-
ter Of mile east OF the scene. 1t is
WILD, UNCOUTH SORT or PLACE,
and is seldom trod by the foot of man, on
legitimate missions. 1t is just such place
as a gang OF desperadoes might choose for
8 rendezvous, or q mob to hold lynching
bee The Hollow has decidedly unsavory
reputation, as men and women have often
been seen to enter it's uninviting jowls, for
what evil purpose the reader is lett to guess,
This leads TO the conclusion that some
wretch to cover up his crime has inveigled
a female companion into this unhsllowed
resort and taken her life that he might live
unblemished before the world.