Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-30
AN EXTRAORDINARY MURDER CASE

At Charleston, W. Va.-A Wife Kuined
and Her Husband Outrageously Perse-
cuted.
CINCINNATI, November 29.-The En-
ouirer prints the following from Charles
ton, W. Va. One Of the most helhsh out
RACES which ever occurred in this State. q
parallel for which can not be found In
Dsnts's Inferno" occurred 9 short time
since in Clay county, one Of the partiei,
pants meeting his death at the hands OF an
outraged husband, George Bsasley, who is
now in prison at this place on the charge
of his killing.
George Beasley was young farmer Of
Clay county, honest, upright, but poor. a
short time ago he married 9 young woman
of bis neishborhood, Miss JsrushA James,
who il said to- have been one Of the most
fascinating and beautiful women IN tue
county. She had suitors by the dozen, but
loved the young farmer, and, notwith-
standing the opposition Of her family, per
sisted in marrying Beasley. They were
too poor to go TO Housekeeping, but es
they could not get along happily with the
wife mother, Mrs. James, they both went
to work, the wife at Housekeeping for q
family, while Beasley went to work on
farm.
Among the unsuccessful suitors for the
hand of Mrs. Bsssley while single was one
Henderson Moore, citizen OF the neigh
borhood. After the marriage of the young
couple and during their separation IN try.
inc to gain ivliehood, Moore, backed as
Bsasley alleges. by his mother.in-lsW and
others, persisted in his attentions, and by
the aid of these enemies Of Beasley
succeeded at last in alternating his
wite's affections. Bessley heard of this
and talked to his wife, telling her that she
should not permit Moores attentions, and
would have saved her had it not been for
the machina,ious of enemies. After short
time Mrs. Beasley became entirely slienated
and fell from her high estate. One night
Moore, with a number Of others
among whom, as Bsasley in his
deposition states, was an ex othcer
of the county, ran Beasley of from his
wife, threatening to kill him, and induced
his wife 10 leave him, taking the woman to
the house Of one Of the parties. One day.
some time after tie occurrence, when
Beasley went to the place where his wife
wss staying to try and induce he to go
with him, a crowd of men, with Moore
in the lead, took him and bound him,
and tying a rope around bis neck,
HUNG HIN TO A RAFrER
Ofthe porch. His wife, now es bad as the
worst, was induced to he lp pull him up
They let him down after having nearly
strangled him and order ed him to leave
the country at the muzzle Of their guEs.
Beasley left; but a few days later, learn
that his wife and Moore we're seen in the
woods together went to q neighbor's house
and got double-bsrrelled shotgun, taking it
from the rack over the door, and accom-
panied by two or three citizens started out
in search of the guilty couple In crossing
a piece Of woods they came across Moore
and the unisithful wife lying by the side
of the path in an attitude which be-
trayed them too plsinly for mistake.
One of Beasley's companions told him
10 shoot them both as they lay; but
Beasley, notwithstanding all that had oc-
CURED, still loved the woman, and begged
her to leave Moore and 60 with him. The
woman refused 10 do 80, and Moore
abused aud reviled him, aud dropping his
hand to his pocket, partially drew 3S'
calioer pistol, when Bessley fred upon him,
shooting him down on the spot.
Moore was taken to his home where he
lived few DAYS, and before he died sent
for Bsssley, and begged his forgiveness for
the injury done him, and told him he
(Beasley) had done nothing but what he
should have done. Before he died Moore
expressed q wish that Beasley be left un-
touched, as he had but defended his
honor in the last extremity. When
picked up. after having received his death
wound, Moore was found to have two
revolvers upon his person. Beasley went
to officers to give himself up, but no ore
would arrest him until weeks after Moore's
death, when he was arrested at
the instance Of certain parties and
brought here for trial. He is
we'll represented by Kennedy 4 Iittlepsge,
ard will get fair aud impartial trial, dur
ing which some unsavory developments
will be made, to the lasting regret aud
shame of number of participants in this
hellish outrage. The sympathies Of the
people are With Beasley, and they think he
ought to change places with some Of his
enemies.