Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-29

The outra geous crime with which these
persons arrested yesterday are charged, was
perpetrated on the night of Monday, De
cember -, and the details are doubtless ia.
miiiar TO most of our readers Mr.. Marling
resided then and now on what is known as
the Isaac Kelly place, on the Bethany pike,
sbout six miles east OF this city. The resi-
dence was visited bya REGISTER reporter
the day after the iendish tortares accom-
panying the robbery were committed, and
the following version OF the assault as mar
rated by the sufferer, IS republished from
our issue Of Christmas morning:
IL was sitting in front OF the fire Monday
evening about halt past seven clock. just
having finished my supper, when suddenly
The door was forced open aud | found my,
self seized from behind by two pair Of arms,
attempted to rise and in So doing was
struck on the back Of the head with club,
which knocked me off the chair and par
rially stunned me. Before could regain
nv feet or clear my mind, the men pounced
on me ike beasts and in less than two
minutes | was firmly bound, hand and foot
my hands tied behind my back-and a
gag forced into my mouth. They then
clicked me up and threw me out into the
middle of the floor, Just like a sack Of grain
would be handled A thorough search OF
the house and cellar was commenced by the
men
How many men were there" asked the
reporter
THREE RUFFlANS.
81 only saw three. think that was all
there was.
When did they burn you with the red
hot irons?'
After they had searched about halt an
hour they came. back into this room and one
of them, slim fellow wearing q cap ap
preached me and said
al want to know where YOU had hidden
the 500 which Murray gave you the other
day. know you have ii -, for he
told me you received it from him for rent.
II told them that it was portion OF the
money they had taken from my pockets
, This they did not believe, and the spokes
/ man said --, we will make yor
/ tell and that quick Heat that poker.
/ protested that what had said was true
but they would not believe ME. When tht
( poker Was
HEATED TO \ BRIGHT RED
heat, they took down my pants to place In
red not iron on my flesh. After burning
me in dozen places they ceased, simpl
because the poker was too cold to burn tn,
flesh in the manner liked by them, and
thought the torture was concluded, but
was sadly mistaken. The men went OF
into the other portion OF the house an'
we're probably gone an hour. On returning
thew tried every means in the world to fins
out if had any money hidden away bu
after my repeated denial they became per
fectly frenzied and seized the poker an
placed it in the fire. After a wait OF abou
Is or 20 minutes until the poker was uearl
white heat, they pulled up my shir AM
laid the hot iron on my abdomen. On thi
portion OF my body only two applications 0
| the hot iron were made, but on my hip
thigh and the small OF my back the lro
was laid on until it was
TOO COLD TO BURN WELL.
The robbers then secured my arms an,
feet more securely and left me lying in th
middle OF the floor
Nv hat time was that
81 do not know. only one Of the ro5bsr
remarked. 1t is about II o'clock We hac
better go!
Mr.. Marling showed the reporter III,
bnrns some Of which are trighttul TO lool
a., being deep long and in some instances
about two inches WIDE. The burns owe
the bowels are the deepest, and they look a
i, the flesh lad been burned away leavini
the intestines bare. In all the man ha
abou, thirty distinct burns about the loins
/ L;-s ,b;,bs srS bowels