The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-29
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Attract nm Easrneus CfeNd Of Essi.sd
Psspisfat mo Corner OF Market and
twelfth streets Hiram AidFidge Again
Assaal His Alleged niisHsss.
The Aldtidge:G Gaylord scandal, which
has attracted considerable attention this
week, assumed the garb Of q very loud
sensat zion last evening. Yesterday alter
noon Hiram Alaadge and Nellie Gaylord.
were arranged before Squire Phillips on .
charge Of adultery and fornication.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan conducted
the case for the State, and Messts. Etson
and Marshall for the defense. Motions
were maae,by the defense to quash the
warrant, and other attempts made 70
throw the case out Of court, The test:
mony was partly heard, and the case ad-
ioufned until . "A. ". to-day. Squire
Phillips took tha precaatiol, 1orl the
strength Of the evidence already in, 70
dopbIe the bonds OF the accused parties.
They readily furnished security, and were
released.
THE CLIMAX.
The most thrilling and exciting scene in
this series q scandalous episodes, VI ich,
since the performance In Aldndge g rooms
last Tuesday morning, that resulted IN
Nellie Gaylord y going to police headquar-
ters and swearing out 9 warrant charging
| him With assault and battery, have been
almost the only topic OF gossip on the
street corners and In public places, was
enacted last evening. 4 q
This scene, like the opening one, was
enacted In, Aldridge,s rooms. which take
np alilthe, third story Of the building ocr
cnpied by, Busby,s hardware store, onithe
corner Of Market and Twelfth streets.
II was shortly before . o'clock, while
Ithe streets in that locality were yet crowd
Iedwith citizens, thar alwomsn;s scEeam
was heard. IL was so sharp and piercing
| that the attention Of every one within q
| half square was attracted 70 Aldfidge's
rooms from whence the sound came.
STARTLING CRIES.
Asecondlater the scream was followed
lby shrill cries OF Y Murder ~ Z. Mutder!
.poliee!a and Z" Help!n E.
Then a gentleman who rooms in the
second story leaned out Of his window and
called loudly for the police. The manner
| in which the crowd gathered was W 'nder-
| ful. Inside Of five minutes dense pack
Iofpeople had gathered about the. building,
and it was constantly increased while the
texc.tement grew to lever heat as wild and
Exaggerated reports spread through the
crowd as TO what was going on. Ut was
said that Aldridge had killed Nellie Gay
lord that lie had beaten her TO within an
Inch Of her life, and otherlike stories were
told, the exaggerations being increased az
those on the outside OF the Gro I'd repeated
the stories to fsost Arrivals.
Asyet no police had appeared, and only
three or four OF the vass crowd had dared
venture up stairs. The first person to en-
| terjt the. Aldridge apartments ives gentle
man who rooms on the second floor. he
was preparing TO retire when he heard
loud talking overhead. Knowing Whist
had taken place during the previous three
or four days, heat once surmised that the
trouble was to be renewed, and opening
bis door and calling up another gentleman
who also rooms In theib Hiding, he listen-
led, and heard Nellie Gaylord say, u defy
yoa both to 10 dol me any harmf
~ l,sptappon Z, ,STrRyFnrs
| f,nrses followed. and then Aldridge was
fheard 10 say, Mary, close that window
land mi train this gill" Then came the
screams and the noise otsome one falling,
Tic gentleman, picking up. a revolver,
started m, stairs, while the other gentle,
man yelled forthe police The first gen
tleman noticing two ortlitee persons stand q