Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-01
a Family FIaaT
which Came Near Ending ia
Murder.
Michael YeddO Attempts to Kill His Wife
With a Butcher-Knife, While
His Son Attempts to
Shoot Him.

resulting in AZ least one murder occurred
during Wednesday night aud yesterday
morning in the neighborhOod between Elm
Grove and Trisdelphis, this county. Tae
affair created great excitement in that part
of The county, the gossips who spread 1t
broadcast during yesterday morning al!eS-
ing that q lady, whose name was vsriously
stated as Yarhng, Yaeddo, and Yeddo, had
been cruelty murdered by her husband dur
ing the previous night, the tragedy being
located on Peters Run, tributary OF Mid
die Wheeling creek. This story came TO
the ears OF REGIsTER reporter during the
afternoon, and the newsgatherer boarded a
B 4 o. train and went out to Elm Grove
with a view to sitting down the various
rumors and getting at the facts
At Elm Grove it was learned that muir
der had Lot been committed, but that a
domestic brsWl Of rather more than the
usual magnitude had occurred in the
household Of Mr.. Michael Yeddo, farmer
living on Browns run, a fork of Peters
run, about two miles north OF the hamlet OF
Bridgeport, q mile and halt from Elm
Grove. Mr.. Yeddo was reported IN the
custody Of Squire Russell, at Bridgeport,
and thither the reporter wended his way.
From the Squire the following narrative
of the row was obtained: Some time after
dusk Wednesday evening quarrel broke
out between Yeddo and bis wife, which
ended in the husband throwing water
pitcher at his better halt, the missile knock
ing her down. Yeddo then grabbed q
butcher knife and made q rush
at the PROSTATE woman, crying
out that he would kill her, but
Mrs. Yeddo eluded him, and with her babe
and daughter aged about sixteen years,
ran from the house. The daughter became
separated from her mother and made her
way to the house of a neighbor named
Yeasters, saying her father had murdered
her mother with knife.
Mr.. Yeasters aroused three of his neigh
bors and the four men proceeded to Yeddo s
house and demanded admittsnce. -GeddO
appeared at the door with gun and told
his visitors to leave, threatening to FIRE if
they stayed on the order OF their going. He
succeeded in driving the party from the
place, and then returned to the house
The farmers then notified Squire Russell,
and early Yesterday morning that officer,
with SQUIRE Brown, of Elm Grove as q sp9.
cial deputy, went to the Yeldo farm wltO
the Intention of arresring the proprietor
The officers found Mrs. Yeddo and the bah
on the banks of the run some distance fro"
the house, where she said she had been all
night. She said she was afraid to return
home, as her husband had lately becom'
very violent, and she considered her lite IN
danger. She was induced to return to the
house with the Squire. saying, however, she
thought her husband was away. This
was found to be true. The house VA,
searched, the Squire finding two guns "
Yeddo's bed room and razor under tn"
pillow where he had slept. Mr.. 1edd"
soon after put in an appearance, and was a
once put under arrest, his wife saying shs
wanted him punished fo- his assault upon
her. and also wanted his good behavior as
surtd. She exhibited cut on one Of her
arms. as the result of the 6Eht OF the nigh
before, and also said there was BAD
wound on her back.
In the meantime Mrs YeddOs daughter
had gone to Elm Grove and sent word o.
what had ACQUIRED to her TWO brothers, wh'
work at The Top mill, and the BOYS arrivei
on the farm about ;he time Squire Russell
wss preparing 10 leave wirh his prisoner
The older of the boys, William Teddo, wa
very abusive toward his father, and made
an attempt to shoot him With a revolver, bu'
was disarmsd by the Squire before he hal
done any damage.
List e. ening old man Yeldo and his son
William were arraigned before Squire Rus
sell at Triadelphis, who. after hearing the
evidence, fined the father $40 and costs for
assault and battery and held him in the sum
of $3.50 for his good behavior for one year
and fined the son 81 and costs for assault
and put him likewise under bonds in the
sum of 500 for his good behavior for a
year.
Mr.. Geddo formerly lived on South Huron
street. Island. and at that time was EN-
ployed as a tender in the Top mill AL,
though be always bore good reputation
here, his Deighboes describe him as very
vicious man, possessed of an ungovernabla
temper, and all who know him give him a
wide berth.