The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-13
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the Inaasnes OF a niethsr.is-LaW.
spRlSogIrlD, o., May 12lone Of til
most deplorable tragedies which eve
occuredin this vicinity took place to-da
four miles north Of this, city, in the Suit
baugh neighborhood, where John Ne
neighbor, q young man who has been,lis
ing in this city, shot his young wife, an
then turning the pistol to his own hea,
blew out his brains. His wife is yet living
with chances even for recovery, but h
died one hour after the tragedy. Neneigh
Dor, It seems, had been married some tE,
years, and had one little child He wa
never able to get along very well with hi
mother-in.law, at whose house the coupll
lived. For some time past Mrs. Heneigh
Dor has been living with her parents
north OF the city. Her husband has beer
working at Lagonda, asuburb Of this city
and living apart from her and his chilli
He has fretted very much over II
and worked himself into q state Of almos
insane anger and grief. The other day b,
purchased q Smith e yesson revolver, 50
calibre. Armed,with this deadlyiweapon
he went tV see his wife this afternoon
de timed himself to arrive Just as she wa
driving in the COWS and went out TO NEE
her. About q half mile from her moth
er's house there Is q giant oak Just bud
ding in leaf. Behind this Neneighbol
took station, getting his revolver ready a
the same time. Up the road came hi
wife driving thecows, singing as she came
little dreaming OF her deadly danger
When she drew near the oak, her husband
stepped from concealment and confronted
her. They had quite,a conversation, and
her husband begged her to come aad live
with him. She refused, sal her mother
would not allow her, and that she
would not. When Neneiahbor saw
that his wife absolutely refused TO
como 10 him, he grow desperate. Getting
ready his revolver, he turned on his wife
with clenched teeth. "once for all, he
exclaimed, Twill you come home and live
with me@ Again the young wife refused
With o swift movement her husband
drew the revolver from his pocket, pressed
the muzzle Just in front Of her ear, and
pulled the trigger, saying, "Then we can
die together" The huge ball went crash.
ing into the bones Of the poor goman's
head, tearing Q great hole three inches
deep, from which blood poured In tor
rents. With terrible moan she sank
down on the-gras Her; husband pushed
aside her snu:bonnet, gazed calmly on the
awful, gaping wound, and then n,withouta q
word pressed the revolver 10 his own
head, near the ear, in; the identical spat
where he had .shot his wife. The bullet
took an, upward course and buried ITSELF In
the unfortunate wretch's brain. He fell
on hisiwife, and the two lay some time In
Q pool Of blood.
Finally Mrs. Neneighbor, whose wound
was not fatal, managed TO rise and drag
heFselt towatds holae She was seen and
carried In the house. and managed TO give
an ineoherent account OF the affair. 2 The
alarm was given and neighbors went ont
where Neneighbor lay, and carried him
70 the house. He showed some signs Of
life. a messenger Yss djspatched hare
fora physician, and Brs, Mclaughlin and
Russell went out, but iNeneighbor died
ten minutes after their arrival. The
affair created most intense excitement in
the neighborheod. Neneighbor is about
twenty.six years old, and his wife an at
tractiye b,opds OF about twenty. They
have one beautiful little child. Neneigh.
Dor has worked as q amolderin the Lagonda
shops here, and has u. brother-in.law,
'rRos. Nash, ,Fliving on Factofy Street here.
He was never considered OF gpsaund
mind. His paIeItsi live In Dayton, from
which city he came here. Coroner Cole
man was summoned and took charge OF
the body. u
THE PLYMOUTH PLAGUE. 3 :.
Whole Families pytrss and Hundreds OF
eoiphani Left.
wILrEsBkRRE, Pa. May l2.-The death
rate still continues large at; Plymouth. In
addition to three deaths yesterday, three
occurred last night and early this morning.
Two Of the victims were fathers of large
families and leave behind them sixteen
orphan childten. The third victim was o
young school teacher. isss sal III
! It 70 safe 70 estimate that there are al.
resdy oyer iGl children iiIeff orphans BY
s4tv Ssttattt StttSt WI St tpt N PNt tluulAli1
sad case Ia that Of the family Of Charles
Stair. On the lst Of April Mr.. Stair moved
his family to Plymouth from this city.
The third day after bis arrival he was
stricken down with the disease. Ee died
on the 9th inst On Sunday his wife died
gpa was buried this morning. The fiye
orphan children ale now down with the
disease.
Eckley B. Coke, the coal operator, las
given 500 TO aid the sSfafeys YSo hun,
sred aolIaIi vere forwarded from this
city this morning. The Relief @ Committee
are spending 500 q day in relief. The
number Of destitute is Increasing, and
they will to increase their axpendi.
tures or many will suffer. Eleven patients
were sapiltted Y tRs peS RoiPiaf this
marnlns, 1 " II.
ABanker's Suicide.
Aueusra, Ga, May l2.-wm. S. Rob
erts, president Of the defunct Bank Of
Augusta, for whom Q regulation wa.