Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-21
GHECKERED CAREER.
The Adventures of Miss frankie
Harper,
A Parsersburg Nymph Du Pave, as Re-
lated by Herself - A Murder
Mystery to Be Solved.

n.y., winch many Ianueo ner III JAIL noe
been arrested on Baltimore schooner, on
which she had shipped in male attire
When arrested on suspicion of being q
female she confessed and told q story that
contains but few grains of truth, and
great deal of fiction of sensational sort.
After telling of her runaway marriage to
one James Riley, of Ironton, Ohio, and
her desertion because of cruelty, she
tells the following story which is
to be taken cum grano sails: "A
conducto. on the Wheeling and Lake Erie
road proposed to me that / put on male at
tire and 90 as brakeman with him on the
local train; was brakeman with him for
two months; while coupling cars I was
knocked down and run over; when re-
covered went 10 work on Oevors dam, on
the Mu5kipgum river; while working there
an excursion came up from Parkersburg
and one of the young men revealed my
identity to the boss Iquit work and Mon
day night went with Thax Duvsll to s
country dance. Charles Dawson got jeal-
Gus while ! vas dancing with his girl. and
vas going to thrash me. Before he got Q
chance cut him across the left breast and
abdomen. l was arrested the next day, but
young Duvalls father got me out on bail,
and told me to skip, which did. One
night l jumped on the cattle-trAin at Par.
kersburg and went to Grafton. Saturday
| met Charles Dean, who was with crowd.
BE said was such a young looking boy
that he took pity on me and said if want
ed to go East to come on. We boarded a
freight train and came to Baltimore. We
started out to get employment on an oyster
boat. 1 begged Charley to stay and try to
get employment on the same boat, ss
didn't want to 90 alone. He didn't know
toat was girl. We had both been ship.
ped he as q drejger and l IS q cook.
When forgot myself l spoke in my natural
voice, which caused suspicion and I con-
fessed my eek"
About ten days sgo Mr.. Tibbs, citizen
of Oak Hill, Fayette county, but who, for
two years, has been employed at the Longs,
dale coke ovens, was found dead, just
above Sewell station on the side OF the
mountain. At frat it was supposed that
he had sat down on the log to rest and the
log giving away had hurled him head long
down the mountain eide and passed over
his body frscturing his skull and resulting
in death. But more mature reflection
creates reasonable suspicion that his death
was the result Of foul work, at the hands OF
a certain person who is now q murderer.
The fact that the log was 30 protected at
both ends as to be immovable, without
great effort, is itself sufficient proof that it
could not have started to roll by the force of
q mans weight alone when only sitting
down on it to take rest. Then on ex
animation pool Of blood shows that evil
IDENTIFY the body remained for some little
time until the blood emptied itself in one
place and then was removed and the pool
of blood covered up by fat stone.
Thsn on one side OF the head was large
wound, evidently made by heavy blow,
from a solid substance. No other part of
the body was either scratched or bruised,
or in any way Injured or disturbed. Sew.
ersl persons who examined the body of the
deceased seem satisfied that the death of
the deceased was the work of foul and
bloody means rather than the result Of an
accident.
AT al early hour Friday morning. after
long and patient suffering, Mrs Sarah
Stevenson, widow of the late Gov. W. Z.
Stevenson, passed quietly and peacefully
away at her residence in Parkersourg.
She was noble woman and in her uuier,
domestic lie her many virtues shone
brightly. She was loving and true help.
meet to her honored husband, Ehose death
two years ago last Thanksgiving day is
still fresh in the memory Of all our citi.
gems. Mrs Stevsnson's death was not I'M.
expected. For several days past she has
been looking over the border into the land |
beyond, at peace with her God and ell ser |
fellow men. For a yess pas: her life has
been measured and it was only q question
Of time when the silver cord would be
loosed and her sutferings be over
Mrs Stevenson was si3ty.ave years old
at The tine OF her death She leaves q
married son, Orlando, his wife, and two
grand children to mourn her loss. Her
sister, Miss Jane Clotworthy, who has
been with her many years and whose Low.
ing care and patience have Goothed her
dying hours. should also be mentioned in
connection with those personally bereaved
BY her death.
The funeral will be held at the family
corner Of Eleventh and Juliana
streets, Sunday afternoon. at two O'Clock,
and will be conducted By Rev Henry RI.
ner, pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
The interment will take place in the River
view Cemetery.-Psrkersburg Journal.