The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-02
THE MURDERED MAN
A DETECTIVE NAMED aIULcAHEY
sent to Bsawood by the u. s o. Railroad
Company on a Secret aIIssiOn-His Sad
Fate at the Hands of the Man He
was IIuntIng-A Mystery


The man who was fatally beaten at Ben
wood Thursday morning and who died in
the town lookup there OF o'clock the
same evening, was yesterday ascertained
to be John MulCahey, a special detective
in the employ Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company, who was sent to Ben
wood on Wednesday by the company on
some business concerning which nothing
is known at this end Of the line,
Nothing was known Of the man at Ben
wood except that he persisted until his
death in saying that his name was William
Rses, and that he came from Kansas, On
his person werC found B. & o, passmAd
out in John Mulcahey's name, from Balti'
more to BenWood and return. He also
wore a medal with the same name on it
and several letters addressed to John
Mulcahey at Baltimore were in his pockets.
An inquiry at Baltimore by telegraph
brought the information that Joha Null
Galley was detective employed BY the
b. & O. company, and that he came to
BenWool on business for the company.
None Of the company officials here or ut
Banwo0d knew any auCh man In the
employ Of the company, nor could they
conjecture what business brought him 10
Bslwood. The information about him
from Baltimore, however, was regarded
by them as probably true.
MULCAuEY's MURDERER,
The murdered man was first seen
in Benwood Wednesday evening, He
visited several saloons in COM
pauy with another stranger a
large, powerfully built man, wearing gray
clothes and q light SLOUGH hat. The two
men drank freely, and were together all
evening, A B. 80. car inspector saw
them on the railroad platform at II
o'clock. So far as known that was the
last seen OF them by any resldent Of Ben
wood till morning. The large man
dressed in gray took the morning train
southhound on'the Ohio River railIoAd.
About half past ak Thursday morning
workman named Greenhouse and anoth'
er, on their way to the mill, found Null
cahey lying beside the track Just below
town, covered with blood from numerous
CutR on his face and head,
He had received q blow from some
blunt instrument, probably coupling
pin, over each eye, another in tho middle
Of the forehead and another on the left
side Of the skull. Both jaw bones vera
broken and hig face and head beaten al
most literally to Jelly. He was attended
by DR.. Ford, but medical skill was power.
less to save him. He hsd been robbed Of
his gold watch, diamond shirt studs and a
large roll Of money.
WRAPPED IN MYSTERY.
Mulcahey said he had been Nsssilcd by
three men, but that the large one already
described inflicted his injuries. He re.
fused to explain how he came in their
company, but ssid they had a fight.
Thursday afternoon two Of the three men
Mu!cahGy described were arrested.
They testified yesterday that they saw
MulCahey and the other man. together,
saw them leave the railroad track and 20
to straw STACK In o field. There they
heard quarreling, but as the fight was
"none Of their funerpln they went on,
preierr!ng not to be mixed up in 1t, Aa
MuiGabsy himself. said his injuries were
inflicted by one man, the two others were
discharged.
kilograms wero sent down the river 10
apprehend the third man, but so far he
i has rot been heard from. Whether he de-
coyed MuICahey into tho field and then
pi1ksd . quarrel with view to robbery
can only 10 ConjecturaG.
From MulCahey's manner while with the
stranger It appeared that he might DO
trying to draw him out in reference to
some matter. Probably the large man
wal connected With tho business MulCa-
hoy was investigating. Why the detec.
tive refused to give straight account Of
himself after being hurt 80 badly is anoth-
or unanswered query which only adds q
new element OF mystery to tho whole a.
fair.