Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-11

striped centipedes. Each squad a. i,n
ters files to the right Of the room, vs.I
their g.imy faces and hands; about IA.
and march to their positions at the lons
tables They there stand fast until n.
long lines are filed and ranks closed M
when ct the tap Of the triangle they r;oS,
face and seat themselves. The table !,
well supplied at noon time with whes, and
corn bread, meat and coffee, fruit and
vegetables in season are supplied. In fsc.
the superintendent feeds bis pri.ons,,
much better than is required, and often
learn, at his private expense purchases an
ples and other fruits which be has n,.cia
upon the table within easy reach Of n.
men. Is it any wonder that the We., Vi,
ginis penitentisry is q model institution A.
its kind. and that obedience to rules ia N.
cured without 60 much corporal punisb.
ment2
In this issue I will give the his,o,v n
but one OF the prisoners, one howey.,
which is interesting in details from n.
fact that it is an anomaly-no other n
ike character can be found in the h;s,o,,
of the country for score Of years
AN ANOMALY IN LAw-JosEPH PAUL
/ will close the first chapter of ,hi. hi.
tory by detailing an account OF o crime Ana
not q crime. which consigned the frs, man
in twenty years to prison cell. JosepS
Paul was, five years ago, q we'll known c;,.
izen and hotel keeper at Volcano, ". Y,
he had Q wife and two children ana
seemed to be living ss happily and with n
good prospects as any Of bis ueishbor,
His business wal good and required rres,
deal of attention. In order TO carry i, on
successfully, Paul looked about him for An
assistant. One Reuben Marquis, a tall
good.looking fellow, applied to him for the
position and was accepted. BE took chs,ys
Of the saloon and in he absence of Pspl
looked after the hotel business. Everything
seemed to 60 on sSimmipgly for awhile
and money flowed into the Golfer. But Al
last scandal attached to Marquis over Ri,
intimacy with Psul's wife IL was soma
time, however, before Paul heard the wbis
perings of the community. Ore day Paul
came home UNEXPECTEDLY from bushes,
trip on the railroad and entered the house
without being noticed. Seeing no ore
about he ascended to his room and ,h.,,
saw sight which convinced him that Mar.
quis and his wife we're guilty. From the
evidence sdduced in the case | take the
following: Paul enraged aud trenzied a,
his shame, threatened TO kill Marquis Who
admitted his guilt, but plead for his lite.
At last Paul let him 90 sitter he had Prom.
ised to leave the State. Marquis did leay.
the State, but q short time later, Just sbou,
the time Paul's wife disappeared, MarquiI
returned to Parkersbarg, where be me,
the guilty wife. He was advised TO lesv.
by persons who knew the circumstances
OF the case. He refu, ed to do this. and
said that he was armed and would kill Paul
il he approached him. On the Afternoon
Of the shooting Marquis went up 10 the
passenger depot. NoS, it happened lhA,
the very same day Paul started for Wash.
ington from Volcsuo The rains, being
fast trains, did not stop a, Laurel junction,
consequently Paul was compelled TO 10 to
Parkersburg to take the express train.
When ne arrived at the outer depot he %.
Marquis standing on the opposite side OF
theStreet near the corner with one hand
on his pocket. Paul star cd after Marc uis
and shot at him. Ma gus ran but was
followed AID shot again ~ Paul He fell
and was taken to the American House
where he died q few days later. On
his death bed, MARQUIS took
the blame entirely upon himself and asked
that Paul be found gUiltless. Paul was
tried, found guilty in the excitement Of
the moment the verdict OF the Jury was
set aside and q new trial ordered. When
the time came for trial Paul, broken In
health and spirit, homeless and almost
friendless, plead guilty 10 murder in the
the second degree and was sentenced 10 l6
years in the State prison. This is in briei
the pith of the history, Here Is an anon.
ally in law: Paul il the first man in more
than 20 years found guilty Of murder for
Staying the destroyer Of his family. Dan.
lei Z. Sickles, whose civil and political
history is we'll known, shot Philip Barron
for the ruin OF his wife in 1853, wac tried
for murder ard acquitted. Mcfarland
stood behind the mirror in the Tribune
Office, and lying in wait, shot aud sl,led
Richardson for like offense. Here were
two deliberate killings, yet the Inv could
not and did not adjudgc them guilty.
Now, at this late date, long after Paul 10
incsrcerated. witnesses cone forward,
good. reliable men, whose word Is good "
q bond, and testify that they saw Marquis
after bis dismissal by Paul near Sand Hill,
and at other points near Volcano. and when
they questioned him he tod them CT what
he had been guilty and said tins, be wM
armed and would shoot Paul on sight, For
long time sympathy has been with this
man Paul, and il is fully believed tha, we're
be tried to day no jury could be found 10
convict him Of any crime.
Continued next Sunday