Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-19

Rankin came up the hank from the river
and got a lantern from deceased, who at
that Time was standing at the store door;
Iasked the deceased to stay all night with
me, but he refused, saying he had a good
bed in the store.
O.-Why did you ask Ramage to stay
with YOU? A.-There had been i'll feeling
between Ramage and Campbell, and /
thought it would be safer for him to stay
with ME.
Odd you ever hear Campbell make
any threats toward the deceased? A.
Never heard any direct threats, but have
heard indirect threats from Pat. Henrietta;
heard no one else say anything.
SAMUEL KINcAID.
7 sunpose deceased came to his death by
an explosion Of powder at the store build
ing: think the store building was set on
fire: have heard no person make threats
toward the deceased; / talked with the de-
ceased after the accident; he was in his
right mind: he said he thought the build
ing was set one fire, but did not know who
by.
WILLIAM DAWSON.
Have heard no threats toward the de-
ceased; had no conversation with the de-
ceased after the accident; saw Henry
Campbell and spoke to him last night be-
fore the explosion; had no conversation
with him: about the time Of the explosion,
when | went to the store room, l saw a
HEAVIEST man run across the road into the
weeds; do not know exactly who he was;
would not say positively who he was
there was no one at the building except
the man | saw run across the road.
PAT HENRIETTA.
Saw the deceased about. 8 o'clock
last night, but had no conyersa-
ton of n importance; suppose he came
TO his death by the explosion of powder;
saw Henry Campbell going towards the
store about 9 o'clock, he asked me if | had
anv money l told him had fifteen cents;
he said he wanted to 'buy that-Ofa "a
out. Cd d-n him, l will kill him.
Suppose he meant the deceased, Bruce Ram
ace: he said he was the whole cause of the
trouble between him (CampbelD and Joe
Ramage.
THOs. O'BRIEN.
Saw the deceased between Z and 8 O'Clock
the night of the accident; saw him after
the accident, while living; had no CONVEX
sation with him; heard of nothing against
the deceased, but heard some II say
that they had heard that Henry Campbell
had threatened to kill some one, but can
not tell who it was; my opinion is that he
came to his death by dynamite or powder;
nv opinion is that some one set 1t on hire.
THE VERDICT.
The ended the essential part of the testi-
mony, and at its conclusion Coroner Crls'
well rendered q verdict that the deceased,
Robert b. Ramage, had come to his death
by an explosion of %gunpOwder ill the store
room where the deceased was sleeping, and
further, that from the evidence, there was
probable cause to hold Henry Campbell on
the charges of arson and murder.
CAMPBELL ARRESTED.
A warrant was at once issued for Camp
bell, and he was taken into custody by
Special Constable Henry Day. The prls,
Oner was found at his house, where he had
a physician attending him, and at his
earnest request he was allowed to remain
there last night, under heavy guard. II
is probable that he will be taken to Bellaire
or st. Clairsville to-day and locked up.
THE MANNER OF THE CRIME.
The popular idea of the methods pursued
by whoever caused the explosion is, that a
can of n~itro-glycerine was placed beneath
the floor of the store and some crude ar
ranrement rugged up by which q stone OF
other weight was dropped upon it. This
caused the first sharp explosion, while the
dull and heavy one which followed in g
moment came from the eleven kegs of gun
powder, the lighter ones, heard later, be
ing caused by fire reaching the two barrel.
of oil.
Mrs. Ramage, mother of the dead man,
reached Moundsville at o'clock last night
and his wife is expected this morning. The
deceased leaves a family of six children t.
mourn his loss. He was about 45 years o
age.