Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-09
A FATAL SHOT.
THE QUEER ACTIONS OF MARTIN TROY AT
ELM GROVE YESTERDAY MORNING.
Result In His Dsh-G. ?. Harlieb Thinking He Is
a Burglar Shoots Him-Ths Circumstances
Of the Case.

A casualty occurred at Elm Grove at an
early hour yesterday morning that resulted
in the death of an old man, apparently
friendless and homeless. He died from Il
pistol wound in the hands OF Fred Hart
lieb, who keeps the old stone house tavern
at that place, and all day yesterday the
house was visited by curious people who
made inquiries about the affair OF every
person they came across, or stood gazing
at the body of the dead man with that
open-mouthed fascination and awe such a
sight excites.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
of the affair, according to Mr.. Hartlieb's
evidence before the CorOner'S jury seems TO
he about as follows: about , O'Clock
Yesterday morning my daughter Annie,
who is about fourteen years Ofage, and who
sleeps with the servant girl Immediately
over the dining room, heard a rattling at
the door ut the foot of the stairs which lead
from their room into the dining room.
They suspected that some one was IN the
house and the servant come over 10 the
front of the house where my room Is locat-
ed and awakened me telling me OF her
suspicious. | slipped on a few
clothes, and seizing my revolver, awakened
nv wife, who followed me to the dining
room in her night clothes. l had a Ian
tern which was short Of oil, and 1t gave
forth a very sickly light, while my wife
carried u candle in her hand.
1--WE looked around the dining room,
but found nothing suspicious, and re-
marking to my wife that there
WAS NOTHING THERE,
| went out into the kitchen, she remain
iny in the dining room. Just opposite the
door which leads from the dining room to
the kitchen there is adOOr that leads from
the Kitchen into the yard, and fearing
that there might be more than one man
in the room | opened the door in order to
have q chance to run if it became too hot
for me. Then | looked around and
by the dim light cast By the lantern, !
cOuld see the form of 4 man in the corner
of the room opposite me, and on the same
side Ofthe room as the dining room door.
| could not distinguish the mans features,
but | Immediately asked him what he
wanted, and ne made no answer. | then
told him to get out but still he made no
answer, nor did he move a muscle rs Tar
rs | could see. Il said
GET OUT OR I'll SHOOT YOU,'
and he paid no attention. shot ut him,
still he uttered M word or sign, and |
told him to 20. again, but he still refused,
[ then fired at him again, but did not see
him move and he said nothing. | again
repeated the command that he should get
out, but he made no answer or attempt to
70. | then fired again, ~whereupOn
he started toward me and
l backed into the dining room
door where my wife was standing and the
man came toward from the back of the
kitchen and slowly passed out the door
had opened. Just $ he was going ont he
muttered something but | could not ma Ike
out what it was rs | was almost frightened
to death. When he passed out | did not
look which way he went, but began to
look about the kitchen. found several
tin pans knocked down and 4 double SISo-
line lamp which had been hanging on the
ceiling was lying on the floor, while the
cupboard had also been disturbed.
The lower half Of the back window had
been taken out aud [ opened the back
kitchen door and went out. On the steps
| found Il