The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-04
THE R0MNEY MURDER.
ruE ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
show the Amir to be One Full of ssnsa.
tlonaI Poaturcs-A General Resume Of
Interesting Events hat Havs Taken
Place Recently In This State.

Later reports from Bomney about the
homicide which occurred near there Sun
day, and which was briefly reported in
yesterdays issue, put Indifferent aspect on
the case than that given in yesterdays
publication, and shows the affair to have
been q more than usually sensational one,
with come peculiar features and a due
proportion OF mystery, The man shot
and killed by Ann Oansr was not
Benjamin Brooks, a middle-aged and
reputable citizen Of Romnsy, as reported,
but Benjamin +, Brooks, aged q, and o
nephew Of the first named Brooks. The
mistake was occasioued by the similarity
Of names,
The following additional facts are gath
cred from Yesterdays Cumberland Neps:
Brooke was wild in his habits, and 1t Ia
said, reckless, He had been intimate with
Ann Other, and from all accounts, his
intimacy was OF the kind sanctioned
neither by good morals or the laws Of West
Virginia. Miss 0lfner has proved attrac.
tive TO q number OF young men OF the
vicinity, 1t Ia stated, on good authority,
that the dead man had q wife and children
in Frederick county, Virginia, but that
Ann Otner passed some time with him at
Capon; further, that they took o trip to
Cumberland together, and claimed to have
been married while there, These facts
were the reasons for the bringing oil
indictments at the February term OF the
Hampshire county Circuit Court sgainst
both Brooks and Miss OAner for '~lasclvioua
cohabitation." The woman had given
bond for her appearance, but Brooks had
never been arrested,
Miss OHfner, when arrested by the Sher-
ID, made q brief statement to him as she
had done to her parents, to the elect that
sho was riding through the fields alter the
COWS when Brooks met her; he seized her
horse's bride and her arm and tried to
pull her out OF the saddle, at the same
time threatening to kill her. She fired
and the ball crashed through Brooks left
temple and lodged in the opposite side Of
the head, 1t passed through the brain and
must have produced instant death. The
revolver, q five -lhot so, was given up by
Miss Ol'ner; one chamber was empty. She
was taken to Jail and maintained a cool de-
mGunor. As soon Us che had informed
her parents Of the shooting, word wassent
TO q Sunday school nearby and o party
started out to search for tho body. 1t was
found and left unprotected in q beating
rain until States Attorney Daley and the
coroner had been cent for. An inquest
was held on the spot; q few witnesses were
examined and O verdict was returned that
tho deceased came TO his death by O pistol
shot fred by Ann 0Hner, The remains
were buried near where they were found.
Attic preliminary hearing Miss Other
was represented by Hon, s. l., Flournoy.
Mias OEner, who sat near her counsel,
showed great self poiae and looked more
like q deeply interested spectator than
ono charged with suCh q dreadful crime.
She is Of medium height, with good figure,
regular features aud dark hair. Her ex-
presaion ia resolute and perhaps q tribe
hard, but she would never be picked out
for q murderess. She was neatly dressed.
Beside her sat her aged father, bowel
with yeara. He is reputed to be an up.
right man and to have been much grieved
by his daughters waywardness. He Is
about S0years old and quito iniru.
Miss 0Aner WA sent to Jail to await
the action Of the grand jury Of the Sep.
temhsr term Of the circuit court. Bowen,
charged with the murder Of Frank Heat
wole, near RomnGy gome months ago,
will be tried ct the came term, and tho
session will doubtless be an interesting
onn.