The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-16
AsEIA0NAIlruDE.
Two Girls Raised By u Man and his sistor
AttOmptto Murder Them.

AttOmptto Murder Them.
NEW YoRx June 16.-A Washington
special says: Details Of the almost I'm.
precedented attempt at double murder
by two young girls, the oldest only lS and
the second hardly In her teens, have
been received from Fredericksburg, The
victims were Mr.. W. h. =. Waller, an old
gentleman u years Of age, aud his sister
Miss Jane Waller. Mary and Jennie
Green, sisters, were the assailants. A
dispatch says that Mr.. and Miss Waller
resided In stately old mansion on q
farm situated about twenty-five miles
from Fredericksburg near the little vii.
lage OF New Market. The extensiveness
Of the Waller estate made the house some.
what remote from those oil the neivhbors
Here the couple had lived together for
years, managing the farm and depending
solely for assistance about the house OH
the two Green girls. They had been
feared by the Waller family, q matter
which In the eyes Of Mr.. Waller was
sufficient 10 guarantee their honesty.
Last Friday he received quite sum OF
money, which he kept In bis room, and
the girls were aware ot this fact. They
waited until about II O'Clock that night,
when feeling sure that Mr.. and Miss Wal.
Ter were asleep, they quietly armed them.
selves with stout clubs and ascended ~
the old gentleman's apartment. Az they
entered the room Mr.. Waller awoke and,
seeing who 1t was, demanded angrily what
they wanted. Without waiting to reply
the girls rushed at him.
Though aged, Mr.. Waller was still quite
an active man, and springing from his bed
be seized the elder and would have ls.
armed her had not the other bit him over
the head with her club and knocked him
senselees To the hooh Not content with
this, they belabored his senseless form
with blows Until, believing that life was
extinct, they left him to search for Miss
Waller. Rushing into the old lady's room
they dragged her screaming from her bed
and with one savage blow from q club laid
her senseless. Then they beat her about
the head until the blood pushed forth In
streams and until all vestives Of her lea.
ttres were literally beaten out OF recoR.
milton.
Finally satisfied that both Of their vic.
tins were dead the girls secured about
$3.50 In money and fed.
Several hours later a colofed boy, one
ot the tenants on the farm, while passing
the mansion observed that the door was
open and stopped TO investigate. On en-.
teting the house he discovered the sense.
less and bleeding forms ol Mr.. and Miss
Waller on the floor, aud Immediately
rushed to give the alarm. by O'Clock Id
the morning the whole neighbofhood WAS
atoused and hundreds Of people flooked 10
the house TO learn the particulars Of The
aGair, aud 10 offer their assistance In CAP.
turing the assailants.
with the arrival Of the physician Mt,
Waller was restored TO ConsCiousneesAnd
though In 0 very precatious condition,
was able 70 describe briefly the oCcuffen.
ences oi the night, Parties we're instantly
organized and the search for the two Rifis
undertaken.
Miss Waller cannot recover. The Wal.
lef family q one Of the most prominent ln
the STATE,