Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-16
TWO eiRL-DEVILs.
A Horrible Attempt to Murder an Old
Couple by Two Young Women

A Horrible Attempt to Murder an Old
Couple By Two Young Women
| WASHINGTON, D. c., June l5.-Detail'
of the almost unprecedented attempt at 6
double murder by two young girls, the
Oldest only Is, sni the second hardly in
her teens, have been received from Fred
sricksburg. The victims we're Mr.. W. E.
S. Waller, an old gentleman 66 years OF
age, and his sister, Miss Jane Waller.
Mary and Jennie Green, sisters, were the
Assailsnts. A dispatch says that Mr.
and Miss Waller resided in q stately old
manson on 9 farm situated about twenty.
FIVE miles from Fredericksburg, near the
little village Of New Market The extern
siveness Of the Waller estate made the
house somewhat remote from those of the
neighbors. Here the couple had lived to-
gether for years managing their farm and
depending solely for assistance about the
house on the two Green girls. They had
been reared by the Waller family,
9 matter which in the eyes
Of Mr.. Waller was sufficient 10
guarantee their honesty. Last Friday he
received quite q sum OF money, which he
kept in his room, and the gIrls were aware
of this fact. They waited until about ii
o'clock that night when feeling sure that
Mr.. and Miss Waller we're asleep they quiet
ly armed themselves with stout clubs and
ascended to the old gentleman's apart
ment. As they entered the room MIR. Wal
Ter swoke, and, seeing who it was, de-
manded sngrily what they wanted.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDERS.
Without waiting to reply the girls
rushed at him. Though aged
Mr.. Waller was still quite
an active man, and springing from his Oed
be seized the elder and would have dis
armed her had not the other hit him over
the head with her club and knocked him
senseless to the floor. Not content with
this, they belabored his senseless form with
blows until believing that life was extinct
thsy 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 a club laid her |
seuseless. Then they beat her about the
head until the blood gushed forthin streams
and until all vestiges OF her features were
literally beaten out of recognition. Fin
ally, satisfied that both their victims were
dead, the girls secured about $3.50 IN
money and fed. Several hours later q
colored boy, one Of the tenants on the
farm, while passing the mansion observed
that the door was open and stopped to in
yestisate. On entering the house he die
covered the senselsss and bleeding forms
of Mr.. and Miss Waller on the floor. and
rushed to give the alarm.
By ) o'clock IN the morning the whole
was aroused aad hundreds
OF people aocked to the house to learn the
particulars OF the affair and to olfsr their
assistance in capturing the asssilsnts. |
With the arrival of the physician Mr.. Wal
Ter was restored to consciousness, and
though in q very precarious condition, was
able to describe briefly the occurrences OF
the night. Parties we're instantly organized |
and the seareh for the two girls was un-
dertaksn with srdor Miss Wsller can
not recover. The Waller family is one OF
the most prominent in the State,