The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-05
RIrcHlE
a MurdsEsSs in JAii-Fatal Accidents
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The Richie County Gazette, in ita issue
Of this week, will publish interesting &C.
counts Of the following events;
Last Monday week Wesley Jones, ten
years al age, VINO was living with John
Gross, disappeared from his home under
circumstances such as to cause q huspl-
clon Of foul play, Mrs. Gross had whip.
ped him brutally tor running away, and
having him in the kitchen Of the house,
naked, and seeing her husband coming,
told him that Gross would not only beat
him, but shoot him. This 80 terrified the
child that he grabbed his shirt and
springtng through the window, ran of
with Gross after him. From that time
until Saturday afternoon his whereabouts
were q mystery, Crossprotessed to know
nothing Of him, and half the county
finally became intensely excited. II
seemed Q very mysterious affair, and the
fact that q dog disappeared at the same
time with the boy added to the mystery,
People boldly said that Gross had killed
both-the dog to keep the place where
he hid the boy from being discovered,
Parties were organized and the county
secured and rivers dragged.
Late on Saturday tue child was heard
from in a part Of tine county miles away
from Cross's, He had slept in q fence
corner for q night or two, attired in moth
ing but his shirt, with the dog for q com
panion, and finally took up his Adobe In 3
school house, where he was found and
cared for, He was taken back 10 the resi
dence OF Gross, where there was an i'm
mense crowd OF men, and gave a history
OF his adventures. The marks on his bacH
showed that his terror was not without
cause. The child Is the son OF Mrs. NJ
cara Jones, q widow. She left him with
Gross to work and be maintained. The
affection Of the animal for the boy wal
strong, and he staid with him day and
night, lying close to the child when hi
slept and keeping him warm, Had 1t moi
been for the Counsels OF a lew men, Gross
and his wife would have been severely
punished.
STRUCK BY CARS,
John SheiHstt and wife, while bott
very much under the influence oil liquor,
attempted to cross the railroad track al
Psnnsboro in front Of an approaching
train. They were struck and seriously
injured,
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT,
William, son OF Joseph PAUL, who Is In
the penitentiary from Wood county, fol
killing Marquis, whom he accused o.
undue familiarity with his vile
met his death in q mysterious
manner last Thursday. He was visit
ing Thomas LipsComb and took {
rifle and went hunting, He was folnG
next morning, in the woods, two miles
from Ellenboro, with u bullet through hi
heart, having evidently been dead several
hours, When found he was reclining II
a hole from which an old tree had blown
with his gun beside him, A %coroner't
Jury found a verdict that PAUL came t.
bis death accidentally. This seems II
meet popular approval, although some
suspect foul play.
IN JAIL FOR KILLING IIRR MOTHER.
Miss Eta Kinsely has been arrested
charged with the murder Of her mother
Mrs. Hardeaty. The murder took place
April Ist. Miss Kinsely's story was, II
will be remembered, that a strange man
came into the house when no one wa
present but her mother, herself and al
infant sister, and without saying a word
picked up a shovel and beat her mothers
brains out. All tho evidence, and 1t Ii
very strong, points to Miss KinsIey as the
murderess. Shells 20 years old n mas