Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-04
Murdered by Her Father.


Aspecial from Nebraska City, Nebraska May
I'd, says: Intense feeling prevails here over the
murder OF Maggie Shellenberger aged eleven
years. as charged, by Lee Shellenberger and his
wife, the latter the stepmother of the child.
The body OF the victim of the atrocious crime
was found in the cellar of Shellenberyer's house
with her throat cut There was also evidence
OF previous brutality. The child had been
whipped and scourged at various times until
sue tainted. Shellenoerger Is a farmer i'm COM
Portable circumstances and his daughter was
nelress I'D valuable property which now reverts
10 her 1ather. He claims that the child KILLED
cally impossible.
The coroner's jury returned verdict last
nieht that Maggie came To her death at the
hahds oil her father and stcpmotner. The
streets were nlled with angry men all last
night The city was patroied nnul Daylight
10y sheriff 5 deputies aud the iaiI WAS si'nngIv
guarded TO Resist mob violence. No decided
action was taken, although tire streets were
niteu uhtii sunrise. Preparations have bccn
made To remove the prisoners and take them
10 fialtsinouth II necessary. Iuis laciuIcl
Suinh boiiannon, the most notorious IIGrderer
la the state.
Tue mob was so far organized that sach an at
tenpt must have proved disastrous, AL ave-
nues oi escape We're watched by u.trrIniucd
men. Tue body ol the yic,lIa was tuned this
afternoon. An Immense crowd WAS ia attend
ance and much feeling was shown. Another
attempt at lynching Is feared to-aIgnt
A Mysterious Murder I'm West Virginia.
~ speciai ulsiatcn 10 tde baltimore .Nna from
Cumberland Nd, May = says: Frank Heat
wole, who lived near Romaey. Hampshire
county, WA, WAS murdered Thursday might or
Friday morning at Col. j ohn Tay lor's tannery
one mile east Of Romney. Heatwole went on
duty late Thursday night Waterman at the
tannery, taking the place temporarily OF the
man VINO regularly Nils thai position. Friday
morning the employees OF the taunery found
nun dead, lying ia front OF one OF the furnaces
winch IL was his duty 10 keep supplied with fuel
lie was between two of the stoke holes with
nine large buckshot in his body. Ii Is sup
posed that he was shot with "A gun by a person
standing below him, the shot entering his body
ana killing him instantly. There were no
traces Oh a struggle, and apparently the assassin
hau steaitnlly approached and quickly dis
patched his victim. The affair Is mysterious as
about 3d. bore "a good reputation and was gem
orally esteemed. There Is considerable excite
ment over The matter. One theory Is that he
may nave been shot by mistake.
WOMAN IN THE CASE
A Cumberland, Nd, special to the Baltimore
American says that at the inquest yesterday
the following particulars were made known:
Mr.. Heatwoie went on duty on Thursday even
ing IN place OF the Regular watchman, named
Harvey Barr, who complained Of feeling un-
We'll No person knew OF the change. On the
evening preceding the murder Barr, WHO has
been Intimate with woman I'm that locality
and whose husband had threatened 10 shoot
Nun, received note which contained a warn.
ing 10 Barr TO keep away from the tannery
The woman's husband proved an aiibL 80 the
question who nred the fatal shot Is still a
mystery. Barr Is condemned for allowing a
man TO act as a target for bullet intended for
his own body. Should the jury not impIicsate
county. HeatwOle leaves wife and two chill
dren.