Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-22
HELD FOR MURDER.
JAMES MULLARKBY IS SENT TO JAIL FOR A
HEARING WEDNESDAY.
The Evidence Developed in the OOronsr's Inquest
Yesterday Aftsrnoon-A Big Crowd
Pressnl-Ths Jary's Verdict

A great deal of interest was manifested
about the city yesterday in Sunday even
ing's sad shooting affair out CaldwelPs
run, by which young William Platte met
a sudden death, and inquiries as to the re-
salt of the inquest we're numerous. This
was due in q great measure to the fact
that the mind of the public was in an I'M
decided state as to whether the shooting
was deliberate or accidental
The inquest was to have taken place at
$3.50 O'Clock in the morning, but on &C
count of inability of County Physician L.
D. Wilson to be present at that hour,
the inquest was postponed until SO'clOek
in the afternoon.
At that time the residence Of O. II.
Platte, father of the dead boy, which is
perched upon the side of the hill above
the old toll gate, was
SURROUNDED BY A CROWD
of curious people, who anxiOusly waited
until the officials arrived.
Coroner Schnlize had quite hard time
IN getting up to the house, but ne started
early and got there on time. DR.. Wilson
was assisted in the post morton examioa-
ton by Drs Reed Baird, Eugene Hildreth
and Robert J. Reed, and they started their
work about the time The inquest began.
First one lobe of the brain was examined
and the ball was not found and then the
body was opened and examined to show
that the boy died from no other cause.
Then some one suggested that the boy
might have swallowed the bullet and an
other search was made. TIE remaining
lobe of the brain, was then examined, and
the ball found. While this examination
was being conducted in one room the in
quest was going on in another.
Coron Schultzs empauelled a jury COM
posed of Messrs J. A. Clyker, foreman;
Andrew Wees, IssdOr Henger, Frederick
Schaub, James R. Wsgner, Joseph n.
Wsiduer, John Druschel, Louis A. Bow
man, Frank Walther, Philip Youngmsn,
Geo. Z. Menkemeller and Andy Hazlett.
Coroner Schultze conducted the inquest,
and J. B. Sommerville, Esq, was pres
ent on behalf Of Mullarkey, but he took
no part IN the examination. Young Null
larkey's brother was present, but Null
larkey remained in Jail.
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
vas the first witness examined. He said {.
Il wss out on Fishers Lane, yesterday
afternoon, with James Mullarkey, Thomas
Mulroy, Harry NARROW, William Juenke
and Charley Juenke. William Platte
came along in wagon and Mullarkey
said: Here's q ride in for me- jim Yer
non was in the wagon with Platte. Null
laIkey followed the wagon up when it
passed US, and put his hand in for q wal
nut or something, and rested his other
hand on the tail.gste. The next l knew
the gun which Mullarkey had in his hand,
and which rested on the tell gate of the
wagon, went off, and Platte fell between
the wheels OF the wagon, and Mullarkey
run up and stopped the horse. We were
about half square from the wagon when
/ the shot was fired, and couldn't hear any
conversation that may have passed between
MullaTkey and Platte, but We could see
| distinctly, the road being level. This &C.
cured about a half mile from the toll
gate, where they are building that new
/ bridge, and l believe it is near Spears
house. Mullarkey was on the ground when
/ the shot was fred, aud had one hand on
| the wagon when l noticed him. He had
/ his left hand on the tsil-gate and in his
right hand be had the gun. Platte held
his whip back at Mullarkey, but didn't
see him strike. When l heard the shot
and saw Platte fall, run up. MullsTkey,
after he stopped the horse, picked up his
gun snd went over the hill. We did not
think that Platte had been shot and sup
posed he was only feiguing."
William Juenke, Charles Juenke, Frank
| Everle, Harry NARROW and Thomas Null
roy, the other members of Mullarkey'
| party, were called ana testified, but their
evidence vas substantially the same as that
of Gallagher.
JAMES VERNON,
the young man who sat beside Platte
when he met his death was then examined
He said:
"When we were or our way home
yesterday afternoon, We came up with
Platte and his crowd, and as we came up
to them Mullsrkey and Platte exchanged
n few remarks, but didn't hear what
was said. Platte then said All
right and then the shot was
fred. Then MullsIkey dropped his gun
and went to the horses head to stop 1t,
but didn't. Mike Gallagher then got hold
of the horse and stopped him. Mr.. Will
liam Morrow, who had come up by this
time, assisted me in laying Platte in the
wagon. Mullarkey had the gun up TO his
shoulder and pointed at Platte. l was
looking directly at him. While did not
hear what passed between them, did not
Judge flom their manner that they were
angry. This occurred about half past five
yesterday afternoon, right where they are
building that new bridge
WILLIAM H. MOORE
was called and testified as follows:
"As I wss coming from town yesterday
afternoon, and Just IS I was coming into
the run noticed a wagon coming in from
the other side, in which was Platte and
Vernon, and these boys we're right behind
them. One of them said something 70
Mullarkey about riding, and Platte said
You can't ride, and, as l understood it,
he said be had load enough. Mullarkey
seemed to make an effort to ride anyhow,
and Platte told him second time he
couldn't ride, and Mullarkey Just up with
the gun and deliberately shot Platte As
near as l can judge, was about fifteen OF
twenty feet away from the wagon. ]
couldn't say whether Platte struck 81
Mullarkey with his whip or not. Mul.
larkey had the gun up to bis shoulder and
shot deliberately.
DR.. l. D WILSON
then submitted his report of the result Of
the post moItem examination, which was
as follows:
"A post norton examination of the body
/ Of William Platte wss held and the fol-
lowing injury was found: A gun-shOt
wound on the back of the head, sccefting
the skull, the ball passing diagonally and
horizontally through the brain toward the
/ left orbit, and was found in the brain sub.
stance at this point Dasth resulted from