The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-02

slider who stole the saddle for its worth
would have carried 1t OIL. An inSider
only would have stored 1t in the stall,
Who was inside? A white man and two
negro assistants. Within an hour | had
ascertained that the white man, whose
name was Foster, was absent for an hour
on the evening Of the murder, and that
since he had acted very queerly, ar
rested him, charged him with the crime,
and he did not hold out fifteen minutes,
His motive was robbery, He did notin-
tend to kill his victim, but only to stun
him, He had Just struck him when the
dogs barked greeting 10 Graham, and
overcome by sudden fright, Foster dash
ed away and dared not return, he
thought he had only to keep still to rem
der himself safe, and but for my being
present when the saddle was found, he
might never have been suspected, Ora
ham was cleared and Foster was hanged,
The change had been brought about by
the tondling Of dog,
The second case occurred in Ohio, in a
town not far from Cincinnati, Ayoung
man, Frank Meyer, had become infatu-
ated with q doubtful woman, The affair
created a scandal, and ibis father and
friends made every effort TO break 1t up.
The young man was finally brought to
see the error Of his ways, but when ho
attempted to sever the tie the woman
sought to hold him by threats. Thisan-
gered him, and he INDUCED In some hard
talk OF what he would do IN case she
further annoyed him. Thus matters
stood when he set out one evening to see
her and made q last attempt to settle, II
was a summer night, and they were seen
walking In the suburbs Of the town,
They were overheard In any talk. She
deAed him, He returned home pale and
excited, his clothing disarranged, and
his face bleeding from scratches, An
hour later she was found dead, Choked
TO death.
Young Meyers was arrested at mid
night. lie did not even assert his inno-
cence. 1t was only on his examination
that he protested, and even his own
father believed him guilty. happened
to BIO in the town, and the way | came
into the case was by relating the Incl
dents Of the one l have already narrated,
The prisoner himself sent for me and
told inc this story;
n met the woman, Mrs. Albright, by
appointment, We walked out ON Clark
avenue TO be alone. told her that my
mind was firmly made up TO see her no
more, and she was very angry, ! should
have returned with her, but at tho little
bridge shc ordered mo 10 leave her,
threatening to do desperate things Il
did not relent by the morrow. did
not return by the highway, as our meet
ing was secret one and | did not want
1t known. crossed q corner OF the
graveyard, fell off the fence rs did so,
and there my face was scratched by the
briers.
."But you hardly denied your guilt" l
said. l.
because l was confused and stunned
by my arrest, aud because saw no use
OF 1t" he replied. II have told you the !
truth. ] want you to help me prove
myself clear"
| left him with the feeling that he was I
lying to me, and that nothing could be
done In the case. Ten or twelve days
had elapsed, but there had been no rain. /,
| went to the bridge, crossed the creek
at the point he told mo to, and soon came
upon his trail. AT tho graveyard fence
found broken rail and the spot where
be had fallen. l found the briers broken
and crushed, and from the thOrns l :,
gathered several small fragments belong
ing 10 the suit he wore. Further on lie =,
had stepped into ditch where tho mud ,.
was soft at the timo. 1t had now dried
hard and preserved the print. l meas. {
lred 1t, and when returned to town ] a
had begun to believe that Meyers was !
either good talker or an innocent man. \
His story was all right in one sense, but \
Ill wrong In tho other. Did hc make
,he trail while leaving the woman alive
Or dead? 0
An old saying always goes with an ar
rest: "If he didn't do 1t, who did?"
Somebody must DO held responsible,
After two or three interviews with young
Meyers and his parents, l doubted II he
could have choked the woman to death.
He was frail and in poor health, and she
vas robust and strong, She had scarcely
ut all, proving she had been at.
aCked suddenly and that the grip was a
.errible one. Her neck was disColorCd
ls well as her throat, proving that two
arge hands had been employed. How
,ver, no suspicious characters had been
leen in the neighborhood, and tho muir.
lercr, II other than Meyers, had made
his escape. ! was completely blocked,
md could only hope that accident would |
lelp me out.
Ii had been said that the body had not !
been robbed. The only theory seemed
10 be revenge. II 1t was not Meyers,
then 1t was some former lover, aud !
went 10 Cincinnati To make inquiries. !
On the way up my watch stopped, and y
my first call was at a jewelers.. ! had I
not been In Misplace sixty seconds when I
IN walked stout, strong fellow, who laid
a lady's watch on the showcase aud said:
III nm going away, and want TO sell !
This. II belonged TO my wife, who is
dead"
eve don't buy secondhand Watches"
replied the jeweler, but he Carelessly
picked the watch up, examined it, and i
then said: n
"This Is one OF our watches. l re.
selling 1t two or three months
ago."
Eyes" replied the man reaching out
"Lets SEQ the namc," continued tho (
jeweler, as he went for book.
"Never mind" replied the man, "If
you don't want to buy, very well; I'm
In harry"
the jeweler, as he handed 1t over. !
"rhe woman who was murdered !" l
said to the stranger. "Were you her
husband2"
On, yesl" he stammercd, Il
"And you have not been near -
That is strangel You will go with me to
the police"
He tried to draw his pistol, but was
too quick for him. The police recog-
nized him as q bully and a degraded
character, and inside OF half q day had
established tho fact that ho was formerly
lover Of the murdered woman. Then
| traced him to the depot, and on tho
train TO the village, and later on found
two villagers who remembered Of seeing
him there that night, When had got
him reasonably sure l confronted him
with my facts, and he broke down and