Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-16
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE.
A FAMOUS MURDER CASE IN TYLER
COUNTY.
Mrs. Jacob Morgan Charged With Bruially Killing
Her Hussand-Sensaii1nal Features q the
OrlHe-Ihs Evidence Against Her.
Other State News.
Special telegram 10 ne Register.

Special telegram 10 NE RegiSter.
MmDLEBURNE. TYLER Co.. August Is.
.ConSiderable interest is manifested
here as well as throughout the entire
county in the Morgan murder trial. The
Court House is crowded every dav. al-
though the trial has now been progress
Ing several days. Up To the present
time the State has not introduced all
its evidence. Most OF your readers will
remember something about the Morgan
murder when the circumstances sur
rounding his brutal taking of are briefly
repeated:
Jacob Morgan was murdered In his
own house ON Brush Run, Tyler county.
on the evening of the 9Th day Of May.
lssS. His wife and a little girl that
lived with them was present al the
time of the murder, and after making
two different statements I'm regard TO
the murder of her husbond, Mrs Nor
gan was arrested. The first meeting
Of the grand jury after the murder
failed to find an indictment against her
New evidence was brought To- light,
and at the December term OF 1859. the
grand jury indicted her Jor the murder
of her husband. II was one of
the most cold bloodcd murders
ever committed In this State.
Morgan being shot ln the back. his
throat cut from ear 10 ear and stabbed
in the side, Seyering one rib. Morgan
was regarded by his neighbors as am I'M
offensive man, and was not known to
have an enemy living, although 10 is
said he had some trouble with q neigh
Dor about lawsuit. IL was well known
TO the neighborS of Morgan that his
wife had grown tired of him. She made
persistent efforts 10 have her husband.
during his life time, make over his
property to her. Because OF these ale
cations and charges suspicion has rested
ON heras being one OF the principals, or
an accessory 10 the murder. The case
is progressing very slowly. and 10 will
be some days before the trial is CON
cluded Col. Robert Blair and his bright
young son represent the defense. They
are contcSting every step taken 10y the
State, and are making a good defense.
Judge Stealey, of Parkcrsburg. and
Hon. j. V. Blair, OF Doddridge, are as
Sisting the Prosecuting Attorney.
\ crowd OF very tough citizens, male
and female. who are witnesses Doc the
case, have been in town all week and
are making themselves very obnoxious
TO our order-loying people. They are
very cloud" and the Mayor has threat
encd to arrest them for their unrmy
conduct.
Other felony eases are ON the docket
for this term and 10 is likely wc Will
send more than one of our citizens %
board at Moundsyillc.
ProSpcct0rS are making q desperate
effort TO find oil IN Tyler county. About
six or seven wells are going down now.
and range iu depth from 400 to 500 feet.
The Owls Head Co.'S well. near Mid
dlcbournc. has fishing job ON hand.
The Corbctt people ON the turnpike 90
Middlcbournc. are also fishing. one
well east Of Mddlcbournc has shown
little oil, but the owners are going down
further The well on the river above
SiStcrsyillc was put down more than
] 200 feet when they struck salt water,
and operations were suspended. In is
said il will be bored deeper. On going
down the drillers passed through au cN-
ccllent l3-foot vein of coal.