The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-03
A CHANGE OF BASE.
The Parkersburs Liar Has Moved
to oattlesburg. Ky.
HIS GREATEST FE4TS EICELLED.
With Pen and Ink, lie Makes Fifty
Dagos Murder and Burn Eight PeO-
pie ia One Hoasc---AII tho Bram-
fields Wiped Out of Existence With
Ono Stroke ofthe Pen.

cArLErTsnuRo, KY, Aug. 2.-Wayne
county, W. w., was the scene of ono OF
the most horrible murders Friday night
that ever blackened the criminal calen-
dar OF that State.
On the night mentioned, a Mr.. Brum-
field, his wife and five children were
murdered in the most horrible manner
Imaginable and their bodies consumed
by flames.
The only theory advanced for'the
crime, as told by n Mr.. Payne, just from
the scene of the murder, is revenge and
the love Of gold. On Friday night, about
midnight,
PARTY OF FIFTY ITALIANS,
Employed as laborers at the Norfolk &
Western railroad, became drunk and
started upon tour of devastation. The
BrumGeld family resided some distance
from the railroad camp, and were
thought to have q considerable amount
OF cash in their possession.
After raising big noise, the Italians,
in body, made their wayto Brumfcld's
residence. After arriving at the resi-
dence admittance was demanded, but
refused by the inmates. Rails and clubs
were secured by the drunken dagos and
the doors and windows forced. Mr..
Brumfeld and two half-grown sons
made brave fight in defense of their
home and life. The defenders fought
with desperation, using every available
article as weapons, but without avail,
as their number was fifteen to one.
AFTER TIE BRAVE DEFENDERS
Were brought to the floor with repeated
blows they were murdered in most
cruel and cold-blooded manner. Their
throats were cut from car to car, and
their bodies repeatedly stabbed with
knives carried by the Italians. After
disposing OF the men folks, the now
iniuriated dagos turned toward the
helpless women and children. Whether
the women suffered outrage is not
stated by my informant, but it is sup
posed they did. Mrs. Brumfeld and
her three little children were the next
victims OF the drunken devils. After
completing their hellish work the dagos
searched the house for valuables and
then completed their work by setting
fire to the house, consuming the bodies,
FOR THE REAL MOTIVE
OF the crime we must look further than
surface indications, the theory ad-
vanced by several persons. Mr.. Brum-
field is a very prominent and influential
and wealthy citizen OF Wayne county.
Some two or three years since he was
elected as county commissioner.
About that time the question OF
new Court House at Wayne @. II. was
being discussed. Mr., Brumfield opposed
the erection OF the new building most
bitterly, and made many enemies by his
actions. The Court House was built
and it is thought that Friday nights
work was the result. Brumfeld's enc
mics piled the Dagos with liquor until
drunk, then pointed out the path to the
residence, and paid money for the COM
mission OF the crime. The citizens OF
Wayne county arc most thoroughly
wrought up over the terrible murders
and propose hunting down the fiends
and seeing them swing for the awful
crimes.
A lynching bee is fully expected in
case any OF the murderers are captured.
The scene of the crime is thirty-iive
miles distant from here and remote
from telepraphic communication.