The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-05
SCANDAL AND MURDER.
Shot Doad by tho Man Whose wlfo
He had Betrayed.
WIFE AND CHILDREN STOLEN,
Mrs. Iletts OTTO South Dakota to Sc.
euro q Divorce, when her Frenzlcd
Husband AycnGcs his Wrongu by
Shooting Landlord Diish in the
Eagle Hotel mt PcelSsItiil.

NEW EoRK, Nov. 4.-Charles +. Dish,
the proprietor Of the Eagle Hotel,
Pcckskill, was shot and instantly killed
mt a quarter 10 two o'clock yesterday
by Henry !. Belts, OF Brooklyn, who
had iourneycd 10 tho Hudson river
town for tho purpose OF Staying the
man Who had ruined his home.
Cornclia L. Belts, the wife OF the
slayer OF tho hotel proprietor and tho
cause OF the tragedy, is at present in
South Dakota. She is tho mother OF
five children, the oldest n girl OF
eighteen years, tho youngest child
being u three.year-old boy. Her jour
roy to South Dakota was for tho pur-
poso OF obtaining q divorce from her
husband, which | was told was granted
llcr Saturday. Proprietor Biish was to
have married Mrs. Betts some time this
winter.
Henry l.. Belts, the murderer, was n
passenger oil tho train that left the
Grand Central Depot at 1l:30 yesterday
morning. Tho train arrived at Pcoks-
kill at twelve minutes TO one o'clock.
Belts lett the train aud loitcred about
Pecksl;ill until twenty minutes TO two
O'Clock, when he appeared at the Eagle
Hotel. The building is q three story
frame structure oil Main street, near
Division, There are three entrances,
tho middle ono leading into the reading |
room.
This was the one that Belts chose. He
had probably noticed that Blish was in
tho office. To enter the door to that
room would have attracted the propric-
tors attention.
Belts walked through tho reading
room to the door that leads 10 the Office,
directly at the left OF which is the cigar
counter that forms q triangle with the
office desk. Mr.. Blish was standing be-
hind the Office counter with his right
side toward the door. At his LETT stood
the clerk, David'S. Monsarrat. The two
mon were leaning on the counter, Mr..
Blish being engaged in giving i~nstruc-
tons TO tho clerk, who was to take
charge OF the hotel during the propric-
tors absence. Mr.. Blish was to 90 on q
vacation in 4 few days.
Seated on the opposite side OF tho |
room at 4 writing desk were S. w.
Scarls and j. Thomas Forshay, editor
OF the Highland Democrat. Directly OPP
posito to them, with their backs against
the wall which separated the Office
from the reading room, were Coroner
George II. Sutton andJ. Ray Cudlipp,
q New York travelling salesman for 4
hardware house.
NOT A MOMENTS WARNING.
The door through which Belts en-
tered was directly opposite to whero
Forshay and Searls were sitting, but
only Mr.. Forshay saw Belts come into
tho room. His attention was attracted
by the CLEAN OF the revolver which
Belts held in his hand. Before MIR.
Forshay could recover from his surprise
and give an alarm Belts had leaned
across the cigar case and pointed the
revolver directly ut Blish's back.
There was n loud report and 4 puff OF
smoke, which were followed by Blish's
agonizing cries. Tho proprietor's head
dropped for q moment on his right
shoulder, but, hastily recovering him
self, he started to run to the end OF the
counter, where there is 4 little gate.
Before he could reach the opening Belts
fired another shot This time tho bui-
let took effect in Klish's right shoulder.
1t was but q ~glanciug wound and the
proprietor tried TO escape to the dining
room, which adjoirs the office. Before
Blish reached the door he reelcd and
fell.
He was unable to, speak when the
mattresses, who had rushed in from the
dining room, reached his side, and his
open eyes were giving no signs OF recog-
milton. Blood was flowing from his
mouth anu he died in 4 fow minutes.
The four men who were in the hotel
Office became panic stricken ct the first
report OF the revolver and jumped from
their chairs and, ran to tho doors. They
were far more agitated than the murder
or, ior after firing the second shot Belts
turned On his heels and sought to leave
tho building the same way he had enter
ed it.
Ebert Kipp, the. keeper OF q livery
stable, was in the toilet room, immedi-
atcly off the billiard room, when the
shots we're fired. kipp walked into the
reading room just as Belts was trying to
put tho revolver in his hip pocket.
"Hallo! What's tho mattcr?" said
Kipp.
tive Just shot that ---. Hc
broke up my family and ruined me-"
replied Belts as he pointed toward the
Office desk.
"Nho arc your" Mr.. Kipp asked.
"My name is Botts. Where's 4 police
MANI"
Kipp looked at the man III astonish-
ment. He was telling him that lie
wouldgo for ono when Bolts seemed to
get another idea.
As kipp started for the street Bolts
followed. Kipp hentold Bolts that no
had better accompany him to the office
OF Justice OF the Peace William Barton.
GAVE HIMSELF Up.
They had gone but y few steps when
Clerk Monsarrat was met running for q
physician.
"Hello, Dan," said Belts when ho
saw tho clcrk.
"EIcllo, Belts, you mus tbc crazy" re-
piled tho clerk.
a little further on Policeman John
Hershel was met, and Kipp transferred
Belts to his custody.
The prisoner was at once arraigned.
before Justice OF tho Peace Barton.
who committed him to tho county Jail
ut White Plains to await the action OF
tho grand jury. Belts waived examina-
ton and secured tho services OF Lawyer
David Wiley Travis. lie was then
1ocl,nd IN in tho little city orison on