The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-08

cartridges which Reed had in store for
his defense.
When one OF the walls had fallen in
men rushed up TO peer into the inter
ior. The saw the body Of a man lying
against the opposite wall wrapped IN
fire. The alarm was Immediately
sounded, and half . dozen men set 10
work to chop an opening IN the wall
Just about where the body lay.
The boards were'not yet atanethere,
and when they were cut and torn away
the body was seen. A long pipe having
q short elbow was used as a hook, and
with It the corpse was drawn out and
pulled away from the growing heat
Chief Of Police Orr, who knew Reed.
intimately during his confinement in
the Washington jail, says that he got a
good view o freed when he appeared at
the window after shooting him, and he
will swear that they had the right man.
STORY OF THE CHASE.
Martin Reed, the condemned murder
err, escaped from the Washington
county Jail on May 10. Two other
prisoners, who we're in for minor
oIehses, escaped with him, but they
were soon recaptured. Roed eluded
the most thorough searching for him,
not only in Washington county, but
in Allegheny, Greene and Beaver, and
even in West Virginia. Many persons
thought he had escaped TO the south
or southwest, and had gone into the
mountain regions where the Hatields
and McCoy's loye to revel. II now APP
pears that he never lefe the neighbour
hood where he had spent all his life,
aud that for many weeks he had been
in hiding in various places in Allegheny
county, near the Washington county
line. In that region he had many rela-
tives, most OF whom are small farmers.
In addition he seems to have possessed
numerous friends outside of the large
circle of relationship.
Detective w. b. Mcbride, stimulated
by the reward Of $500 offered by the
Washington county commissioners, has
been searching for Reed ever since his
escape, and It transpiras that he was
searching in the right locality. Nc
Bride learned the names and residences
of all OF Reeds relatives and closest
friends, ahd,by watching the conduct
OF his nearest kinsman, finally got q
solid clew.
HID IN THE WILDERNESS.
At the village Of Murdocksville three
counties, Allegheny, Beayes and Wash
ington meet, and near there live several
Of Reeds brothers and brother-in-law.
Isaac Reed lives on q farm on the Beav-
ar county side, Harry and Ray Reed
operate farms in Allegheny county,
and near by is the place Of Henry Nc
Cormick, another kinsman. Near the
farm Of Harry Reed and extending
north Of M~urdocksville is long tract OF
woodland and uncultiyated land which
people in that neighborhood designate
1.-THE Wilderness" Raccoon creek runs
through this region; and it is seldom
visited, except by hunters. Here Mar
tin Reed hid for several weeks.
A few days later Mcbride learned
that Reed had escaped from his forest
hiding place, and the next clew located
him over the line, in Beaver county.
Thence he was tracked to Noblestown,
and there he yesterday met his death.
Reed was last winter convicted OF
having murdered Alexander Chapel
by giving him poisoned whisky at the
Burgettstown fair in the autumn OF
1891. Reed was in love with Mrs. Chap
pei, and that is supposed to have been
the motive for the deed. Mrs. Chap
pei ia now living with her father at
Bavington postofice, Washington
county.