The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-07

and no answer has boon received to any
Of the messages sent out about him.
In response to a general public OK.
preston that tho county authorities
seemed strangely indifferent TO the
matter, Sheriff Steenrod, after consult
ing two members. Of the Board OF
Commissioners yesterday, took upon
himself tho responsibility OF offering a
reward Of 500 for Maicr's capture
Postal cards bearing description OF the
man and this offer were sent broadcast
over tho country.
Tho theory was advanced that Major
might 60 10 Now York to sail for his
old home in Germany. and Chief OF
Police McNichol telegraphed to 1nspec.
tor Byrncs to watch outgoing steamers, |
being informed that q reward would DO
paid for his capture. A brief descrip.
ton was also given, and by mail q cab.
met photograph Of Maier was also sent.
When the body OF Jackson was found
on tho South Side yesterday considcra.
bic excitement was caused by the idea
that it vas possibly that OF Maiel.
There was o report in the evening, also,
that Maicr had been arrested at Nun.
clc, Ind, but this was not true.
MRS. MAIER's FUNERAL.
Mrs. Maier will be buried in the
P%eninsular cemetery this afternoon, tho
funeral services being at the late resi-
dence Of tho couple at 1900 Woods
street. Roy. Mr.. Dornblascr, pastor OF
the English Lutheran chutchSwill oiici.
ate at;the house, and tho obscquics will
be under the auspices OF Pride OF
Wheeling Council, No. 2, Daughters Of
Liberty, which council is called to meet
at its hall on Market street at1 80 D.. m.
to attend ina body.
County Coroner Phillips held the for.
NAL inquest as to tho manner OF tho
woman's death yesterday Afternoon.
This was, OF course, q matterof form, all
the facts being practically ascertained
before.
The members Of the juryimpaneled
the day before, whose names were print
ed yesterday, were all present at Q
o'clock, the hour fixed for the inquest.
There was n notable absence Of the
usual outside crowds which throng to
such inquiries as q rule.
KATIE YoHo's STORY.
Little Katie Yoho, the ten-year-old
sister Of Mrs. Maier, was "a peculiarly
bright and interesting witness3telling a
straight and consistent story from be-
ginning to end.
This story showed what a cruelty,
brutally deliberate act the murder was.
The child did not appear at Squire
Phillips's office at the hour set for tho
inquest, and on the surposition that
she was too i'll TO appear, Coroner Phil
lips. tho members OF the jury, Prose-
cutting Attorney Howard, the reporters
and Lieutenant Terrill went out to Mr..
Robert Nesbitt's house, at l5s Four.
tenth street, where Katie his been
ever since the murder.
The party had scarcely left, the office
until Katie was driven up in a buggy.
She was sent back to the house to tell
her story to tho jury.
Natie said, IN answer to inquiries by
PROSECUTOR Howard, that she came from
the hcme OF her parents at Triadelphia
last Saturday to her sister's,l o make
her home there for a while. Maier usu-
ally went to work at night and came
home in tie morning. He persisted in
practlcing on his horn, and they quar-.
eled about this Sunday. evening, and
his wife packed her things aIndtstarted
to leave. Muier told her to leave and
not come back. She then went to Mr..
Nesbltts.' On Monday Maicr came
after her and she returned. Maier was
at home all Monday evening, sitting in
the kitchen, until NIL retired. -gHe and
gether,
TALKING AND LAUGHING,
but Katie did not know what they were
saying.
After Katie had gone to bed, NIaior,
who had on his good clothes, not his
%orklng clothes, left the house, saving
ne was going to the bakery: 10 set his
sponge. lie was gone some time, and
ING came back. Some time later he
asked his vito to kiss him. She said
snc would not, and told him to 70 out
and light the kitchen fire, for she had
a 6ig days washing the next day.
Maler said: III you dou't kiss mo this
VIII be your last chance!" He reached
In his pocket rs if for a pistol, and said
he would shoot her.
Mrs. Maier drew the covers over her
mead and said: "Oh, Will, don't! don't
hurt me, and IN never give YOU a
cross word again."
Malcr lighted a match, and fired \
snot; Ills wife said, @"Oh, DEAR and
Slnd OF fell back. Maier's match went
out, and he lighted another match and
Areo the other three shots.
During the evening Maier had not
Aad MS clothes off, but nee lay down
On the bed without taking even his
snoes oil. His wife asked him whv ho
ulu not undress, and he told her it was
zone OF her business.
Alter tho shooting Maier immediately
ran out OF tho house and down tbo
Maits. n girl followed pretty soon,
Tying and screaming. After sho start.
so out she thought Maier was coming
yack to Kill her, too, and she thought
s saS would go back and hide under the
Oea, u he did not return, and sho ran
On up street.
PREPARED TO FLEE.
IL was said by the ncishbors, ana ties.
n''ed Yesterday, that a man had run
Jown woods street just after the muir.
oes, yet Maier's revolver was thrown
WAY Oh Fourteenth street east Of
locus; 1t seems probable, putting ali
Wo Iacts together; that he first ran up
Nv moT u street TO Fourteenth and started
~ fourteenth, throwing away his re.