Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-13
MURDERED BY MINERS,
AND The DEAD BODY PLACED UPON TIE
RAILROAD TRACK.
A Shocking Grim, Committed By Poant'rS al
tho Wheeling Creek Minss-Ss7an Men
Placed Under Arrest

thrown upon the railroad tracks 20 COW
arm the evidences OF the awful crime.
such IN brief was the shocking story
which was brought to this city yester-
dav from the Wheeling Creek coal
mines. a few miles back Of Bridgeport
The first news Of the crime was brought
70 Bridgeport yesterday morning when
Marshal Thompson was notified that
tbe mapgled remains OF man had been
iopnd scattered along the tracks OF the
e i. & w. railroad near the railroad
compsDy's coal mines at Wheeling
60. Undertaken w. J. Braddon, OF
dgeport, went out early yesterday
rpipg. and, gathering the remains
eether. brought them to his establish
nsnt. where they were prepared for
bnrial. ,,,-,.-
were being freely circulated ana the
officers began an investigation wnich
ended in the arrest Of seven coal miners
charged with murder. Marshal Thomp-
son and Officers Sauers and Geo. Hart
lev went out In tho morning and arrest
cd Michael MisChnOfski, John Bogus
Joe AIbeck, Frank Dulian, Paul Gautz-
or. Joe Comiski and Andy BOrbett Five
NJ these men we're marched into town
And lodged in the lookup. The officers
then secured wagon and brought In
tina other two. The first named maa Is
a Slay and the rest are POlanders.
The details Of the crime were learned
later in the day, and the evidence
against the accused men is very strong.
Tbe dead mans name was David
Naylor. Tie was miner, aged ABOUT
2S years, unmarried and his relatives
reside in Darlington. They were I'M
mediately notified Of bis death by tele-
graph. Undertaken BraddOn, who pre-
pareCsA body for burial, says II was
the s,Sst difficult job he ever under
took. A REGISTER reporter viewed the
remains as they lay In the casket In the
undertaking establishment. In life the
man must have been very powerful
He weighed probably lS5 pounds and
was built like an athlete. He had the
\ reputation during life Of being a sober,
Quiet and Industrious man. The face
was cut and maugled so as 70 render the
features scarcely recognizable. Hun
dredS OF curious people viewed the re-
mains throughout the day.
The story OF the crime, so far as could
be learned, is abOus as follows: IL took
place in the coal mining settlement
about two miles west Of Bridgeport.
The c., L. & w. works are located there,
employing about zoo hands, who make
,up almost the entire population Of the
Village. A large proportion Of them are
foreigners. On Saturday night David
Naylor got into quarrel with the men
who were arrested, at point short dis
lance west Of the bridge which spans
the creek. lie managed 70 hold his own
very well. Between nine and ten
o'clock people living in the vicinity
heard angry voices as Of some persons
Quarrelling, and Il Is supposed that the
men had renewed the attack, and
beaten NaylOr until life was extinct.
The suppOsitiOn Is that their next pro-
.ceeding was to drag the dead body TO
point on the r, road track about 200
yards east Of the scene OF the murder,
where the road makes a sharp curve,
and there placed il across the track.
The train due at Bridgeport a little
after ten o'clock passed shortly after
ward and the body was cut in twain,
pieces Of flesh being scattered all along
the track.
II did not take a very minute investi-
cation on the part Of the authorities TO
discover that murder had been commit
ted. Scattered all along the road from
the bridge 20 the curve In the railroad
were many bloody evidences Of the
Crime. z short distance west OF che
bridge a stone and new brick were
found. The former had several spots
of blood upon 10, and the latter was
'rovered with clotted hair, showing that
they were probably the weapons
0sed to commit the deed. Portions
oi matter were picked up, which a
Bridgeport physician pronounced part
oi human brain. The brick and bOul-
der are 10 possession OF the cOroRer.
The skull OF the dead man was found 20
be fractured In two places, adding
weight TO the probability OF his death
.Oi the engine and ears which passed
being caused In that manner. The wheels
,passing over the mans body were found
10 be covered with blood and flesh.
There was great excitement In the
little town over the affair and the Opin-
ion prevailed that Naylor had been
murdered. The trouble is said by some
perSon 20 have originated some time ago
y hen a brother of MAYORS was arrested
Ind tried upon a charge Of Stabbing one
II the miners. There was not sufficient
evidence 20 hold him and upon securing
his liberty he left for another portion
d the State. It was said that the min
rs had a grudge against the murdered
man FOR the part be took IN the affair,
and 10 is possible that insane from drink
hey picked a quarrel with him for the
tOrpose u killing him.
4 "A REGISTER reporter was admitted 70
The jail yesterday afternoon aud talked
10 the prisoners. None Of them could
tal6 English plainly and some not at all,
but when made % understand the cause
u their arrest they stOutly protested
heir innocence.
David Campbell, another miner, was
placed In the lookup as a witness against
be foreigners. he told the following
Rory % a reporter:
II had been IN Wheeling during the
ay, aud did not get home until even
Dig. I was as the Polish boarding
house, from 10 O'clock until after mid
Blight All Of the men who we're ar
rested were there, and we're drinking
beer. Most Of them were drunk. l
Sold three chairs % the boarding house
boss for 81. placed the dollar in a
'rlags and drank hear from IL Then
Frank Dulian took the money and
kept il for about an hour and half.
az the end Of that time. I asked him