The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-19

| By this time they had reacnsu TUE Dank
, Of Wheeling creek emerging Oh y ~ =
point. Just below where The present
bridge leading 10 Manchester spans the
stream.
Here again CrissmAu proponnded the
inouiry-"How much further do you
intend to &c" or words 20 that effect, to
which one Of them replied: IT Is not
much further now" aud thereupon
Long struck him with brick which he
had concealed in handkerchief for the
purpose, and as Crissman fell immedi-
ately handed it TO Wintringer. who re-
peated the strokes until life became ex-
iinct. Whereupon they pushed the body
into the water, aiterriflnS the pockets OF
the deceased, from which they took his
watch and one hundred and sixty
dollars i'll money.
Leaving tho place they returned and
directed their steps 10 Tecter's tavern
which was situated opposite 10 the Me-
Cortney tavern on the same street as
the latter, and entering tho kitchen
which at the time was vacant, counted
their ill.gotten gains aud made divi-
sion.
When on the following day the corpse
OF the murdered man was discovered
an excited crowd OF indignant citizens
gathered at the spot. Among those
who hastened to the scene were the two
murderers. One OF them tWintringer)
was exceedingly active in his assistance,
and aided in pulling the body out OF the
shallow water where it laid, while at
the same time he INDUCED in loud and
boisterous language. condemnatory OF
the deed, and in uttering the mostiear-
full and terrible maledictions upon the
heads of the miscreants who had been
guilty OF committing it.
ENTIRELY TOO JEALOUS.
But their Jealous activity and the ex-
preston OF their pretended abhorrent
feelings of their crime, by which they
sought 10 divert the public attention
from themselves. had the contrary et-
fect and failed OF It's purpose, as their
actions and conduct were so significant
that it at once awakened suspicion
which was directed against them as the
criminals, and which soon developed
into reasonable grounds Tor believing
them to be the guilty actors in the ter.
ribie tragedy. They we're therefore ar.
rested and searched and the watch. to-
gether with other articles belonging to
their victim, were found upon their per-
sons.
They vainly supposed that by putting
on bold face and showing an active
interest, they would avoid suspicion
and so escape detection, but the means
so confidently adopted ythem to carry
out their purpose and conceal their
crime proved to be those which result
ed in their betrayal. Upon their trial
the evidence, linked with the voluntary
confession OF Long, WAC SO overwheltn-
ing and convincing as 20 their guilt Us
to preclude the possibility OF even Il
shadow OF doubt.
On the Goth day OF May, 1886, the
grand jury found true bills against
Thomas Wintringer and Boon Long for
murder. On the 2Sth day OF the same
month Wintringer, after fair and i'm
partial trial was found guilty OF murder
in the first degree, and on the l4th day oil
June following he, together with Boon
Long, was sentenced to be hanged on
the 18th day OF the following August.
Two days after the trial OF Wintringer,
namely, May 80. Boon Long was ar
raigned and pleaded guilty 10 the in
dctment. The court (Judge Fry being
on the bench) recommended him to
withdraw his plea and to plead not
guilty, at the same time admonishing
him that there would be no ground to
mitigate his punishment, or to RECON-.
mend him to pardon, In any%ise 10
affect the judgment OF the court or the
sentence OF the law, and advised him to
take further time and consult with his
counsel. But the prisoner, after con-
sultation with his counsel, repeated and
persisted in his plea OF guilty, when the
court proceeded to examine sundry
witnesses on the part OF the common
wealth, to ascertain whether the MUIR
der 70 confessed WAS murder in the first
degree or second degree. Upon the
conclusion of the examination the court
concluded 10 take time to consider its
Judgment until a further day, which re-
suited. as before stated, in his sentence
to death.
Each OF them were young men being
respectively in the neighborhood OF
twenty-five years OF aga aud both prior
10 this time had borne good regulations
in the community and both were re-
specially connected, but in an evil
hour they give heed TO the voice OF the
temptcr and were lured to destruction
and death.
ATTEMPT 70 ESCAPE.
As The day Of execution drew near the
air was full Of rumors that they would