Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-10
THIN LESLIE MURDER.
THE INQUEST HELD IN CORONER PHILLIPS
OFFICE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
The Witnesses Tell the Story Of the Crims-Les-
les Brother Arrives and Takes Charge Of the
Rsmains-Funsral Arrangements.

RemalnS-kuneral Arrangements
1--WE. the jury, md that the deceased came to
his death by u gunshos wound IN the head, In
hicted by one Mamie Leslie
Such was the verdict of the Coroner's
Jury at the inquest over the body Of Frank
Leslie, the victim of wronged wife's
d .sperate crime. The jury which was ad-
journed until yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock, arrived at verdict which finds
Mrs. Leslie guilty of the murder Of her
husband. After the inquest, the prisoner
waived an examination before Justice
Philo Kimberly, and was committed with
out bail to await the action Of the Grand
Jury, which will probably find an indict-
ment tomorrow or Tuesday. This VIII
make the unusual number of three indict-
ments for murder, TO be tried at the next
term of Court. the other two being Frank
Church and William Maier.
The inquest yesterday afternoon was
held in tho Office OF Coroner Phillips.
Prosecuting Attorney Howard conducted
the examination, and Col. w. w. Arnett
appeared for Mrs. Leslie. The first wit
ness examined was Mark Mulkearn, the
foreman at the HOOK and Ladder house.
His testimony was practically the same as
the story told in his interview with
REGISTER reporter on Friday night. When
he entered the house he found Leslie upon
the floor, moving about In pool OF blood.
He asked Mrs. Keim for an apron, with
which he wiped away the blood. Mrs. Les
lie walked in from the rear room, and he
asked her for the pistol. She handed II TO
him. saving: II mad TO do it. He drove
me 10 it, She then told him she would go
with him, but did not want to ride in the
patrol wagon.
TIE WEAPON USED
was Of cheap pattern, and looked like it
had been used very little.
The next witness was Officer F'rohme.
He testified to receiving the revolver from
Mulkearn, and placing it in his pocket.
When Lieutenant Gaus came In, be was
working with Leslie, who sat upon chair
in the rear room, and he told Gaus to take
the pistol out of his pocket. 1t had two
chambers empty and four full.
Mrs. Keim was the only eyewitness te
the tragedy. She repeated the story of the
crime substantially as published in the
REGISTER yesterday morning. She testified
that Leslie had been in the house about hve
minutes when his wife came in Both
came in the side door. When she
brought Mrs. Leslie into the room where
the murder occurred, Frank was stand
ing in the dark place between the
doors leading into the main hall
and the rear hall Witness stood with
her back TO the door and said, Ted, here's
YOUR wife. She wants you Mrs. Leslie
was then in the middle Of the room. Hus-
band and wife saw each other at the same
moment. The former raised both his
hands and took one step forward, while
Mrs. Leslie pulled the revolver from be-
meath her apron and fired. Not word
was spoken. Leslie staggered forward
and fell at his wife's feet Witness stoop-
ed over him and saw he was wounded.
She said, MY God, Mrs. Leslie, you have
shot your husband" She replied, Il was
driven to it." Leslie did not move for
minute. Then he CROPPED about on his
hands and attempted to rise, but only
FELL IN THE POOL OF BLOOD.
She was so close to Leslie that she felt
the rush Of air when the bullet whlzzed
past.
To Col. Arrett-"Leslie stepped toward
her when she fired. / think he intended to
take hold of her and pacify her. Mrs. Les
lie was in her bare head. Her hands were
wrapped up beneath her apron when l met
her in the hall, aud she did not remove
them until she pulled out the revolver, and
her apron dropped She could not see her
husband when she entered the room, as he
was standing in the dark recess"
DIR. John X. Pipes-I was called about
twenty minutes past 6 o'clock TO Mrs.
Keim's, on Twenty-tirst street. l found
Frank Leslie in a rear room. They were
holding him while he was sitting upon
chair He was bleeding proiusely from
the nose. / made an examination ana
found a guushot wound in the left temple,
about midway between the ear and the
eve. Ii was the wound which caused his
death. He asked several times to be taken
home but had him removed TO the City
Hospital / dressed the wound temporarily
in the house. At $50 O'Clock in company
with Dr. SChwinn, | went back TO the nos
pital, and learned that he died ABOUT nine
o'clock.
THE AUTOPSY
was conducted at the Hospital by DIR. Will
son. assisted by DR.. Daken. 1t revealed
the fact that the ball took down.
ward course, after entering the temple,
and passed through portion OF the brain
Howard Leslie, brother OF the murdered
man, came down from East Liverpool early
Yesterday morning. He had talk with
Mrs. Leslie at the Jail in the morning, per-
tanning TO business matters. In the after
noon ne was appointed administrator OF his
brothers estate, filing bond of 500, with
David Kull as surety. 1t is understood
that the saloon will be conducted until the
first Of next month by the bartender,
George Watson, Jr.
a singular thing in connection with the
affair is the fact that Leslie was known TO
have 5000 on Thursday, and won 500 that
night. When the shooting occurred he
had two quarters, two dimes, and five
cents in coppers on his person.
The remains were turned over TO I'm
dertsker Blatchley after the post mortem