Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-06

The fact that Maier was not attlred
in his working clothes. but had on his
best suit, has created strong impress
sion that when he planned the crime, he
discarded his working clothes and put
on his others, so as TO better evade
capture; while others still taking cog
nizance of the fact that his working
suit was scattered over the two rooms,
the trousers laying on the floor west OF
the fireplace, the coat in another place
and his hat in still another, think the
murderer, relying upon the cartridge yet
remaining in his pistol and the butcher
knife sticking in the hre-iront, made a
hurried change in his attire
alter he fred the last shot,
and this, in the minds OF those who
adhere to this theory, accounts for
the tramping over the floor as he went
TO and fro gathering up his clothes and
getting hurriedly into them. However,
this may be, he forgot his watch, which
was left hanging ia his vest in the bed
room. Msier had quarreled with his
wife almost every night for a week or
ten days past. and in addition ne has
made life a burden to the woman almost
from the day the couple were married.
In each neighborhoOd in which the two
have resided the uniform testimony yes
terpay was that Maier was OF quarrel
some disposition, always making trou-
BILE, while his wife was just the reverse,
q thoroughly nice woman, who did much
hard work in order to exc out the fam
lily income.
After searching all through the city
until six o'clock, the police communi-
Gated with Sheriff SteenrOd, and deter
mined to extend their field of operations
TO the country. Lieutenant Gaus and
Officer Creighton caught the cannon
ball" train on the Pittsburg division OF
the b. n o. and went out TO Triadel-
phia, where they commenced sys-
tematic search, aud about nine o'clock
Sheriff Steenrod, Chief McNicho' and
Officer Lukens went out on the motor to
Elm Grove, and began a search from
there. Enquiry by these officers and
Others developed the following facts:
About three o'clock, three-QnarterS OF
an hour after the commission of the
crime, and while it was raining hard, a
man passed hurriedly through the tun-
mel, Just east of the city. As he reached
the further end the Waterman who is
stationed at that point hailed the strang-
er. and pleasantly suggested that he had
better come over tc the shanty and wait
until the rain Stacked up, but the
stranger gave no reply, but aiming a
yicious kick at the watchman'S dog,
which had run across the railroad track
10 him, he hurried on faster than ever.
The next trace heard of this stranger
was AZ Elm Grove, where the Elm Grove
motor Waterman noticed stranger,
about four o'clock, passing hurrledly
along the pike from the direction OF
this city. The meager description given
corresponded with that given by the
Waterman at the tunnel, and indicated,
If they were one AID the same person,
that the fellow must have crossed the
creek at the Steenrod bridge onto the
nike. and followed that to the Grove.
ont in the neighborhood Of Peters run,
the officers got trace of a man who was
seen scurrying across the fields dur
ing the morning, but whether this
was the same person seen at the
tunnel and Elm Grove, or whether either
of these persons was Maier, Is the
nerest conjecture, and is mainly sup
nfrted by a process of reasoning grow
Ing ont Of the finding OF the revolver
ON Fourteenth street, east OF Wood,
as indicating the fight OF Maier in an
eastward direction. The various off,
cars mt in most of the day In going
over the country between this city and
~ cro,,a from Film Grove to Tria-
delphia, aud thence up the valley OF
Peters run, and the adjoining hlllsldes,
but they returned 10 the city tired ana
hungry. with nothing more tang
ible than is here stated.
Oficer Creighton went up Middle
Wheeling creek to the home OF
Mr. Yoho. father Of the murdered
woman. and was there told by Mrs.
Yobo OF Maier's threats to Kill Oheer
Carney and the other people here In
Wheeling. Knowing the vicious NATURE
OF Maier. Mrs. YohO OWNED that some
thing was wrong with her daughter as
soon "a she saw the officers, and al
though heartbroken at the dreadful
news seemed 70 have looked for ward to
some such horrible act upon the part OF
bar son-iu-law. Mr.. Yoho came to the
citv as soon as he heard the news, and
was followed by some OF the female rel
stives OF the dead woman. Before ne
left the city in the morning, CHIEF NC
Nichol sent kilograms giving descrip..
ton of the murderer, 10 a NUMBER OF
surrounding cities, and also caused pos