The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-18

with her little sister, Katie Yoho, who
was about nine years old.
1t was on this night, or rather at 2
o'clock on Tuesday morning, that the
murder occurred. Besides Maier, there
was only one witness to the deed, little
Katie Yoho. Her story in substance
was as follows. aud shows what cruel
ly brutal, deliberate act the murder
was:
Katie said that she came from the
home OF her parents at Triadelphia to
her sisters, to make her home there
for a while. Maler usually went to work
at night and came home in the morn
ing. He persisted in prscticinG on his
horn, and they quarreled about this.
The previous Sunday his wife packed
her things and started to leave. Maier
told her TO leave and not come back
She then went to Mr.. Nesbitt's, On
Monday Maier came after her and she
returned. AIaier was ut home all Mon
day evening, sitting in the kitchen until
all retired. He anc his wife whispered
a good deal together,
TALKING AND LAUGHING,
but Katie did not know what they were
saying.
After Katie had gone to bed, Naier,
who had on his good clothes, not his
working clothes, left the house, saying
ne was going to the bakery TO set his
sponge. He was gone some time, and
then came back Some time later he
asked his wife to kiss him. She said
she would not, and told him to 80 out
and light the kitchen fire, Tor she had q
big days washing the next day.
Maier said: Iii you don't kiss me this
will be your last chance" He reached
in his packet as II for pistol, and said
he would shoot her.
Mrs. Maier drew the covers over her
head and said: "0h, Will, don'tl don't
hurt me, aud I'll aever give you cross
word againw
Maier lighted match and fired a
shot. His wife said, "oh, dear" and
kind OF fell back. Maier's match went
out, and he lighted another match and
fred the other three shots.
During the evening hfaier had not
had his clothes of, but once lay down
on the bed without taking even his
shoes of. His wife asked him why he
did not undress, and he told her it was
NONE OF HER BUSINESS.
After the shooting Maier Immediately
ran out OF the house and down the
staira. The girl followed pretty soon,
crying and screaming. After sne started
out she Thought Maier waa coming back
to kill her, too, and she thought she
/ would go back and hide under the bed,
but he did not return. and she ran on
up the street.
Alter committing the murder Maier
ran up Fourteenth street to the hills
and down to Benwood. From there he
stole his way to Milwaukee. In the
meantime the city and county officials
made persistent though unsuccessful
efforts TO capture Maier, and most peo-
pie had come TO the conclusion that he
had gone far away and would never be
heard from again, when very unex-
pected thing happened on Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. James liner, who lives at Man
chester, near the Psninsular cemetery,
where the victim of Maier's fatal shot
had been buried, noticed man about
Maiers build sneaking around through
the cemetery. She called her hus-
bands attention to the man, and he
also thought it was Maier. The police
were soon notified, and Lieutenants
Terrill and Lukens and Officer Joe
Eaum set out for the scene. They were
afterwards joined by Chief AtcNichol
and officer Devliu.
Maier in the meantime, after having
visited his wife's grave, left the ceme-
terry and sat down on the creek bank.
There, seeing he was pursued, he start
ed through field evidently trying to
escape. He was headed Of, however,
aud captured, and brought into the
city and Jailed.
Though there was an intense feeling
in the minds OF the people against
Maier, no violence was attempted.
His trial came up in the circuit court
before Judge PAUL., Wednesday morn
ing, April 20, and lasted until Saturday
afternoon, when the jury brought in tho
following verdict:
1--WE, the jury find the prisoner guilty
as charged in the indictment"
Public opinion at the time was lit
tie divided, but the majority OF the peo-
pIe approved it. Maier's attorneys,
Messrs. Atkinson and Conf, had en-
deavored to clear the prisoner on the
insanity plea, and some evidence tend
ing 10 show he was unbalanced in mind
was brought out during the trial.
Judge PAUL did not sentence Maier
until Saturday, June 4, when he sen-
fenced him to hang by the neck until
dead, on Friday, August g. 1892.
AT the request OF Hon. e. w. Akin
son, one OF Maier's counsel, stay OF ex-
ecution was granted for sixty days,
that an appeal might be taken to the
supreme court OF appeals.
The case was taken to this court at
Charleston, praying fora new trial, but
tue supreme judges refused to order
the new trial, aud thecase was remanded
to Judge Paul again to resentencs the
prisoner, the date set for the hanging
having passed.
Maier was arraigned in the circuit
court Saturday afternoon, October S,
and sentence was again passed by
Judge PAUL. The date set for the
execution was Friday, November IS,
1892, in the yard adjoining the old Jail.
Since then Messrs. Atkinson and
Conilf have resorted to the last posi-.
BILE hope Of escape, in the executive
clemency Of Governor Fleming, but as
is we'll known the governor refused
this week to change the decision OF the
circuit and supreme courts, and the
hanging will therefore be certain to
take place TO-DAY, all l6opholes OF es.
cape for the condemned man being now
closed.
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