The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-01

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Tho Shepher,lstown Register gives the
following graphic description OF tho
murder OF Miss Terrell by her lover,
Horny Smooth, who Is now under
arrest and awaiting trial: Last Thurs
day evening Miss Susie Terrell and Miss
I Lucy Schoppert, who were on terms OF
the most intimate friendship, were to.
gether at tho home Of tho former.
win Myers, who was in Miss Susie's
Sunday school class and devoted to her,
called, MS he had often done, to invite
them TO go coasting. BY the timo they
were ready, however, VIII had gone on
with his sled. The two girls went
around 10 the Now street hill, which
extends from tho Episcopal rcctory
down past tho Necl house TO tho run.
AS they went up tho hill they saw some
one following. Susie said: "Oh, Lucy!
There is Harry Smooth, | am afraid"
They wont quickly to the top Of the
Hill, where q number OF young folks
were, but saw nothing OF Will Myers.
Smooth stood on the pavement while
they were on tho other eide Of tho
street. To avoid him, the two girls ran
down tho middle oil the street. lilo fol-
lowed after. Seeing him coming closely
behind them, they attempted to run
into the dwelling house OF Rev. A. a. p.
Neel OIL the corner. Before they
reached tho pavement, however, Smooth
was upon them and had seized both OF
Susie's hands in his. lie said to her:
Susie, have something to say to
you" She cried out, DO not touch
mel" And then, seeing revolver in
his right hand, she exclaimed, "Oh,
Lucy, run for help! lie has n revolver"
Lucy stepped 10 Susics side and saw
Smooth with the revolver laying against
his breast. while he held the doomed
girl in vise-lke grip with the other
hand. Susie again cried out, please.
please, Lucy, run for hclp-won't your
Lucy turned to- do as she was asked,
when Smooth called to her that ii she
moved no would kill her. But the
thoroughly frightened girl ran like the
wind TO seek assistance. By this time
Young colOred man named Henry
Staley and several boys had reached the
spot where Smooth held the struggling
girl but he forced them away with the
cleaning, deadly revolver. Then the
murderer, putting his left arm around
the poor girls neck, drew her irrcsisti-
bly, TO him, and placing the ugly muz-
zle OF the 3S-calibre revolver to the top
OF her head, sent bullet crashing
through her brain. Then he threw her
in the snow at his feet and left her
lying there. The lifcless form never
moved. The lcaden messenger had
done its work well, and the life blood of
q pure and stainless maiden stained
with its crimson tide the snow that was
not more pure than she.
The Preston CountyJ0urnal SAYS: The
new station, Rinard, on the Baltimore
& Ohio, one and half miles east OF
Terra Alta, is the point OF connection
with the Baltimore & Ohio OF two tram
railways. The one on the north side OF
the road is the Snowy Creek & Cranes.
vile railway, and extends to within one
mile OF GAINESVILLE, distance OF about
eight miles. 1t carries the timber
(spruce) from that section to Rinard,
where it is cut four feet long and is
placed in the Baltimore & Ohio cars by
means OF machinery. 1t is sent to Cum
bcrland and Harper's Ferry for manu-
featuring into pulp. Another road, on
the opposite side, carry their timber
shorter distance, and have saw mill
to cut it into lumber. These are the
first tram roads on which steam engines
are run III this part OF the country, and
are provinga success. Their principal
use is to convey timber and otherheavy
freight for distances OF o few miles
When well built they will pull large
load up considerable grade, and are
cheaply constructed, 10 ties being nee
essary for the double hangc wheel, but
but simply the railing is put down.
The Grafton e. Greenbrier railroad,
running from Grafton in Taylor county
to Bclington in Barbour county, was
sold Saturday ut public auction in front
OF the United States court house, Park
ersburg. The road is forty-two miles in
length, and the sale includes the equip
ments and everything belonging 10 it.
TWAS sold under deed OF trust held by.
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Com
pany. Frank Woods and Hugh L.
Bond, ir., OF Baltimore, were the trus-
tees, and John A. Hutchinson counsel
for the Baltimore 6; Ohio. The sale be-
gan at II o'clock sharp, \. X. Leonard,
auctioncer. There were present Hugh
J.. Bond, jr., and Frank Woods, OF Balti-
more, trustees; Thomas L. Davis and
George N. Whitcscarver, OF Grafton;
August Faure, OF Baltimore, represent
ing the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany, and JohnA. Hutchinson, counsel.
There was but one bidder, August
Faurc, and no made but one bid, viz:
$e50,0O0. The road was knocked down
TO him at that price. Mr.. Faule was
bidding for the Baltimore & Ohio.
II reports are true, young man we'll
known in Sutton has gotten himself in
4 pretty tight place. a short time
since, Boyd Prince, young man who
resides with his parents near this
place, purchased a yoke OF oxen OF a
Mr.. Dean, in Flatwoods. for which he
gave lis note with Dock. Perkins as
security. MIR. Dean came to town and
showed tho note to one OF bushes
men, who informed him that it was not
Perkins signature, and upon calling on
Perkins was told that it was forgery.
In the meantime Prince had disposed
OF the cattle 10 Michael McAnnany for
about half what he had promised to pay
Tor them, and pocteting tho proceeds
skipped the country Ills whereabouts
are said to be known, and he will no
doubt be brought back to answer to tho
serious charge OF forgery.-BnLrton Cen
trail.
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