Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-06
GREEN GOODS MEN
HELD UP FOR $3.50 BY TWO WEST VIR-
GINlANS.
A CowardIy Auenp. at Murder Near Aar.iasbarg.
Accidentally Sao. Through the He2d-A Sas-
pieious Case Near Newb0rg-Murdecsrs
On Trial-Ge1sral STATE News.

New York swindlers have for some
time past been flooding the country in
the vicinity OF Elkins with circulars de-
scribins in glowing terms the quality
OF their goodS-proVosing TO give $500
for 81, etc.-wlth the usual results.
Their game is TO show you a package OF
good money, then rewraPplug it take
your money and hand you the package
at least you think they do, but upon
gaining your room you find you have
only a PACKAGE OF old newspapers. A
few days ago two Of E.kinS's citizens,
Alec Hill and "Tim" Murphy, concluded
they would beat the Swiudiers az their
own game. In response % their adyer-
tisements Hill aud Murphy teiegraphed
the swiudIers that they would be Ia
New York 40 certain time and place.
When they arrived at the appointed
place they were shown into finely Iur-
Dished room where three gent.emanly
looking men were seated around the
table, on which were displayed huge
bundles OF what appeared 70 DO genuine
greenbacks. After q short preamble,
Murphy, who called himself Johnson,
picked up one package and began exam
lining the money. Suddenly he scoop
ed" up everything in sight and made
break for the door, which he found
locked. He drew a revolver and COM
manded them 20 Ouen the door, which
they did, aud closed 10 again after Tim
escaped, Hill on the inside. Tim n once
kicked opened the door, and was iOiGed
by his partner Hin. Together they
made a break for the street, closely
followed by three Of the men. When
they reached the street they sepa-
rated, Murphy giving Hin the packages
of money. The trio followed Muir
ply some distance, when one of them
overlook and struck him over the head
with a large revolver, knocking him
down. A mounted policeman saw the
assault and whipped up to the spot.
When they saw the police approaching
the wOuld-be sWjud.erS ran as though
for their lives, but after lively chase
the officer overlook and arrested the
man who did the hitting. In the Po-
lice Court the next day Murphy would
ant and both were discharged. Murphy
then came on TO Baltimore, whore he
had engaged to meet Hill, and together
they came home. The money they Sc
cured from the swiudIerS amounted 70
eighteen hundred dollars.
While driving along the Williamsport
Pike near Martiusourg last Sunday
morning MessrS, John Lambert and
ThOs. Leidg saw something that looked
like man lying I'm the bushes in a
field alongside the road. They paid no
attention % the matter, but after driy-
ing past one suggested that the turn
back aud investigate. IL was the
almost lfeless body of a man. Lam
bert and Leicig summoned Mr.. Scott
CCuchmaD and examination OF the body
was made. A club was found near by
spl0tched with blood. There was a cut
on the right ear and a severe cash over
the eye. After the discovery signs OF
life appeared In the body, and the man
was taken 70 NJ, Cou chman's, where be
recovered sufficiently 10 tell the follow
ing: he and CbaS Hoffman bad been
working near Cumberland, Md, and
had reached MartinsDurg Saturday
evening, too late for the c. V. train TO
HagerstoWn. Neither one had drunk
anything. 10 was proposed that
they walk to aagerStOwn, as there was
no other train. Reaching the spot
whore the attempt 20 murder was made
the young man, whose name is Warn
felt, sat down to rest and fell asleep.
This was about ten o'clock. Warnfelt
states that this is the last thing he re-
understandable became conscious at
MraCOuchman's house. He was after
wards removed TO the house OF Freder-
ick Leatherman, of whom he IS first
cousin. Upon regaining consciousness
he FIST enquired for his "chum,' aud
then found that his money, some So or
e23, was gone. The deed was evidently
done by Hoffman, whose reputation is
none Of the best, and for the purpose of
robbing Warnfelt IL occurred about
Il or 1 o'clock Saturday night.
After the blow was struck, the perpe-
traitor lifted his victim and threw him
over the fence on Dilo OF stones among
. lot of poisonous vines. Hoffman was
captured at MiddletOu'S Valley, Nd,
sixty miles distant from the scene OF
the crime.
Last Monday morning az 2 o'clock, as Z
q freight train was coming from Graf /
ton, and when at Hartman Switch, four
mikes west OF Newburg, one of the
brakemen observed q man sitting on the |
opposite track. When they went 10 him (
he was found 70 be cold and stiff in |
death. The body was placed In the cab
and brought on 10 Newburg where an
examination was made, and from let |
ter OF recommendation found IN the
pocket of his coat, the remains were
supposed 90 be those OF q Jew named |
Henry LeisS0n, a bOoEkeeper, of New
YORK City. The examination also re-
vealed the fact that one arm and one
leg was broken and there was q large
lump on the back of the head, rs II
mads by being struck with q club. IL
Is thought BY many that the man was
murdered and placed on the track In
order that the body might De mangied
by passing train. The body Of the
unfortunate man was buried az Newburg
on the same day.
AT Hinton, asst Saturday, Karl Hayes,
q lad OF fourteen years, was accidentally
shot by Leach Gore, another young
man OF seventeen or eighteen years Of
age. II seems that Karl had purchased
q new pistol (which he showed 20 his
comrade, and informed him that he
could try it. Gore took the pistol IN
his hand, and without knowing 10 was
loaded, or as the boys both say, without
aiming 20 shoot, the pistol went of, and
the ball struck young Hayes about the