Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-07

county officers. led by Chief Of Polio
Orr, have been hot on the track o
Reed, and yesterday morning th'
Cher and officer Mcbride trailed him
to the vicinity of Noblestown,
on the line of the Panhandle road, on
the banks of Robinson's run, just over
the line in Allegheny county, Pa, and
not far from the northern edge OF the
Mcdonald oil field. The fugitive was
pushed hard by the officers, and about
two o'clock they ran the murderer into
an old ice house, which had formerly
been used as a dwelling. The building
was surrounded by the officers and a
number OF citizens from the vlciaity,
but all kept at a respectful distance, as
Reed was known to be armed. He was
summoned to surrender, bat refused,
and Chief OF Police Orr started TO
euter the building by the door. AS he
approached, Reed fred on him from an
upper window, and shot Orr through
the shoulder. The wounded officer re-
treated, and a hot fire was opened on
the ice house, which did no damage to
its desperate occupant. The news OF
Orr's wound and of the general situa-
ton was sent to Mcdonald, to Wash
ington, and other towns in the county,
and soon large bodies of armed citizens
and numerous officers were on their
way to the scene. The firing was kept
up all afternoon In desultory
manner, but no casualties resulted
from it until about seven o'clock. AS
darkness was not far off, and it was
feared Reed would make his escape
from the building under cover OF 1t, 1t
was determined to make another at
tempt to enter the house, aud Hugh
Coyle, Of Mcdonald, volunteered for the
attempt. As he reached the door he
was fired on By the desperate murderer,
and Coyle was shot through the head
and heart, falling dead. The large
crowd which had surrounded the build
Ing at once poured volley into the ice
house in the hope that a stray
ball would find the unseen fugitive, and
about one hundred or more shots were
fired in three or four minutes, but 1t
was ammunition wasted. The killing
OF Coyle set some OF the Mcdonald oil
men wild, and they determined upon
summary vengeance. Messengers were
dispatched for dynamite, used In shoot
ing oil wells, and soon supply was on
hand. A party approached the build
ing from a side which Reed could not
command, can OF glYcerine was
placed against the wall and was
there exploded. A large portion
of the building was whirled into the
air, and the ruins caught fire almost
Immediately. Almost simultaneously
with the explosion the report of re-
volver was heard inside the building,
and it was supposed Reed was attempt
ing to drive off the party bent on his
destruction. As the fire progressed, 1t
became evident that Feed had either
been killed by the explosion, or burned
TO death after IT., and the big crowd
swarmed up to the building as close as
the heat would allow, and took steps to
put out the fire. This was accomplished,
and then search was made for the re-
mains OF the murderer. His body was
finally discovered, charred beyond rec
ognltion, and with a bullet wound
through the head, showing that In his
despair and determination not to be
taken alive, Reed had blown his brains
out. The body was placed on Pan
Handle train, last night, and taken into
PlttSburg, where an inquest will be
held tomorrow. The excitement
in Washington and elsewhere in the
county, when the news was known, was
very great, and there was much rejolc-
ing at the end Of the murderer's career,
coupled with sorrow that he should have
succeeded in woundinE Chief Orr and
killing Coyle before he met his fate.
The whole affair is one OF the most SEN
sational ever taking place in Western
PENNSYLVANIA, we'll dotted though it's
history is with bloody ARRAYS and law
less acts.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
By Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, PA, August s.-On the
10th of last June Martin Reed, who was
confined in the Washington county Jail
for the murder Of Alexander Chapel,
escaped, and was not located by the de-
tectiVes on his track until to-day. Of
fcers Mcbride snd Orr, of Washington,
have been working on the case ever
since the murderer fed, and after much
work they found him to-day concealed
in an ice house at Noblestown, near
When discovered, Reed
refused % surrender. whereupon an at
tempt was made to force the door Of the
ice house and take him by force, Reed
had evidently determined not to be taken
alive. for he opened fire on the officers
and dangerously wounded Officer Orr.
The two policemen, seeing that they
could not capture the desperate I'M
aided, called for help. A large force of
of the place responded, and
second attack on the building was COM
menced. Shot after shot came from
Reeds revolver, and his firing was so
rapid that no one dared to venture close
to the Ice house. At this time Consta-
Bile Coyle, OF Mcdonald Station, placed
himself at the head Of number Of 9th
ers and led an assault on the murderer's
stronghold. The beStegers were met
with volIey from Reeds pistol, and
Constable Coyle was instantly killed.
The death OF this officer spread con-
,ternatioa among the assembled citizens,
Dos they-quickly rallied and determined