Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-25

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The crowd about the City Building, num-
bering half a hundred, men and
BOYS pressed forward anxious TO get
look at the prisoner, and even forced
their way into the cell corridor, until
the officers removed them. The father
and son were carefully searched, and
thon placed in adjoining cells.
A REGISTER reporter was present
when the prisoners were brought In,
and heard the story of the crime from
their own lips. The father was seen In
mis- cell, and stated that the murder was
done in seli-defenSe. He said he was
in town with his wagon, and several OF
his children In She after
noon which was corroborated
by the officers, and q half dozen
men present, who had seen him. He
said he wasreturning TO his home when
be was met by Winesburg and his wife
on the road and Winesburg tried to
pick quarrel, and few words were
exchanged. He and his vile then
picked up stones, and Moylan
and son John started TO run
toward the house. They assailed them
then with rocks, and one stone struck
John beneath the left eye and almost
knocked him down. 1t was then, be-
lieving that they intended to kill him,
that he pulled his revolver and fired at
random. Mr.. and Mrs. Winesburg, he
said, were on his property at the time.
He denied that the boy had the revolver
or fred the shots.
THE BOYS STORY.
The boy when placed in the cell hung
his head, and proceeded 20 take oil his
shoes. When the reporter spoke TO him,
he came forward, and his eyes filled
with tears The story he told corrobor-
ated that of the father. He showed
scar on the side Of his face, which ne
said was the result OF being struck by
the stone He said his father and the
murdered man had quarrelled frequent
~, and that Winesburg was always
"Dicklng at them" The father also
stated that Winesburg was very quar-
relSOme.
Squire barry Riddle went out to the
scene of the tragedy early this morning,
and will hold an inquest sometime to-
day. Moylan was before him about
year ago, on complaint of Winesburg,
and was fined. Stories are told OF the
younger Moylan which are OF very
damaging nature. 1t is said that he
has always carried a revolver, and that
he has frequently scared boys OF his
age by racing them with the weapon in
his hand.
THE PARTIES TO THE CRIME.
All the parties are we'll known in
Benwood Winesburg, the victim of
the awful tragedy, has been employed
for long time at the lower steel plant.
His wife's maiden name was Nielsen
heller. He leaves three children. Hs
has always enjoyed reputation
as peaceful, law-abiding citi-
zen. Michael Moylan, the
self-confessed murderer, was employed
at the Wheeling Steel plant until about
month ago, since which. time be has
been idle. He met with an accident
about eighteen months ago in which
a limb was broken, and the loss
OF work left him in very poor
circumstances. He has a farm Of
twenty acres surrounding his home.
His wife has been dead about six years,
leaving a charge Of FIVE children upon
him. The oldest OF these, who Is with
him charged with last nights awful
crime, is John, aged about 16 He has
been employed for some time by M.
Moran, the BenwOod timer. Michael
Moylan was generally regarded as a
good, iaw-abiding citizen.
In the excited crowd which gathered
about the Jail last night, little credence
was give to the story OF Moylan, the
general opinion being that the son was
the real murderer.