The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-08

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place Of Refuge sct on Fire and He
Takes His Own Idfo Rather Thin
surrenderor Bclne Burned toDeath.
Last Chapter OF a Terrible Tragedy.
PrTrsBuaaH, Pa, August Martin
Reed, the escaped murderer Of Alexan-
der Chappell, yesterday came to the end
Of his career in a frightful manner. Be-
fore being driven to suicide and burned
byan angry mob in an ice.house at
Nobiestown, where he had taken refuge,
he killed Deputy Sheriff Hugh coyle,o of
Washington county, andwounded Chief
Of Police Harry W. Orr, of Washington.
Ever since Reeds escape Detective W.
B. Mcbride, of Washington, has been
searching for him, acting under the di-
rection Of Chief Of Police Orr and the
commissioners Of Washington county.
Early in July the authorities became
satisfied that Reed was hiding near
North Star Postofice, Alleghenycounty,
near the corner where Washington aud
Beaver counties meet. From that place,
Just as officers were about to pounce
down upon him, he slipped away. NC
Bride followed every possible clew,
watching the movements OF Reeds rela-
tiyes and friends carefully.
DISCOVERED REED's HIDING PLACE.
II seems that Mcbride in some way,
discovered that the murderer was hid
den in an unused icehouse near the
slaughter house of Wacker, on the
edge OF Noblestown, and there Reed
was yesterday cornered. Mcbride
went to Washington, secured the aid
OF Chief Orr and Constable Williamson
and yesterday morning drove TO
Noblestown to attempt to effect q quiet
capture. They reached Noblestown
about noon, and without telling any
persons of their errand they proceeded
TO the upper end OF the village where
tho old ieehouse 10 located.
When the three officers went TO this
place, Just after noon, Mcbride and
Williamson with their revolvers in their
hands, stood guard outside, while Chief
Orr, carrying q Winchester rifle, boldly
opened the door and went inside. He
passed through the second door and
had nearly reached the center OF the
building, peering about in the gloom,
when q man partially raised himself
from where he was lying o top Of the
ice-box and shot at the officer with 9 re.
volyers Orr was hit in the lett shoulder,
the ball passing downward about six
inches and coming out onthe outer sur
face Of his left arm. He a out otthe
building quickly, the blood running
over his clothing. "He hit me" Orr
cried out to his companions, "but it's
only aecratch."
REyp, REFUSES To SURRENDER.
Justthen the little window in the ga.
BILE was opened and the face Of Reed APP
peared. Orr raised his rifle and called
gut, "Come down and surrender"
Reed ripped out an oath and slammed
the window shut. E
MEN ARRIVE FROM M'poNAID.
Like wildfre the news spread that
Martin Reed, the murderer, was driven
ebay, and people hurried to the scene
from ali directions. Women and chill.
dren came as we'll as men, and many OF
the sterner sex came with their revolt
vera. a Panhandle train carrieda mum.
Der Of men to Mcdonald, where they
called on Captain Nesbit, OF the Ma
tional Guard, and asked for rifles. The
captain furnished a number and on the
next eastbound train a large crowd
went fromsMcDonald. many OF them
armed. Among these was DeputySher-
if Hugh Coyle, who had for some time
been acting as a policeman in the oil
town.
coYLE GOES 10 HIS DEATH.
When the crowd arrived from Nc
Donald Hugh Coyle at once announced
his intention Of going in and bringing
Reed out dead or alive. "Don't 90 in"
said Orr, covered with blood. HE will
aBy - I'll go in any way said
liz walked boldly to the door, threw
itopen and walked inside, while the
watching people held their breaths.
A shot was heard inside. Coyle
sprang out Of the door. He wa un-
touched. That time Reed, lying on the
toplo tho ice box and only O few feet
above Coyle's head, had missed him,
Coyle, showed great bravery, how
ever. He again went to the door, and,
atanding Just at the side of 1t and Lean
ing forward, called out: We've got you
now. You might a. we'll come out"
coY1E gEll 10 THE aRouNpDrAD.
There was q third shot. coyle
sprang backward four or i've steps and
fell ON his back, dead. The murderer's
bullet had entered his right brcast; and
pasted through the liver and heart.
Several men ran forward, lifted Coyle
md carried him away to whore there
was some grass. But he was beyond
help. His revolver was In its sheath
buckled to his belt, and there also de-
pended apair Of handouts. The body
was taken to IN undertaken, aud later
remoyedto Mcdonald.
After heishooting Of Coyle the crowd
seemed possessed OF fury, and longed
for the lie OF Reed as q tiger longs for
its proy. Several shots We're fired at
tho door and windows, and tho shoot
ing was kept up OF intervals for two
hours. buvit was altogether unayuiling.
It did not even provoke one shot from
tho hunted man.
SET FIRE X THE IcKnousE.
The throng grew impatient. It was
after 6 o'clock and night would soon
come. People began to shout "set FIRE