Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-31
HE HAS A RECORD.
JAMES TOYLER, THE COLORED MURDERER,
CAUGHT At FAlRMOET,
And Pennsylvania Officers Went Out After Hin,
Yesterday = Hs Has Killed Two Men and
Wounded Two 0thsrs-Highway Rob-
bery-Gsnsral Criminal News.

Yesterday Heber Mcdowell, coroner
OF Allegheny county, Pa, telegraDhed
Chief OF Police McNichol that James
Toyler, the colored murderer, had been
arrested at Fairmont, this State, and
asked him to hunt up w. II. Gleayes,
Henry Floersheim's colored detective,
who was in this city, and send him out
to look at the man and bring him to this
city, if he was the right party. Gleaves
and w. f. Gilkeson, companion. were
notified, and left on the 1885 train for
Fairmont. The man arrested at Fair
mont gives the name of William Robin
son, but the Prosecuting Attorney OF
Marion county seems to be certain that
he is Toyler, and the police in this city
have the same opinion, from what they
have heard.
Toyler is a bad man, and has bloody
record, although he is but nineteen
years of age. He has killed TWO colCred
men and wounded two more, so far as is
now known, which is remarkably
good start in criminal life, consider
ing his youth, He seems to be native
of old Virginia. and came to this State
some time in 1889, locating in Mercer
county. There he soon shot and killed
a colored man, but upon conviction he
was let off with three years In the
penitentiary, mainly because OF his
youth, he not being quite sixteen at
that time. On being released he came
to Wheeling aud went on to Pittsourg,
where he soon got into row with COL
ored man and severely wounded him.
For this he was let off with ninety
day sentence in Jail Toyler
next showed up in the
coal region about Findleyville, where he
seems to have been regarded as tough
citizen. At Snowdon, few miles from
Findleyville, last Sunday, he shot and
killed a colored man named R0lly Mack.
1t seems that Mack had won the affec-
ton Of a girl who had formerly been
the mistress Of a friend of Toyler. Toy
Ter was told by this friend that Mack
had his girl and wouldn't give her up.
Toyler said he'd make him give her up,
and induced the friend TO accompany
him on d visit to Mack On seeing
Mack Toyler grabbed him by the
throat, pulled gun, and pointing it
at his victim, asked him why he
wouldn't give up the girl. Mack said
he didn't intend to give her up, when
Toyler, still holding him, put the muz-
zle of the revolver against his breast
and shot him through the heart. He
made his escape and went to Findley-
vile, where, the same or the next day
he shot another colored man through
the hand and wrist, and boosted of the
man he had killed al Snowden. This
made things too hot for Toyler, and he
fled to this city, and thence went to
FairmOnt, where the arrest of the man
believed to be the murderer, was made,
as stated.
A colored man named Edward John
son was arrested in this city by Officer
O'Bren, for drunkenness. He an
swered the description Of Toyler in a
general way, and was sent to the hill
and the Pennsylvania authorities nOti-
fed. Detective Gleaves went up TO
the hill and looked at the fellow, but
he was not the man. Gleaves and Gtlke-
son are expected to arrive here this
morning with the prisoner.