Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-01


Mrs Tibes said she and Sam were
ouarreling and Charley Tloes look u
No." Mrs. Tibes was vomiting ana
muttering to herself-too intoxicated to
know what was going on. This witness
was recalled last night and reiterated
his former testimony with but little va
ration.
John Freeland was also awakened oy
the noises and heard voice saying,
sGive 10 TO him, the - --"-, mes
not dead yet" McCloud was dead
within fifteen minutes after the FUSS
started. DR.. Mcdonald testified as 10
the nature Of the wounds The blows
on the head probably caused the death,
although there were evidences that it
may have resulted from stFangulation.
rises MENTAL CONDITION.
DR.. Mcdonald was recalled last night,
and testified that Tibes was under MS
Gaze since his return from the peniten-
tiary. His brain power was OF very
low order, but be would not say that ne
was OF unsound mind. His mental con-
dition was such that under the ln-
fiuence Of intoxieants, or strong pas
sion, it might develop into INSANITY:
lie would not say whether Itoes "ouio
be accountable for his actions wnen
drunk or angry. He had never seen
him in that condition.
Robert LETTERS evidence corrooorateo
that Of John Bogard. Mrs. Brannon
aud her daug liter heard the racket, but
threw no additional light on the mat
ter. Mrs. Tibes, mother OF Charley
Tibes and Mrs. McCloud was hext
examined. She wore look OF dissipa-
ton In her unkempt hair, and general
untidy appearance. She could remem-
Der nothing of the affair, because II
was too drank to know what l was do
ing" She remembered drinking and
playing cards at Mrs. Albright's, but
her mind was a blank regarding what
followed. She had Ratchet In the
house, but didn't remember having II In
her hands. Mrs. Tioes is Familiarity
known in Benwood, as "the Gypsy
Queen" a nickname which she applies
to herself when under the influence.
She is fortune-teller-
Alice Leverage, Of Wheeling, became
intoxicated Saturday night, and was
locked up by the police. She was placed
on the stand, and testified that she
heard Charley Tibes say: Mother, after
Sam was hit, you
CHoKED HIM TO DEATH"
Mrs. Tibes replied: 81 don't know, l
was so drunk"
Mrs. Woods testified as to the begin
ming of the fuss, but when Mrs. Tioes
and McCloud staggered through her
door, she left the house to save her life.
She saw Charley come out and throw
the pin away. Lucy, daughter OF MRS:
Woods, also heard the quarreling, and
heard somebody say Charley killed
SAM"
Mrs. McCloud, wife OF the murdered
man, said: 1--WE had been drinking and
having a good time at Mrs. Albright's.
She finally objected, and we left.
When we got home mother ana sam
began to quarrel. Mother was full. l
was drunk, too. but knew what was
doing. told Sam II they didn't quit
/ would leave with the boys. left
then and went to Mrs. LETTERS. Some
one told me Sam was laid out. l went
back and felt his breast, but his heart
was not beating. Charlie was the only
man in the house during the quarrel"
In RESPONSE to questions last night, Mrs.
McCloud testified that she had frequent
ouarrels with her husband. lie struck
her once in the depot at Wheeling.
Charlie heard of 1t and threatened sew
eral times TO kill him II he ever touched
her again.
Geo. Tibes, brother Of Charles, had
been at Wheeling, and did not return
until midnight. His testimony was I'M
h important. Sarah Freeland testified
that she was awakened between III and
ls o'clock by the noise, and heard a
yoics which she thought was Mrs.
1fbes, saying
AKILL HIM On IT.
NheSsaw Charley throw something
f4rd the railroad a few minutes later.
D., could not remember much that
" Lppenad, as she was TOO badly fright
led. Mrs. McCloud was drunk, and
Aad one Of the sleeves OF her dress
! orn off,
Marshall Louis Cooke testified that
he had returned from the vicinity OF
1.-THE brick row about midnight. DE
then left the city building, and started
down toward his home. Charles Tioes
met him, and told him he wanted lin 10
90 down 10 arrest Sam McCloud for
abusing his wife and sister. When they
reached the house, McCloud was dead.
He placed TibeS under arrest The two
women came into the room, and they
were also placed under arrest.
Mrs. Tibes was recalled. and testified
that Charley frequently threatened TO
kill McCloud for abusing his sister.
This concluded the testimony and the
Jury retired and in short time returned
with a verdict that deceased came TO
his death from blows on the head, In
dieting with ceuplig pin, and
duplicating Mrs. Tibes and Char
lev Tibes in the crime. They were
remanded to the lookup, and will prob
ably be- given preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice Harry Riddle to-day. The
Mayors Office vas crowded to suffocatlon
during the progress Of the investiga-
tion. The opinion is generally held
that both defendants are guilty. 1t is
believed that young Tioes used the
coupling pin on his brother-in-iaw's
head, and If the blows were not suffi-
cient to cause death, Mrs. Tioes crushed
out the last spark OF life by strangling
him with her fingers.
McCloud, the victim OF the crime,
bears hari name. He has been sew
eral times arrested and fined for taking
part in disturbances and fights. A
RKeIsTER reporter was shown half
coupling pin, weighing eight or ten
rounds, which McCloud used to beat II
raan in . recent fight In Benwood.