Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-01
MURDER IN MARSHALL.
JOSHUA ALTMAN STABBED 81 JACKSON
YOHO.
The Cutting Occurred Monday Afternoon, and the
Victim Died Tuesday MOrning-Ths Cause Of
the ARRAY, as Reported Yesterday.

News of very serious stabbing ARRAY
which terminated In the death OF the
victim, reached this city yesterday
morning from Franklin district, Mar
shall county.
The cutting took place Monday even
ing, the victim succumbing at $3.50
O'Clock the next morning.
The murderer, Jackson Yoho. an old
and well known resident OF Marshall
county and about seventy years OF age,
is now confined in jail at Moundsville,
where he will remain until after the sit
ting OF the grand jusy next Tuesday,
unless sooner released on bail. The
Victim of the murderous assault was a
young man by the name Of Joshua ALI
man, living in the same neighborhood
with Yoho. 1t seems that Jackson
Yoho, the murderer, Is a somewhat
eccentric old gentleman, and lives
on his farm, in the lower end OF Mar
shall county, not far from the Wetzel
line. He has always beel very peace
able citizen, except when annoyed by
the younger people OF the neighbor-
hood, which has been very frequent Of
late, on account OF his peculiarities.
The trouble which led to the murder,
however, is said to have grown out Of
some difficulty his son-in-law had
with man by the name
of Charles Nice, short time ago. As
this story goes, John Main, who had
married q daughter Of the old man
Yoho, went to the residence OF the Nice
family and requested one OF the girls
to accompany him home and remain
with his wife while he went away from
the house; but instead OF going home.
il is alleged, they spent the night to-
gether. This action on the part OF
Main so incensed the girls brother that
he determined to do him up," and in
company with the deceased Altman,
was on the hunt Of him. The two
had been drinking at a lively rate all
day Monday, and toward evening were
well under the influence OF liquor. On
their way they met little boy who was
making his home with Yoho, and ALL
man gave him thrashing. He went
to a neighbours by the name of Frank
Hake, where he told the story, and
fran there on home. In short time
he, In company with the murderer,
Jackson Yoho, came back down the
road and met the two men, ALI
man and Nice, near the Hake
residence
Stories conflict as to how the diff
Guilty started, but this much is known,
that Altman knocked old man Yoho
down, ore or twice, and was making
for him agan, when Yoho told him to
stop, and also told his mother who was
near that if he struck him again, he
would have to hurt him. Altman again
struck at Yoho, when the old man pull
led out dirk, or small
butcher knife, and plunged it
into Allman's body. Altman was at
once carried into the house. He kept
sinking until the next morning at $50
o'clock, when he died.
During all the melee Nice lay in a
drunken stupor by the roadside. Com
plant was at once lodged before Justice
Adolph Breeding, who issued warrant
for the murderer. He was given hear
ing and committed to Jail without bail,
yesterday morning, to await the action
of the Grand Jury at the June term.
The murderer, Jackson Yoho, was
seen by REGISTER reporter in the jail
yesterday afternoon. He said the story
OF the crime given above was substan-
italy correct, except he claims that
Altman was the aggressor at all times,
and that he was not following the boy,
but was simply going to Hake's to in
form them that their hogs had been get
ting into his corn. he accounts for
having possession Of the knife by saying
he had taken 1T with him earlier in the
evening to cut an OK CAD, and carried IL
In a scabbard underneath his coat.
Yoho is member Of an old and re-
spectacle family, and is fairly well-to-
do. He has many relatives In Marshall.
Wetzel and Ohio counties. Capt. B. B.
Dovener, of this city, is his counsel.
Allman has recently been in the West,
and is not so well known, except In and
about Franklin district, where he lived
and where the tragedy occurred.
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