Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-28
A MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
THE DEAD BODY OF NEAL MCABE FOUNI
BELOW BELLAIRE.
Miss Cutchshaw, Who Was With Him Monday
Night Arrested for Murder-Another PrOba-
bic Murder in MOundsville.

Neal McCabe was found dead near a
little trestle on the B., u. 81 G. railroad,
north Of Heatherington's coal tipple, In
the south end of town, yesterday morn
ing. Coroner Lowman was notified OF
the discovery and at once began an In
vestigation. Drs. j. p. West and Joseph
Piersol held post mortem examination
and arrived at the conclusiod that death
had resulted from a blow received by q
blunt instrument or weapon. The ex-
animation showed that the skull imme-
diately back OF the left ear was badly
crushed, and there was slight indenta-
ton aud bruise on the right cheek,
caused, it is presumed, by the face lying
on cinders. The physicians testimony
was to the effect that the wounds had
been received six hours previous to the
finding Of the body.
The other testimony obtained by the
coroner was meager. Miss Title Cut
chshaw, employed in the neighborhood,
testified that she and Neal McCabe had
started early in the evening to attend a
wake a mile further down the road.
That before reaching the destination
the decided to return home. That Nc
Cabe had been drinking some, and had
complained all the evening OF feeling
unwell; his head being dizzy and feel
ing peculiar sensation like needles
pricking his lower limbs. That they
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and McCabe lay down on the grass at
the roadside. That he was quite
sick, and she took his hat, went
down to the river, carried it
full of water, and bathed his
head and face That he fell asleep,
and it being half-past eleven, she left
him and went home. That there had
been no quarrel with anyone. Other per-
sons testified that they had seen the two
walking along the railroad.
The coroner, acting upon the pre-
sumption that Miss Cutchshaw knew
more about the mystery than she would
tell, swore out warrant in Squire
Mason's court, charging her with MUIR
der in the first degree. An officer
brought Miss CutChshaw into court and
she pleaded not guilty to the charge.
She was held in the sum of $500 for her
appearance at eight o'clock this morn
ing, and in default of bond was placed
In the city jail.
A REGISTER reporter interviewed
Miss Cutchshaw at the city Jail last
evening. She is young woman,
eighteen years of age, not prepossessirg
in appearance. She was somewhat
nervous, but not as disturbed as most
people would be were they incarcerated
on a similar charge. She replied with
out evasion to the questions asked, and
her narrative OF the affair was in sub
stance the same as given in the forego-
ing statement. The reporter left with
the impression that Miss Cutchshaw
had not committed the murder, but that
she evidently knew who had committed
the deed.
Neal McCabe, the murdered man, was
nineteen years OF age, miner employed
at the Pittsburg coal works, and was a
son OF VIM. McCabe, also miner en-
ployed at the same works. His COM
panions said to REGISsER reporter
that while he was somewhat wild and
liked sport, and drank some, he was an
average young man in habits and not
disposed to be quarrelSome or vicious;
that he did not know Of anyone who had
a grudge against him, and that some OF
his companions had been with him early
u the evening and stated that he had
not been drinking.
Miss Cutchshaw does not bear a good
name for virtue. She has the reputa-
tion of being out late at night with COM
pany and being rather loose.
Public sentiment, so far as expression
has been heard, Is that McCabe has been
murdered; that Miss Cutchshaw prob
ably is aware Of the fact and circum-
stances, and will ere long clear up what
is now o mystery.