Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-17
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PIEDMONT, w. VA, December 10
A terrible crime was committed at
Franklin Mines, small station on the
Cumberland and Pittsburg railroad, az
the mines Of the Franklin Coal Cen
pany, few miles from here this mora
ing.
Mr.. p. K. HsldemAn, superintendent
Of the mines, had gone down from Pied
mont with the envelopes containing the
pay OF the miners for the past two
weeks 10 small basket.
The train arrived at 6:20 a. m. There
is only small waiting room at the
station, and when Mr. Baldeman step
ped from the train be was alone. II
was still quite dark, and Mr.. Haldeman
started for the office at the company's
works.
He had gone but a short distance till
he was struck by blunt instrument OF
some sort and feled TO the ground. Mr..
Hadman was armed with seli-acting
revolver, which was found afterward In
his overcoat pocket, and the villain
who stSuck him down must have crept
up behind him and struck him before
he was aware Of his danger.
There were no evidences Of struggle
and no marks OF other blows upon tho
victims mead or body. The blow must
have been delivered with terrific force,
for IL fractured Mr. Haldeman's skull
near the base.
On regaining consciousness his cries
attracted Mr.. Thomas Carev and John
Casey. He walked 70 the Office, wrote
message TO relatives az Baltimore, and
dictated another message 10 Mr.. Pat
rick Grant, mine boss.
Becoming unconscious he was taken
to the Kenny house.
His injuries were too severe for any
relief TO be attempted. and without
again gaining consciousness, he died at
1920 p. m.
The basket in which he carried tho
money is gone, and thus fsr 20 trace OF
IL has been found, although se,sral par
ties OF miners have serched thea :,
10 the vicinity.
From the bank where the money was
put up. II was learned that the basket
contained over So, 800.
The county has offered q reward OF
$500 for the apprehension OF the muT-
derer or murderers. and tho FRANKLIN
Coal Company has offered simllar re-
ward.
There is no reason for thinking that
more than one person took part In the
robbery except that IL seems unlikely
that a man would undertake so Dig
joO singlehanded.
There Is very slight clue TO who
committed the awful deed. Last night,
a tall, dark, smoothed faced stranger.
was seen about Franklin mines, but
this is hardly an unusual occurrence, as
there have recently been many appli-
cants for work about the mineS..-.
Mr. Haldeman was SIXTY years old. a,
bachelor, and most estimable gentle
man. lie has had charge Of the Frank
lin mines for twelve years. He was an
uncle OF Harry T.. Black, formerly city
editor OF the Wheeling REGIsTER, and
a brother OF N. A. Haldeman, az one
time In the wholesale produce business
10 Wheeling.
II. Crawford Black. OF Baltimore,
nephew OF deceased. arrived At o D. N.
Drs. Shupe. Shuey aud Keys are now
holding an autopsy under intruction OF
States Attorney ID. w. Sloan, OF Allie
gheny county, Maryland, and X. T..
Reynolds, Of Mineral ctunty, West Vir-
glnia.
Washington Matthews, q carpenter
for the Cumberland and Pittsburg rail.
road. says he met stranger near the
depot about the time the train arrived
this morning, but he can give no de-
scriptIOn OF him.
Several detectives from BaltlmOet
and Plttsburg are here al work on the
case.