The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-28
WAS M'CABE MURDERED
A Youth Of Nineteen Found Dead
Beside the Railroad,
FATAL WOUNDS FOUND ON HIS HEAD.
TIllo Cutshaw, u Girl who was Lsss
with him, Under Arrest on sus'
plcIon OF knowing the Murderer,
Her Story of tho Affair does not
seem Consistent or Plausible,

Tho dead body OF Neil McCabC, u
young coal miner who worked with his
father at the Pittsburgh coal works, be-
low Bellaire, was found on tho railroad
track just below HeatherinGton's by
John Hadley yesterday morning. The
side OF the face and head was bruised
aud blood had oo2ed from'his ears and
nose, giving evidence that he had been
murdered.
Physicians examined the body and
said lie had been extinct at least six
hours. Just back OF the lett ear was Il
cot Of blood, aud this with tho bruises
could only be produced by severe
wounds. Tho coroner WIS notified and
at once began IN inquest.
The last person known to have boon
with him was lilly Cutshaw, a girl
whose reputation is not the best in the
world, and che was examined, She
said they walked over the trestle and
whilo crossing it MCCabo complained Of
being sick; that he had taken oil his
coat, and that she took his hat and
went to tho river for water and when
she came back he could not speak that
che put his coat around him aDd put
his hat over his face. Her description
Of how she placed tho hat and coat
tailed exactly with the way they wore
found, 80 that he must have been dead
whom sho left.him. She gave no alarm,
called no help, and told such queer
story nil through that 1t was unsatis.
factory,
Tho only explanation she made OF the
wounds on his head, face and ear was
that mia head fell against a railroad tic
while she was holding it.
Tho theory prevails that McCabe.
who was a boy but nineteen years OF
ago, had boon out along the railroad
track with the girl, and some other fol-
low came along and row followed, in
which McCabO got the worst OF 1t, and
that the girl Is trying to shield the fel-
low who committed the decd. So
strong does this belief prevail that Cor
oner j. ?. Lowman preferred charge
Of murder against lilly Cutshaw boz
fore Squire Mason yesterday after
noon, aud y warrant for her arrest was
placed in the hands VI Constable Rich
urdson.
Tho officer found the girl and took
her before tho Justice of tho peace, who
read the charge. She pleaded not
guilty and was romauded TO jail to
await hearing. An lNTELLIGESCgR re-
porter called ut the Jail and had talk
with her. She is Of the style OF girl
called "flip," and was talking with a
circus fabir when tho reporter entered,
and was not bit abashod or disturbed
by tho charge OF murder against her.
She says that McCabe walked with
her from S o'clock until hall.past IL
o'clock; that they eat down part OF the
time, but met no one they know; had
no trouble with any one ut any time
during the evening, nor did they have
IL quarrel. About II o'clock aho says
McCabe complained OF being aick, and
that as he had been drinking carly in
the evening she thought that was all
that was the matter. She insists that
she knows nothing about how Ito be-
came bruised, but she can give no roa'
son why sho did not alarm any one
when che found him speGchloss upon
her return from the river, where che
went after water after he sat down with
his head resting against a railroad tic.
She SAYS she went straight home, but
that thore IRE no mon folks there who
could go out and look after the man.
She doesn't appear in tho loast hurt
over NIcCabe's death, though she says
they have boon lovers for many months.
Whom asked II she had other lovers she
said, That's my busincs7." Tho girl
is not unusually bright, but shows some
evidences Of her depravity. She will be
held for limo in hopes Of her weaken
ing and throwing somo light on the
now mysterious death Of Neil MCCRbo,