Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-10
ASSASSINATED.
ANOTHER DELIBERATE MURDER DOWN IN
LOGAN COUNTY.
Burned 10 Dsaih-A WOman's Hand Found-Dled
From His Wounds-Robbsd Of $1,000
Serious AccidenS-AiSoellan-
eOus State News.

Terrell, in Logan county, the quiet OF
the Easter Sabbath was broken by six
shots in rapid succession, and George
Hensley fell lifeless from his horse and
another murder was added to the long
list charged I'D 10 Logan county in the
last ten years. After the shooting two
men were seen to run back to the hill
from the place where the shooting was
done bv the children Of James Terrell,
and a few minutes afterward French
Ellis and CNAmings Music, who were
pa0pg the road found the lifeless
BODY OF Hensley on the ground, with
one OF his feet still Ia tbs stirrup and
his horse quietly standing by him.
UpOn examination 10 was found
that two bullets had taken effect,
one in the right side about four
inches below the armpit aud passing
straight through the body, and the 9TH
er entering the body at the tip Of the
right shouIderblade, had ranged down
ward. The first shot appeared to have
been made with a % callbre ball and
the last one with a IA caii9re ball. Two
81 calibre Winchester shells were found
near the plsce. A pistol was found on
HeEsley, but IL had not been fired. On
Monday Justice NJ. A. Hatfield, acting
Is coroner, summoned a jury who, after
hearing all Of the evidence adduCed,
charged Morgan Duty and Jacob Duty,
sons OF Harvey Dlty, with the murder,
and they were arrested here by Deputy
Sheriff Eli Gore, on Tuesday evening
and lodged In Jail.
VIM. Nc Donald, Of Three Churches,
Hampshire county, has died from the
effects of an assault upon him by John
Monroe, OF ClarkSOury. Monroe Is
sOn-in-law Of Mcdonald, and has been
in the habit of spending part OF each
winter In this county, and as Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald were both quite poorly
he has been with them a greater part OF
the past winter, aud waited on them, so
FAR as is known, very faithfully until q
week ago last Sunday, when from some
unknown reason he became enraged and
beat the old man Mcdonald, who was
already in 4 helpless condition, Until
he was almost dead. He remained IN
an unconscious condition up until
Monday night, when be died. In
the meantime Monroe left the county
for ClarkSburg, where he was arrested.
Mcdonald was MOnrOe's father-ln-law
and lived ia Hampshire county. De-
ceased had been in bad health for some
time, partly caused by the excessive
use of LIQUOR. Last winter Monroe went
TO Hampshire county 20 help take care
of him and came from there about a
week ago. He states that he is entirely
unable 70 understand the charge made
against hun. He states that when he
left there Mcdonald was in his usual
condition and he denies having ever
mistreated hin 10 any way.
At Hinton, on the second inst, M. A.
Chambers, a Q. q o. brakeman, was run
over by a train and had his left leg and
arm cut of. The train men did not
miss him and he was there two hours
before he was found. While lying
there in that awful condition AID Suf-
fering Intense agOnies he wrote note
10 his mother aud then took the only
hand he had left and Slashed a knife
into his throat, cutting his windpipe
and making q CHASTITY wound, but still
he lived, and when he was brought TO
Hinton and was being taken of the train
he took his hand and pulled the cover
over his face 10 hide il from the crowd
that had gathered 70 see him come In.
He was taken to the y. NJ. c. A. rooms
and his limbs taken of and neck sewed
uD and il -as ~ -$-St tknugbt there
was fair nope for his recovery, but he
died sunday night.
At Berkeley Springs last Friday
afternoon Mrs. Mary +. Caldwell, wife
OF Nelson Caldwell, was fighting fire
which had been set In some brush on
new ground and was threatening the
destruction of her home. Her dress
caught on fire and was entirely con-
sumed by the flames. Her body was
terribly burned. from the effects OF
which she died early Saturday morn
ing. No one was near or In sight when
she caught fire, but her son, Charles
Caldwell, soon appeared aud attempted
To extinguiSh the flames, but TO no
avail. She was supported TO the house,
where she suffered excrucisting pain
until relieved by death. She was
nearly 20 years old.
Glen Stout, son Of Porter Stout, OF
Freeman's creek, was horribly mashed
ND i'm the machinery OF griSt mill at
FreemanSburg last Wednesday. He
was endeavoring 70 put a belt on the
wheel and was caught by the pulley
and dragged into the machinery while
running. His body made several revo-
lutiOns before the machinery could be
stopped. When he was taNun ont his
right arm was broken above and below
the elbow, his leg terribly mashed aud
he was otherwise Internally injured.
He will likely die.
On Tuesday evening fire broke out
about mile below R0mney, Though
the outrageous careleSSneSS Of some col
Ored people living there and as the
wind was blowing very hard from the
west, the fire swept across the ridges
towards Jersey MOUntainlat fearful
rate. IL came near burning Mr.. Silas
PattersOn's house, as 10 caught several
times, besides burning all his fencing.
As late as Wednesday morning the IRE
was still burning apd may DO consider
able damage yet.
No little excitdment and comment
was occasiOned Ia Oakland on Saturday
last by the indlnk, by Mr.. Thomas j.
Peddcord, o. q wCt man'S hand, that had
been severed az the wrist. Two or three
fingers OF the hand had az one time been
dressed by phys cian. The hand was
found uuder the Prtchard building, aud
rumors are rife as 10 how 10 came there.
The matter was plhced in the hands Of
States Attorney Gi ). Hamill.
There have been pig brush fires, the
past week, IN SeyerA ~ interior counties,
and in some cases Considerable damage
was done. The FOUNTAINS around
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