Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-01-25
His Conscience Troubled Him.

The Hagerstown Globe OF Tuesday
tellsa somewhat interesting story con-
corning u murder in this State. 1t
says that \. j. Eyerly, who returned
Sunday from business trip TO Cor
man, on the West Virginia Central
Railroad, was present at the trial Of
two men charged with murder The
Justices Office was crowded on Satur
day but the men were set free, as suf
ficient evidence did not develop upon
which to hold them. The men, whose
names were Michael Flanagan and
Edward Gallew, got out OF the town
with their lawyer as soon as possible
aud rode on the same train with Mr..
Eyerly. At Shenandoah Junction
they were Obliged 10 change cars.
They lay down on benches at the
small station and tried to sleep during
the night until their train arrived.
One OF the accused men tossed merry
ously while doing and his actions
drew the notice OF Mr. Eyerly. who
was also in the station. Suddenly one
of the men started from his sleep and
leaning toward his companion whis-
pered: Just as | was about to fall
asleep was haunted 10y the murdered
man and | dreamed that | was killing
some ONE His lawyer also over
heard the remark and gave the speak
er a vicious look and to Id him 10 keep
quiet Mr.. Eyerly while at German
made the acquaintance OF famous
detective, who is well known in Ha-
gerstown, and the detective expressed
strong belief that the two men in the
depot were the real murderers. Fol
lowing is the story of the crime for
which they were tried:
On the evening Of Dec 10 the body
of an unknown man of stout ply
sique, height 5 feet II inches, weight
1870 pounds Of sandy complexion with
light hair and mustacne, wearing
striped gray pants, a dark coat
and vest, lght-coIored overcoat aud
straw colored negligae shirt, was
found near Gorruan upon q pile OF
boards evidently built about the body
for the purpose OF inciuerating it aud
coucealing all traces Of wounds which
had caused death. Tue body was nor
ribly burned.
haliAVa1 no
one Mattisou who had been In Pied
mont on Dec. l6, the day Supsrintend-
ent HaldeInan was murdered at Frank
lin The theory WAS then advanced
that the man whose body had been
found had been one of a party OF three
who had murdered Superintendent
Haldeman, aud that the other mem
hers of the gang had quarreled with
hun and murdered him. In support
OF this theory, II was shown that
party consisting OF three men had
come from the direction OF Piedmont
the day following the Haldeman muir
der and ate supper at Schell, w. Va,
on Sunday night, and had walked
from the latter place to German. ar
irving about 10 o'clock a. III on Mon
dav, 18th, and loafed about the place
until as late As 10 o'clock p. IN, one
of the party drinking considerably
while in town. States Attorney
Hamil went to work. He followed
the suspicious mems trail from Cor
man to Dobbin, found that the name
OF the man with whom they slept and
who left with them was Mcdonald,
and that the two mysterious men
from Williamsport were known as
Mike Flanagan and Jerry Latiin.
He traced this trio TO Hammer
smiths boarding house at German
and thence to WiIliamsport, Pa,
where he ordered their arrest, and it
was accomplished and the two men
were locked up. They gave their
names as Michael Flanagan and Ed
ward dallew. From Williamsport
the two suspects were brought to
,iorman for a preliminary hearing
which resulted in their discharge.