The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-09
4 FOUL MURDER An GALLIP0LIs.
The Body OF the Missing AmieI Brida,
Of Point Pleasant Pound in the Ohio
River at Shepherds Landing.

Brida, an Austrian, employed at
Lock IL, as a stone cutter. went
down to Gallipolis to visit some
companions, but in some way miss
ed his friends. He was to have
been back on the following evening
] but not returning either on Sunday
or Monday, his friends became
alarmed about him, and went down
to Gallipolis and instituted a thor
ough search for him. They traced
him to low dive kept by one Nell
Stewart, on Front street, where it
was learned he came with two men
who afterwards picked a quarrel
with him. Brida then left tho
house, and was soon followed by
these men. Nell Stewart would not
give the names of the men who had
quarreled with Brida, saying she
did not know them. His friends
then became convinced that he had
been murdered and his body thrown
into the Ohio river. Mr.. Article
Cottrill, of this place, then made
application to the Gallipolis author
itics to assist in clearing up the
mystery, and to hunt down the
murderers, but they seemed not to
be inclined to act, and gave him,
Mr.. Cottrill, and his friends very
little assistance. Becoming indig-
nant and disguised at the conduct
of the Gallipolis officers, he return
ed to this place and had printed at
the REGISTER office several hundred
posters, giving a description of the
murdered man, and Offering a re-
ward for information leading to the
discovery of Brida. He sent these
posters in every direction. Again
he and number of Brida's friends
went to Gall!polis and continued
their search. They got clue that
led to the discovery of the men who
had been with him at Stewards
dive, and then were fully convinced
that he had been murdered, and
again they called on the officers to
assist them in running down the
murderers; that they had reason to
suspicion that two men named Han
lin and Fierbaugh, were the guilty
parties, but still they would not as
sist them. The police seemed un-
willing to accept the theory of muir
der. On Friday, however, the body
of Brida was found floating in the
Ohio river, near Jack Shepherds
landing and pulled ashore. Coron-
er Parker held the inquest, and
rendered his decision that Brida
came to his death by violence. His
scull was fractured, his face badly
bruised and his chest was also bad
ly bruised. Everything pointed to
the fact that he was dead before his
body was thrown into the river
Not till the body was found did the
authorities of Gallipolis realize
that a foul murder had been COM
mitted in their midst; and now the
friends of Brida, the victim of the
bloodthirsty murderers, who took
his life in the hope of securing
few paltry dollars. demand that the
authorities of Gallipolis engage in
a most vigorous search for the MUIR
derers, and that they be brought to
speedy trial and be made pay the
penalty of their foul crime. To do
less will leave a dark stain upon
the former good name of Gallipolls.
Brida's remains were taken in
charge by Undertaken Tippett and
brought to this place Friday even
ing and placed in his rooms, where
hundreds viewed the body. On
Saturday morning his funeral took
place, and his remains followed to
Lone Oak cemetery by large num-
Der of sympathising friends, the fu-
neral services being conducted by
Rev. R. q. Brooking, Rector of
Christ P. E Church, this city.
MARR1ED.-May I'd, 1894, at the
residence of the bride, on Salt creek,
by Rev. W. C. L. Cornell, Mr.. Philip
Mathews to Mrs. C. E. Shelines.
The groom is 81 years of age and
the bride So.
The many friends of Mr.. Samuel
Couch, in this place, will join with
us in congratulating him on his
marriage, on Wednesday last to
Miss sallie Miller, daughter of ].
Fl. Miller, Esq, of Beech Hill,
young lady of rare accomplish
ments. The ceremony was per-
formed at the brides home by Rev.
]. W. Simpson, of the NJ. E. Church,
South, of this place.
The social event of the day, was
the marriage. on the I'd of Nav. at