Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-04-14

III discovering the perpetrators o. Tile
murder.
The sherih's posse comitatus soon
discovered the place where the rob-
bers had sat on their horses, and from
! which they had shot their victim.
step by step they trailed the horse
tracks up the road unil they led into
the stable at LuttrelPs. Here the party
were greatly surprised to find two
horses, the finest they had ever seen;
and wonder Of wonders! there were on
each saddle, holster pistols; and the
right hand pistol Of each holster had
been recently discharged; while the
pistols in the lett holsters were still
loaded And more than that, a land
warrant belonging to Col. Donovan,
and which Hinton was to bring from
Richmond, was found stuffed into one
Of the holsters alongside the pistol.
Could any case be clearer than this;
surely, the foul murderers had but lily
concealed their tracks. Where were
the owners of these fine horses who
had killed Hinton. and had even care
lessly left one of his land warrants
with their saddlesi
Mrs. Luuell told the sheriff and his
party all about the strangers, her
guests, describing them minutely, and
at the same time that they would re-
turn from the hunt about three
o'clock; when she was to have dinner
prepared for them, so that they could
so on TO the town that night.
The sheriff concluded to conceal his
party in a thicket near by and await
the return OF the strangers, when he
would make the arrest. Col Donovan.
a bluff, hearty man OF middle age
composed one Of this party, and he
was the only one of il who was not
firmly convinced that the owners Of
the horses were the murderers. He
said to some of his companions while
they lay in cOncealment: Boys, this
won't do; this is a put up job; these
men would never ride back here after
such a murder, and then go Off for a
deer hunt-this is against human ma
ture." But the others were convinced
and said they were willing to abide
by the evidence of their senses.
The hunting party returned about
the time stated, and the strangers
| seemed elated at their fine success in
the chase They were allowed to en-
ter She house, and were seated at the
dinner table when the sheriff led his
party unseen, up to the side of the
house. near the door. Then he and
one other Ientered. The sheriff ap-
preached rapidly and caught the
| elder stranger, Trelawney, by the col
/ lar of his coat. eXclaiming: You are
my prisoner, you bloody murderer
Trelawney without word, but
with dark scOwl upon his counte-
nance, sprang up, and the next in
slant the sheriff lay spraying on the
| floor. from a blow Of his fist. The
sheriG's man, who went to his assist
| ance. met the same fate; but the party
/ at the door rushed in and displayed
/ their weapons, and the strangers We're
compelled to surrender. In fact, the
man. SymOnds, had not attempted to
move. but had sat as if dumbfounded,
with his eyes bulged out as if they
were about to drop from their sockets.
After things had quoted down a
| little and all the belongings of the
| strangers had been collected, and
their horses made ready to go to the
H.
| Luttrell and his wife for their hospi-
/ tally, and at the same time he took
out some money with which to pay
I them But the sheriff would not per-
NIT this. He ordered both Of the
| prisoners to be searched and every
| ching taken away from them, which
/ was done.
Trelawney then sternly demanded
| by what authority he was arrested,
and what kind of people they were,
who, with arms and by force of num-
bers. would thus maltreat strangers,
travelling through their country? He
| spoke with the foreign accent, and
! lisping speech, before he remarked,
and it was also noticed by the party.
| that he was a man well advanced in
years.
The sheriff, who was still smarting
under the blow he had received, re
piled coarsely: you viii find out what
YOU are arrested for. YOU bloody MUIR
derer, when you come to swing on the
! gallows.' Colonel Donovan then in
| terposed: cut. tut sheriff; the man
is innocent until he is proven guilty"
! At this Trelawney turned and bowed
with grave courtesy to Colonel DOno-
van. but he spoke not again.
The prisoners then, after a brief eX-
animation before the village magis-
trate. were remanded to Jail to await
the action of the grand jury at the No
vember term of court. But as the
whole community, with the exception
of Donovan. and one or two other law
vers had already decided upon their
guilt. some of the more hot-headed cit
liens insisted on hanging them, then
and there, and thus save the expense
of q trial. But this rash counsel did
not prevail.
CHAPTER III.