Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-27

Speclal 10 the Register
Parkersburg, W. Va. July o6-Tus-
tice A. B. Beckwith's office was crowd
ed to-day with people who We're eager
to hear the testimony in the coropers
inquest, which had been adjourned un-
til to-day, in the mysterious murder
case of Mrs. Mary Mullen.
The first witness examined was PAT.
rick Mullen, son Of the murdered wo-
man, who first discovered his mother
about II o'clock Friday night. His tes-
timony is considered OF much import-
ance. He examined and identified the
clothes worn by him on the night of tho
murder, and which are now i'm the cor
oner's possession. His testimony i'm
effect was as follows: The shirt which
was shown the jury, and which is badly
torn, and has stains resembling blood
on it, was torn when he had it on. ll-
did not remember when he had it,
washed last; think that is blood on the
bosom; when raised my mother in mN
arms her head was against my bosom
while | examined the wounds. Locked
front door about ten minutes before
left; went to the dining room door; did
not see the Swall girl on her second
visit; left the front door locked; the beI
my mother occupied was moved sligtly
from the wall, but ! did not move it;
found the club under the bed. side to-
ward the wall Dr. Dennison's boy,
Mike Oliver. Johnny Mullen. Pat Clark.
NJ. J. Hughes. Joe Deyore Sam Boyd.
Ed Beard. Ed Clark. We're all at my
store on the evening of the murder;
Oliver and Pat Clark We're in the shop
nearly all evening. was not away from
store from time / went down after sup
per until went home at night. as therd
was no one to attend store bur myself.
Left mother and the Swall girl Boo room
talking about Sallie Brown laid down
on a sofa while mother went 90 store:
she went down after | had supper and
wasn't gone over half am hour; don't
know what store she was at, she wasng
crying or excited ,Se' ''' -.. : .
mother and / talked about business af-
fairs: told her business was duh and
she told me to keep on until fall as bus-
mess would get better She gave me
SO to get changed to pay the girl, went
back i'm yard TO look for hatchet 20 nail
up alley gate: looked i'm coal house but
did not see club Farley says be threw
into coal house: this was before Swall
girl came: mother wanted TO know how
much she owed the girl and told her;
mother had a bank account at Citizens
National Bank, but not lately, mother
had 81 900 in Traders Building Associ-
alton. and $50 which she carried ON hen
person; found this after ! found she was
lbeaten: she had a habit of taking IL out
even at store; found club while Johnny
Mullen grandson of Mrs. Mullenl was
there: don't remember to whom ! Hf7L
showed It: called mother several times,
shook her several times and sent J0hn-
ny in, but could not waken her lt was
dark: raised mother up in my arms dhL
saw She was hurt: she was lying on het
left side when ! went in; told johnny 10
run and tell DR. Williamson; johnny
found him near the gate, when went
home | had coat and vest on, LETT house
to come TO store about or rev minutes
before 7: met several on the street ou-
do not remember whom; reached store
few minutes after Z. can't fix utima cA-
actly. was ont Of room once "hI'
Johnny went after doctor; discovered
shoes on back porch air. Dr. NniiIil-
son had come; was there alone di''' "
left. when nv brother Mike came Wl
called DR.. Sharp: changed my clolh'7
o'clock next morning my shlIl
torn as had % put on my linen con. ~
keen IL from being seen, II might nave
heen torn some while / was iahlhA DO
off. noticed blood on my shirt BOSOM
that night: some one called my
ton TO il: did not request molh' ~.
loan or for any financial assistance
mother and | got along as wen d'
mother and son could get along lIl.'
was nothing to quarrel about he'r
had anv difficulty at home moJneI
wavs wanted 10 have me Tealed IiL"-
and desired 10 see me pIo'Iu'
went direct to- the store cd.
DIR Williamson testified that In AI
oninion the crime had been coHu''I
about eight o'clock. and that the s.illl'
an tbe shirt of Patrick Mullen
blood The blood on the forene''
tbo murdered woman was dry and "ou'o
not smear when he was called DO.
II DR.. sharp also testified . that ..l, ne
thought the stains on the saIL .,,a'., @,,9
blood stains. and that while eN'iHliiI'-
Mrs Nullen's head he did not
bIood stains on his fingers. He also no.
ticad and called the attention OF O,''
ner e Heever to patrick Muilan's ca'm-
ness about the affair, and bis ac"oas
in comparison with those or lis .'o-1-
er's. ....-,.
ined among them being salI'o Brown,
who was arrested the morning aI'sr
the a' murder on suspicion OF being The
party who CONN 'tted the crime ,.. ou.
who was later discharged. N'.-.t1
Of any Importance was ELECTED ana .u.
hearing was adjourned until ,o-m'i''"
morning.