Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-01

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WOman's Mother and Son.
Special 70 the Register.
Steubenyiue, Ohio, May 31.-Under
the rays of a Pickering lamp the earth
| Iy remains of murdered Clara Zeigler
were viewed by hundreds OF people Iasa
night.
/ The corpse was enshrouded in pure
white and encased in q plain imitation
Of rosewood coffin, and lay in the room
where the miserable girl met her uagid
fate. Miss Zeigler was a decidedly
pretty young woman, and even in death
! presented a beautiful appearance, and
no one could comprehend her intimacy
with the burly negro, Rose, who is
/ charged with her murder.
The great majority Of those looking
on the face of the dead were women
/ of all ages and conditions in Iife-and
coming from all parts Of the city.
The story Of the girls downfall and
+ her cruel murder created a sensation
and served TO intensity the curiosity
of many who otherwise would have
passed the affair over as simple
everyday occurrence.
The house wherein the tragedy oc-
CURED was in charge OF LeiguD0rs and
il was not Until a late hour that the
. .
scanlIy furnished apartment where
the remains lay.
The funeral took place this after
noon. Coroner Maxwell and the town.
2 ship trustees have done all in their
power to give the girl @ decent burial.
Coroner Maxwell held q pOstmJTtem
examination
TIE EXAMINATION
was concluded at noon and in the after
noon the Coroner took the testimony
of three witnesses, the mother of the
dead girl, Jacob Epps and Kate Porter,
the evidence revealing an awful state
OF society in that district.
Mrs. Zeigler. who has now recovered
from her prosUaJi0n, says she heard
the fatal shot about ten minutes after
i've o'clock in the morning. Before
that she heard John Rose, the sup
posed murderer, and Clara, the mur-
dered, quarreling In the front room Of
her home on South street. Mrs. Zeig-
Ter had, after listening TO Johns abuse
OF her daughter. called 10 them saying:
Clara, why in Gods name do you not
20 10 bed and let people Sleep?' After
John came through the back room and
went out the back door, but Mrs. Zeig-
Ter did not move or say anything as
she was afraid Of Rose, who has beaten
her at times and showed black marks
on her arms Left from recent abuse.
Raymond, the oldest Of the murder
eli woman's two children, is child
. Clara had by Rose while she was liy-
ing with Ben Johnson family, west
of the city. Rose has been living with
this woman Off and on FOR siS years,
and since his wlle. a cOlored woman
left. he has boarded there, and the girl
was installed
As HIS MISTRESS.
/ RAYMOND was held in the arms of
Young lady present while he was in
/ |terroEa-ed. He stated in q muCtering
way that Papa shot nanny, shot her
I'm left ear. ] heard shot; papa Went ouf
back door. said he was going to run; /
was at foot of bed and told him not 10
shoot NANNY He said he shot mann
INV because she was scared. I raised
. ND and he pushed me down before he
went out" The evidence of this little
TOT who wishes nanny was here TO
tell about it," is conclusive evidence
as 10 who shot Clara.
Kate Porter. who lives on South
/ sixth street tells narrowing tales Of
how Rose has threatened the woman
and maltreated her. Kate says on
Friday night last Rose. after beating
the woman. took scissors and cut the
. beautiful black uesses from her head
and threw the hair down the water
closet. He did it out Of jealousy, as
rhe hair made her look pretty and he
wanted her body and soul for himself
She saws on Monday last Rose was az
I her house and Clara came in and John
pulled her down on his lap, saying:
| clara. do YOU love me?' She replied
No, John,
I DON'T LOVE YOU
anv more. because of the way you abuse
me" and added. "You can take your
clothes and 20 and never come over my
! door step again.
John pulled out a revolver and said:
| -CIara. here's your medicine, and be-
fore YOU 20 20 any s-n OF b-h, III
blow your brains out and the threat
caused Clara % shiver. John went in
no the kitchen and Clara said 70 Mrs.
/ Porter. I'm afraid Of him On We'd
rasday morning Rose again came 10
Mrs. Porrer's house and said. IN
blow Clara's brains out before the
/ week is over" Mrs. Porter says that
ON Friday night Rose also tore q calico
wrapper from her back and threw it
out in the ward, and il was recovered
by a neighbor.
Rose claimed TO have been out at
Rem Johnson's on wednesday night,
tho night of the murder but driver IN
-ba employ of Ben Johnson says he
WAS not there. The revolver Rose
rsa9 has not been found, and It's hiding
| -1ace is still a mystery which the pc
fire are trying 70 solve. Rose has not
bsaD given a preliminary hearing and
! So may not be held until Monday.
II is said that John Rose was very
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