The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-03

Henry Kiel, resident OF Stackyard
Hollow. yesterday met his death In a
mysterious manner. his dead body be-
Ing found on the road, 200 yards from
his home. by r.ighbor, Henry Hess,
shortly after O'Clock. Coroner Schultzc
was notified, and In company with Con-
stable Henry Brooks. OF this city, drove
out to the home OF KEEL, which Is about
a half mile east OF Fulton. reaching
there at $3.50 o'clock.
The body had been taken Into corn
crib. 1t not being though; advisable to
bring 1t into the house. rs Mrs. Kiel is In
a critical condition. suffering from
severe attack OF dropsy. The first theo-
~ OF hieis death was that Of accident
DR.. J. \. Campbell was tel4phoned for
ard on an inspection OF the body, found
I wound that penetrated the back bone
comingOUt ~ the breast. This d!scov-
cry was the foundation OF the suspicion
that KEEL had met with foul play
hiel was dairyman, and when last
seen was driving his milk wagon to-
ward home. 4 COW that he had rur-
chased yesterday morning was tied with
j SNA1p " NIAE LtiI CIIl VI Inc WigDU.
The person who last saw him was Mrs.
William Mccormick, wife Of the toll
gate keeper, as KEEL drove past The. toll
gate. This was after 10 I. m. The
body was discovered after O'Clock. by
Annie Schosnlin. n domestic at the Kill
household. She gave the alarm and
Charley Hess and John Smith took the
body TO the house. but not until they
had received Instructions from Coroner
SchultZe 10 do SO.
The body was lying on the road. face
downwards. There were no signs OF n
struggle apparent, but a pebble picked
up by Henry Brooks afterwards, had
daShes OF blood on It. How he met his
death is not determined yet He cnuid
not have met his death by falling from
the wagon on any sharp object, as none
was near. Nothing but rifle bullet
could have made such a wound az IS
disclosed. None OF the IelGhbors heard
sounds OF shooting and no man with
gun was seen In the vicinity yesterday
| morning. He could not have been sho:
| from the road II he was In his wagon.
| because the dashboard OF the wagon IS
too high TO permit OF such direct shot.
| the bullet having gone through without
| any inclination OF declnation The
| scene OF kiel'3 death embraces the bend
| In the mad where he was found and
| high emhankment to the right OF the
| body. The shat, had It came from the
| embankment, would have made down
ward wound. The theory remains that
| kial was on the road and shot by some
| one directly In the rear OF him.
Coroner Schultze empanelled q Jury,
which met In the house at 4:30 p. M. AZ
| Ter the jurors were sworn. they were
adjourned to meet at Coroner Schultze's
office on Thursday next at . o'clock. The
| following are the jurors: Henry Hess.
| Charles Hess. 4. Vincent. J. 4. Lorentz
J. Thalman and ". E. Steele.
| Constable Brooks made careful sur
v-y az the surroundings and clInSs 10 the
belief that KEEL was murdered. When
| Kiel was found neither the COW nor
| horses and wagon were in sight. Thcs5
were found afterwards, both being some
| distance away. Brooks claims that the
report Of the gun frightened the COW 90
that the strap tlelIE It to the wagon was
snapped In two. When the cow was
found. It had part Of the strap, the other
part remaining TO the wagon. The
horses broke down the gate leading to
the house and were found AZ the house.
No motive can be assigned for the
shooting OF Kiel. rs he was an !ndustrI-
Gus citizen. always attending 10 hIs own
affairs. He was well liked by all who
knew him. and had no enemies that are
known Of He has been married thr.A
| times. having five children. His present
wife Ia very low. as stated above. lie
was In good circumstances, owning i05
acres OF land and thlrty-two COWS. He
was OF German birth. and between fifty
and sixty years OF age. He was we'll
known In this city. where he delivered
| milk daily.
Drs. Campbell and Mcgrail held post
mortam examination last night on the
| body. and came to the conclusion that
| death WIS instantaneous, Klnl being
shot In tn, back. the ball piercing the
spinal chord. which was enough In itself
to cause death. Tho ball also passed
through the aorta, and by the size Of the
wound must have been OF thirty-eISht
or forty calibTr. They will make
microscopic examination OF the clothes
later In order to discover, II possible. at
what r. nra thu Rho: was fired. The re-
suit OF this examIna ton will be disclosed
! n: the cornner's Inquest, on Thursday
| ~ -'.cN.'
Constable Brooks found several pieces
OF silver scattcred along the r01GsiaH.
aud fresh tracks were discovered IN the
embGnkmcnt. The latter signs make
] superstition that there were trsrnasscrJ
on the farm. and rs KEEL had forbidden
,reapny"IrP. Il Is thought he may have
| been shot ny tregpasscrs. whom he met.
One thing 'Is certain: Mr.. Ki,l wpl
| murdered or accidentally shot b. an
other Sheriff Franzhe'm Is inyeetlrat-
InT the affair and underwriting to dis
cover clue to the murderer.
|
IT has always been !. mystery why
50 mary pnonle sitter i'sNm clsarpcd
hands when Salvation Oh Will cure
them at once.
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