Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-07
TIE INQUEST
In the Henry KieI Murder Case Held
Yesterday.
A Verdict That the Deceased Game
to His Death by a Gunshot
Wound, Inflicted by an Unknown
Party, the Motive Being Robbery.

to His Death by a Gunshot
Wound, Inflicted by an Unknown
Party, the Motive Being Robbery.
The inquest as to the death of Henry
Kiel, the milkman, who was killed
at S,ackyard Hollow, Monday, was held
yesterday afternoon at County Coroner
Schul,zes office, on Thirty-third street.
The inquest was brief, only three vii
nesses being examined. After hearing
their testimony, the jury, composed Of
Henry Hess, Charles Hess, J. \. Lor-
Jn,z, A. Vincent, Jos. Thallman, W. E.
Steele, rendered a verdict that the de-
ceased had been killed by some person
or persons unknown, and that the mo-
tive was robbery.
The first witness on the stand was
John Smith. The prosecuting attorney
not being present the examination was
conducted by Sheriff Franzheim and the
Coroner. Smith told that he and Jacob
YosJ, Mrs. Hess and H nry Hess. on
the day of the murder were sitting in
the front of Charles Hess house when
Annie SchoenhOits. the young lady who
was visiting at Kiel's, passed up the
road and afterwards came running back
and told them that Henry Kiel was
lying in the road dead. He told of how
bo ovd Vo+1 bod crivou Tho o1o IN, o., 4
with Mr.. Hess and j. Thallman and
others had gone 10 the spO, and found
the dead body Of Kiel This was b.
tween a half and quarter of a mile
from where Charles Hess lived. lie
said Kiel was dead when they found
'nim. and scribed the position of the
body and the surroundings Of the spot.
Said that il was impossible from the
spot TO see Kiels house. That Kiel
was found on the road to his (Kiel's)
house, about seventy-tlve yards from
where it branched off from the Stack
yard Hollow road. He said he knew
Kiel we'll and that the deceased had al
ways treated him right. Said that he
did not know tina, he had quarrelsome
disposition. and did nOJ know that Xii
had any personal enemies, and had never
known him to carry a weapon of any
kind. In answer to the questions the
witness stated that IL was about % min
H.es past twelve o'clock of me day when
he with the others sitting in front Of
Charles Hess saw Kiels wagon coming
up the road below Hess house He
did not see Kill nor the COW tied 10 the
rear of the wagon. Only saw the horse
and wagon. He went into the stable
before Kiel passed by. In answer to
jhe inquiry whether he had noticed any
person going up the road before Kiel,
he said he had. He saw a low, heavy
set man go up the road shortly before
KieL Did not know him, as he was a
srang r The witness said further that
he With YOst was employed at Charles
Hess In answer 10 the question Of the
Coroner why Yost had not appeared as
a witness ne said that Yost had not been
subpOen d. He was al 9enwOOd Ohio,
and would appear whenever wanted
The witness was dismissed and VIM
Bayless. a blacksmith al Fulton, was
called Bayless testimony was unim-
pOrtan,. lie testified Jhat beJw en- one
and TWO O'Clock on the day of the MUIR
der. while az work a, his shop. that
Mrs. j. A. LOrentz. a sister of Mrs Kiel
D ssed his place when he accOsJed her
with thu intention of learning some
ding of Mrs KeirS condition. She
had been i'll and not expected to live
Mrs. LOrentz told him of the finding Of
KieTs body. He got his horse and start
ed up the Scackyard Hollow road When
he ached the spot he saw Kiels body
in the middle Of the road and Mr.
mailman and others gathered around.
They secured a wagon and putting
Kiels body on it look it to mis- home
where il was left in The wagon shed un-
iii IN arrival of the Coroner. Mr. Bay
less said he was on friendly terms with
the deceased and had done his work for
The last seven years. He had never
heard of Ki1l having a quarrel with any
one and did not see him on the day of
The murder
Miss Annie Schoenholtz was the r.axt and
last witness. She said that she had been
visiting at Kiers and had been nursing
Mrs Kiel. Mrs. Kiel was very sick on
last Sunday. and DR.. Campbell of Wheel
ing. was sent for. The doctor left word
Sunday that some one was to go to town
the next day. on Monday. and let him
know how Mrs. Kiel was. He told her
to do this. on Monday morning she went
TO town. and after seeing the doctor. went
back on the u o'clock motor. The motor
arrived at the Stockyard Hollow station
about twenty minutes past twelve o'clock.
She walked up the road slowly, and when
she passed Charles Hess she noticed
,wo mon standing i'm front of the house.
She went on. and after leaving the Stack
yard road to go up the road TO KieIs no.
uced something i'm the road ahead of her.
She went on further, and when she got
near she found Mr.. Kiel lying I'm the mid
die of the road on his back with his arms
outstretched. Being frightened. she ran
back TO Hess and told the two men she
in,