The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-13

the Martins Ferry officers yesterday af-
ternoon. charged with numbering a
man In New York last summer,
Little is known in Martins Ferry
about the crime, except that 1t was
committed at Nassau, Rensselaer, coun-
ty. New York, and the victim was
George Pitcher, who is said to have
been struck on the head and afterward
died, No particulars were given con-
corning the crime by the authorities.
where the murder took place, except
that reward OF $3.50 is offered for the
arrest of the murderer and full de-
scrlption is also given.
The name Of the man who Is said to
have murdered Pitcher Is given as VIII
liam p. Allen. A full description was
sent to Marshal Burns together with
two photographs. The description OF
civilian p. Allen" is that of Easton.
with possibly one exception, and the
pictures are good portraits of Easton,
smile and all. Several who know Eas-
ton and have seen one OF the pictures,
say 1t is almost a perfect likeness and
che clothes are said to be the same kind
that have been worn by Easton.
When Marshal Burns showed one OF
the photographs to Mrs. Easton yester-
day, she looked at 1t some time and
then said that It looked somewhat like
her husband but was not his and that
this was especially true Of the mouth,
Easton declares that he Is an innocent
man and can easily prove an abb, HIS
friends say he is not guilty
He was arrested by Policemen Peter
Ferrang and Bud Gwider yesterday nf-
ternoon, at /: go o'clock, while az work
at the Aetna Standard mills, and the
three were Joined by Marshal Burns.
on the outside of the mill. The four
boarded a car on the Martins Ferry
and Bellalre line and rode to the city
building in Martins Ferry, where Eas-
ton was placed in cell, When arrest
cd he seemed greatly surprised and hes
itated about accompanying the officers
on Sunday only because his clothes
were greasy and he was not present
able. He asked what he was charged
with, and when Burns told him MUIR
der, he wanted to know where, and
Burns replied 'in New York"
Shortly after the arrest u friend or
Easton went to the city building and
offered to make a deposit for Easton'
surprising he had been arrested on some
trivial charge. Burns told HIN the
crime was too serious for this.
Mrs. Easton was informed OF the ar
rest and Immediately went to the city
building to see her husband, but the
authorities refused to grant this priVl-
lege to Mrs, Easton or any Other per-
son during the afternoon. Mrs. Easton
afterWard took a complete change of
clothing to the city building for her
husband. and they were taken to Ens-
ton by Burns.
When Burns received the first pic
tpre. he was not satisfied with it, this
being a wood cut portrait. and he after
ward secured the original which seems
TO have been taken in Massachusetts.
in which state Easton resided unit! last
spring.
Easton has been working In the Act
aa-Stariarl mills. his friends claim,
since last summer The books OF the
company win doubtless show just when
ne commenced working there and II he
was at work when the crime was com
mltted. He was seen by Martins
Ferry man going up on Cleveland IL
Pittsburgh train at the time OF the
Steubenvlllc centennial and another
Martins Fcrry man saw him at n ball
cnne on the Island the day Corbett was
I'm Wheeling. Ii is said he was seen at
different times In September. He had
been boarding with owen Fricry until
his wife arrived from Springfield, Mass,
about a week ago. Since that time Mr.
ana Mrs. East0n have been living In
the row Of houses Just below the Act
na.standard mills, in hctnaviiic
Marshal Burns seems to know more
about the murder case than lie VIII
make public. He says he knows Easton
was IN New York last SUMMER and that
Elgton admits that he was there II Is
said Easton was seen on the Hudson
river and was nj Goshen, which rs very
close TO Nassau. Tho latter Is q small
point In Rensselaer, county and Troy
Is the county seat.
The Martins Ferry officers discovered
that q lot Of new household goods ar
rived in Martins Ferry few DAYS ago
over the wheeling & Lake Exile railroad
consigned to H. s, Murphy that jack
Elgton's name was signed for these
goods, and they arc stored In the Har-
rlson block. corner OF Hanover aud
Fifth streets They claim to understand
this mysterious business, and say 1t VIII
cause more trouble. The young man
who paid FOR hauling the goods from the
depot was not Easton.
Burns was instrumental IN the arrest
OF Harry Kemp, who was Indicted for
the Cover murder at Bridgcwntcr, Pa,
and thinks he has made an important
CAPTURE In the arrest OF lG1ston.
Al 2.2O o'clock ihlg morning n tCle-
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