The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

arrest of the man, nearly a year after
the commission of the crime, who faces
an array OF facts that directly connects
him with the cowardly assassination of
poor Kiel.
Captain Robert McNichol has been
working on the case for some time. He
learned that Wiley Bowers and a
young brother had been out hunting on
the day of the murder, and with that
clue he began to unravel the strands Of
the network OF mystery that has for
almost n tweive-month shielded the as
sassln from the hand OF justice.
Wiley Bowers is young man of
about twenty-five years, son OF Henry
Bowers, who was for several years
machinist in the employ OF the Wheel
Ing a. Elm Grove railroad. Wiley has
worked "at odd Jobs" for some time and
resided with friends in Fulton, his faith
er having moved TO Moundsvllle. His
younger brother, about fifteen years of
age, also lived in Fulton.
The two went out hunting on that
fateful second OF November, 1896. Just
on the eve OF the Presidential election.
The story Of the days doings as told BY
the younger brother, whose confession
to Captain McNlehol and subsequent
testimony at yesterday afternoons pre-
limlnary hearing, are practically iden-
teal. is in substance as follows:
The pair left Fulton, having borrow
cd rifle from Mr. Stein, of that place,
with the avowed intention Of spending
the DAY hunting They were hunting
along stackyard hollow, just this side
Of Leatherwood. about o'clock In the
morning. when Wiley, the older broth
er. caught sight OF Henry KEEL, the
dalryman, who resides on his place up
the hollow, coming up the road, driving
his milk wagon and having COW In
tow Kiel had alighted from the wag-
on and was arranging the strap that
held the COW Wiley Bowers pushed
his brother into the brush. where he
was supposed to be unable to see what
was about TO transplrc aud then de-
llberntely brought the rifle up to his
shoulder and fired at Klel, whose back
was turned, and al course, entirely up-
conscious of the fate that awaited him.
Then came the fatal shot and Klel
throwing up his arms and artlculntlug
an agOnlzcd "Oh" fell to the ground
and expired. Continuing, young Bow
ers snys his brother ran oft from the
field into the roadway and wcntthrough
the dend mans pockets, taking the
money he had Wiley told his brother
he must never say word to anyone Of
what had happened and commanded
him to accompany him on a round
about route that was to land thom out
OF all connection with the murder. Co
Ing along the hillside to a point oppo-
site Woodsdnle. they walked across to
the National pike, and thence to Full
ton. where the rife was returned to
Stein. Then Wiley Bowers went fishing
In the creek near the Terminal tunnel
Captain MoNlchol lost no time In
swearing ont the warrant for the arcs.
ot Wiley Bowers This step wns taken
In Squire Flt2patrlck'H court and early
yesterday afternoon Captain McNlchol
and Deputy Sheriff william McCor-
mack went out the pike TO Fulton nnd
made the arrest Bowers was employ
cd In the tearing down ot an aid build
Ing In Fulton and here he was found
and arrested by che officers.
He made no resistance and his nc
lions di1 not denote great surprise. llc
was brought TO town and taken before
Justice FlISpatFlek, who held the pre-.
lmlnury hearing IN the county TALL
The only witnesses were Captain Me.
Nlchol ana the younger nowor7, who
told his story In RlrnlghtforWnrd
way from bculnnlng 10 end The ius-
ttte held Bowers without hoti to await
tho action ~ the criminal court Grand
jury Witch mocla next Monday. The
hoy was held In $500 hail az Witness
liowcra was represented bg Attorney
Charles I schuck, and the states inter.
crtB nrr in the hands OF Prosecutor
Meyer When seen by nm 1nlolllroncor
repofcr Mr. schuclt declined To no In
to details regarding the testimony
brought ont ut The hoarlng, hut said hls
client viii enter q complete denial of