The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-18

- ANllAuuk Nne Feoplo OF nAqtehlNhAas
EVidsnsS DlssovsEsd THAT the Han
FOuRd Drownsd, Last saturday, Was
Firut Murdered and Thsn ThFoWn Into
the River.
Special DiIpateh 10 the Inteillgsneor.
sisTERsVILLE, W. Va. June IL
Last Saturday evening a body was
found In the river about 4 mile above
the city. a. was told In the Intelllgencer
last Monday morning. with every indi-
cation that a murder had been COM
mitted. The body found was that Of
man about thlrty-hye yearI OF age, and
had the appearance Of having been in
the water for some time. on the body
We're found marks that would lead one
to believe that murder had been COM
mitted, and among the marks were
number Of bruises about the head and
chest, and a hole In the head at the
base OF the temple. II was thought at
the time that the man had come 20 his
death by foul means, but there was ev-
identity no way OF fndinE out who he
was, or where he had come from, and on
Sunday the body was buried after an
inquest had been held.
Now comes the startling part OF the
story, which shows that very poor
Investigation had evidently been made
when the body was discovered and
when the inquest was held.
on Saturday evening at about dark a
wagon with four horses attached was
seen 10 pass on the county road az
point near where the body was found
by u number Of persons who live In the
uk 49, . NhH
t1ne the wagon passed Il was noticed
that an awful stencil emanated from Il,
but the people supposed II was some one
hauling "A dead animal out TO bury Il,
and nothing was thought OF the matter.
The wagon went up the river short
distance, and about an hour later re-
turned and was driven about fifty ~ Is
from the road and the horses unhitcbsd.
The harness was all taken from the
horses and two Of thSm were turned
loose. and the other ones ridden away
by the two men who were driving the
wagon. The wagon has been stand
Ing AZ the place where II was left until
this morning. when some OF the people
living In that vicinity decided TO in
vestigate, and IN II they found couple
OF pillows. which were literally soaked
with blood. an AZ on which there was
some clotted blood. In addition
to this there were q lot OF harness.
couple OF saddles two or three old
pairs OF shoes, box containing lot OF
dishes and an old trunk. which when
opened was found TO contain n lot OF
old clothes. and among the clothes was
a coat which was Of exactly the same
kind Of goods a. the vest found on the
body picked up in the river. There
was also found a couple OF bottles OF
medicine. which, according TO the la
bells on them, had been put up by ]. II.
RidenOur OF Richmond. Va. in Au-
gust, 1885.
From the appearance Of the body
found in the river a. q the wagon. II n
Believed that a travelling horse trader
has been murdered veEy recently Mt
sCme point near here. and that the body
was later hauled 10 the river at the
point above the city and there thrown
in The b0dT when found was in n
bad state OF decomposition. and life had
Ia all probability been extinct for more
than q week
This city g IN fever OF excitement
over the discovery OF what Is supposed
to be a most foul murder. and the on
GERS are taking every precaution. and
arc making every effort to discover who
the rarty killed was and who did the
deed.
The wagon containing all the stut
mentioned was taken in charge this AZ
te.roon by the sheriff OF this county
and the chief OF police and brought 10
this city. where II has been an object OF
great interest Every circumstance
in the case points 10 the murder theory,
and Il IL supposed that after the b1dy
wns thrown In the river the hends who
killed the man took two OF the horses
and rode away, leaving the wagon as IL
was found.
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