The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-22

Yesterday a man who gave as his
name Seth HIll.was arrestcdlu Mounds
willie, charged with the murder OF the
man Crull. from Richmond. va. who
was wayluid and killed a few days ago
In the interior oil fields and his body
brought to the Ohio river and thrown
In, with the result that 1t was found
near Slstersville last week. The man
arrested denies his guilt, but the Tyler
county authorities say he Is the man
they want and whom they believe
committed the crime.
The arrest took place yesterday after
noon about o'clock at MeFadden's
livery stable. and was made By officer
Evans, OF the MoundsvIlle police force,
who. therefore. gets the 5000 reward Of
fered for the arrest. Sheriff Pyle had
come up to Moundsville yesterday, hav-
ing heard that the man he was after
was ut or about Moundsville. The
man Hill answers che description OF
Irving Brown. the cousin OF Crulrs
wife, who was with the murdered man
when he left Richmond, Va, FOR Sis
tersville.
The arrest was made by the police
man while Sheriff Pyle and Congress
man Dovener, who happened to be In
town. were driving. Hin came 10 the
livery stable aud there II was that Ev-
ans nabbed him He came TO Mounds
VILE last Thursday and has been In the
neighborhood since then. While in
Moundsvllle he took a lot or clothing
To a laundry. The clothes were covered
with mud. He represented 10 the laun-
dry people that he was drOvcr and
had Just come In from a trip buying
cattle.
When searched at the Jail last even
ing. he had 50 s. iu money gold
watch and one OF silver and. more I'm
portant than all else. five or six letters
directed TO J, VI Crull, the mar who
was killed He also had pocket book
marked with Ernest Browns name. He
strenuously denied his guilt and said
he lives near Grnfton. Last night he
employed W " Meighen, Of Mounds
vile. to defend him AZ hearing. which
It was thought would be held to-day.
Later. however. q is learned that Chief
Of Police King, OF Slstersville. had a
warrant sworn out yesterdng before
Squire Hiss0m. OF that town. which
him from Moundsville 20 Sistersville on
the early Ohio River train this morn
inG
II is learned that Hill or Brown was
In East Wheeling yesterday and that
he traded or sold horse TO meat
dealer In that part OF the city The
Wheeling police did not know then that
the man was wanted for murder
The mystery has been cleared up. and
the supposiiIon that It was a prominent
liyeryman of Richmond. Va. J. NJ.
Crull. Is correct Yesterday afternoon,
Nelson Crull arrived In Sistersytlle,
from Richmond, and after look over
the things found In the wagon. he said
that II was the same one with which
his father left Richmond on May y.
As soon as Crull arrived In Sls;ersville,
he was taken In charge by the authorlt-
les. and every effort was made TO Keep
the matter quiet. as II was thought best
not 20 let the public know that the
body would be- eXhumed. The body was
taken up between and o'clock last
evening and a more thorough eXamina-
lion OF IL made. As soon as the younE
man saw the left hand Of the body, he
exclaimed that there was no doubt OF u
being his father He stated that Il was
unnecessary to 60 any further, but the
body was examined thoroughly. and II
was found that In addition 10 the bull
LET wounds, which were noticed under
the right ear, when the iloater was
found la the river. that his face and
breas. had been beaten with q blunt In
strtment. possibly with the axe. which
was found In the wagon on which there
was lot Of clotted blood.