Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-11

struck the right arm passed through
beth lungs and cut the blo0dvessel il
the left lung and laceratedy the aorta.
The cause CT the death Of the deceased
was a2-calibre bullet WHICH was found
in the left chest cavity.
l. L. Gunp followed. Mr. Gump was
in Wheeling on visit at the time of the
shooting He was coming down Mar
ket street and was almost opposite the
picture gallery. He heard a shot and
some person cali, I'll give it to you,
and give it to you proper Saw one
! man run into the picture gallery. Saw
two men in the street firing at another
ON the sidewalk Could not say that
both men in the street were firing, but
| knew that one Of them fired. The one
he saw shooting was the heavier of the
two. Saw the rwo men go to the side
walk, and the shorter man holding
revolver in his hands.
, Edward NcGill, driver for Oft Bros,
stated tha9he started down street from
Nineteenth street. to go to the fair. he
was at the crossing to the w. & l.. E.
yard when he heard a shot. He saw
man dressed in dark clothes backing
into the street and shooting a revolver
as fastfas he could pull the trigger. The
| witness described the appearance of the
man Who did the firing as having dark
suit and stiff hat. The man with light
pants and straw hat went up the west
side of Market street He did not see
the man with the straw hat do any
shooting. 1ne witness was positive
that the man in the dark suit and stiff
hat did the shooting.
VIM. Craig, of 3745 Jacob street, was
next called to the stand He stated
that he knew all the parties connected
with the shooting. He was with the
Mclaughlin boys and saw Young on
the afternoon OF the shooting. He met
! them at the La Belle landing and all
went I'D town to Tenth street and back
down Market about quarter past two
o'clock. Before going up town John-
sen put his hand out of door OF the
Parker block on Main street and called
to them. Witness cid not see Johnson
! again until they were in front OF the
| picture gallery on NJrket street, above
! the bridge. He heard Johnson cCme
I'D behind and heard johnson say,
Let them have it." The witness start
ed across the bridge, caught car and
came back Heard several shots as he
ran across the bridge. He ran because
he knew there would be trouble, as
Johnson had made a threat to the wit
ness on Thursday that he would put
hole through "all three of them"
meaning the witness and the McLaugh-
! lin boys. Witness stated in reference
| to events preceding the shooting, that
James Mclaughlin took a knife from
'Bandy" Johnson during fight with
Devinney and Johnson on Thursday at
Twenty-fifth street.
| John L. Henry, a teRmster living on
tlsc National road, was the next wit
! ness. Witness was at the corner CT
! Sixteenth street when he heard some
shooting. He saw a man start to run.
Went down street, but when he got
there the shooting was over. Was at
South street when Devinney and john
son passed him. The former wore
dark suit and stiff hat. He was the
shorter of the two. The other wore
I light Dants ard a straw hat. Witness
saw the shorter man nand the other
revolver. Witness followed the men TO
the city building
H II. Alexander, canvassing agent,
testified. Was standing in front OF
Wesgerber's saloon when the shooting
occurred. He ran Down street when he
| heard the shots Met two men coming
up street. just below South street. Inc
witness cor2oborated the testimony OF
other witnesses in regard to the per
sonal appearance of Devinney and
johnson. saw the shorter man with
dark suit holding smoking revolver
il his hand The witness followed the
1nen and saw the man with the dark
suit take the cartridges out Of the re-
volver ard reload. it. He saw the
shorter man hand the gun to the other
man.
f. C. Emrick. manager Of the pho
tcgraph gallery en- Market street, near
where the shooting occurred, gave MS
testimony. The witness was III the gal-
lery when the shooting commenced,
and Frank Mclaughlin ran in the gal
lerv. Mclaughlin attempted to go IN
the dark room with him, but he pre-
| vented him by closing the door. Frank
Mclaughlin then ran to the window ana
Jumped out Cne CT the shots lodged
in the door OF the gallery and was liIed
at Frank Mclaughlin as the latter ran
into the gallery.
This ended the testimony and the
iuIy adjourned to cOr.ider the case.
| After few minutes Of federation the
! Jury rendered the tOllOWiHS NeIulSt'
I'VE the jury, find that Charles }.
Mclaughlin came to his death on the
9th day of September, 1885, IN the city
CT Wheeling. CcInty Of Ohio, state OF
West Virginia, by a wound then ana
there inflicted en- the BODY Oh sald
! Charlie, ]. Mclaughlin, which said
wound was caused by a bullet fired
from pisto. in the hands Of either
Clarence johnson or Hugh Devinney;;
The Jury further fnGs that the said
clarence Johnson and Hugh Devinney,
did then and there wilfuEy murder said
Charles ]. Mclaughlin. In testimony
whereof. said coroner and jurors here
unto set their hands.
To the verde. is attached the sigma
lures of Coroner John w. Schultze ana
Alexander Beabout, foreman, and mem
bers CT the jury.