The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-10

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McGelsey and Palmer Simpson. the TWO
Seminole Indians, who few days tago
| murdered Mrs, James Simmons. arc shit &
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trunk Oh an OAK Tree ili Tue ''e'.'s.io'u
| tion, where. on Friday night they met 2
their death IN the most awful manner
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ma mob.
The fleS!, Is burned from the bones and !
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IN the ashes on the srounu' sroo he tts lassSt'4s
and hands are burned from the frames
and the ginastly skeletons. tereft of feet
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the ashes On the GROUND. Ever! seSstsoS 'tts'sS
OF hair: and flesh are burned from them,
mud The c1incbed teeth OF the dead men6
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their awful punishment in silence WIN VIII 7.
which the red men died. Is
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since yesterday morning.
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Additional details OF the horrible work :
OF .he mob near AInud pos.otfice In the
received to-day. According 10 this iufor-S
nation the ,nob's work is not yet finish
ed and will only he completed when four
| more Indians have been dealt with In g
ihe s,,uc mnnner as McGeIsey and
simpson The citizens nosse was scour- 4
ing the country for the. four men when
the messenger left Maud. and Il Is prob.
able that nj least part Of the auartetta
have by this time paid the penalty de-
creed by ;he mad populaca. st2. z ~;
The crime which led to the burning OF
the two men was committed on last 4
Tnurscay. ;SIarkus ;McCHesey was the
owner Of some property. On his land
lived a white family named Simmons!
During the absence OF the husband on
THURSDAY NcC;eisa,,, went to the Sim.
mons cabin and asked for a drink OF
water. Mrs. Simmons was at home With
her four small children. The Indian was
given the drink and he then asked for a \,
saddle. On being refused the saddle,
SIcC;fessy- grabbed the woman. Who had 7.
her baby In her arms and dragged her
out of the house. When the woman, at q
;eno:ed 10 run away tr1e Indian seized
n Winchester rifle and dealt her a deadly Z.
blow on the head. crushing the skull;
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The murdered woman's husband dld
not return home Thursday evening and
the children were unable 70 remove me
BODY into rhe house from where It mad i
fallen in the ward. The little ones staid
nm and watched their IrnoFher,s cornse
until the bitter cold compelled them TO (;
relax their yisi, and ceek shelter mon,
fbe weather In the cabin, Dn,rinfr Eths 4
NIGHT the hndy was almost devn,red nv 3
hos = ". 3 : ,-I.i55 $50 4
The news-of the .,urlar snrsad "a nid,v
and The whoIa nnnniacn fo. t,,.en.y Iniisz 4
around was arorssd abort; +upnty In &
dians ware n rreste5 The oldest chI1t =
fold the crowd that MrC;aisey was the
e1tiItv man and n I,osss ~ ,.w..nty. d.,.ar-
mined men ven. to arrest him Sinrsnn s
was at NrGeisav's bon,a v,hen the 49,.
arrived and t,o:b ware tatan info c,,s.
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prisoners were s,rl,nr nm nv Tho IneclS
On beinr Is, down and given van onnnrt,,. y
nity 10 taII;. both confessed 10 The crinna
and namc,i four rt},ers who they decla rs,s
were5 equally yrII.vl n. deyeloned thaf 2
the Indians desired m ret rib nj! certaJI, Is
white settlers, and thai Nycc;etsev s,ad
been hired ,o d. ,he murder : Z - - -. =
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Posses were at once sent in search AZ <
the other four indians ASH Was dsciae,i