The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-15
NEARLY A MURDER.

.H# . VI II
A Little Washington Young Woman
Drugged and Robbed and Nearly
Murdered Last Night on the Pike,
East Of the City,
What may develop Into a case Of
murder transpircd out the pike, east
Of the city. last night, when a young
woman from Little Washington was
drugged, assaulted and robbed by two
young men, whose names are known
to the police, but which they decline
to divulge before making the arrests,
which are expected to occur ut any
hour, as every police officer. In the city
Is at work on the case. ~.
1t was shortly after midnight that
Chief Of Police Clemans received q tel
ephone message from Fulton. to the ef-
feet that two girls had been found at
the side OF the national pike, at Stack
yard Hollow, and that one Of them was
druggcd and In bad shape, expected to
die at any minute. The chief hurried
to the sceEe with. all dispatch, and his
investigation revealed the following
facts: iH
Lizzie Miller, 4 handsome young wo-
man from Little Washington, had come
to Wheeling last Saturday In company
with her half sister. Nettie Thompson.
Last. evening at the rostofice corner, in
this city, they met two young men, we'll
known to the police. whose names are
withheld from publication until they
are placed under arrest. The party
bearded 4 Wheeling &; Elm Grove car
and sot OF ut Isuddlers road house. be-
yond Fulton. Here they stayed some
time, and drank considerable beer.
The Thompson woman saw one OF her
companions pass j small package to
the other man, and thought she saw tho
fellow put something In the Miller girls
glass. She asked the man what he
was doing, but he said he was only
"takiig so,Se medicine" Soon after
ward the Miller girl became violently
sick. and the party left the place and
started toward the city. At the mouth
of Stackyard Hollow Miss Miller's con-
dltlon was very serious. and one OF the
men knocked her to the ground rio-
lently and took from her hand q dla-
moud ring. valued at si25, and sl4 In
money. The men then left, and said
they would go to Fulton for hack. OF
course they did not return, and in the
meantime passers-by discovered the
two women.
They were taken to Fulton, where
they were received at the place Of Nc
Fadden & Smith Mr.. McFadden call
ed 4 physician, DR.. Henderson, but up
on the latter's arrival It was found that
Miss Miller's condition was very seri-
Gus, her limbs being rs cold as ice and
the action Of her heart very weak. A
stomach pump was used, but without
effect for time. However, at $50
O'Clock, 1t Was stated by Mr.. McFadden
that the girls condition was improv-
ing. and 1t was believed she would re-
cover.
No arrests had been made up to
o'clock this morning. Miss Miller was
married TO man named Stone three
years; ago, but has not lived with him
for some tine.
AT $40 o'clock this morning It was
learned ut police headquarters that one
OF the two men had been arrested. Hf
! Is Frank Meyers, u young man about
| town. who was arrested by officer Tur-
ner, on the Second ward market square
He was searched. but the ring and
money stolen from Miss Miller were moi
| found. His companion, who has zig.
urcd frequently in police circles. Is sup.
| posed TO have the booty. The police
are now after him. working on q clue
| just unearthed.