The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-02
p.partmsnt Rssulted In the Capture
Of the Pair Suspected Shortly
Before Midnight.
ONEOF THEM is JOHN MOONEY,
An Old wheeling Crook, and ons Of
the Most Desperate Criminals
in the Country.
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW.
ooatsrm with the Shoe Worn By
1IoOnsy-1ncEiminhtins Hands
kerchisfs Arc Found.


Murder most foul, and without the
0u0htept Of extenuating circumstances,
Wns committed near ELM Grove, in this
county. last night, The victim is James
Hervev a retired farmer, who lived ct
the family homestead ON the National
rad. at the ''s' bridge, between Elm
Grove and Trtadelphia. The murdererS,
A. "a ARMY believed, are two strangers
~ vyrre arrested shortly before mid
nIght and now occupy cells In the city
6aii8tng lookup.
M Heryey and his brother, Henry
~. consIn. MSS GiIhllan, and his house
1900 Mrs mccartney, were sitting in
40 narlor of their home last night
obont $40 O'Clock, when the front door
~ rudely broken, open by a violent
pnSh from the outside. This startling
,erso[nance was followed BY the en-
tronce az two rufians, one very tall and
tbe other Of medium height who had
b,n5ltprcb,efs bound about their faces
- conceal the features. The tail man
SoS IN advance. and as the family, in a
"tots NJ excitement. arose from their
chairs, he cried out:
keep still"
Evidently their intention. was to per-
pstrate hold-up. and doubtless 70
search the house for valuables.
Mr.. James Hervey, however. uisre-
garded the command, and advanced
with the intention of etecdng the IN
truders whereupOn the tall man drew
q revolver and fired. The bullet missed
Its mark and went through the cellins
Of the room. By this time the Two men
had come together. and again the ruiz
nan fred; this time he deliberately
pressed the gun against Mr. aetyey .
right cheek and pulled the trigger.
There was another binding tiasn' ana
Mr.. HerVey with a groan was seen 70
totter and fall to the fioor' dead
The muraereFs, realizing the enorullsy
Of what they had done, lost no time IN
making their escape. They ran aowh
the road short distance then t0ok 70
the fields, and eventually reaeneu tne
Baltimore & Ohio railroad track Near
Elm Grove.
Heartrending Scenes.
In the meantime the scene at the
Hervey home was heartrendIng. The
ecreams of the women filed the air, and
M Henry Heryey blew the dinner horn
to summon the nelghbors. The first of
tbe latter to arrive was Mr.. John Hun.
And IN a short time many others were
On the scepe. A messenger was at once
dIsnatehed 10 Elm Grove on horseback
10 notify Constable Anderson, and tele-
nbone Information of the vile deed to
sheriff Richards and Chief of Police
Clemans.
AZ the house, the crowd soon became
very large. perhaps 800 strong, and the
excitement was intense. Threats were
freely made that the murderers would
receive short shrift II they were cap
tured. Many went out from Elm Grove
and the search for the murderers was
engaged in by scores Constable Anaer-
son leading in this
In the meantime the body Oh the ueea
man was placed In another room, anu
this morning 1t Will be prepared lor
burial The smoke from the piSsol'
which was held close against MS heau'
burned and blackened the race mus
giving 1t a shocking appearance RIA
turaily, Mrs. Mccartney ana miss I'll.
fllan were Frustrated on account OF
the distressing occurrence ana lor 4
time they required the attenuoh Oh Ihe
women VINO hau soon come 70 tne Seene'
Later In the night however tney nsu
in a measure regained their eaueninl'y
and became resigned to the sltuauoh'
The scenes that followed the tluFuer
were heartrending and aheeteu the
toughest of the men who had assem-
bled.
Constable Anderson's Search.