The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-03
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THE CHAIN OF
CIRCUMSTANCES
CONNECTING John Mooney. and BIS
Unknown Companion With
the Hsrysy Murder is
BEING WOVEN BY AUTHORITIES
And the Case Seems Very Strong.
The Coroner's Inquest and
Post-mortem Friday.

The Corouer's Inquest and
Post-mortem Friday.
Link by link the chain Of clrcum-
stantlal evidence is being formed that
connects John Mooney and his COM
panion with the foul murder Of James
Hervey, details of'which were given in
yesterdays Intelligenrer The state Is
confident 1t has a case Of exceeding
strength. It Is likely the case will fig-
ure in the criminal court at Its APP
preaching session, which opens Nom
day,as Prosecuting Attorney Meyer and
Assistant Nesbitt are endeayCring to
have the case In shape for presentation
to the grand jury next Monday.
one Of tile most important develop
ments yesterday afternoon was the
work Of an amateur detective, Mr.. ]. 9.
Williams, who went over the route be-
tween Elm Grove and Fette's, on cald-
welrs run, taken by Mooney and his
companion Thursday night. he found
that the footprints Of Mooney were stu
very much in evIden and that the
men arrested by the officers near Fette's
were the same who had ned over the
hills from Elm Grove. The night before
Sheriff Richards and his party had
traced the footprints more than a mile
toward the city from Elm Grove, and
now comes the performance Of Mr.. Will
lIans In tracing the men to the point
where they were placed under arrest
by officers Hlnkleman and Lawson. Mr..
Williams reported what he had done to
Chief Clemans at police headquarters,
and asked the officer whether there
wasn't triangular projection from the
inside of the heel Of Moneys shoe. The
chief was not sure of this, so the shoe
was produced, and sure enough there
was little projecthe OF leather, which
was shown distinctly p many of the
footprints. This, OF course, makes the
case all the stronger.
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Another point which the authorities
had not cleared up Thursday night was
the matter of three cartridges having
been fred from MONEYS gun. Two
shots had been accounted for, one in the
victims head, and another in the cell
ing. Yesterday 1t was discovered that
still another shot had been fired, and It
shows in the door jam at the Hervey
home. SO, this particular link in the
chain is made as strong as the others.
The bludgeon held by Mooney, It was
found, had been used In the carriage
house as an upright for the buggy
shafts.
In the yard IN front of the Hervey
home, the authorities found two loaded
cartridges, which one OF the pair had
evidently dropped after they left the
house. Doubtless they were cartridges
that fell rs Money ran and filled his
revolver acresh.
Sheriff Richards and the police be-
lieve Moneys companion is an escaped
convict from the Ohio penitentIary ut
Columbus. They are now in correspon-
dence with the penItentiary authorities,
and will secure photograph of the man
whose description the murderer an
swers minutely. The convIct's name is
Kelly, and he is said to be Columbus
man.
Mooney and his companion were
transferred from the city lookup to
the county jail yesterday morning.
Mooney would not talk, and all the
other fellow would say was that his
name was Frank Friday. This, how
ever, is obviously an assumed name. The
pair are jailed on warrant sworn out
in Justice Rogers court, charging them
with the murder of James, Hervey.
Their hearing has not been set but is
likely to occur to-day or Monday
The Funeral Sunday.
The funeral of the murdered man Will
occur Sunday morning at II o'clock
from the Stone church, near Elm Grove,
and friends Of the family are invited to
attend. Doubtless 1t win be one Of the
largest funerals ever held in Ohio coun-
ty, owing to the wide acquaintance of
, the deceased md the circumstances at
tending his death.
Mr.. Hervey enjoyed the respect Of all
his nelghbors and acquaintance. He
was one oG the ltlndest hearted OF men.
AS an instance Of this 1T may be mem
toned that he would invariably spend
an hour every morning feeding the
fishes in. Wheeling creek near his home.
His custom was to buy quantities OF
fish food in Wheeling. Every morning
ut the accustomed hour he would 60 to
his usual place on the creek bank, and
the fishes actually got to know their
benefactor and would be waiting in
schools for their morning feast. This
instance of kindness to his acquRtic
neighbors was characteristic of the
man. It is no wonder that the whole
countryside is up in arms, figuratlvely
speaking, over his death, and had tho
murderers been caught by Mr.. Heryey's
nelghbors Thursday night, 1t IL likely
ObIo rountv would hayn Vitnessed the