Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-05-18
IsIt the Same Wright2

II so our Readers are Interested in the case.
Our readers will remember the George |
Wright murder case which happened IN
Utah few years ago on account OF
Mrs. Wright having lived here at one
time and in fact having spent her child
hood here and married Wright from
this place. She will be remembered as
Mrs Jennie jennings An account OF
her trials in Utah before and after the
murder was given in the RECORD a cou-
pie of wears ago. and the whereabouts OF
| Wright at that time were unknown, nor
had anything since been learned until
in glancing over the Chicago Record OF
| May our attention was called to an
article from Chillicothe, o., which gives
an account of one of the murders sup
posed to have been perpetrated by
Wright, but does not mention anything
about the one in particular that we had
the most information about at the time
we gave the previous account III the
RECORD. However, we learn that the
man arrested in Ohio is supposed to be
the same Wright. In substance the
dispatch in the Chicago paper reads as
follows
George Wright believed to be one
of the most desperate criminals IN the
country, was put in Jail here tonight
and held on the charge Of having COM
mitted triple murder in Provo county,
Utah over four years ago. His victims
were three children named Elias. 1t Is
supposed that they had witnessed some
: crime which he had committed, and, IN
order TO stop all danger of their appear
ing against him, he dragged them TO a
pond in January, cut a hole in the ice
and thrust them through.
The crime was not discovered nor the
mysterious disappearance OF the children
explained until the ice thawed and their
bodies were washed ashore in the spring.
The murder caused the utmost indlgna-
tion, and big reward was at once
offered for the murderer, and skilled
, detectives put 20 work on the case.
They established that the murder had
been committed by George Wright, alias
James Weeks, alias William Tyron, allas
William Stevenson, one of the most
desperate crooks in the country. de
= disappeared, however, and for four years
, the detectives have been trying to locate
\ him.
I About year ago a pseudo. evangelist
! named OShea appeared in this neigh
! borhood and began a series OF revival
meetings. The meetings were most
successful, and he grew to be great
mower in the church, until one night 9
4 mulatto woman appeared in the congre
A CATION while a meeting was IN progress
4 and stated that O Shea was her husband
Z He went to other counties then anC
7 started more revivals. In the meantime
the Utah murder had been traced Il
4 this part of the country, and finally TIT
4 attention of Sheriff Swepston and othe
4 officers who were working on the cas-
Y was attracted TO o Shea. He was PLACED
7 under surveillance, and while Ill hi
\ physician persuaded him TO have ply
. steal examination, with the result tina
half dozen of the distinguishing mark
4 of the Utah murderer were found ol
j him. He suspected something, how
4 ever, and again suddenly disappeared
Again the detectives were placed o.
his track, and he was finally located a
Ashton, w. Va, where he had secure
the pastorate of small church an
married Miss Minnie Pollack, the daugh
ter of a wealthy farmer. He was moV
ing in the best society of the place whe
, the arrest came, the detectives nabbin
him before he could again make his e.
cape. It developed that he had secure
$1,000 from his West Virginia wifi
He was compelled to disgorge this befoi
being brought back here, where he
held for the Utah authorities. He
or also wanted here for forgery, havin
,o secured whisky to the value of 80 on
forged note and consumed IL himse
while conducting his evangelistic labor
He is a college graduate and pollshe
and accomplished man of the worl
He refuses to talk. and has been place