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, 1900-01-18

Il have seen thousands of persons
die under all sorts of circumstances,
and never yet have | seen one display
the slightest fear of death" This re-
markable statement vas made the
other day by a physician who has prac-
ticed many years in Philadelphia, and
who has seer n great deal of hospital
service. ut is a popular fallacy," he
went on, ito imagine that a deathbed
scene is ever terrible, other than as a
parting between loved ones. The fear
OF the unknown is never present at the
last. Even amid ignorance and vice l
have never experienced such e as
a novelist. who strives after realism,
will sometimes picture. When n pa
tient is told he cannot o n the
end is near, he invariably seems re-
signed to his fate. and his only thought
seems to be of those who are to be left
behind. This is r VI alike of men ana
mi Those who become hysterical
and declare they are not Mt to die are
the ones who are not as i'll as they
think they are. They always get well.
A psychological reason? o. | don't
know that there is any. It's just n
human trait"
, 1900-01-18

Clerk-"Madam, we can't exchange this
pocket book. you didn't buy it here"
got a sign in the window. Purchases
exchanged.
, 1900-01-18

Professor-"Mis F1avilla. mention n
few of the most wonderful scientiic in
Ventions of tho nineteenth century"
Miss FluviIla-"Yes. sir; the telephone.
photograph buttons. golf capeS and ice
cream soda"
, 1900-01-18

what do you call good winter wealth
err Weather cold enough to make Il
mans wife think her own tireside a
better place than a Matinee
, 1900-01-18

Does your wife let YOU sit in the easy
chair she gave you ChristmaS?" No.
she sits in that. but now | get to sit
In the one she gave me last year
, 1900-01-18

I believe Piso's Cure is the only medicine
that will cure consumption.-Anna NJ.
Ross, Williamsport, Pa, Nov. IL, 'g5.
, 1900-01-18

You haven't been to see mo since |
came back" No. I'm not supposed to
know you have been away until you come
and tell me good-by."
, 1900-01-18

Your bookkeepcr is subject TO fits Of
i'll humor. isn't he?" No; he has widely
Isolated attacks of amiability."
, 1900-01-18

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Walter baker 4 Co, Ltd, Dorchester. Mnss., ARE
the largest Mfr. of Cocoa aud Chocolate In the world.
, 1900-01-18
Prosecutors Guide.

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Gold. silver, Copper or any metal. FULL nstruct-
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our Big illustrated Weekly Paper. Clubs of s, q. All
the LATEST MINING NEWS. Address,
ROCKY MOUNTAIN IY. Denver. Colo
, 1900-01-18

Rltualism is an attempt to feed men
on furniture.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
Kittu Sinclair.

Vity Sinclair was the first witness
., rho day and her story was, in effect,
,bot Doc Friday had told her on
Wa5oesdoy February IS. ut Dukes"
poiuv.s saloon. Were she was employ
ID that he was toing to do a job at
ri, Grove" she thinking he referred TO
. s,f,.blowlnF bb. Friday postponed
,,s expeditlon. IL informed her later,
because Of unprj pitlous weather. About
Midnight, on March /, Miss Sinclair
s,,5 she and Reilly had a quarrel and
sba threatened to tell the police Of the
robbery she had supposed was commit
led at Elm Grove, not knowing at the
Time Of the murder, whereupon Reilly
rraytnted her from going at the point Of
revolver.
MIS- Sinclair said she was born in
Cognhagen, D.nmark. but she didn't
kBov the year sic came to this country.
She was employed at the Reilly place
10 dc general cIaanlng-up, going there
on February %. She knew Friday only
as "DUc" or Frank Riley, and said he
oecupitG room No. at the saloon. The
witness remembered the day of the
murdt, March 1. and she saw Friday
thu laIt time that day about ! p. m,
standing in front Of Reilly's saloon, at
sIyiahth and South streets.
"TH day before" said the witness,
me ytold me he was gong to Elm
Grc,t he had job to do& He told me
thltwhus was in his room, and add
ed hat II he had success I wouldn't
want for anything. He FIRST intended
todo the job that evening wednesday,
bit the weather slipped up on him.
The witness was asked II she had eyer
sen Mooney at the saloon with Friday,
nd she said she had. Mooney and Two
Gher men were in the room the night
before the murder Witness didn't
know exactly what they were talking
about, but she CLEANED from the con-
versation that they were planning a
safc-cracking job at Elm Grove. Fri
day gave her some powder to put in a
dry place, and Dukes" Reilly showed
the witness fuse, a drlll and other
tools in his safe. When Friday learned
Of this he was angry with Reilly.
Miss Sinclair maintained that she saw
Mooney the night before the murder
and not the day it occurred. She was
on the stand for an hour. and incident
ally detailed her arrest at Bellaire to
appear in the case, after she informed
Squire Morrow of what she knew. She
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14

you knocked around Reillys, you
say?"
Yes, sir. Just loafed around and
looked wise, suppose"
Mr.. Huey said he had met Mooney in
the wine room" of ReIlly's place occa /.
sionally and doc" likewise, but could
recall no specific dates in his testimony
other than March /. He described
Friday as having been attlred in a light
gray suit, dlcer hat. black shoes and a
turn down collar The witness said lie
had only caught glance of Friday in
the saloon. Mr. Huey said after he left
the saloon he went to the corner OF
Main and Twcnty-frst streets. TO keep
an appointment with a lady, who failed
to keep the appointment. he then
walked around the streets alone and
went to bed that night at the White
Cloud Hotel about midnight.
Then Mr.. Howard queried the witness
as to where he was before going to Reil-
ly's saloon. at length, the object, appar-
entity, being to test the witness recol-
lection as to periods of time that even
ing. He couldn't recall the day or year
in which he was married or the date of
his parting from his wife. on other
mental tests he was somewhat faulty.
Charley, forgot, you have an occu-
patton. Are you not u gambler"
The witness said he had played cards,
Colonel Arnett objected to further
questioning along this line. Mr.. Huey
said he had gambled some last yearand
had no regular place OF residence.
Then you don't know where you live,
Charley"
Not exactly" said the witness with a
smile.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
wELIsBURG.
Doings of People In the Brooke cOun-
ty Metropolis.

Doings Of People IN the Brooke coun-
ty Metropolis.
Many members of welIsburg Lodge
No. 30, knights of PythIas. win visit
Black Prince Lodge, No. 10, at Wheel
ing, next Thursday evening. No. 30
will meet on Wednesday evening, in
order to give all who wish 1t the Oppor-
tunity to go 10 Wheeling.
The Republican county executive
committee will meet this afternoon at
the office Of Justice G. w. Russell, and
all prospective candidates are expected
to attend. The date and other details
OF the primaries will be determined at
this meeting.
The county court will meet to-day to
consider the report of the engineer as
to the condition of the bridges on the
Bethany pike, and what shall be done
to place them in condition for electric
railway traffic.
Mrs. ]. II. V. Fowler was called to
Rushville, ILL.,. by the serious illness of
her mother, Mrs. Minerva Baxter, and
arrived few hours after Mrs. BaX-
ters death. Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter went
to Illinois from Brooke county in 1862.
Postmaster McNally will. on Monday,
inaugurate the new system OF register
ing letters and packages by the rural
delivery carrier. 1t Will be n great
convenience to those living at dis
lance from the postofIlce.
Judge H. c. Hervey will hold a spe-
cial term OF the circuit court ut 1880
o'clock u. M, to decide the case OF
Trueman vs.. Guernsey VS.. II. G. La
gear ct al, submitted to him at the
March term.
The colored men of Wellsburg have
organized a club. and will meet week
~ in the hall on the third floor of the
Herald building. The initial meeting
was held Thursday evening.
The school enumeration, just COM
pleted, shows 1888 persons in Wells
burg district between the ages Of six
and twenty-one, an increase OF twenty
six over last year.
Col. w w. Beall. chairman of the
Democratic county executive commit
tee. has called n meeting OF the com
mittee for Saturday, April 81, at 2
o'clock, In city hall.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14

Howard and he was unable to testify
as to Friday except on Thursday even
ing, March 1, and he also coupled this
date with ten minutes after s." This
significant utterances caused Mr.. How
ard to rigidly probe Baker.
where was Dukes Reilly March q"
Don't remember"
"where was John Lynch"
working"
where was he the 3rd?'
Same place"
Asked as TO Lynch's whereabouts on
succeeding days, Baker continued 20
reply same place" He couldn't re-
member when John Lynch went to
Parkersburg, but Dukes Reilly and
Jim" Gavin went the same day. The
three didn't go altogether. Gavin and
Lynch went on the same train. From
Parkersburg they went to Clarksburs
and Reilly followed on the next train.
The witness couldn't remember what
day Of the week March was.
/ To Colonel Arnett, at the saloon. he
said he saw Friday on March at $40
o'clock. but couldn't recall this date.
He thought it was before Dukes Reil-
ly left town. He said Colonel Arnett
asked him If he knew anything of the
case and he told him he saw Friday on
March /. Witness said he had noticed
the time by the clock because some fel-
lows in the saloon talked of going to 4
show that night
To Mr.. Howard. the witness said he
first heard of the arrests from "Wally'
Lukens, who told him that DOC" who
luafcd around with Jack Connors, had
been arrested. The witness would not
admit that Connors and Doc" loafed
together, and his replies caused filters
in the spectators section that the court
promptly raped down.
John, you say you know the oblIgG-
ton of an oath" asked Mr.. Howard.
Eyes, SIR"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
Peter Bernhart.

Peter Bernhart said his occupation
was an engineer on the Baltimore &
Ohio. He last saw John Mooney, be-
fore his arrest, on the night Of Febru-
airy 2s, at the house Of the witness in
Benwood Junction. Witness was mar
ried to Moneys mother, and therefore
Moneys stepfather. Witness was
thIrty-nine years old and he thought
Mooney was thirty-four. Witness said
Mooney left his place on February IS TO
go to his brothers, Robert MONEYS,
place. During his stay at the home Of
the witness, Mooney wasn't away over
an hour at u time during the month OF
February. If he was away longer, 1t
must have been while witness was
asleep.
wasn't he away a whole day shortly
before February 2S?"
NO, sir" said Mr.. Bernhart to Mr..
Howard.
Don't you know he was away early
in the week whole day?"
mo, sir"
mot any whole day in the month";
mo, sir. He was never away over
an hour. to my recollection"
do you remember Dewey Day. Feb
ruary 92?"
'sYes, sir. went to Wheeling that
day about II a. M, and he was at the
house then, and after returned about
or 10 o'clock at night"
well you'll stick to that statement
that he wasn't away during February
except at an hour at time?"
Eyes, sir"
Mr. Bernhart said Mooney had lived
with him about four or five months.
Mooney had previously been away
eight or nine years. The witness had
been married to his mother about thlr-
teen years. Mooney always made his
home with witness during his stay In
this section.
DO you remember the time Mooney
and Bull" McDonough shot the police
man In wellsburg?"
At this juncture the spectators be-
came so noisy that Judge Hugus order
ed the court room cleared, and Judge
Hugus announced that no further out
bursts OF Inattentlon would be permit
ted in the future; also, that boys under
twcnty-one years would not be allowed
in the court hereafter.
Mr.. Howard did not press his question
about the wellsburg affair. The wit
ness said he had no knowledge of
Moneys whereabouts on March l, and
he was then dismissed, and court adj
journed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
McMEcHEN NOTES.
Daily Items of Interest About People
and Events.

and Events.
Seabright Division No. 4, Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers, will dispense
with their meeting Sunday in order to
let the English Lutherans have the hall
to organize a mission here.
Beulah Smith was teaching In the
public school this week In the absencc
Of Miss Annie McCabc who was called
to New York by the serious illness Of u
relative.
George Powell has returned to his
home at Proctor after visiting his
daughter Mrs. Thomas Sharpe, OF Ora
vel street.
Rev. Spencer King, Of Wheeling. will
preach at the NJ Il. church tomorrow
morning and evening
Mrs. William MARBLE and son. Nile,
are visiting friends at Homestead, Pa,
for week.
Mrs. II. j.. McCombs has rcturncdrrom
Cameron, where she was visiting sick
relatives.
James Powell has moved his family
from Wheeling 10 this place this week.
Mrs. Richard Cutter, Of Glen Easton.
is the guest of friends here this week
Mr. Thomas Noble was at Taylors-
town, Pa, on business yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Miller, Of Dallas, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Virgil McCuskey.
$. II, Hanen win shortly move his
family to Glen Easton.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
Robert Mooney.

Robert Mooney, younger brother OF
John Mooney. said he was thlrty-two
years OF age. Both brothers were raised
in Wheeling; John came back to Wheel
ing last summer, after an absence of
eight or nine years. Robert thought his
brother CAME from Columbus, Ohio. but
he said he didn't know what John was
doing there. John afterwards stayed
at Benwood Junction. He called ut
witness house ON Dewey Day." Febu-
airy %, but witness couldn't tell whether
in the morning or afternoon. The witt
ness saw him again on March l, In the
afternoon between r2:sO and / O'Clock,
at his house, before witness left to so
to work. lie remembered It was March
because he heard Of his arrest the day
following. lie didn't remember the
kind Of weather that day; he remem-
bercd that March was on Thursday
At the close OF his testimony, Robert
Mooney, who appeared to be a hard
working man, crossed over to where the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
Charles Huey.

Charley" Huey said he had known
the defendants about six or seven
weeks. on the night of March l. he
thought they were in ReIlly's saloon
from to SIS o'clock. He saw Doc
there but not Mooney. Others in the
bar were fellow called links" and a
fellow called "Dick" or Shannon, The
witness wasn't in the saloon over five
minutes.
What Is your occupation, Mr..
Hucy2"
I'm a fireman" said he to Mr.. How
ard.
You'll observe I said is not was. Z"
wen. haven't done anything for \
year"
Are you marrlcd?"
Yes, sir"
Live with your wlfa?"
mo. sir"
How long since you lived with her."
About n year"
Then you have no regular occupa-
tlon?"
Not Just at present"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
REn1A1RE HAPPENINGS.
Matters Of Interest in the Metropolis
Of Relmnnt County.

/
Of Belmont County
o. p. Mason has been conceded the
delegates TO the county convection from
this city without contest, and they
win BE- faithfully for him. as all are
honorable gentlemen. Just what shape
the contest win take. however. IS not
known. and ii is understood the county
seat people have n man IN readiness
should the delegates not be able TO
agree upon any Of the active cnndi-
dates. Bellaire not TO be outdone, has
also receptive candidate in the per-
son OF Squire Morrell, very competent
man for the place.
James t. Kelly. assistant cashier Of
the First National Bank. has received
honorable recognition from Governor
Nash, who has appointed him minor
ity member of the board OF trustees OF
the state hospital. at Cleveland. Mr..
Kelly is a Democrat Of the old school.
thorough and competent business
man, and has hosts Of friends among
the men of all parties who are pleased
to learn OF his selection.
Bellairc people read with great
deal OF interest the railroad news the
Intelllgencer has been printing lately.
It means a great deal for this city, and
our people are eagerly looking for the
news. and hope that the plans as In
dicated Will be fully consummated,
Thomas C. Baron an old BellaIrc
boy, now police inspector at Columbus,
has been In the city for n few dayS,
calling upon the friends OF his youth.
Tom Is popular favOrite with all who
know him, and his circle is widely ex-
panded.
Sebastian Winners father did not
arrive from Germany on the steamer
expected, and Mr.. WINNER telegraphed
his father yesterday. They had been
looking for him, and were surprised
when he did not show up.
The cards announcing the marriage
OF DR.. w. o. S. Pipes and Miss Mary
l.. Paul, on the 25th instant. have been
Issued. The wedding win occur at the
home of the brides brother on Wheel
ing Island.
The Belmont County Medical Society
will meet at the Windsor Hotel next
Wednesday. and the members of the
profession In this city will entertain the
society at dinner.
Rev. j. A. Donahey, OF Bridgeport,
preached splendid sermon In the First
Presbyterian church here. last night.
Special Easter services win pe held
tomorrow.
The Jewish Easter celebration hogan
yesterday evening, and services will be
held in the synagogue this morning at
o'clock.
Roscoe Snedeker VIII go to Manning
ton next week. to take charge Of
iewelry store of his uncle, Mr.. N. l..
Marsh
The fire loss at Armstrong; Mills is
placed at $1,000. Mr.. c. A. Armstrong
will rebuild at once.
Ex-Marshal Henry W. Bahra viii
move with his family to Pittsburgh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14

George ("JInks') Forsythe, who lives
Mt twentieth street, Ind lived in
Wheeling about twenty-five years. He
recognized Mooney and Friday. Thurs
day afternoon. March 1. between 8 and
6 O'Clock, he saw Friday in an upstairs
room OF Reiliy's place. The wltniss
waa nut out OF the room by Friday, be-
cause no was going to fight with man
who called him a vile name. In ths
room were several girls. Mr.. Forsythe
had always heard Friday called Doc
Friday. He didn't know II the latter
had a room at Rellly's and saw him in
the room only the time mentioned. He
Thought" 1t was Thursday afternoon.
would you say SO on your Oath?" In
dulred Mr.. Howard.
Eyes, sir, It was"
what day of the month was the pre-
cedIng day?"
1.-The last of the month"
when was that?"
1.-THE s1st Of the month"
do you say AprIl?"
I'm not a very good scholar and l
don't exactly know"
Don't you know the month before
March?"
81 don't exactly know"
would you say it was the g9th OF
February"
81 would guess So"
(Which guess will you pick out?"
"All know'is that 1t was the day Of
the murder"
"who told you that you were to be a
witness?"
"I don't exactly know, now"
The witness acknowledged that he
couldn't read, in response to rigid
cross-examination, and he said he fixed
on March 1 because he heard John
Lynch read the account of the murder
in a paper next morning. He was
shaly on all other dates.
what kind of a night was It,
George?"
"wen, don't know much about that
either"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14

Miss DadO stegoman, Superintendent
OF the Chicago North Side Woman's
Club, OF Chicago, In a recent letter to DR..
Hartman, speaks Of Fortuna as follows:
"Pe-ru-na has often been used by the
membsrs of our club in cases Of stomach
trouble and general debillty-slso re-
Gently in cases of Ia grippe, and always
with the most beneficial results. think
3 great deal of Pe-ru-na-often recon-
mend 1t to my friends, and am glad to
say Ill who have tried 1t speak good
VOID for it,
BIrs. Emily 8. Carson, Austerlitz'
Mich, says:
DR.. S. B. Hartman-Doar Sir: 1 had
been troubled with dyspepsia and tndi-
6est!on for many years, and was very
much reduced in flesh. / could not eat
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
Mrs. Robert Mooney.

Mrs. Robert Mooney a slster-ln-law
of John Mooney, said she lived at 2s47
chapline street. John was at her homa
on March from noon until $3.50 p. m,
and was at her house the Monday night
previous. Mrs. Mooney said 'her little
girl ON March 1. wanted to 80 with
"Uncle John" to Benwood. but che
wouldn'. let the child go owing to tile
lateness. of the hour. The wltnsss said
her maiden name was Lizzie Malcolm,
She had known John Mooney since last
July. He lived with his mother, Mrs.
Kate Bernhart, Of BenwoOd Junction.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
An abb is
THE CLAIM
OF DEFENSE.
.s,.+s to show Mooney and Friday
were in Wheeling the Even 9
ing of March l.
WITNESSES RIGIDLY EXAMINED
.,,.. Rested with the Testimony Of
'' Kitty sinclair-Damagine
to Friday.

rho uerycy murder trial vas fun Of
,.,arostlpg features yesterday, and tho
nv INST in the trial was ShoMn by the
, ,.,., crowd of spectators hat filsd the
' ..rr, room all day. IHsdjournins'
I y,S., Hugus took ocea "a to repri-
'.sS the crowd for moi demonstra-
n .l..s and said that hef5After a repetl-
W., "oD, would be penalized while no spec
. a,1 under twenty-ons years of age
. s-,' b, admitted to the room. The
' " rested at the close of the noon
. ~, and at p. q. the defense be-
s ~, The burden OF tic testimony of
=, s@, defense was to prove an aiibi fol
,1o prisoners. and the witnesses were
s w. a most searching cross-examina-
S ,nr by Mr.. Howard. who is assisting
p Pr, Attorney Meyer. As eS-
rscted. kitty 81 clair was a star Wit
ness for the sta.
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James Fitzgerald.

James Fitzgerald. of Film Grove, ex-
marshal of the town, was next called to
the stand. He was asked by Colonial
Arnett II he saw any strangers In the
town on March /, but over this Ques-
ton there ensued a lengthy debate as TO
its admissabllity. The witness said H.
was on the motor platform at Elm
Grove between and Z p. M, on
March /.
did you see the parties said by
Messrs. Terrlu, Mitchell and others to
have been in Elm Grove that day:"
asked Colonel Arnett. ~.
"I don't know what those witnesses
said" replied Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Three followed n series Of objections
to similar questions, which were sus-
tanned.
The witness was dismissed, but Colo
mel Arnett said he would recall him.