Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-05


G. the humble home Of NJ D. Yost, at
95l Marshall street, in Benwood, Sat
rrday night. when Sam Hoffman came
INNING up to the door wringing his
hands. and said GIVE me a gun,
oulck, Some fellows have taken Myrtle
away from me.-Held me up with a
gun and took her away"
MYRTLE was the seventeen-year-old
laughter of the house, and Hoffman
was a young man who had kept com
many with her since the great food .ast
goring, and, as he afterward stated to
the Register Representative, was to
have been married to her in two weeks
tine
The brother and brother-in-law had
no guns but at once went with him to
where the assault had been made.
There they found neither the little girl
a. the man, nor could they find any
trace of them, though dllllgent search
and inquiry was made in the vicinity.
They returned home to the anxious
parents.
Where was Myrtle? Had she been
abducted? Had she been spirited away
and made way with? Had she volun-
tarily gone with this mysterious man,
or pair OF men? These were the ques-
tons that agitated the minds OF the
distracted parents. The police at Ben
wood were rotified later. bu. ;ne de-
Law had been too great for anything
10 be done before yesterday morning.
Yesterday the search was renewed by
the crippled father and the police.
The Registers representative saw the
Old gentleman, who said: My name
is NJ. d. Yost. / live at 25l Marshall
street, in Benwood, with my family.
Ny daughter Myrtle went out to walk
with her sweetheart a little way. He is
a nice young fellow. Soon he came
back, about half an hour later, and
said a man had threatened to shoot him
with gun he had, and carried on
MYRTLE l want the police to find her.
That man Is taking her away to some
place, the people tell me-"
The old gentleman was naturally very
much excited and in great trouble A
detective from the police office in
Wheeling accompanied him to the B.
& 0. depot to arrest anyone attempting
TO leave with the girl.
The reporter then visited the girls
home where he found the mother anx-
iously waiting tor news of the daugh-
ter. The mothers statement: Samuel
Hoffman had been coming to see Myrtle
since spring He appeared to be an hon.
est fellow. They took little walks on
pleasant evenings for the past two
months. Never went further than down
to Boggs' Run 1.-TWO blocks away Last
night, just before the lights were lit
up they went out for walk. In about
hall an hour-it had got dark-Sam
came running back, wringing his hands
and almost crying. He asked Mr.. Bar
tholomew, my son-in-law, and my son,
for gun. He said a man with mus
tache had come up to them as they were
walking along the railroad back of
Boggs' Run hotel, and spoke to Myrtle,
then pulled. gun on him, threatening
to kill him IL he interfered | think
Sam was scared I am sure my daughter
was an honest little girl. I found a
letter in her things which ! can't under
stand very we'll" This letter, which she
gave to the reporter, is as follows:
WHEELING. w va. July 81, 1901.
Derest Myrtle--I now take the plesure
Wv, III writing you few lines in answer to
s9us very Kind and welcome letter of this
slleHnoon. We'll, Myrtle, | had almost be-
Eah TO thing that you had forgotten me,
pHt l see l was mistaken, and | am very
sl9u OF IL. as those letters that somebody
Hloia dosent change my love for you in
me me least and hope You still think as
m.uch OF me all-so. Well, Myrtle, I suppose
awhile, and it is best that you should go
sway and l will stay here for awhile yet
10 Keep down suspison that / have got
You 'o."i ,bIrS 10 , 90 With your going Myrtle,
.ifm Letters l believe that he done 1t
!ust as sure as j am writing this letter
10 70 you you ana you can bet that am going
ure, Then there will be treble over II,
ana who ever done 1t will wish they had
lever been born. Myrtle. there Is no use
IN talking, l must see you to talk to be-
lore you go, for don't know how soon /
csh come to you In Pittsburgh on account
OF the troble that somebody has cosed
me. Therefor l have got TO see you per-
sonly, so that l can explane every thing
proper to you. You can stand anything
any body says to you. Just this once, as
VIII be our last meeting in Wheeling,
sha as | have got something to tell you
mat would not dare put on paper. | tell
you Myrtle, love you to well for you
70 so away with out having one little
Sofd with you and farewell kiss from
nose dear lips of yours, so you do as
ana everything will be all right. You
set redy and go over there and will see
aou on the bridge tonight and give you
Nhat money you will mead. Myrtle, 1T Is
SSest that you do that. 1t will throw your
lolAs off the track, as they will see me
Working and they will know that | am
tot with you. I am willing to grant you
taVor now you do the same for me also
ana / Will all ways love and cherse you
s iohg as live. l think that Is fare be-
Zen you and /. You can stay over there
"n5iii saturday morning, then come home
"Iu get ready toleave and l will help
Sou IN any way that j can. Myrtle. l
ouIo not stay here one minute II l did
,ol see you befor you went away, so you
No ms and II they watch you to-day 1t is
ptooie that they wont watch you all the
Inc tnat you are over there, for | VIII
Ne working all day and they will know
tildt am not with Won and they Will let