West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-05
To Man is Beaten BY a Parkers.
burg Loiterer.
STORY OF BRUTALITY
Accorded By Jim Fisk - HIS Dtlfcate
WIfe.-Said 90 Have Robbed Her OF
All Then DE sert ed Her.

the theme OF a lengthy discourse
but story has recently leaked out
here, where a mans inhumanity to
woman far exceeds the former.
The story has for It's characters
Jim Fiske, we'll known gambling
habitue. a man who would disgrace
even a resort of that sort. and
woman who Is his wife. Another
che racter figuring In the episode, 1t
Is alleged,is young woman named
Stairs, who was folmerly employed
at a local laundry.
The story as 1t was told to the
State Journal today Is as follows:
Jim Fiske came to this place over
a year ago from West Union. where
he formerly owned and edited a
a small paper, leaving his wife be-
hind, with a small child to care for.
After reaching this city he finally
began loafug about gambling joints
eventually accepting position as
cook at one of them. He remained
In this city until several days ago,
when one evening he stated that
he had a good thing on the string
which would net him about IS, 500.
1t was afterwards discovered that
the good thing he referred 20 was
his wife.
The woman he had deserted had
fallen heir to a piece OF property In
Doddridge county and Fiske, 1t Is
alleged, learning of this wrote to
her that he had nice little bone
short distance down the Ohio
river and that If she would sell the
property for cash and come on here
with the child, he would take them
to the home and they would live
happy ever afterward.
Foolish woman. Not warned by
his desertion and thinking only of
the fact that she was to have a
home again with Its peace and
quiet, she converted her land into
cash and with the child, came to
this city where she was met by
Fiske. He took her to the Ormond
Hotel where they lodged for day
or so, until he had gotten possession
of her money. He was wise enough
not to let the mask fall too sudden
ly although she eventually suspect
ed him of sinister designs and at
tempted to regain her money from
Fiske at the hotel where, 1t Is said,
a fight almost occurred between
the two over 1t, the woman having
been wrought almost to pitch of
frenzy by the belief that Fiske was
attempting to leave her again and
without returning any of the mon
ey which represented her all.
Fiske finally allayed the fears of
the woman he made his wife In
name only and upon the arrival of
one of the down river boats, 1t Is
alleged, placed her with the child
aboard, and just at the last moment
leaped off and hied himself to other
clin;es, richer, not by $500 as he
had stated, but by 5000 or 500.
From what can be learned the
woman and child returned irfmedi-
ately to the city In search of Fiske.
but were unable to find him and re-
turned to their relatives In Dodd-
ridge county.
A former employer of Fiske told
the State Journal that Fiske, after
securisg the money from his wife,
left this city for points unknown In
company with the Stairs woman
referred to above. Neither have
been heard of since and 1t would
not be safe for Flske to return to
Parkersburg again as about fifty o.
his former quandam associates are
waiting for him to give him vel
come such as Is generally melted ou'
to skunks of the human type. The
above story was given this paper BY
man who stated that he was pei
tectly familiar with the facts as tht
greater part of 1t had been told hin
by Fiske himself.
The fact that Fiske's wife Is ,
very delicate woman whose appear
ance would suggest that she Is al
most dead with consumption make
the matter all the more terrible
This Is what raised the Ire OF thu
former friends of Ftske, and the.
say that should he ever return here
to their knowledge. he will do vel
to get out of the city alive. Par