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THE NEWS OF
WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston. The sequel to the
strange story Of the widow Brown
was written In the Federal District
Court here when Mrs. Frances Brown,
aged 20, and her two brothers, Alfred
Mooney 7e, and A. r. Mooney, so,
both veterans Of the Civil War, ap-
peared before Judge B, +, Kellar and
confessed to q charge Of perjury.
Frances Mooney, native OF Kanawha
county. i handsome young woman at
the close Of the Civil War, married
Charles w. Brown at Gallipolis, o.
Brown had been dashing young Off
Ger IN the Federal Army and soon
wearied Of his bride and deserted
her This frst matrimonial experience
did not weaken her faith in mankind
and five times again she was led to
the altar. Several times Mrs. Brown
married soldiers and after their death
drew pensions from the government
Her sixth husband was James Kelly,
and after his death she again assumed
the name Of Brown and made applica.
ton for a pension as the widow Of
Charles w, Brown The application
was substantiated by the afIidavits of
her two brothers Government sleuths
investigated the case and Mrs. Frances
Mooney Brown Estep-Larrison-C Clark.
Congieton-Kelly and her aged brothers
were arrested and indicted some
months ago and In Federal Court to-
day confessed their guilt on a charge
of perjury. Judge Kellar suspended
sentence until the mex term of court
owing to the age Of the trio.
Wheeling. An echo Of the famous
Schenk trial will be heard In the Cir
cult Court during the present term,
when the case of O'Brien and O'Brien
and s. o. Boyce against John Schenk
for $4,000 attorney fees will be tried.
The plaintiffs are the lawyers who
acted as counsel for Mrs 'Schenk in
her trial on the charge of attempting
to murder her husband. The outcome
probably will establish precedent at
the West Virginia bar as to the liza.
bility for the defense of wife charg-
ed with injury against the husband.
1t is a well-established principle that
the husband is not liable for the de.
Tense Of q wife In such cases If she
is found guilty. On the other hand, If
verdict of not guilty is returned the
costs and attorney fees can be col
lected from the husband The Schenk
case, however, does not come under
either premise.
Charleston.E T. Lambert, super,
intendent, and w. A. Fink, store man.
ager of Glen Alum Fuel Company, OF
Mcdowell county, and Constable Her
bert Butcher, indicted last spring for
peonage on complaint of John and
Charles Rust and David Polling, OF
Cincinnati, were acquitted by a jury in
the United States Circuit Court here.
The Rust boys, who were furnished
transportation from Cincinnati to the
mines in this State, declared they
were compelled by threats to remain
in the employ Of the company until
their transportation and store supplies
were paid for.
Wheeling Thu Smysterious murder
OF Mrs. Caroline Upperman, whose
body was found with two bullet holes
in the head on the hills south Of this
city, was cleared up when the decom.
posed body of Louis Klein was found
swinging from a tree on Paper Mill
Hill, just across the Ohio River from
this city. The general impression is
that Klein committed suicide, but
some persons believe he was the vic.
tim OF summary justice. On July 26
Klein and Mrs. Upperman were seen
on the hills near Mem echen. Next
day farm hand found the woman &
body and nearby revolver which was
! Identified as the property of Klein.
Sutton. Creditors of Henry Wag-
gey, timber operator of Sutton,
have had him adJudged a bankrupt.
His liabilities will amount to more
than 100000 and number of per-
sons have been caught for large sums,
Amos Bright, banker and Republic
can politician, is indorser to the ex-
tent of about $4,000 and Sheriff
John Adams for $4,000.
Charleston. The Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company and the
firm of Cassel and Elliott, of Blue,
field, were indicted on 18 counts
charging the giving and receiving OF
concessions in violation of the Elkins
law and the published tariff schedules
in the United States Circuit Court
here. The indictments are the re.
suit of an investigation by the Inter.
State Commerce Commission.
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