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Tyler County Newspaper
Articles
A Sensational Case at
Middlebourne New Martinsville, December 11,--A young lady by
the name of McCoy, daughter of a respectable farmer living near
Middlebourne, Tyler county, on her death bed confessed to an
attempted abortion, which caused her death. Suspicion immediately
centered on a Dr. Devore, who is located at Middlebourne, as her
accomplice, as she was see to go there two or three times. The grand
jury of that county, in session there this week found an indictment
against the doctor for felony, and if surface indications be tru it
will be rough for him. Source: Wheeling Register,
December 15, 1884, Transcribed by C. Anthony
Mrs. Morgan
Indicted.
For the Murder of Her Husband-Other Criminal News
from Middlebourne.Middlebourne, W. VA., December 13--The grand jury finished
their labor for the December term of court to-day, and found three
indictments, one against Mrs. Morgan, the wife of Jacob Morgan, who
was murdered at his house near the Ritchie county line, in 1888.
About four weeks ago warrants were issued for Charles Tabler and
Jennie Egil, charged with the Morgan murder. Tabler was arrested and
lodged in jail. Detective Gale tracked Jennie Egil to East
Liverpool, O, and decoyed her across the river to West Virginia,
arrested her and brought her back. The warrants in both cases were
dismissed but were held to appear as witnesses against Mrs. Morgan,
Jennie egil not being able to furnish the necessary bail was
committed to jail until the next term of court. Enough information
was gained from the parties above named to warrant the grand jury in
finding an indictment against Mrs. Morgan, charging her with one of
the most brutal and inhuman murders that was ever committed within
the lines of this State. Detectives Burnett and Gale have succeeded
in connecting link by link a chain of incidents that warrnts them in
the belief that the guilty party has been
apprehended. H. H. Collins of Pennsboro, was arrested here to-day for
carrying concealed weapons, and in default of bail was lodged in
jail to await the action of the grand jury at the next term. He is a
character of some note. He deserted his family about seven months
ago, and since that time has following in the wake of Jennie Egil.
After her arrest he followed her here, and now he languishes in
jail. Milton Underwood, charged with the killing of Abe Campbell,
by blowing up A. B. Garrett's house on the 23d of May, 1888, was
discharged but the investigation has opened up the matter in a new
light, and it is only a question of time until the guilty parties
will be brought to trial. James Samuel, on fear Next, P. O., accidentally shot his boy
while hunting rabbits on last Tuesday, the shot entering the thigh.
The boy will get well. Source: Wheeling Register, December 15, 1889, Transcribed by
C. Anthony
News of the
Day
At Middlebourne, W. Va., yesterday, Judge Willis, when the jury had
been secured to try Clifton Seckman for the murder of Calvin
Jordan, announced that none of the evidence should be published in
the newspapers, and warned the newspaper men to publish any part of it would
be directly against his orders and contempt of
court. Source: Alexandria Gazette, August 22, 1901,
Transcribed by C. Anthony
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