The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-10
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

HoMIc1pE-A Negro Waiter Shoots a
Ste,pord at the MLure Hoase.-Yesterday
morning between seven and eight
o'clock the MLure House dining room
was the scene of great excitement, which
terminated in the killing of tho second
steward (eolored,) BY negro waiter
The second steward. Fenton Robinson
it seems, undertook to give waiter
named Addison Thomas, q rsprlmand
Tor an alleged neglect of duty Rooin:
son and Thomas stood talking pehino
the screen for some minutes, when they
separated, Thomas going out of the din
ing room and Robinson resuming his Pc,
sition near the pantry; Thomas soon re-
turned to the dining room and took his
place behind his table, when Robinson
walked over to him and renewed the
conversation, which had been renewed
Int few moments when Robinson took
hold of Thomas aud attempted to thrust
sisted and drew his revolver; he fired
second shot was fred, when Robinson
dropped q plate and ran up stairs;
Thomas fired a third shot after Robin
son as he was ascending the stairway.
Robinson ran into the bath room, but In
a few moments he was seen standing
out in the halt; he stood before his room
EoOr but a few moments, when he reeled
aud fell to the floor; he was taken up
and removed into his room, where he
died In about an hour. Thomas went
out Of the dining room and came ronnd
to the office of the hotel, where he left
his revolver He then gave himself mp
to the police and was lodged in the
lookup.
Al eleven o'clock Justice johnson had
Coroner's Jury empanelled, and an
inquest was held over the body. Drs.
Hildreth and Cummins examined the
remains, when it was found that two
shots had taken effect, one ball entering
pear the lett breast between the third
aud fourth rib and passing through the
base of the heart, and the other entering
the left side be tween the seventh and
eighth rib and lodging near the right
lung. Either wound would have been
sufficient to have produced death. The
Ceroner's jury rendered verdict that the
deceased came to his death from wounds
caused by a pistol or revolver shots fired
by Addison Thomas.
Robinson's remains were yesterday al
ter aeon sent to Washington, Pa, where
lie has relatives and friends. The de-
ceased is said to have been good seq
want and quiet and peaceable man
We yesterday visited Thomas in mis-
cell, where we found him in the best pos.
sible humor, and ready and willing to
converse. He said he hailed from Wash,
ippton county, Miss, where he had been
born and raised; he was with the South
ern army in the valley of Virginia during
the war; lust before the war closed he
was captured and sent to WheeliDg--a
free man he hired as waiter at the
M'Lure House, where he has since BEEN
employed; he said that he and Robins}n
never could agree, and that for the past
i've or six weeks he (R.) had been i'm.
posinS upon him he had several times
threatened to leave the hotel, bot the
proprietors had induced him 70 stay.
Yesterday morning he had been TO the
kitchen for some warm cakes; when he
returned he brought up two empty
plates, left them in the pantry, and
gave the warm cakes to the
gentleman who had ordered them
Robinson came over to him and
accused him of bringing up breakfast for
Urls in the pantry and neglectiug guests
# the house; Thomas denied 1t, long
parley ensued, when The two entered the
V >ntry 20 ask the girls about it; the
=; = said Thomas had not brought their
sraak East up, but that they had obtain
"a Il themselves; Robinson said he
,vonld never strike waiter with his fist;
: thew did not do right he would take
slnb and beat their heads off Thomas
si;nned out, went to his room, got his
rs1olyer, returned to the dining room,
I'D took his place behind his table,
Rnbinsou went over to him and said
"Y0u dirty Niger you, you've got are
,olver: you'u have to use 1T before you
% ont Of this room;" Thomas told Rob,
;nson TO 90 about his business. or he I'd
sonld use the revolver before he (R.)
,vanred it; short and angry dispute en-
sued, when Robinson attempted TO put
Thomas out of the room; he was aimoss
ant, when he drew the revolver ana
tired; he fred three times, killed ROOM
SON, gave up his revolver, and was nov
m prison, where he would sooner oie
shan be imposed upon. .;
Yesterday afternoon Thomas was gwen
a hearing before Justice Johnson =
numaer Of witnesses We're examined
aud the prisoner was sent to JAN 10
wait trial before the Circuit Court.
F1sNp,sH OUTRAGE-A Young Womds