The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-18
NEW YORK.
Suicide by Drowning.

NEW YORK, May l7.-An unknown
young woman, stylishly dressed. COM
mitted suicide by drowning herself in
the lake near Jersey City. The only
clue to her identity was three tickets
found in her pocket book, calling for
hats left at Huntley's hat factory in
Newark, to be cleaned, and bearing the
name of Gardner.
Drowned.
Henry Broderick, aged seven years,
was drowned yesterday while bathing
at the foot OF North First street, Will.
liamsburg.
Prisoner Discharged.
Michael Lahey, who was arrested on
charge Of having thrown his wife out
Of a second story window, Monday
night, was yesterday discharged, it ap.
pearing that she was intoxicated and
fell out accidentally.
Store Robbed.
The store Of Corlis d Co., at Strews
burg, was broken open yesterday morn
ing and robbed Of goods to the amount
of six thousand dollars. 1t is supposed
they came from a vessel which was an
chored in the river below. The vessel
was seen sailing out of the mouth Of the
river Yesterday morning at ) o'clock.
Another Tribune Story About the
Ku.Kiux In South Carolina.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE following
is special to the Tribune:
COLUMBIA, s. c., May l6.-A party Of
one hundred Ku-Klux visited the New
bury Court House on Sunday night, for
the purpose of killing the Republican
county officers. They surrounded the
house of Mr.. Simeon Young, a colored
man, Chairman Of the Board County
Commissioners, threw turpentine balls
into his bedroom, and fired volley
through the window, shooting Youngs
wife in the back and his child through
the thigh. They then forced open the
door and as they entered Young fired
upon the foremost, wounding him Sc
verely, and then jumped through the
window and ran, receiving two wounds,
but making his escape. The Ku-Klux
then went to the houses of Mr.. Trial,
Justice Long and David Halistock,
another County Commissioner, but
they secreted themselves and thus
escaped The Probate Judge was
warned on the night before,
and left town. A wounded Ku-Klux
was taken by an officer in buggy and
left at house four miles from town,
where he was discovered yesterday by
the Sheriff. He was arrested and found
to be a man named Faulkner, well
known in Newbury. He is now in Jail,
but will probably be rescued by his
comrades tonight. The Republicans
in Columbia are determined TO make
this a test case under the Ku-Klux law
OF Congress, and will endeavor to have
a United States warrant issued for
Faulkner, ard the Marshal with squad
OF soldiers sent to bring him here for
trial in the Federal court. 1t is also
believed that if this done he will give
evidence duplicating other outlaws with
whom he acted
Some More Ku-Klux.
The following is special to the
Herald The arrested Ku-Klux appear
ed at Shelby Yesterday afternoon before
Commissioner Moore. Besides those
arrested, eighteen others whose are in
cluded in the warrant, voluntarily sur
rendered themselves. Biggerstaff, the
complainant, and all the other witnesses
declined to attend, pretending that their
lives would be endangered. Biggerstaff
further alleges that on Friday night
while on his way to appear before the
Commissioners C he was again outraged
by the Ku.Klux. The story is gener-
ally discredited. 1t is thought that for
political effect Beggerstaffs own friend
planned the attack. There is no appa-
rent ground for Biggerstaffs' fear for his
life. The country is quiet, and if ne
cessary he could easily have procured a
guard. Commissioner Moore ordered
the witnesses to be arrested and brought
to Shelby today. The prisoners seem
very anxious to have the whole affair
investigated.