The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-07
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
StabbIng ARRAY.

BROOKLYN, oeptehpei "S
Powers was committed to jail by Justice
Delmer, yesterday morning, charged
with stabbing James GelIin' boy,
with a pitchfork. Gellin is injured
beyond recovery. Powers had told
him and some other boys 10 clean the
horses in the stable, where they were
employed Gellin did so, but some OF
the Others did not, and Powers began
chastising them. They all ran Oft.
Powers threw three times with the
fork, which lodged deep in Gellln's
back, infiicting three seperate wounds.
Attacked by Rufiians.
New YORK, September 6.-Alderman
MulIigan and family and Thomas Fin
ely were returning from a picnic last
evening when they were suddenly at
tackled by a gang of roughs, one OF
whom, named Mike Lonan, threw a
paving stone which struck FINELY on
the head, knocking him senseless.
The wounded man was carried home
where physicians pronounced his in
juries serious and probably fatal.
After Finnelly had been struck Mrs.
Alderman Mulligan asked Lonan why
he had thrown the stone, when Joseph
Gillespie, another rough, assaulted her
and kicked her in the abdomen. The
lady is pregnant and tainted and was
taken home insensible. Lonan and
Gillespie were arrested.
Probably Fatal Shooting ARRAY.
New YORK, September 6.-About
midnight, on Monday, Dennis Burns,
Thomas Rourke and Jas. Mcnamara,
while drinking in the lager beer saloon
of John S. Miller, on Twenty-second
street, became disorderly and had to be
elected They dirturbed the whole
neighborhood when they got outside.
Timothy Henley, a barber residing
in the vicinity, stepped out to see what
was the matter, wbereupon Burns,
without the slightest warning drew
pistol and fired at him, woundlng him
In the shoulders. He fell TO the ground
insensible. Miller witnessed the shoot
ing and had the three men arrested.
! Burns was committed TO jail yesterday
without bail, and the others were held
to bail in the sum OF $4,000 each.
Henley is not expected TO recover.
Death OF Submarine Diver.
ST. Louis, September 6.-Patrick
Rooney, a submarine diver, was drown
ed yesterday at the water works above
the city, by his apparatus becoming
tangled with some piles and beams
under the water, which loosened the
top cap of the helmet, letting the water
into his armor. He was two hours
under the water.
Fatally Stabbed.
CINCINNATI, September 6.-Pat Swee.
ney was attacked and fatally stabbed in
a saloon tonight by gang Of roughs
because Sweeney's brother, a police
man, arrested one Of their number q
few days ago Tor misdemeanor. None
Of the murderers are yet arrested.
An Old Lady Killed.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, September G.-4es'
terday afternoon at about 4 o'clock an
old man named Jesse Leymann, well
known here as drunkard and licentious
person, stabbed and killed his wife, an
old lady, seventy years of age. The
killing was done with carpenter s
scratch awl. as many as twelve different
stabs having been inflicted. A letter
found in the room where the deed was
committed proved beyond all donbt that
| it was premeditated. For weeks the old
lady has been fearful OF her life, which
he had frequently threatened. After
dispatching her, Leymann took large
dose of laudannm, evidently intending
to end his own career also, but through
prompt means the doctor succeeded
in saving his life. l-.-sE