The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-20
Quarrel Over a Game Of Cards
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George Robinson, at Shanleys
saloon, on Main street. The parties
were well known here, Scarborough
having been at one time City Sergeant
and at another City Collector, both
positions o! great trust, aud Robinson
was formerly one Of the proprietors oil
Robinson & Co.'S Glass Works in
North Wheeling. The news Of the
homicide spread like wild fire and in a
very brief space of time hundreds oil
people were gathered around the build
ing, staring at the blank brick walls or
looking over the fences into the back
yard as if they hid some monster.
The facts of the case as developed
in the testimony are briefly these: Yes
terday afternoon John Scarborough and
NOAH IIeiskill went to STANLEY
| saloon, On Main street. between Quincy
and South and went up stairs to play
a social game Of cards for the drinks
After a while George Robinson and
! Theodore Schultz joined the party.
They had been playing quite socialIy
, for four Or five games, when Robinson
| and Scarborough, who were playing on
different sides. got to making side bets.
While they were playing, Frank Shan
ley went up into the Dom, ard almost
Immediately afterwards Samuel Mccoy
was sent up stairs to find Stanley, he
desiring to pay Frank a bill. After
attending to the business that called
him there, Mccoy asked Robinson if he
had any objections to his looking on.
He had been seated but few moments
when Scarborough complained that he
was being cheated This was denied
by Schultz for his owl part. Al this
denial Scarborough became very abu-
siye, calling him id Dutch liar
and lying son Of a.. Schultz
got up and left the table and retired
from the house. As he went down
stair he met Frank Stanley. who lett
the up stairs room Just after Mccoy
came 10. and told him there would be a
fuss UP there shortly.
just as Schultz left the room George
Robinson went to The door between the
front and middle rooms and called
Heiskell TO him and said, II hope |
NAV have my arm cut off if ! have
done any cheating Scarborough, who
was seated at the table cursing the
absent Schultz, on hearing this called
Robinson liar and a thievins son OF
a.. Robinson retsliated by calling
Scarborough q drunken bloat and some
other hard names. Scarborough then
get up aud went towards Robinson, who
backed into the middle room, at the
same time drawing his revolver. When
Scarborough got into the room where
Robinson WAS a pistol in the hands OF
the latter was poiLted directly at Scar
brough' breast. As the only persons now
left in the front room, Mccoy and Heis-
kell, were on q direct line with the pistol,
they shut the door. No sooner had
they done so than they heard pistol
shots fired.
The noise Of the shooting attracted
the attention of Messrs. Frank and
William Stanley, who were down stairs.
They rushed up stairs and found Scar
brough with both hands on Robinson's
shoulders and Robinson with one hand
on Scarbrough's, while in the other he
held the pistol, still pointed at Scar
brough's breast, and endeavoriug to
cock it with his thumb. Frank Shan
ley instantly took hold of the pistol to
prevent Robinson using it, not knowing
that Scarborough had been shot. Will
liam Stanley took hold of Scarborough.
Almost instantly Scarborough fell on to
lounge that stood in the middle room.
Frank STANLEY, leaving Robinson, ran
to Scarborough, who sail TO him
Frank, I am murdered Seeing no
wound, Stanley could hardly believe IT..
He tore open the vest OF the dying man
and found the blood trucking down from
his heart. 10 ten seconds thereafter
John Scarborough was dead. Leaving
! him Frank went again to Robinson aud
| told him he had killed Scarborough and
| advised him to give himself up. TAX
ing the revolver from Robinson, the
latter went with him 10 the Sheriff,
making no attempt TO avoid the rssron-
| sibility Of his act.
Justices Lauuder OF Union tow nship,
and Gillespy Of Madison, were called
to hold an inquest. The former sum-
moued James McAdams, John II. Sa-
verD, John II. Silvey, Henry Seamon,
Samuel Mason, P. Fletcher, A. A. Gill
lespie, E. Moore, Jos. Archie, D. S.
Mcdonald, II. Thomson aud N. A.
Clapp as iurors, and proceeded to
examine the witnesses.
Before giving the testimony, We pre-.
sent a diagram Of the upper story Of
the house, showing the position of the
three rooms, the table, lounge, and the
point where the parties stood when the