The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-05
nRHWooD ITEMS


Editors Of the lntellIgcneer:
This week has been an improvement On
last in'the way OF local items, or rather I
should say, stirring events. The Benwood
and Bellaire boys got into q difficulty last
Thursday while skating on the river, but
how the trouble originated ! am not able
70 say. The Benwoodites were outnum.
bered by their adversaries and put to
flight They reiterated In much disorder
towards this side OF the river, and were
followed closely by the enemy, who
poured volley after volley Of stones into
their discomhtted and demoralized ranks,
until they assembled the bank and were
lost TO the view Of their victorious pur.
suers. Friday the conflict was renewed
and pressed with vigor and determination
on both sides. The Bellaire boys, flushed
with the victory Of the preceding day,
fought with courage and skin to achieve
another success, but the Benwoodites had
been recruiting In the interim and
presented solid column. They
were commanded by veterans who had
seen service inthe fight which took place
on Thursday, 80 they maintained their
position and repulsed every attuck the
enemy made Pistols were used In the
melee and several shots had been fired
when Squire McJilton, in company with
officer Griffith. appeared upon the scene
Of battle and dispersed the belllgerents.
Two Of the Bellaireitcs were captured
and pistol found upon the person Of
each. Their weapons were taken from
them, when they were released and per.
mitted To go over the river on The ice Just
as last rs they pleased. To-day three
bruisers got on big spree and were hav.
ing things pretty much their own way
when information Of their disorderly con.
duct was brought To Squire McJiltOn,
who ut once issued warrants for their
arrest and placed them in the hands Of
Constable Griffith. That officer proceeded
to the house where they were TO mako the
arrest. When he informed them that
they were his prisoners they became quite
boistCrors and were disposed to resist, but
the Squire apprehending there would be
trouble In making the arrest, followed
the officer To render him assistance II
necessary, and soon found that his services
were needed. The trio were finally sub.
dued and taken 10 the office
for trial, which resulted in q fine of one
dollar and costs being assessed upon
each one OF the party. They refused to
pay and became so protane and disorder
ly in the office that the Squire imposed
an additional fine, and ordered them to be
taken to jail. This so enraged them that
they attempted TO take the office by storm
and DEFY tho law. One Of them struck
the Squire blow in the face, and the
other two pitched into the fight as though
It had been preconcerted. In this they
counted without their host, for the Squire
is some on the muscle when muscle Is
required, and when he handed those iel-
lows his compliments for the blow he re-
ceived, they went down and the way they
yelled murder" and i've surrender
ought to be q caution to others not to AZ.
tempt to reverse the decision of the Court
by muscular power, for at can't be did,
very easily, as long as McJilton and Grit.
fifth remain in office. In consequence Of
the little "unpleasantness" the young men
got into, they languish in the Moundsville
Jail. Rowdyism has had full sway here
long enough, and the new officers are de-
termined to break tup, and preserve the
peace as fur as they have the power. All
law!abiding and peaceable citizens will
sustain them in every effort they make to
secure this result. -