The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-13
pELLAIRE LETTER.

BELLAIRE, February 10, 1s72.-The
small boys Of BGllaire and Benwood, have
for some days been In the habit Of meet.
ing on the Ice on the river, and engaging
in mock sklrmlshes and battles from mere
sport By tho actions Of q few vicious
boys, the feud became serious and the
worst passions ofthe crowd were arous.
ed. Several have been severely hurt,
and finally a tragical end was put 10 the
shameful business. On Saturday after.
noon, son Of Mr.. Daniel Fussner Of our
town, lad Of about 10 years, was struck
by one OF the missiles on the side Of the
head, causing his death in o few hours.
He was an interesting boy, and o scholar
In our public school, and having q vaca.
ton Saturday, went on the ice 70 skate,
and by some means got involved In the
fight. Our whole community Is shock.
cd and grieved that the business has been
allowed to 60 on so long. Our public
prints have done their duty In the premi.
sesby giving timely warning, but thesub-
ject has not been considered Of sufficient
Importance by the police or the parents
TO merit attention. II Is hoped that this
will be a sufficient warning TO stop all
such proceedings. l append the verdict
ofthe Coroner's Jury.
We, the undersigned Jurors empanneled
and sworn according 10 law, on the 18th
day of February, 10 the year A. D. 1872,
in the township Of Pultney, in the county
Of Belmont, State Of Ohio, by Elijah B.
Kennedy, Coroner Of said county, to
inquire and true presentment mako in
what manner, and by whom, Alexander
Fussner, whose body was found at the
residence OF Daniel Fussner, of BelIaire
city, said county and State, on the 18th
day of February, A. D. 1872, came TO his
death. After having heard the testimony
and examined the body, we do find that
the deceased came to his death by VIC.
lcnce, and that said body has upon 1t q
wound, causing the death Of deceased,
above the right ear, produced by pebble
thrown unlawlully from the hands Of
some one TO the Jury unknown, aided,
assisted and abetted by Jack Curns, one
Clarke, one Garfield, one Urp, one Bran
non, and John Chaplin and many others
to the jurors unknown, living in West
Virginia.
That at divers times when the Ohio
river has been frozen over, divers boys
from Benwood, West Va, and from Bell
airc, Ohio, met on the ice of said river;
that upon such meeting the Benwood
boys and the Bellaire boys, composed of
Louis Martin, Joseph Noble, Patsy Bar
rett, Rees Rosser, VIM. Gallaher, Samuel
Hamilton, Edward Johnston, James Tur.
ner, Daniel Myrick, Dallas Hammond,
Charles Leny, Charles Faupel and James
Elliott, assisted by others Of Bellaire City,
proceeded to cast stones and pebbles at
each others shore of West Virginia on
the one side and Bellalre on the other,
that it was In such contest on the even
ing of the 10th of February that the dc.
ceased received the blow that caused his
death; that the contests and fights as sta
ted, have been noticed by our public jour.
nails, and that the attention Of the officers
was called 10 stop the same; that officer
Mccormick, Marshal Of Bellaire city,
although knowing Of said riots, failed to
use the necessary measures to restrain
them.
Given under our hands at the time and
place of said requisitiOn above mentioned.
]. 3. DARRAH,
CHRIS. CAPTTo,
ALEX. KENNEDY,
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