The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-08

ike to wipe out ali Htnaville and about
balf Of Bridgeport. al" lost no time
in Selling the first opportunity to exc
cute this difficult task and about
dusk Saturday night while stand
inc at Junkins' corner, he espied two
.EtnavilEans whom, Us they passed ne
denounced as liars. A scutie ensued at
once, which resulted only in di:arrang-
ing Conoway's apparel and considerably
ruling his temper. Officer Nee. was on
the opposite side of the street, and Oh,
serving the trouble, ran over and slezed
COnoway with the intention of arrestlng
him, which proved, however, hard job
Conoway was very OLGtrOp-
orous and resisted all in his
power, 50 much that the officer
had to call on some OF the large crowd
present to assist him The prisoner was
finally conveyed to the lookup, and
while in the custody Of citizen during
the officers absence for the keys Of the
Jail, he asked the privilege of putting on
his coat. This was granted, and taking
advantage of his temporary freedom, he
made II dash down the street and sue.
ceeded in getting onto the Back river
bridge. without being captured. Officer
McConaghy waited awhile in the vicinity
watching his movements, and it wasn't
long before he discovered him lurking
near the depot. Here an effort to make
second arrest took place, but without
success. None OF the bystauders, though
called upon. would assist the officer, and
when a colored man named Nuby was
prevailed upon to help make the arrest
the friends of the prisoner jerkcd Nuby
away. The result was that COnoway Is
yet at large.
YESTERDAY morning warrants were
issued by the Mayor for the arrest OF
several persons who were called upon
by the officer to aid in
arrrsting Conoway and failed to obey.
Two of these, Henry Nuuenger and
Albert Porter, were arrested to-day and
fined twenty dollars and costs each.
Nuucngcr, however succeeded in c-cap-
ing from custody, and taking over the
wire bridge into kirkwood and then
swimming Back river, succeeded for the
present in evading the law.
THE foregoing ought to have been
amusement enough, but it wasn't. a
party from Wheeling named Rant and
jim Baxter. hired a horse and buggy
from Hill. the livery man. on Sunday
to drive out to st. CaIrsyile. just the
other side Of town they took aboard one,
George HILBERT and sister and Il gallon
jug of "bug juice and thu, rc-yniDrccd
continued ON. This beautiful quartcttr
has figured more or .ess in the " Wheeling
Police Court, 50 that further comment
IL, to their style is useless. A. the con-
tents OF the jug Iossencd the animation
and spirits of the jolly four heightened
IN an inverse ratio, and by the time the
iqdcd horse reached st. Clairsvillc, they
didn't care for "nuthiu'' They weren't
there long until the Sheriff gobbcd one
of the BuXtcrs for improper conduct.
By this time word had reached Hill how
! his team was being used up. He lost no
/ time in starting after them with one of
/ his men, and near the foot Of the hill,
! the party hove in sight on their return
| trip, minus Baxter. 1t Is unnccc--a-
~ to state the result OF that meeting,
| but somebody was badly beaten and II
wasn't Hill or his man, nor the lovely
damsel who made one OF the party. Hill
! thinks none of that tribe wi trouble
him again for team to 80 to st. Glars
Vile or anywhere els.