The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-23
"Ltie,Black and Ban Quinlan Attack
an Etnavtllfan, Who Claims
That They Attempted 10
Rob Him.---Arress
ofBoth Parties
JENNIE YoRRISGToS's OVERDOSE OF
LAUDANUS

Saturday afternoon, narween two ana
three o'clock, a female dressed in the
habiliments peculiar to woman Of the
town, passed hurriedly IRON the house OF
i'll fame on Sixteenth street, kept by
Jennie Norrington, and as hurriedly
moved I'D Market street and INTO the Of
fee of physician. The reporter OF the
REGISTER noticing the entrance of the
woman into the Office of the physician,
at once suspected that something was
wrong, and made it convenient
to drop in on the doctor on professional
business, and ascertain, if possible, the
cause of the excitement. OF course
our suspicious were correct, and
when the woman was overheard
to make the remark that "Jen.
ME Norriugtou had taken an over
dose of Iaudanum," the idea of suicide
At once seized US, and we repaired to the
mansion where the fair Jennie had
sought by means of cold poison to bid
farewell to this gay world, and HE
herself into the mysterious regions be-
yond. But nothing could be
learned from her sisters in sin; their lips
were as silent as the paint which be-
daubed their Summarized faces, and an
emphatic $50 to the devil" WAS
the very civil rejoinder that was
received in answer TO the inquiry
as to how and by what means
the fascinating Jennie had imbibed the
poison. By this time the physician had
arrived, and seeing at glance that I'M
mediate action would be required to save
the life of the frail wreck before him, an
tidotes were sent for forthwith, and the
woman. now in stupor as of death, was
violently seized and trotted around IN the
room for a time. The messenger who
had been dispatched for the medicine TO
counteract the effect of the poison, in the
meantime arrived, and the antidotes were
administered, the womsn's at
tendants standing around her
bedside anxlously awaiting the
result-the work of dissolution or a
return to life. The latter was effected,
however. and an hour later the woman
was pronounced out Of danger, and d.
rections for the administering of further
medicines left by the doctor IN the hands
OF her associates. No cause can be learn
ed for the woman's attempted suicide,
neither could satisfactory conclusion be
arrived at as to whether she had accident
ally taken the poison by mistake-the wo-
men about the premises refusing TO answ
any and all questions IN relation thereto.
Jennie NOrrngton has been a keeper of
house of prostitution in this
city for some time, having came here
from GAINESVILLE, o., some years
ago, and has followed the life of pros
titute ever since her arrival in the city
sometimes AS landlady and at other
times as a bosrder, according to the re-
verses consequent upon such life. A
short time since she was indicted by the
Grand Jury, and found guilty of keep
iHg a house of ill-fsme by the Court, and
beng unable TO produce the necessary
amount to pay her fine, was sent to jan, but
was released on promise of good behavior
1t is thought, although nothing definite
can he sscertslned, that the cause her OF
attempt to make way with herself is of a
domestic nature, known only to herself
and her "feller," and the state of affair."
cannot be definitely sscertsined
THE HIGHwAYM
A disturbance occurred on Main street,
near the corner of Eleventh, Saturday
night, which savors rather strongly of
robbery, according to the statement ofthe
victim, who was fesrfully bruised about
the head and face by his sssailants. At
the hour named, after the procession had
dlsbanded and the people who had filled
the streets during the night, were wend.
ing their way homeward, cries Of ann
being robbed Murder" inter-
spersed with pitiful means
and the sounds rs of some one
kicking or beating another with q
club, attracted large crowd to the plac
above ment Toned, where it was ascertain
ed that "Lige" Black and Dan Quinlan
had assaulted man named Davis from
-Etnsville, who had been witnessing the
demonstration early in the evening.
Davis says that he was returning home,
and that when near the top of the Main
street hill he was oyertaken by Black
aud Quinlan, who attempted 10
rob him. On his resisting the
would.be highwsymen, Black Knocked
him down and jumped on to him with
his feet, brusing him fesrfully, Quinlan
standing by and encouraging Black in
his murderous work. Davis cries
brought Officers Shsnly and Strobel to
the scene, and the party were arrested.
Black, however, succeeded in making
his escape, but later in the night
officer Shanly again arrested him, and he
resisting the officer, was struck twice
with mace, the first lick taking cut
huge chunk from of the left side of his
jaw, and the second cutting
large cash in the back part