Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-23
THE KNIFE AGAIN.
Frank Mcsherry Charged With
Stabbing Eige Black, alias

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Stabbing Lige Black, alias
r. t"Rlackie." -t.. I.s
Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock
the knife was again brought into use on
the person of Lige Black, alias
"Blackie," well known parsonage who
lives with woman named Gray, on the
ground floor of tenement house at the
corner of Market street and alley y, First
ward. 1t appears from what We can
learn that Black and Frank McSherry
were, about II o'clock Thursday night,
in Lawrence Heller's saloon at No. 1888
Market street, where they were engaged
in throwing dice for the drinks. A mis-
understanding arose between the two
men in regard to keeping "tally, when
Black called McSherry "liar," follow
ing it up with pulling off his coat and
striking McSherry on his face. Before
Mr.. Heller could get around from
behind the counter, Black had knocked
McSherry down in corner of the
room and was preparing to punish him,
when Mr.. Heller interfered and put
both men outside of his saloon, taking
hold of Black first. What became OF
the men, Mr.. Heller did not know, un-
til probably fifteen minutes later, when
McSherry returned and asked permits
sion to be allowed to wash the blood
from his face, after which he left the
place and was gone sometime before he
returned, which was after l o'clock.
He sat in the saloon until
he noticed that his face was
bleeding, he having been struck on the
left side of his face, and then went out.
The next heard OF McSherry was when
he shortly afterwards went into the
Spring Garden saloon, afew doors above
Heller's saloon, but on the opposite side
of the street, and there met Black, who
WAS with some friends drinking, and
who desired to fight. The two men be-
gan to quarrel and were put out OF the
saloon bv Joe Webb, bartender. Me
Sherry and Black started up Market
street, quarreling as they walked
along, until a short distance above
the saloon, where it Is
supposed the two men begun to fight
again, which resulted in Black being
cut, as he alleges, by McSherry. The
wounds sustained by Black, while not
necessarily dangerous, are very painful,
and are distributed promiscuously on
his person, the largest being on his left
arm, a cash several inches in length.
Black sustained a narrow escape in a cut
on his left side, in the region OF the low.
er rib. There were also two frightful
cuts on his scalp, besides several
Others on his shoulders, chest
and arms. Black was taken 10
his home by friends and DR.. Harvey
sent for, who arrived about 800 o'clock
Yesterday morning and dressed the
wounds.
Having learned OF the atiray yesterday
morning, officer Short, of the First ward,
swore out a warrant for McSherry, and
about 10 o'clock succeeded in arresting
him at Mathews saloon, Market square,
where he was eating lunch. McSherrv
was locked up, and will have hearing
before the police judge thismorning, after
which Prosecuting Attorney Jordan
will give him hearing on Il State war
rant. Both men are said to have been
intoxicated at the time Of the trouble.
Although suffering very much last even
ing, Black was hopeful Of being able to
yet ont OF the house in the course of
few days.