The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-12
v.uroOd shooting Affair.

- ~, ,,,,p,d.y afternoon 10 ascertain the
w, W. y a, u possible in the shooting
- -, ~, occurred there late Monday
=, 49, B,lound that there were various
.,,.tds, ranor 5Oat as to the origin
"a, ,st,t It.Ppslr', however, that
T;,,- g,,,,op, coal miner, had been
,.,,ti,, , payer meeting at the house
sY,. Js.ph Hawkins, and was on his
-, lam, from .aid meeting when he
-, ~, by Thomas BrAnnon, a man oil
4, as, nam. but no relation, who is a
~, !, ID, BeuEood Mill, and who was
,is,,, lrI inclined to be qusrfelsome.
s,,. Brlruou sought to escape a dlth'
A, ,i.b TAoua. by moving on towards
=. ba, ru followed up by the latter
ui UY. v.Ociates who kept with him
ual |, reached hi. house.
a, rpor!,r vu informed that alter
I'm. Br.nnon reached his home he
80 8. door 1nd went in, leaving
iSs-y ad biz associates outside, and
SrtS, ll.ur became violent and assaul'
u b, dOOr and Ous Of The Wlndows.
Tl.,iv thI il the fac, or not, it tsppeArs
ID Hiram became violently wrought up
4 n l.sling By what had occurred, and
n, hot guu, which he had previous.
lrblisd UilS ! view Of going a hunting
"; zsfrisg, opened the door and fred
4 TLsau BrlupOn, intending as he
ma Tuusdirg him in the limbs, and
NJ lsiug him fatal injury. What
M Ii, motives, the shot took effect in
d. ,bdou.n Of his unfortunate name.
ai., doing him terrible injury, from
,stA /. nOE lies, at the residence Of his
Ly,sg Patrick, in critical condition,
r-tDlsd BY Dn. Ford and E4key, oil
hTood, iud DR.. Frissell, Of this city.
kloavsnation had with Squire Nc.
IlSl BY Our reporter, it would appear
GrNtls examination Of Hiram Bran.
" tie following statements came out;
lisa Kelly, 4 partner Of Thomas Bran.
vLlsiisd that Hiram had been stopp.
Ea liz Siy home by the former, and
Ia Dns TOrds had passed between
u Hiram remarked to Thomas that he
IGH have him arrested 10 the morning,
" ia.a proceeded Oh towards bis home.
hosu followed alter, using loud talk,
rd seeming bent on quarrel. Kelly
fsd 70 persuade him to desist and go
a'ss, SCt be would Otbe persuaded and
tp, % u stated.
IhLerch, another witness, stated that
1. Aslfd loud talk and swearing, and
ming hr window saw Thomas Bran.
u, 'Aou IAe did not recognize at the
sss, Iad heard him and Hiram quarrel,
~ She requested him to 20 home and
l'' Told Hiram that he ought to 20 in
=. AOOis and not sIay there quArslling
w ! drunken man. According to
"a iceOunt they began throwing
Esss It each other, whereupone
Z. a'ed h.r window aud went to an.
Slsi II The 'Outh end Of the house.
aaiIss this ors she saw Thomas in a
Iso7'lI po.iiiOn, partly hid BY the cor.
~ oI he house, He was standing in
SA PosInoa shen Hiram came out Of
y Soa'. Isieh il part Of The building
ss IVA IA She bad previously heard
~ We iaPIsriug him 10 20 out. She
az W NJ Hiram, but heard him say,
Y any OF will shoot you" A few
-. - LI''fHArts, while she was still
aE1s laoun 10 90 away, she heard a
y %, lad Immediately afterwards
4 sTaS exclaimed, "My God ! | am done
y ~ cal lOr help. SheI closed the
'IS'y isd nE 20 more.
H. Led, 'hO i, constable, wa, lust
=, H. % aH "a! home and heard the
-, NJ >. 1iIst W discovering the result be
A. W. Sqal" NcJiltOn'a and reported
E,,iE EF,.iSEa'f'ns' 10 that officer, who imme.
- icy vent TO Hiram. house and had
,,.' !. E'.!ed' he also tried 10 get a
'14a'li !, ~ IRON ThonAp, butalI be would
~ -, ID, stAnnOn, shot me.D Tn
N M! required Hiram to give $1,000
"a = .ai's waiting the result Of Thomas
,,.,.I9 ...s, Iali be did no. do, and was
ES'nsIy E;'as htsn to jail at Moundsyille.
~, Is,1 '. S'lauon ia a man Of good char.
Y',s,Mi;..S M y .SSStn'OOd, Is a member Of the
y IGSa tS'tcb, and about IS years
d ~ iioln i' a young man Of about
\ ~ s!.1.a 4 'lid 70 be ! quiet and peaces.
IS,;,'.o o ya.n notin liquor. There il
=, e.'I ,sSl. o. opinion a. to the shooting,
alsJ JI.'lls H. & that it vas altogether un-
M sh'Is others think that some
M, |,i's ..I : u Necessary III Benwood tc
p: pS 'as % Ibe rOEdyiSm Of the place
/, s-'sllee the above renort -. m,
", ~ B',,;'. n I.l'n that the names Of Ii,
kl,is. us 81 % the ARRAY are Hiram
sl,so.s Na'' B'AnuOnl And Thomu