Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-25
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
PROBABLE PARIcl0E At DELAWARE,
OHIO.
Fraudulent Issue Of Municipal BOnds at Ur-
bsna. 0.-FOOt Cut 0F-Bndge
Burned-vsssel Sunk-Ihs
81. Louis Counter
fsiting Gang.
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DKLAwAKk, ONO, October "a. "A
probable case OF paricide occurred at q
o'clock Yesterday morning, nine miles
southwest OF here, in Concord Town
ship, in which Smith Heriott, aged %
wears, fatally shot his father. George
Heriott, in the outer corner of the left
eye.with small-siEed pistol, the wound
ranging down and back. DR.. ]. II.
White, Of this city, was dispatched for,
and m company with a neighbOring
physician probed the wound for about
one inch. but was unable 70 find the
bgll.
The son, Smith, was arrested, brought
here this afternoon, and confined in
Jail, where he was interviewed upon the
tragical occurrence.
Tie was very reticent upon the sub
lect, and denied the charge of shooting
his father, saving that the first intima-
ton he had Of the shooting was while in
his room dressing he heard pistol shot,
and on going into the barnyard, where
his father had gOue to milk the cows, he
saw him lying on the ground welterlng
in his own blood, with a wound in his
head. Being carried into the house he
remained conscious, and upon being
questioned by neighbors, who soon con-
gregated, as 70 who did il, he replied
that Smith shot him.
All sorts Of rumOrs are afOat as 10 the
cause, the general verdict being that il
Was the result Of quarrels that have
been progressing for the past six or
eight months. The son charges his
father with being intimate with wO-
man Of no very enviable reputation, and
has frequently charged him with it.
Smith at one time left home for a few
days, bu: returned, and things have
kept going from bad TO worse until this
morning. when il is asserted that
the son followed his father into the
BARNARD, some distance from
the house. Whether they quarrel
ed or not is not definitely known,
but while sitting on a stool
mi liking, the son deliberately drew a
pistol and shot him, with the above re-
suit A pistol WAS also found in the
wounded mans pocket, which, however,
carried a larger ball than the one with
which he was shot, and dispels the idea
advanced by some that he attempted
suicide.
The citizens in the locality Of the
tragedy are highly enraged over il, as
they claim there is nOthingin the report
% Mr.. HeriOtt's intimacy with a woman.
Smith has always borne a good reputa-
tiOn among those who knew him best,
and his ztrange conduct in this matter
is by many believed 20 be the result OF
weakening mind. A warrant was issued
tonight, charging him with shooting
with intent 10 Kill, and his preliminary
trial will, in all probability, take place
tomorrow, at which time further devel-
opments Of interest may take place.
Foot Cut on
SrEUBENvILLE, October 23.-Frei Bar
tolls, employed az the Jefferson Iron
Works. was this afternoon run over by
the cars which la1l metals into the
blast furnace. md ha his right foot cut
off al the ankle. There is a steep grade
on the track, aud the boy rides on the
cars for the purpose of setting the
brakes. On this occasion he Jailed 10
perform his duty, which resulted IN the
above accident.
Bridge Burned.
NEW ORLEANS. October 24.-AbOut
one thousand feet OF the Bay St. Louis
bridge, on the New Orleans and Mobile
railroad, was burned.
Vessel sunk.
CHARLOTTE, y. Y, October PA
large, black vessel, supposed 10 DO the
ii. Rooney, Of Kingston, loaded with
limestone, missed the pier during q
westerly gale this morning, lriitcd to
Leeward, and sunk in forty teet Of water.
A hfe- boat, which went % assist the
crew, il reported lost.
The ST. Louis Gang Of Counterfeiters.
ST. LOUIS, October 24,-Wheelan,
Woods, BOsse, Sullivan and Mrs. Annie
Thomas, five OF the people arrested
"Wednesday night and Yesterday for
dealing in and showing counterfeit dol
lars and half dollars, were taken before
United States Commissioner Ward this
afternoon. The government not being
ready for their examination, bail for
each person was fixed at S. 600. BOsse
gave bond at once, and Wood and
Wheelan will probably DO so tomorrow.
Sullivan and Mrs. Thomas were re-
manded. IL appears that Biebusch and
johnson were indicted by the United
States grand Jury last spring, and will
shortly be arraigned before Court.
Fraudulent Issue Of Bonds.
CINCINNArI, October ga COmmsr-
rial special SAYS warrant has been Is
sued Tor the arrest Of l.. g. HOyey, CITY
Clerk Of Crbana, Ohio, for iraudulently
issuing bonds Of the municipality. Ho-
Yey could not be found at his house,
and Council has offered $500 for his arrest.
How many spurious bonds have bCen
issued is not known. The suspiciD Us
bonds had reached the bank in Spring
field, OhiO.s
Conflict with srudenta
LoNDOS, October PA dispatch from
Berlin announces that the discovery Of a
liberal league among the students at the
university at kasan, Russia, led 10 a
sanguinary conflict between the militia
and people, who would not allow the
students 10 be arrested. After a pro-
lOnged fire the rioters were dispersed.