Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-25
PARKERSBURG.
Return of Shaffer and Glenn-A
Brave Deed-SuspiciOus Death
of Samuel Pyatt-The Niger
and the CatamOunt.
anu tIIt CdtHInOuHt.

Correspondence Of the Register
PARKERsBURG, October "a.
Officers Mehen and Beckwith brought
back to this city, last night, Reymer
Shaffer and VIM. Glenn, both men hav-
ing waived an examination at st. Marys,
Pleasant county, on the charge OF having
participated in the burglary OF Morris &
Hammett's store, at Willow Island. The
capture OF Shaffer now leaves but two Of
the alleged burglars at large, both Of
whom undoubtedly will be run down.
A brave deed, performed by Parkers-
burg printer, deserves more than pass
ing notice. A day or two since, while a
crowd was standing near the Avery
street crossing OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, and just as the
train was running on the down grade
to the bridge, an aged and infirm
lady endeavored to cross the track. The
spectators were petritied with horror
and were unable to make a movement
toward the rescue nf the old lady from
the terrible death which confronted her,
when Just as she stepped upon the track
and the train was but few feet distant,
Mr.. Charles p. Harvey sprang forward,
seized the old lady and fell just beyond
the reach of the locomotive, which in
another second would have crushed
them both to atoms.
The finding OF the body OF Samuel
Pyatt, several days ago, near Bellville,
in this county, has caused considerable
excitement. He was found lying in the
woods, a short distance from his house,
which he had left but that morning to
cut and haul in firewood. His skull
was crushed in several places, as though
he had been struck with some blunt
instrument. 1t was supposed at first
that he had been kicked to death by the
mules which he had been drawing in the
sled that morning, but since that
time circumstances have arisen which
point the finger OF suspicion toward a
man named Boes as his murderer. The
people are making a thorough examina-
ton of the matter, and If Pyatt was
murdered the fact will no doubt soon he
brought to light
THE NIGER AND THE WILDCAT.
Several members OF the "Ferritt Com
panv" cniuyed verv successful hunt
last Saturday night. They had succeed
ed in catching eleven opossums and two
handsome but somewhat oderiferous
skunks, and finally "holed" what they
imagined very large coon under a
church, about seven miles from town.
A colOred boy whether an honary MEM
Der OF the club or not our informant does
not state, ventured under the church 70
draw out the varmint and capture il. In
the space OF about two minutes there
was heard the most unearthly yelling,
scraping and humping, when forth from
beneath the sacred edifice issued nine
hounds, niger and a catamount. The
quadruped was behind in the race, but
not distaEced. He had taken an lnycn-
tory OF the darkey's wardrobe, and not
admiring the style of "Joc's' unmen-
tionablcs then and there, by the time
the darkey and his contemporary had
gotten well outside, the bipcd had gone
into bankruptcy in the clothing business,
and had engaged in the pursuit OF gath
erng old rags, with a small stock on
hand-not on hand, cXaCtly-but hang
ing around loose. Some Of the boys
say they don't know which climbed the
tree first, the wild cat or the darkey, but
the wild cat didn't stop until he struck
some mountain iastness. So far as the
colored member is concerned, it is safe
to say he has lost all interest in mid
night hunts, and not even the tempting
anticipation of savory baked "'possum'
can induce him to enter the woods alone
on a dark night. RIDI.