The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-21
WELLsRuRa.
Captain Paul Boyton-A Notable Loea,
fnVentlon-AFFcsfo or Dr. PaFkinson.
WELIsBuRo, February 20.

fnVentIon-AFrest Or Dr. PaFkinson.'
I WELLSBuRo, February 20.
Editor. Of Intelligeneer.
The sleighing is FIRST class. There were
a large number Of sleds in town to-
day.
The farm Of W. P. Campbell, near Beth.
any, was sold on Saturday 10 Mr.. John
Erwin, his bid Of $1,000 being the highest
figure offered.
Seeing notices Of the feats Of Capt. Paul
Boyton in the water with his liie.saying
suit, reminds US d the experiments Of 4
Mr.. Ralston (the patentes Of one Of the
best threshing and separating machines
in this country at this place about the
year 1850. Mr.. Ralston invented and had
made rubber suit, which being put on
the body and properly adjusted was filed
with air by hand bellows; the swim.
mer being in readiness he was
provided with a pair Of wooden paddles
or buckets similar TO good sized hoe,
which were the propelling power. He
and others experimental with the suit and
II proved success. At the same time he
had Constructed 0 life boat, also his inven.
ton. He had two hulls made OF the very
best leather, The seams or joints were ias.
tened with copper rivets. Inside OF each
oithe hulls was gutta percha pouch OF
about Is inches in diameter when inflated.
All around the pouch was filled in with
cork. These bulls were Joined together
with q deck in the usual manner, the hulls
being about six feet apart, The. craft was
provided with wheel for propelling
power. The boat was success In itself,
but the inventor never sought TO make II
practical. Mr.. Ralston also partially sue.
ceeded in making wheel with sliding
Our citizens were somewhat surprised
this morning TO learn that DR.. David Par.
kinson, dentist residing near Bethany,
aud formerly citizen here, had been
lodged in jail during the night onia charge
made by Miss Lou Filley, OF Bethany, Of
procuting an abortion upon her. Miss
Filley was also lodged in Jail. She com.
plains that on the 18th OF February, 1879,
''that theisaid Parkinson did administer to
her drug or medicine with the intent to
procure a miscarriage, she being with
child, and the said Parkinson did procure
her miscarriage and destroy the child. She
is joined in the complaint by L. L. Bryte,
of Bethany: and they state that the said
Parkinson did nnlawfully administer to
her q certain medicine or compound Of
drugs" The warrapt.was issued Februa.
~ lSlIi, and on Tie 10th II was placed in
tho hands ofSherifr Curtis, who took the
defendant before Esquire Billings, Of Beth.
any. Drs. Wliitsett and Shriver were
summoned and examined the said Lou
Filley, and upon their evidence and the
admission OF the defendant that he gave
the woman the medicine, he was held in
$2,000-to answer ian indictment at the
March term Of the Circuit Court! Inde.
iaulthe was committed. Such is . synop.
sis of-tte case m shown by the papers on
file in tho Clerks Office.
We visited DR.. Parkinson In bis cell this
evening and told him our mission. He
said he was glad that we called Ss he de-
sired to have fair show before tho pub
lie. We found HIM disposed to converse
freely upon the subject Of his arrest. He
hopes to bei able to show his innocence,
and asks that the public Judgement may,
be suspended until he has trial. His
statement Is about as follows: N''I gave
the girl the medicine. She told me that
she wanted something to bring about the
menstrl6tion. ] did not know that .BhB
was with Child. Ihad the preparation 40
cording to a recipe. After had given her
the medicine l became alarmed for fear
that something might be wrong and went
twice 10 zee the girl took the medicine
from her. She told me that 1t did not do
her any good; that Il did not even make
her sick. ] am innocent of procuring an
abortion on her; am as much opposed to
that business as any man can be. The
Doctor stated that there was something
wrong about the matter. He said that he
had been greatly abused and lied upon,
and appealed 10 the citizens Of Wellsburg
as to his reputation for dooonoy, sohrlaty
and honesty during his residence her6.
He was waiting TO consult with j. 0. Pal
mer. Esq, when we left, after which he
said he might have something further to
say. The case has given rise to nuch
comment. j. G. Wright, Esq, has been
engaged. as. counsel for pr. pafklHsep.
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