Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-03-11
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NJ. Jones, pastor OF the UnivefSali6t
Church at Middleport, has been CON-
PEELED to give up his work there on
account Of a sore throat, which is OF
such character that his physicians
require that he shall rest from minis
terial labors for at least year. He
will soon leave for Southern Ala
hama, where he hopes, in time. with
care, to get over his trouble. There
are many outside his own church
who will regret the necessity which
takes him away.
Miss Lola Graham, Of Kyger, Gal
liza County, has been elected to the
position in our public schools vacated
by Miss Ella B. Moore.
PIT. Pt. Aonitor-We understand
that some gentlemen from Gallipolis
have purchased the Barrel Factory
of this place.
Last Monday night two horses
were stolen from Mrs. Madaline
Graham, near Gallipolis. Both are
large bay geldings; a reward Of $50
is offered for their return.
Irontoa Register--It has been
some months since the disappear
ance of William Shuck Of Mason
township, this county. 1t will be
remembered that he was reported
drowned by the capsizing of boat
in which he and two others, named
Harliss and Webb, we're crossing the
river at Huntington. The failure to
find the body, and the fact that
where he was reported drowned was
not more than five feet deep, and
other suspicious circumstances led
to the arrest Of Harliss and Webb.
The body has never been found,
though diligent search was made in
the neighborhood where he was sup
posed to be drowned.
Another interesting feature of the
case was the fact that he had policy
Of $4,000 upon his life; and it was
supposed by many that he had fed
the country, and that the reported
drowning was only ruse to get at
the insurance.
Harliss and Webb, and another
man by the name Of Van Dyke, were
arrested and put in the Barbours-
vile Jail, and the matter had quieted
down until the other day, when, it is
reported that Van Dyke had made a
tender of States evidence to the
Prosecutor. The substance of his
revelations, as we have it from two
informants, is that he, Van Dyke,
simply took Shuck to the Ohio side
of the river in skiff and then re-
turned to Huntington. On the Ohio
side the murder is alleged to have
occurred, and the body hidden until
the next night when it was removed
and sunk in deep water at California
Rocks, some distance above. This
comprises the report which reaches
US Of the new development. We
have since been informed that on
the night after Shuck's disappear
ance, persons in the neighborhood
heard voices Of men talking mys-
teriously, near the spot where the
tragedy is said to have happened.
1t is reported, also, there was 3
woman living at California Rocks,
whom the three accused persons
were in the habit Of visiting. They
were there the day previous to
Shuck's disappearance, and one Of
them the day after. During the
search for Shuck's body, near Rock
wood, she seemed possessed Of some
information, for she declared they
would never find the body down
there, but above in the deep water
Of California Rocks.
1t seems from this that there is to
be solution of the mysterious dis
appearance Of William Shuck. In
about two weeks the Court meets at
Barboursville when Van Dykes op-
portunity will come for telling what
he knows of this affair. Should it
turn out that his information is re-
liable, the case will doubtless come
before the Court of this county.
VintOn corr. Hamden Enterprise:
Miss jamie Hamilton, of this place,
gave birthday party to her many
friends on Friday evening last, at
Buffers Hall. About one hundred
of her friends, both old and young,
were present, and Miss jamie was
the happy recipient of many valua-
BILE presents. The affair was an
enjoyable one, long to be remem-
bered.