The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-20
pIsrOL PRACTICE.
Shooting OF Two Coal DiGgers ut Fuiton
Saturday Night.

Shooting OF Two Coal DIGgers ut Fulton
Saturday Might.
About 10 o'clock Saturday night report
reached this city that serious row had &C.
cured over at Fulton between John Hill
ton and Henry Miller, miners in the emf
ploy OF Walter Marshall, in his Fulton
colliery, in which both the parties had been
shot. a reporter Of this paper was on the
ground shortly atterward, aud had no diff
Guilty in eliciting the following facts III re.
gard to the matter. John Hilton and Miller
were in Bakers saloon and while there had
some words, but had evidently made up
before leaving, although not until Miller
had picked up Hilton and thrown him to
the floor. go
Shortly after this occurrence Mr.. Miller
went down to Hotfman's store and was
talking to VIM. Keim and one or two others
when Hilton cameup, and as. Miller turned
around Hilton fred at him. Miller then
said, "D-nyou, you have done that, now
ri give you aome!" and knocked Hilton
down. Following up his advantage, he
wrenched the revolver from the PROSTATE
man and quickly fired three shots at
him. Miller then sprang up and
soon after diappeared. Mr.. Keim ex.
claimed, "Oh, Mr.. Hoffman, Henry
Miller Is shot" and started to.
ward the men, when the ladies' prevented
him. Attention was given Mr.. Hilton
at once, and he was carried across the
street TO his residence, where DR.. Hopkins
soon after attended him.
The reporter next went to Mr.. Hilton's
house, where he found Hilton lying on
bedtick thrown upon the floor. He was
very delirious and Unconscious. His face
was beaten TO jelly, aud very much dis
colored and swollen. One OF his eyes was
closed, and he presented sidkening APP
pearance, generally. He was entirely
naked, and Just 10 the left Of the sternum,
and almost at the junction OF the fourth
rib with the sternum, was small bullet
hole. DR.. Hopkins said the ball had pene-
trsted the left lung, and internal hemmor
rbage was going on, which would soon ter.
inmate his suffering. Hilton lisa man ap.
parently fiity years OF age, Is tall and
9aunt and hard WORKING man. he came
from Old Virginia and Maryland, some
years ago, and has always been miner.
He has d. wife and three children, the
Youngest OF whom Is ten or eleven years
Of age.
shooting he found that he himself had
been shot in two places, the ball entering
his right hand and then his breast. His
wound, however, was not dangerous, and
he started to this CITY 10 give himself up,
and meeting Deputy Sheriff r. Il. Phillips
ON the hill he surrendered to him. Mr.,
Phillips took his prisoner TO DR.. Hoge's
Office, where his wounds were dressed,
after which he took him to jail. The pia..
toll used belonged to Hilton, and Is a small
Keystoue No. i revolver, with seven cham
beTs, four OF which had exploded cartridges
in them. The affair caused great excite
ment in Falton for little while, but when
Il was ascertained that the results we're
not so serious as at first reported, every
thing became quiet again.
Yesterday afternoon Franz T. Holman
and John P. Walton entered bail before
q. W. Philips, Esq, in the sum o. $500
for the APPEARANCE Of Miller before this
magistrate on the 2Slh Of this month, Tor
preliminary hearing. 90,
AT q late hour last night Hilton was stlll
living, but DR.. UlriCb, who had been call
cd in to see him, reports his recovery as
doubtful,