Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-11
AN APOLOGY WANTED.
A Bl00DlESS BATTLE BETWEEN
ss. 6RUBB AND HOWELL, s


For the past Two inonths ,h''N
been a great spirit ol uniricndilness De-
tween John T. Grub, formerly OF the
!Siiurday Esening Journal, and Charlie
Howell, ofth Intcii,9ncsr. A RkdisfEh
reporter heard Grub say, In the Cay
building, some time ago, addressing
Howell; "lou said In the hieltigcn-
Ger that the Journal was u question
able enterprise aud I'll get even with
YOU, IL IL takes nil my life Before
that time, Tor all that Is known to tho
contrary, the two men were on very
good terms. hut since then nave oeen
nj dangers drawn. IL hag oi truce
were displayed tho point OF the sworn
was visible through it, and the two
newspaper men have not agreed IKE
little birds IN their nests. Soon after
the above assertion was made, Howell
MAS mixed up in u little difficulty, and
and C;rubb, true 20 his word, gave him
benefit I'm the Journal, claiming, at the
ynmc time, that II was but legitimate
journalism. Sncc the appearance OF
that article, the fcud has dcepenod ~
intensity, and has not been strictly
confined 10 the bosOms OF tho belllger'
ents, but has broken out on several oc'
CusiOus. g..
ON Sunday night, Grub was sitting
in'thr rear ol Martins restaurant when
Howell made his appearance at Tue
door. Tho latter, not recoghk
lng the figure in the back part OF the
room. asked, WHO'S that some one
said John urubb, and Martin testing
" said. Peter Cooper" Howell re-
sponded, cor some other - (using
a term Of rcproach, unknown to refined
ears, anil ryhrctiug on GrubbH blrthJ
and passed out, .--,
Yesterday afternoon this remark was
repeated to Grubb, and he declared he
w6uld have mn apology or Satisfaction,
About five O'Clock, the hostile parties
met. Howell was Conversing at the
Mcclure House corner with Commodore
pnrrah, when Grubb joined them.
Said he:
"Mr Howell | hear you've bcen talk
lug about me. aud remarked that ! was
"a ~. pld your
IL gucss dill, said Howell.
The --- you did. Then -
IN IN YOU, aud hc reached Tor his re-,
yulvcr. Mr.. Darrab, thinking II would
be- an ordinary light, governed by lhe
rules oi the Z. Il, stepped back, but
when he saw tho glitter Of the revolver
started in. Howell had, in the mean
time. closed with Grub aud was en-
| dcu,oring o. secure the pistol. MIR.
| narrah, however, reached over and SclI-
lug the weapon, NTcuChCd It itom the
hands Of both. A second Ultcrward,
| Constable 81. Myers swoopcd down,
placed Grubh under arrest and the WAL
| was over. ~ public was the arena oil
the glalitorial fight that great number
ui spectators had assembled aud all lol'
| Lowell the colhbatan,s to Justice MlllcfH
office. As Constable 1t. Myers walked
oil with his prisoner Sergeant Sweeney
| appc rod, but Mas Warned OIL VAN
nlold ON now, Major this IL mg man.
1T the uilirr of tie Justice, where a
| great crowd had forced its way, hOst,li'
| llcs wore partially renewed, Hrubb
ayeTiug "that he would yet listen 10 an
| apology" aud Howell answering that
| not until the grave had closed over hun.
Grub ended the discussion 10y yoluu.
tcrring the ASSERTION that whatever hud
been his shortcomings lac had never
robbed virtue oi lts ylrgln purify, and
| retired Ia tho private Office OF the JUS
| ucc. Howell said ho had never yet
prosecuted anybody, aud never Nouli,
but Prosecuting Attorney Jordan drew
up two warrants, and Howell sgucd the
ahduvils The charges are assault and
battery and carrying concealed weapons
Mr.. Good appeared Tor the de.
lendani, aud john aud his coun'
vel were closctrd with thc
'Slulrc for somu tlmc, alter which II
was announced 20 the audience that the
hearing Nas postponed until Friday at
loan. Several oi Gruhh's friends
started out 10 obtain security lor has
appearance. There was some difficulty
ia finding gentleman Tor whom they
were looking. and IL was decided that
he could not be- found until morning,
and Gruhb was committed Ia jail I'm
mrirulcly ultcrwud Mr. EbcuC1cr ZANE
was found. aud, furnishing the required
rrruuty, Grubb Was set nj liberty. The
bond was $500 In the first case aud 500
in the second,
Upon the streets the mnttcc was freely
ranyusscd. Both men hal their sup
portcrs, and while il was argued that
Grubh hail no rigA, To take the law into
his Own hnudsSllpwcll was freely
blamed lot the language, which was
probably thoughtlcysly used.