Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-30
A Radical RufAan Grossly Insults q
Respectable Lady OF
BenWood
And Fatally Pistols the Democrat
who Came to Her
Rescue.
He Fires Three Shots Into a Crowd
ofMen, Women and
Children.
The Scoundrel Narrowly Escapes
Lynching at the Hands OF
the Paraders.
Who will be the Next Victim at the
Hands Of a Radical
Rowdy7
When Can a Democratic Prcc,s-
sion Pass in Safety Along
the Street2
Let Radicals Drop Their Cry OF
Outrage 10 the Solid
South
And Turn Their Eyes to Radical
0utrages Nearer
Home.
Who will be the Next Victim at the
Hands Of a Radical
Rowdy7
When Can a Democratic Pfccas'
sion Pass in Safety Along
the Street,
Let Radicals Drop Their Cry OF
Outrage ia the Solid
South
And Turn Their Eyes to Radical
0utrages Nearer
Home.

II Nathan Goodwin is not murderer
this morning it is simply because he
failed in his
WICKED AND BRUTAL ATTEMPT
10 commit it. Last night as the Demo-
Gratis of Benwood were forming their
lines i'm that town, preparatory TO their
parade q difficulty occurred between
Nathan Goodwin, Republican, ana
John Gribble, which may in all proba-
bility cost the latter's Lille, and being on
the ground We give the iacts III the
premises as they occurred.
Goodwin was standing near the Ben
wood mill as the procession was marcel
ing into line, surrounded by number
OF women and children. A lady
and wife OF one Of the most respectable
citizens in BenwoOd, standing near
Goodwin, hurrahed for Hancock. Inc
scoundrcl shouted, "Hurrah for your
-" using foul expression.
QUICK AS A FLASH
the lady raised stick to strike her IN
suffer, when he attempted to Seize her
Mr.. Gribble was in command, or one OF
the officers, OF a company and saw anu
heard what took place between Good-
win and the lady and demonstrated with
Goodwin, to he only in turn grossly IN
suited by him. Some words passed and
in moment the report OF a pistol In
the hands OF Goo Twin was heard,
and as
GRIBBLs FELL, IN THE ARMS OF HIS
FRIENDS,
scene OF the widest confusion
took place Members Of the process
cession rushed forward to protect their
comrade against the further assault OF
Goodwin, who then stood. revolver IN
hand, surrounded bv several friends,
one OF whom had hammer in his hand.
AS the friends %; Gribb!e came TO his
rescue, foremost OF whom was Larry
McGarrcl,
GOODWIN FIRED TWO OTHER SHOTS
into the crowd OF men, women and chi.
dren. There is no doubt in the world
that il il had not been for the aid OF Me
Garrel young Grib5ie would be in his
winding-sheet to-day.
The crowd then seized Goodwin and
handled him quite roughly, and had 1t
not been for the timely counsel ot sever
al gentlemen of Benwood and Wheeling
lie WOULD HAVE BEEN LYScHRD
in five minutes, so great bad
the Indignation become. Gribble's
wound is an ugly and frightful ne,and
though it may not he necessarily fatal,
vet even the surgeons would not attempt
to foretell the results. When the wound.
ed man, who is married, was removed
to his home, the scene was painful III
the extreme. His poor wife and aged
mother seemed to be utterly heartbro-
ken: nor could the kind efforts Of their
friends afford them any consolation. 1t
was indeed
A wRETCuED HOUSEHOLD
that hal been plunged into gr.ef in al
most a moment.
Leaving the patient in the hands OF
the surgeons and good friends We turn.
eel our attention to the attempted muir.
derer. and found that his friends had
rescued him from the maddened crowd
and had gotten him under the protec-
ton OF the legal authorities.
As We left Benwood at 1890 T. NJ, last
evening, il was rumored that Goodwin
would be sent to Jail at Moundsville
without bail, on the charge ot shooting
with intent to kill.
1t was clearly ascertained that the
prisoner had fired three shots, in all, the
first having taken effect rs described
upon Grib6ie, the balls from the other
two
PASSING THROUGH THE CLOTHS
OF Mr.. McGarrel. Many, and indeel all
the Republicans, with whom we talked,
denounced the crime OF Goodwin in the
most unmeasured terms, and were anI-
ious to see the fullest punishment
melted out to him for his cold-bloOded
attempt at wholesale murder, and we do
not attribute any blame to the Republi.
cans Of Benwood as party. But
1T DOES SEEN PASSING STRANGE
that the Democrats can not have
q parade, however peaceable, without
being subject to assault and outrage.
That Goodwin premeditated murder
was evident from his declarations on
Yesterday that he intended to shoot
some on i'm the procession last night. 1t
is further evident from the fact that he
offered
THE MOST BEAsTLY INSULT
TO an highly esteemed and respectable
lady in the presence OF men whom he
know must then and there resent it had
thew any manhood or character.
Mr.. Gibble was nearest him when the
insult and assault upon the lady were
made by the rufiian, and OF course it be-
came necessary for him to defend the
lady's honor, which he sought to do in
a more quiet and pacific manner than
most men would have done. In the
discharge of loyal duty, prompted by
the pures. and highest motives he was
SHOT DOWN LIKE DOG.
The would-be murderer put the pistol
right against his victims body when he
fired. He shot to kill. When the shot
was fired the pistol was so close to Crib
ble's body as to burn all the clothing
near the wound.
In summing up We say We believe
that Goodwin intended to murder some
one last evening. He is bitter Repub.
lican; he had a grudge against some one
of the Democrats, to judge from his pre-
yious threats; he offered the grossest in
suit, which afforded him proyocation,
or rather opportunity to kin. He is OF
bad reputation and should be severely
dealt with. There have been
THREE MEN KILLED
in Benwood in the last few years and