The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-31
THE WICKED WORLD.
A Record of the Transgrssslons
ofths wayward oa.s Of the worId-An
Alnsbouss Mystery solved-Tragsdy
at Balt-Mystirlcas Hanging
Near Cleveland "A Father
Charged With Poisoning
His Child.

GnarDeu VIII POISONING
His Child.
OBJECTIVE SUICIDES.
CLEvE1ASD, March S0.-Isaac Frank, well
known in police circles ten years ago as a
detective, suicided at the Union depot this
morning, shooting himself in the temple.
Motive unknown.
EUGENE YA1RFAx WILLIAMSON.
NEw YoRK, March S0.-Eugene Fairfax
Williamson, who gave SO much annoy
ance recently to DR.. Dix by writing let
ters, pleaded to-day not guilty, and the
trial was fixed for the 18th Of April.
SHOT DKAD.
WASHINGTON, March S0.-James Ed
ward johnson, colored, was shot dead last
night by Joseph, alias "Big Foot" John
son, white. The shooting took place in
front Of the store which Geo. P. Hirth,
recently murdered, occupied.
PROBABLY IN CANADA NOW.
NEw YoRx, March SO.-william a.
Kemble, e1.Treasnrer Of Pennsylyanis,
whose failure to appear in Harrisburg
Monday TO receive sentence for bribery,
left the hotel this afternoon, stating that
he was going home by the 4 train, and
entering hack was driven down town.
He had not returned 10 the hotel late to-
night.
IT Is THOUGHT HE STOOD IN WITH TIE
RoBBERs.
CaKYExSE, March S0.-o.K. Allen, late
express agent who had charge of the
bullion recently stolen from the express
Office, at Sidney, Neb., was arrested there
last evening charged with completely in
the robbery. The arrest was made
through detective, under direction OF
Superintendent Law, OF the mountain di-
vision Of the Union Pacific Railroad.
POISONED ms CHILD.
Bosros, March 30.-The report Of the
inquest this morning on the body of the
child of Homer Wellington, is to the effect
that the infant child, Morris @. Yelling
ton, aged fifteen months, son Of Homer
Wellington, came to its death on 9th OF
January last, by being poisoned by arsenic
administered at sundry times by his
father. Wellington Is held for trial.
WHO DDn2
CNclxxA71, March s0.-An examination
Of the coupons of the city bonds that have
been redeemed, develop the fact that ad.
ditional Implications and even forgeries
have been made. Some time ago 1t was
discovered that eight bonds had been du-
plicated. Now as many as eighteen du-
piications have have been discovered and
several forged coupons, as well as others,
upon which the numbers have been writ
ten in pencil. hesubiect Is undergoing
investigation by bond revision.
HOW rHEY cor HIM WITHOUT Az ORDER OF
THE COURT.
CNc1SSATt, March So.-when the case
Of Miller, alias Henry Petre, was called
to-day far the purpose of identification,
under requisition from the Governor Of
Louisiana, where he Is wanted 70 serve out
life sentence for q murderous assault,
1t was found that the man had been per-
mitted TO get out of jail, and was then ar
rested by two detectives, who started to
New Orleans with him. The court made
no order in the case, no formal charge hay
ing been made against the jailor.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE,
CLEVELAND, O., March sa-An unknown
uan was found yesterday in Euclid town.
ship, six miles from here, under tree,
on branch Of which hung piece Of
cord, the other part OF which was tight
around his neck. A mysterious circum-
stance Is that night before last stranger
stopped at neighboring railroad station,
apparently to warm, when he asked II
anything was known about man hang
ing himself in the vicinity on the previous
Sunday night. Deceased was about S5
years Of age and small In stature. he had
no money and nothing to identity him ex-
cept q scrap OF paper with "565 Liberty
street, Pittsburgh, Pa.,n on II
TWO RAILS TOO MANY.
CINCINNATI, March so.-oharles Theis,
il, and Joseph Ritter, two well known
men Of Newport, KY, attended a ball to-
gether at Eclipse Hall last night and dur
ing the evening Theis was ordered away
from the side Of q young lady who had
been brought TO the ball by Henry Brown.
Some trouble arose then, but 1t was settled
without violence. About 8 o'clock, how
ever, while going home Brown and Ritter
met Theis at Jefferson and Monmouth
streets and the quarrel was renewed,
Brown knocking Theis down. At this
point Ritter ran up with a drawn revolver
and leyelling It at the head Of Theis fred
twice, both balls taking effect. Theis died