The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-05
APRoBARIE MuRDER.
Harry Paxton, Or North Wheeling, the
Victim Or = Pistol shot.

4bout midnight Saturday night shoot
Ing ARRAY occurred at slacktown, a mining
suburb situated about mile and half north
Of the TIP mill, and it is feared that the re-
suit will prove fatal to Harry Paxton, a Top
mill feeder, aged about years
1t was few moments after y o'clock when
Intelligence Of the affair was telephoned to
the City Building, and Officer Dunlap was
Immediately started out, Sunday newspa-
per man accompanying him. Captain Ben.
nett soon followed and was in turn followed
by another Sunday newspaper man and an
lNrRLLlGENCER reporter At Paxton's home,
between Third and Fourth streets, the entire
party stopped, as the wounded man had Just
been brought home, North Wheeling. had
received an intimation that something was
up and quite a large crowd had collected
Paxton was lying on bed and above the hip
bone on the left side was TO be seen the bull
let hole. Captain Bennett Questioned him
and learned the following story. DE said
Billy Delibaugh, "DOdger' Porter, Tom
Brannon and myself had been ona coon hunt
up In the woods above Slacktown and were
coming home; we were laughing as we passed
u house where the Beals live, when two oil
them came out and told us to shut up and
wanted tn know what the hell We were do.
ing there. y talked back and they commenced
to throw stones. We kept on and went u
the lower side Of Marshall's tpplc and the
Beals followed us, When they got there one
OF them, I'd know him II should SEQ him,
pulled revolverand fired twice up in the air.
The boys run, but was little full and
STAYED where was. The Beals were about
fifteen yards from me and after the two shots
up in the air fired straight at us, ! picked
M stone and threw at them and II was
able I'd 20 back and have 1t out with them
now, The third shot killed Billy's dog and
the fifth one | got. yelled out and then
they ran. l managed to hobble down u
Billy and Tom laid me down on some board'
while Billy wenta wagon.
This story was confirmed by Dehbaugh
and the party, numbering now about twenty
started out for slacktown, being reinforced
by Squire Arklc, In passing through Cork
town some excitement was caused BY a naT
who came flying out OF house and tore al
thu track ut lightning spec, Capt Bennett
gave chase, bat found II only q crazy drunk
When near Marshalps bank tho drad dos
was found The house OF the BeaIs Is u low
shanty on the west OF the railroad track and
north Of the tipple- The house was approach
ed cautiously, US the Beals were said to be
dangerous set and ready To shoot at any time
All the doors were guarded, and Capt. Ben
nett and officer Dunlap, having been aP
pointed special cOnslables an entrance WA
effected The house contained two rooms
and IN the rear one on mattress were t0unC
two young men that might truly be said Il
resemble the ideal Texas COW boy. They haC
risen from bed on the floor, while In thu
distant corner was the couch Of Elias and hi
wife, The latter at once volunteered the In
formation that The boys, John and Isaac, ha(
done the shooting, though they YgorOusll
proclaimed that the other fellers shot first.
The boys were arrested and taken to thu
city. On the way down several stories werI
volunteered by the boys In regard TO tn
shooting. Arriving ut Paxton's house
Squire Ankle swOre Harry and he pointed
ont Isaac as the shooter, and made u state
ment TO the Justice similar to the one he haC
nude to Bennett DR.. Garrison was presen
and was of opinion the wound might Prov
fatal. The ball had penetrated the back, lel
side, Just above the crest Of the ilinm ant
three inches VI probing could not discove
1t. He thought II had entered the bowels.
The Deals did not seem to caro- mIIcl
whether Paxton was seriously hurt or not
and were quite free and easy In their re
marks. In default OF $1,000 bull each Squire
Ankle sent them to jail unti2 o'clock thi
afternoon, when they will have hearing.
Last evening Paxton had u high fever ant
complained OF numbness In his legs. Ill
is unable to turn and 1t Is feared that thu
spine Is affected. The ball has not beef
found as yet.