The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-11-12
State Clippings.

cite county, shot and killed negro
, named James Lewis. 1t appear,
that Lewis was one Of the leaders 0
the strike at the Caperton mines
While under arrest he made an eff
fort to escape and st. Clair shot him
; Too MUcH MARMED.-Last Sat
urday night, VIM. Layton, an engin
eer well known on the G. d o. Rail
way, was married to Mrs. NJ. j. Da
Wis, the woman recently tried in oul
court and convicted of shooting hel
divorced husband, Reeves Davis. AS
il was known that Layton had beer
married, the clerk hestated about is
suing him a license to marry, but ht
1 swore that he had been divorced
from his former wife, and the license
was granted. The minister also haC
some misgivings about performin?
the ceremony, but Layton asserted
positively that he had been divorced
and Mr. Bib married him to the
woman. After the marriage tele
gram was sent to Layton's wife ask
ing if he was divorced; the answer
came in due time, saying he was not
Upon the receipt of this message the
guilty man was arrested, and his
wife telegraphed for.-She came
Sunday morning on the express train
and confronted the wretched biga-
mist, and he confessed his crime.
He was examined on Monday
morning by Justice L. NJ. Dunn, and
held to answer an Indictment at the
next term. Of the grand jury. Fail
ing to give bail he was taken to Lew
isbnrg and lodged in Jail
Layton and the Davis woman have
been criminally intimate for several
years, and it was this fact that caus-
ed Reeves Davis to separate from his
wife. Layton was also the cause OF
Mrs. Davis shooting her former hus-
band. Had this vile woman receiv-
ed her just desserts at the last term
of our court she would now be in the
penitentiary and Bill Layton would
would not have been as far on the
road to that institution as he now
is.
Layton's wife is gentle ladylike
person and bore herself with becom-
ing dignity and fortitude under the
distressing circumstances in which
she was placed. She received the
sympathy of all who knew of the af-
fair. She left for her home on the
same train that carried her faithless
and brutal husband to jail 1t was
a distressing sight to see her as she
walked by his side, with his hands
manacled and guard watching ev-
cry step that he made toward the
train. Men who want more wives
than one ought to go to Utah, this is
no place for them.-Hinton Herald.
a WELCOME VIsIToR.-Perhaps the
most welcome visitor to kanawha
Valley in many years past, is DR.. ID.
Ward Of Michigan. DR.. Ward has
purchased nearly 100000 worth of
lands in this county in the last six
months. $4,000 worth from Mr.. c..
c. Lewis, in June last, and $147, 900
worth from II. S. Walker, VIM. Hud-
son and others last week, all of which
was paid for in cash.
Dr. Ward we are informed is a
gentleman of superior business ca
pacity and he's accumulated large
fortune. Other Northern capitalists
would do well to reap the benefit of
his judgment by making similar in
vestments, and the doctor declares
his intention Of making known to the
coal men of his section the immense
value of our coal deposits and to in
duce them to come down and invest
in our coal lands. Ga
zette.
TAKEN AT LAsT.-Yesterday says
the Evening eau of 3rd November,
it was reported to U. S. Marshall At
kinson that Chas. H. Collisions noto-
rious rough, and in fact an outlaw,
was in the city. For several years
the Marshall has had a capias for his
arrest but could never find Collision.
He roves about from place to place,
and makes and sells whiskey wherev-
er he finds it profitable. This rem
dered his capture difficult. But Col
lison always carries brace of revol-
vers and has many times publicly de
clared that he would not be arrested.
Hearing that the Federal Court was
in session at Charleston he saw an
opportunity to make additional rep
utation as q bully by buckling a
brace of pistols around him and af
ter getting pretty drunk, walked up
and down Kanawha street yesterday
and swore. that he could not be ia
ken. The Marshall took two or three
of his deputies and started on his
trail He was frequently only few
minutes ahead of them and they
pushed him so that he crossed Ka-
nawha in skiff, went down to Moul-
toms Mill and crossed back to the
Elk side and struck up Elk river,
following the ridge near the road.
Marshall Atkinson being satisfied
that Collision would strike the main
road about the mouth of Cooper's
creek, started Deputy Marshals j.
w. Haggerty, J. S. Atkinson and t.
N. Davis up Elk river just about
dark. They rode about ten miles
and after satisfying themselves that
Collision was behind them they found