The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-06
ASHLAND TRAGEDY.
A GLOOMY oRlEF.sTRIckEN CITY.

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ASHLAND, Ky, November 4.-Anotllel
day Of gloom. Flags are still at half.mus,
and tho city heavily drapel- Alex. lIar.
ris' funeral services were held today at the
Presbyterian Church, lie died yesterday
morning. Hisdeath.bed scene was mos.
touching, calling his friends about him,
bidding them farewell, and cheering lis
griefstrickcn wife to the lust. a tremend.
Gus crowd gathered ut the church to-day,
and, after the most solemn and impressive
ceremonies, followed the body to tho lust
resting place. Mr.. Harris was a young
man, about thirty years of age, leaving a
young wife and one child 10 mourn his loss.
For the Inst twenty.fou hours the parents
and friends Of liltle Willie Terrie, fourteen
years OF age, who was wounded in tile
knee, have been trying 10 induce him to
permit the doctors to amputatc his leg, but
tho heroic little fellow says lie Is not afraid
to die, and prefers death 10 being cripple
for life. Poor boy, little does llo know that
death is so near, for while the doctors were
endeavoring to prepare his system for the
operation, gangrene has set In, and his
case is hopeless. "
Another case that eacites much SYN.
pathy in many kind hearts, who admins.
ter to his wants, is that OF Robert Law,her
who suffers intense pain, and whose death
is expected ut anv moment. n
Mrs. Terrie, wounded in the breast, is
the next worse case. She is nursing au in.
liant, and her recovery is thought to be
doubtful. ITI
Tho balance OF the wounded, so far rs We
have been able to learn, a,c doing well,
though doctors inform lis TINT u serious
change for the worse may take place ut any
moment in the condition Of several OF the
patients. r.. .t
The Coroncrsj jury convened at 9 o'clock
this afternoon. The evidence of several
witnesses OH tho stand seem to shed some
light upon the infamous conduct of the sol.
diers. Captain kirktr, OF the Granite State.
being placed under oath testified as fol.
lows. ~, a.5Ul -,.ptl
Several shots were fired from the train
between Ashland and Catlettsburg at the
steamer, but they fell short; TINT when ~.
proachiug Ashland tic saw a large crowd OF
men, women and children gathered on The
bunk, and that he could see nj arms Of anv
kind, or any demonstration whatever
towards harming the boat; that when about
opposite the whuif he noticed the ierryboat
putting out into the stream, and not until
t{icn did he aTprchend m attack being
made, nor would he, had the troops been
under his command, have thought in order
to fire justitiable. lie states, according 10
his best judgment, that the crowd on the
lerryboat did not exceed twenty or twenty
five. lie says that alter the first ;yolley
from the troops their, firing should have
ceased, and that he did all in his power to
make them des:st, and lie knew that thcy
were destroying the lives Of innocent peo.
pie. He does not know the exact number
Of shots fired by tho soldiers but over.
heard three of the men saying one had
shot four, one six and another seven. :. He
says the soldiers on the way down were
laughing and singing in boisterous MAN
ner, and that he rebuked them for acting
SO after such wanton destruction OF human
liic. go. .. -
The next witness was Mr.. I. c. Nelson,
Express Messenger OF the Granite State.
He testified that tho mob on the ferrybout
did not exceed twenty-five, nor did he nj
any time apprehend any danger from their
attack calling forth an order 10 fire by the
soldiers; that he, with others, hunted over
the boat for bullet holes, and six were all
he could !lnd, two Of which were evidently
caused by shots from the soldiers. The
only wounded he saw was soldier wha
had shot under the scalp, which was
easily picked out, and drummer boy who
had one oi his drumsticks broken in his
hand, from which he received Il scratch,
bu. no injury from the bullet. lie, Ike
Captain kirker, thinks that alter the first
voliey, the balance Of the shooting was un.
called for. He saw no shots from the shore
or the crowd on the bank
liam. DAvlsson, proprietor OF the Ash.
land and lronton hack line, was next sworn.
He was waiting OH the Ohio side for his
regular hour 10 start with bis hack to Iron.
ton, and noticed large crowd OF men,
women and children on the Kentucky
shore. He saw the Granite State come in
sight, and noticed the ferryboat leave her
landing with number Of men and BOYS
which he considered would be a good hack,
load. He heard two shots fired. but
couldn't tell whether from the ferrvboat or
whariboat. y volley from the soldiers fol.
lowed Immediately. ile saw steam rush.
ing from the ferryboat, and thought her 10
be OH fire. His horses took fright and
having to. quiet them, he failed to see any.
thing else, except that n soldier, alter the
firing had ceased, stepped out Of the pilot
house aud fired Il shot III the direction OF
the town; didn't see any shooting from the
Ohio shore, nor arms i'll the hands of any
one standing around. 1itf
John kouus, Sheriff OF Boyd county
sworn. He said he did not consider tEe
troops necessary to protect the prisoners
lie had selected his men 10 accompany
him to bring them back, when orders were
given him to request the guards. .igN,+s,
Several other witnesses were sworn, Civ.
ing testimony Of minor importance.
The jury adjourned at ) i. NJ, indefinite.
", as important Witnesses are yet 10 be
heard from. -
AS for the mysterious Citizen" WHO fur.
nishes the Lexington correspondent iu&to.
days issue with such startling revelations,
and who jears 10 divnlge his name ior fear
Of personal violence, and who states he was
drawn by curiosity 10 accompany the crowd
from Catlet.sburg 10 Ashland, claiming to
be an eye witness, We will simply. say The
citizens Of Ashland are not so badly fright.
ened but that they have sense enough left
10 know that tho State provides suitable
places for lunatics and idiots.
Judge brown ut Frankfort. DO.
LOUISVILLE kYa November 4.-Judgc
George n. Brown, who granted the change
OF venue in the cases Of Neal and Craft, at
Catlettsburg, the day before the affair with
the mob Mt Ashland, is at Frankfort, hay.