The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-04-12
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS,

ARREsTED.-Ao0ut one year ago Baz
eleel Yauger, who lived on the head
waters Of Thirteen Mile Creek, Was
arrested on the charge Of lunacy, and
after an examination before Jus.
tice, was adjudged a lunatic. His
wife, Mary Yaager, giving bond for
his conduct and proper care" took
charge Of him and kept him at her
house. Some three weeks since Mr..
Yauger disappeared, and suspicion
Of foul play being aroused, his bro.
theirs and friends made diligent
search through the woods and about
the premises, but their efforts 20 find
him fuilsd. They then went TO the
house Of his wife and asked the
privilege Of searching the house
This request was denied them, and
accompanied with the threat that ail
anyone attempted 10 enter the house
there would be blood shed.n Such
conduct on their part added to the
excitement and suspicious Of the
friends Of Yauger, and they began to
watch the house at night. During
one of these watches at a late hour Of
the night, they saw light in the
window, and heard a noise as ifsome
one pounding on the floor, which
was followed by noise as if d box
was being dragged across the floor.
In searching the woods they found
notices posted upon the trees, re-
ques.ing Baz to come home to sign a
deed, and signed "Mary Yauger."
All this added to the suspicious and
probabilities that Yauger had been
murdered, and on last Thursday.
Henry Yauger, brother of the miss.
ing man, made complaint before
Justice Franklin, who issued a war.
rant for the arrest of Mary Yauger,
Miranda Miller, Charles Miller and
his wife. The parties were arrested
Ny Deputy Sheriff Geo. Daugherty,
and brought before Justice Franklin
on Saturday last. The State not
being ready, the parties were com.
mitted to Jail to await an examina.
ton fixed for to day.
The Putnam Democrat gives an &C.
count Of a negro named Joe Smith, u
big, hurley buck, who attempted to
commit a rape upon Mrs. Hill, a re.
spectacle white lady living at Scott
Depot, and his subsequent arrest and
confinement in the Putnam jail. AZ.
ter the villains arrest, he confessed
his guilt, which so excited the peo.
pie that they determined to lynch
the scoundrel at once, but they were
frustrated by the prompt action Of
the Sheriff, and SO matters remained
quiet until Friday last, when Il party
of seventy-fvo men boarded the Sal.
lie Freeze, at Raymond City, on her
way to Charleston, and compelled
the Captain toturn his boat and take
them down to Winfield, arriving
there the crowd at once marched Ia
the jail, took The negro out, and hung
him to q tree in the Court House
yurd.
ORToS's New MAsToDox.-A circus
at last, and it will be good one.
Miles Orton's New Mastodon Shows
have been, and We safely can predict
u hearty welcome here. The en-.
thusiastic receptions given it else.
where this season are not to be won.
dered at. Col. Hiram Orion is the
oldest living Snowman, and though
Miles Orion, his son, owns aud ma
nipulates all the movements of this
gigantic enterprise, the old Snowman
Is travelling With it this season, pay
Ing his last visit to old friends. The
show was equipped last winter with
an entirely new and costly outfit, and
the Mastodon of 1881 is the best at.
tempt the Ortons ever made. Re.
member the big show will exhibit at
Point Pleasant, Friday April 2Sth.
RoBBERY.-John Steel, residing in
The shank's settlement, Clendcnin
District, had his house broken into a
few days ago and $3.50 in money
stolen therefrom. His family was
absent at the time.
We learn from the Call, that Rus.
coll @uarricr, son OF Hon. W. A..
Vuarr'cr was run over by the cars at
maiden, on the Sth inst. bnt II woo