The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-24
THE LIGHT AND SHADE
Of LIFE ALL ovEa VEST VIRGINIA,
Apd ia Some S:IrAborlns Parts of Other states.
Several Crimes Of Recent 0eeurrsaes=-BIs
rrss-IrOn ors-RaIlroad Movement
at aArtin's Ferry, Etc., Etc.

Tho Deer Park hotel has been closed for the
oeason, and the one at Oakland will be closed
Ootober1.
Another homicide 10 reported as having oc,
Cured ut ElkinS, Garrett county, (near which
place the Smith. Harding murder took place
on Thursday night. John Sites shot man,
who died from his wounds Friday. Sites eS.
capped and had not been captured at last &C.
counts.
Matthias Caller, OF Summers county, while
out hunting, was accidentally shot by his
brother William. I. seems that dogs were
chasing deer, and Caller was running in ad.
vance OF the dogs; his brother. mistakiug
him for the deer, fired, the shot taking effect
In his arm.
The Alderson Statesman says that Mr.. s. F.
smithson ielled u walnut tree son Laurel
creek, Summers county, few days ago
which measured six feet and twelve inches
across the stump aud fltty-two In length,
without 0 knot or limb. Delivered on the
railroad, the tree was worth Sl4O.
A fine vein OF magnetic iron ore has beer
discovered on New river, In the vicinity oil
Feyette station. An experts op!nicai Is, that
/. will assay 60 per cInt, and would certainly
net that much. The vein Is said to be 211S feet
In thickness, and from present developments
not less than three miles In length.
Last week the barn Of A. D. seldomridge
Eve miles north Of Lewisburg, was struck by
lightning and set on fire. Two horses be-
longing TO NJ. A. Johnston, which were un.
der, the shed OF the barn at the time, were
killed. The storm was accompanied by CON
siderable rain, which materially assisted in
exunguishipg the flames
The Wetzsl Democrat says: "The notorious
Jack Bbrns, formerly Of the Jennings gang,
was in town this week. He Is one OF five
that escaped from the Moundsville peniten.
tiary by crawling through sewer. but was
afterwards captured at Jennings house and
served out his time. He came here riding q
horse, which he sold to- q. Heckathorn."
The horse was q stolen one, and has since
been reclaimed by its owner. .''. E
John Wynn, wcll.known steamboat en-.
gineer, got into row on the steamer Vigo al
Charleston Friday night with John Sullivan,
Bert Ong, Dave 0'Neil and one Hitchfield.
Wynn was badly cut up, being stabbed five
times, once In the back, the knife penetrating
the lungs. He was then knocked into the
river, where he came near drowning. He Ia
now In very precarious condition. Dave
o'Eeil was cut in the leg about six inches
with knife, and on the head with monkey
wrench. .Ia= -s
Sidney Dempsey, confined in the Roane
county jail for petit larcedy, aud Millard
Suttin, convicted Of felony aud sentenced 70
the penitentiary for three years, but who was
waiting new trial, broke out OF the county
jail last week. They bored through. the
iloot with an augur until they hsu hole
large enough to crawl through. After they
got out sutfin gave himself up and wss re-
lessed on bonds Then Dempsey returned.
Dempsey says that he and Suttin made q
folemn contract that each YVES to leave the
country. They are witnesses against each
other, but when Dempsey learned that suttin
had returned he came back and went to jail.
Recently three OF the Italians working on
the Ohio River road in Pleassnts county, de.
sired t, take unto themselves wives. Some
fellow knowing this informed them that
wives were purchased In this country,
and offering bis assistance, imposed on them
three locSe women at prices ranging from $40
Itslians for few days, succeeded in equip.
ping themselves with jewelry, and appropria.
ting whist loc7e change they could, then gave
their liege lords the granu bounce, e1ying
I'VE we're only airung." Tue "noblest Re.
man OF them all'' mourns In rack cloth and
sshcs over the frailty OF woman Sad the du'
plicity OF man. ,..-...........,..s.i.
The catalogue OF the Washington County
Thoroughbred Stock Breeders Association
for 1888, the second annual ilsue, Is at hand
The ofliceis OF the association are: PreS
dent, Julius lie Mcyne; Vice Presidents, John
NJ. Miller and Robert NJ. Catrons; Treasurer
| J. B. Wilcor; Recording Secretary, ]. l.
Henderson; Corresponding Secretary, Sam
uel P. FeIsas; Executive Committee, s. G
Work. John Shanton, Gen. John O. McNary
John Fergus and 8. N. Cleaver. Tne Wssn
ingt1n county fair is held this week, com
menc;Dg tomorrow, and no doubt this fecco
citation will show up even more st ;ongly thar
Its members did at the recent State Fair here
Doodridge county Is keeping up Its repu
tation 81 an abode Of evil doers. Following
close on the heels OF the numerous murder
| that have occurred there recently comes an &C
count Of how twelve year old daughter OF ]
W. Smith, who IVES returning home from
her grandiathers where she had besn visit
ing, IVES attacked by one George Davis, who
threw her TO the ground with the purpose o.
committing an outrage on her. The gir
being very strong struggled with the tiend
broke loose from him and fled, pursued by
Davis, who overlook her, wnen another
and ran to her brother Franks house scream
ing for help. Davis has fled. l''
The trial Of John Smith, colored, for the
murder OF Josiah Harding, on the line OF the
West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh rail
llsst terminated last Friday in the Garrett
Nd, County Court by q verdict Of guilty oil
murder In the frat degree, the jury having
bsen out only Lalf an hour. The evidence
against the accused isrGid - have been over
whelming Smith was colored boss on the
line and on the night Of tbs murder went Il
Harding's house, fired two shot through the
window and then, bursting through the door,
shot Harding dead. He escaped at the time,
but was captured at Winchester, Va, II be
should receive capital sentence. his execu.
ton will be the frat in the history Of Garrett
county, .r
The County Court Of Summers county ha.
before II the case OF Fowler against Thomp-
son, the former contesting the right OF the
latter 10 hold the office OF Prosecuting Attor'
ney. Quite an array OF legal talent Is engaged
Hon. Frank Hereford, Hon. A. N. Campbell
and W. W. Adams are for Fowler, and Hon,
Z Willis Wilson, W. A. McCorkle, John A.
Preston and Hon. n. NJ. lowry for Thomp'
son. The contestants are Democrats, the
counsel and Court are Democrats, and what
ever 10 done will be done to the glory OF the
Democratic party. The various means used
/ by Summers county Democrats 10 carry cleo.
lions will all bs brought out; all the dirty
party linen will be soused into the political
wash-tub. and for tricks that arc dark" the
heather Chinese will possibly 10 discounted
.-.r. MARTINS FERRY. m
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Important Railroad Moeting-Prohibi
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