Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-20
CoNNERs HELD
To Answer For His Saturdays
Outrage.
Death of Sister Piaeide-A Large
Assortment of Beliaire News

George Connors, arrested on saturda!
night TOR assault with intent. to commit out
rage on Mrs. Vim. Hopewell, medtioned in
Yesterdays REGISTER, was given . prelimi
nary hearing before Mayor Cooper yester
day afternoon. The examination was helt
In City Hall. 1t began at O'Clock. At
torney J. B. Smith appeared for Mrs. hope
we'll and James Tallman for Conners
Misses Kate King and Emma Ransom ap
peared as witnesses for Mrs. Hopewell
They testified to the identity of Conner'
and coroborated the statement published
in this paper. The testimony taken, the
attorneys each made few remarks, after
which his honor held the prisoner in 500
bail for his ap pearance before the Probate
Court. Failing to give bail he was locked
up.
Besides this case the Mayor tried the
others arrested Saturday night for fighting,
drunkenness, etc. James Baldwin, q
Wheeling negro, and Frank Buckney each
paid fines for fighting. Baldwin carried a
revolver and Q stone tied up in handker-
$l4 20. Steve Play. q Martins Ferry
chap, was fined $500 for drunkenness.
VIM. Ebbetts, for fighting with Scott Lit
tlesop, was let eff fer So 10. Charles Sni-
der, charged with drunkenness, $40.
David Dicks, for drunkenness, was fined
$7.6O, and Jack Miller was given sll 40 FOR
drunkenness VIM. Williams, Bates Will
liams and James Ebbetts, sill drunk, gave
security for their appearance, and were
released.
VIM. Hamilton, Of this place, was arrest,
ed yes terday by Constable p. o. Criswell
charged with buying hides under false
pretences from Moundsville man. He
gave security for the amount ($l0) and was
released. Hamilton is laborer, and deals
in hides some.
Messrs. Grafton & Tieke, the sign pain.
tiers, are doing well. They have lots OF
work on the books, and are shipping about
1000 signs per week.
Charles Edmonson and Elmer Chase, two
colored boys. had fight at the A. NJ. f..
Church, on Sunday night. The fight &C.
CURED over dusky girl, which both
first best. They have not been arrested as
yet.
Mr.. R. NJ. McGraw, secretary of the Cob
1et works, is on the sick list.
The Turner's will enlarge their hall by an
addition of 20 feet, running it back to the
alley. The stage will be moved back
twenty. five feet, making the present hall
much larger, and q saloon and restaurant
will occupy the balance OF the extension.
These will be only used when there Is any
thing going on in the hall. The plans and
specifications are on exhibition at Carriers
Hotel, and bids will be received until next
Saturday night
Eddie, son of Mr.. Albert Rodefer, whose
illness was mentioned in yesterdays REG
IsrER, died yesterday morning and will be
buried this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
National glass works is off in consequence.
Mr. ]. +. Morrison is about to return TO
Scotland, where he will give his entire at.
tention to his medical fumes. Young DR..
Mccullough will likely remove aud open
an Office in the room Mr.. Morrison at pre-
sent occupies, on Belmont street,
J. B. Smith has just had telephone pat
in his office, and will be pleased to hear
from any Of his friends.
George Moepkemiller, OF Wheeling, spent
Sunday with Mr.. John Wiley, OF Rose Hill.
The Mcmahon Creek Mining Company
has elected w. T. Smith, President; J. II.
CASTOR, Secretary; J. c. Baker, Manager
and VIM. Nixon, w. T. Smith, James Ap,
plegate, Thos. Cochran and J. A. CASTOR,
Directors. The works are booming and we
wish the company much success. They
deserve it.
Mrs. Luke Lester, of the Fourth ward,
who has been down with yellow jaundice
for some days, is on the mend.
Miss Minnie Schramm, OF the Fourth
ward, is visiting friends at Lowell, o.
Mr.. J. Somehow, who recently bought
Mrs Xeiglers stock of millinery goods, ex.
poets to have his stock Of goods in the old
store closed out by May first, after which
he will remove into the Ieigler room and
remain there until more commodious
quarters can be secured. While in the
Zeigler room Mr.. Somehow will handle
only millinery and fancy goods, after which
he will carry on the same business in which
he is at present engaged.
Miss Anna CHASER, who has been laid up
with diphtheria, and Maggie CHASER with
scarlet fever, at their home in tho Fourth
ward, are improving, and will be out soon.
Samuel Park Is the latest addition TO the
mould shop at the Belmont glass works.
The blast furnace will be banked next
Thursday for three or four weeks on &C
count Of ore. They are at present working
on mill cinder. The iron Is good and the
production heavy.
The observation-disclosures will
likely establish q shooting range on the
Cummins property above town. Some oil
the members want to become cracksmen
and the indications are that the range will
be go"
The twelve new machines at the mill will
be run by little engine which has been
placed at the lower end OF the factory
be soon put up. OF these eight Mr.. VIM
Stewart will have four, and Mr.. Charlie.
Baltzell four. The whole number are cold
machines.
Thos. Williams, mailer here, will short
" leave for Dakota.
n. J. Smith, who has been at Cincinnati
for some weeks learning piano tuning, will
return to-day.
Thos. G. Hyatt, of this city, and Mr.. Bar
rett, of st. Clairsville, are mentioned fol
Auditor on the Democratic ticket.
A little child of Mr.. Joseph Sutton, Of
lower town, died yesterday after linger
ing illness.
Mr.. Thos. G. Davis. manager Of the blast
furnace, will leave this week for Lowell
Mass, where he will spend a week or sc
visiting With his family, after which they
will remove to this city, living on Gravel
Hill.
Hearts of Oak" drew largely from here
last night The Princess made q late trip
accommodating those who took in the
show.
The city Republican convention will be
held at city hall next Friday evening al
80 O'Clock, and not on Saturday, as the
hall 10 rented for that night.
Mrs. Hartshorn removed into the old post
Office room yesterday.
Miss Mary J. Crangle and her mother
leave for 81. Louis to-day, where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. VIII Hyatt is in Columbus visiting
friends.
Mr.. De Witt Danford and wife left yes
terday to visit relatives out the B. z. & C.
road.
Mr.. Isaac Golf, who has been aid up wit
bis eyes for weeks, made his first appear
apce on the streets yesterday.
Tickets for the Jubilee Singers have been
put on sale at McMaster's drug store.
Mr., John Zweig, the timer, has lots OIL
work on bands. He has already secured
contracts for three different tin roofs In
the country besides other work in the city.
Mr.. Zweig is a very pleasant gentleman and
a good workman, and deserves success.
Mr.. Charles Rifes OF the Fourth ward
has two children down with scarlet fever
Mr.. Fred. Ginton's benefit takes place a
CiIy Hall tomorrow night. "Miralda
will he reneated nv the Gypsy Oueeu ORA