Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-21
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rho Howard Case u. 4. Howard
Thought the Law Too SLOW mud At
te,npts 10 Garry Or Hts Child.

Thought the Law Too SLOW Rud At
teinpts 20 Carry on Hts Child.
J. +. Howard, of Franklin district, In this
county, brought suit on Monday in the Cir.
cult Court, TO obtain possession OF his In.
FAINT son, William Leroy Deforest Hurley
Howard, who was in charge OF its mother,
Eliza J. Howard, who he AYERS bad, without
good and sufficient cause, left his bed and
board, etc. She, in her declaration, states
that Howard had mistreated her, blacked
her eye by a blow Of his fist, put
her and the child out of his house
at night, and committed many acts OF
cruelty hat compelled her to leave him
and seek the protection OF her parents.
The couple have been married about three
years AID are OF well connected families IN
the lower end OF the county. On Tuesday
notices were properly served and the hus.
band and wife were 10 town TO appear be.
fore the court. They took dinner at the
hotel together. A reconciliation was at.
tempted by friends, but TO no effect. How.
ard asked permission Of his wife to hold
william lie Roy Deforest Hurley
a short while and with him in
his arms he walked Off and made for
his home some twenty miles distant. dis
daining to await the slow process Of the
court in giving him care OF his offspring.
Judge Jacob, upon being apprised Of How.
ards action, Immediately issued q sum.
mons for Towards appearance. The shsr'
if succeeded in overtaking the fugitive
some five miles from town, and brought
he had been advised by IN attorney % DO
as be had, whereupon the Judge also issued
a v rit for the aforesaid attorney to appear
and justify or explain Dis conduct. The
matter will have q final hearing In Q few
days, and in the meantime William lie
Roy Tetor o; HurleyIHoward rests serenely
In the arms OF his loving mother.
Young ladies who have photos OF actresses
"slimlyn attired, should leave them at
home, and save embarrassment BY drop.
ping them on the street.
sinking Of q 'drive well' on the Episcopal
rectory grounds.
The body OF Burgess, the deck hand
drowned off the Diurnal at Bellaire, last
week, was found near SCOTS landing, below
town. The body was identified by Burgess
brothers, who took charge Of it.
Work has been suspended for the pre-:
sent on the new coal shaft, on account Of
water. which pours in like 0 torrent. The
celebrated Wolf spring has ceased to dow
since the sinking OF this coal shaft.
DR.. N. l; McCleary, Of W,ynesbuIs. Pa
will shortly locate here. He 10 Q dentist.
Moundsville stands in need Of just such .
professional gentleman.
A party Of nomsds-Turks from all ap-
pearances-have been the centre Of attrac.
tion the past few days. The troop u made
up OF three men, one woman, IN infant
child and three bears. They pitched their
tent on the commons In the middle ward
and exhibited their performing bears.
They are q dark, dirty, greazy, trifing set,
and when not showing their bears are
,1,,-I k~-.s. ThAs
potronized by an inguisitive few. A short
time ago we noticed an account published
OF o child being devoured by . bear belong.
ing to q troop answering the description Of
this one. Your correspondent. suSpecting
these to be the same parties referred to,
found on enterrogating n Of them that
they had had Q child killed BY one Of the
bears, but that the occurrence was over Q
year ago. Their manner OF speech made
nected with the ocsurrence. They are not
Q pleasant Get TO have about . Deighbof.
hood, and other towns should b. on the
look out for them and give them the "pss
by"
Ronnnah Bell Hummel, who. has been
living In the family Of . n. Whitley, In
this district 10 brought bsfoss Squire
Edwards on q chafgs Of lunacy, on Nom
day. The Squire ordered her 70 b COZ.
fined in Jail until further action could b
taken in her case. She Il quits violent in
her actions.
James Best, Q former sitizsn Of this
place, but noW Of Taylor county, 10 STOP
ping with friends In this city.
The following named pDoos Of Wheel.
ing were In town dnrfnS The week and
registered 1t the Mound City Hotel: J II.
Doddridge and wife, WIN. List, A. X.
knrehesA Geo. ". ThsmPson, z. A. Hill.
lreth, J. X. BotsfDrd.