Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-28
BoWsER, THE BRUTAL,
The Cause of the Bloody Murrays-
vile Battle.
ne AND HIS HENcHMEN HELD
On the Charge Of Riot and FeIoniOus As
sauIt-An Inquest Now In Pro-
gress-lit,r Partic-
ulars,

| GREENsBURG, November y. - Deputy
Sheritis B. +. Beyers,J. d. Clarke and VIM.
Keener lett here lest evening for the scene
| Of the Murraysyile riot which occurred
| yesterday afternoon. They stopped at the
residence of Obadiah NJ. Haymsker, who
was killed during the riot. His body hsd
been brought home and was laying in the
hall. He received nine bayonet wounds,
and either OF four of them would have
proved fatal. He was shot through the
arm and through the body, the ball enter
ing below the heart. He was carried of
the field and died within five minutes after
receiving his hurts. The old Murraysvi.le
gas well, which has been in dispute, has
been in possession of the Penn Gas Fuel
Company. When none OF their men were
on the premises yesterday morning A.
VI. Bower aud about thirty Others in the
interest OF the Milton Weston Gas Com
pany,
Entered Upon and Took Possession.
They were armed with Springfield breech-
loading rifles, shot guns and revolvers. In
the afternoon a force Of seventy men and
utNS, uIu6T TIC ledueISulp VI Oudulau VI.
Haymaker, cOngregated. They were armed
with pick handles and clubs, and demand
Ell possession of the well, which was re-
fused. In the effort TO regain possession,
Ha, fer a butcher, of Irwin, was struck
down By a bow on the back OF the head
from pick handle in the hands OF one OF
the Haymaker party. This was the start OF
the riot. Haymaker and Bowser became
engaged in their deadly conflict. Hay
hal pirk hapHsa and ms nIa n dos.
perate effort to ward oil the bsyonet
thrusts which were aimed with deadly pre-
iSion, crying
"Eou Wont Hurt an UBarmed Mani"
While this conflc: was going on half a
Il, zen shots were fired by the Weston men.
Little Roy ana young Watt were shot, but
not dangerously wounded. Haymaker's
party at once withdrew, taking with them
their wounded. Haymaker died in less
than FIVE minutes after receiving his hurts.
weston's men say that Haymaker COM
milted the first overt act in the encounter
with Bowser by striking him with pick
hsndle. Haymakers men deny this and
put the blame on Bowser. BOwser admits
having btyoneted Haymaker but denies
the shooting. An information was made
he fore Esuujie Steel against all OF the
Weston party, charging BOwser with mur-
der, the others with riot and
Eel. nious As,a ,ault and Battery
with attempt 70 Kill. Sheriff Kettering's
de put;es arrested fourteen of the persons
engaged With BOwsar. They were at the
VT Il and in possession at the time of the
arrest. They were brought here, arriving
at about 10 o'clock this morning. They
have sworn out a writ of habeas corpus,
and will have a hearing this afternoon be.
fore Judge Hunter. The following are
their names: 4. NJ. BHwser, Thomas Sloan,
Wm. Long, Cyrus M,Qraid, Frank l.. Nc
Carr. w Mcfarland, Hen. Earnest Harry
Remaley, John Hsrsh. Amos keihl, w: +.
Miller, W. S. Keller, J. Johnston, William
Wisher.
After the arrest of the Weston party,
notice was given 20 both claimants, oy the
sheriff, to stay off the premises.
The excitement created by the McCauIey
murder was but a side show in comparison
TO this. Many of the claimants on bota
sides are residents OF this place.
rnNItnR Here II I'm Favor
of the Penn Gas Fuel company rr7"'
Bowser, lust spoken to, says that Hay
maker came three times upon the premises;
Tina last time he had club and punched
him. He grabbed gun. HaymaSer
struck at him overhanded. The bayonet-
ing and striking continued until the shoot
in, was done by the Weston men, when
HayIuaker fell and was carried away.