Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-09
OUT OF TOWN.
BeIIaire Comes to tho Front With
Another Sensation.
General News Of the Glass City
Mention of Matters in Mar
tins Ferry Out in
the State.
BELLAIRE.

out the city. The readers OF the hEGIsrEE
will doubtless remember the item, which
! appeared last week, announcing the separa
| ton of Ollie Hoffman and wife, of the First
ward, who were married about eight weeks
ago. Well, the dissolution and the arrest
of Hoffman, made since, for adultry, Is
what the sensation is about 1t will De re-
membered that a month since Mrs. Hof
man gave birth to a child. Ever since the
parents of Ollie have claimed that the child
was not his, and il is said have abused the
mother every day, telling her she was in
decent that the child belonged to some
body else, etc. Report also says that
they told Ollie unless he would leave
her they would cut him out Of the will.
This Of course was morathsn the wife could
stand. He cried and she cried. She mott
fed her father, DR.. D. G. Wellons, OF
GAINESVILLE. Considerable correspondence
was the result, and on last Thursday the
doctor came down and compelled her, to-
eether with the child, to accompany him
home. Still Ollie wept, and he says that
his parents have separated them and now
he proposes to forsake the straight and
narrow path which he has heretofore tray-
eled and benceforth will travel on that
broad way which leadeth to destruction.
Not only has occurred the separation, but
now comes 0llie's arrest for adultery. On
Saturday night Mrs. Emma Flank, OF
Wheeling. came down to this city, accom-
panied by two other wheeling iadles.
ollie, it appears, knew them. He met Mrs.
Flank and promenade the streets until
! she was too late for the boat. Later
| in the evening they repaired to
the National House and engaged q
room for the night. After being roomed
| by the porter the police were notified and
arrested both. They were taken to the
| lookup and placed behind the bars. Yes
! terday about noon Marshal Drugan I'M
locked Mrs. Flank's cell and told her to
skip. She went. During her entire con.
| the above name and Wheeling as her home.
She is fair looking woman and says she
is a widow and has two children. She ap.
peared TO love her children greatly, and
! regretted her arrest on their account. Her
ewes were much swollen and she had evil
IDENTIFY wept many sad tears. This can also
be said of Ollie Shortly after dinner he
was released on 5000 bail. His brother
Charles went his security and he started for
home, still persisting in his intention to
take the road TO shame. Heretofore he has
been very highly respected, but the feel
ing now against him is strong and every
where he is condemned for the course he
has pursued. DR.. Wellons was notified OF
his arrest by telegraph and he answered by
.aying: Thanks to the Bellaire police"
The people living out in Smith township.
are all torn up over family quarrel. 1t
appears that some two months since lit
tie son OF Abner Wilkinson was killed by
a runaway horse, since which time Mrs.
Wilkinson has been making things decid.
edly unpleasant for her husband. She has
complained to her brother several times
that her husband was mistreating her, and
on Tuesday last her brother, John Porter.
field, and brother in-law, 81 kssley, way.
laid Mr.. Wilkinson on the public road and
| proceeded to give him a severe beating.
One used horsewhip, the other club.
Two neighbors came along and attempted
to interfere, when they drew revolvers and
made them stand back. The neighborhood
is very indignant over the affair, and SYM
patty is entirely with Mr.. Wilkinson. He
IS considerably injured from the beating
received. The citizens will prosecute the
guilty parties.
1t is understood that the doctor will enter
suit against Mr.. Hoffman and his wife for
damages, and that his daughter has ap.
piled for divorce.
Ollie is employed at the Bellaire window
glass works and is very industrious young
man. His parents are in excellent stand
ing.
The affair causes considerable excitement,
owing to the responsibility of the family.
Everywhere your reporter went yesterday
was heard, Have you heard of Ollie HUFF
mans arreSt|' or something similar.
Last evening a Benwood man and his
wife were over here on a regular spree.
While returning to the ferry, and when
near the c. d P. depot, they had some
words and row was the result. Coupling
pins and stones were used and revolver
was drawn, but no blood was spilled and
both are probably still alive. Their names
are not known at this writing.
Our present Council will meet at City
Hall tomorrow night and adjourn sine die.
The old members will retire and the new
ones step in. The First Ward has one
retiring member Mr.. James Bates, who
Will be succeeded by Mr.. Jas. Murry. The
Second Ward man was renominated and
reelected. Mr.. Fred Eberle, representing
the Third Ward, steps out and Mr.. Fred.
Hecker will fill his shoes. From the Fourth
Ward Mr.. c. l.. Shuttleworth retires and
will be succeeded by Mr.. J. B. Barnhill.
The Fifth Ward has tive retiring me bers,
MesSrs. Vim. Reed and s. s. McGowan.
Their successors are Messrs. George Wal
tiers and George Harper. Besides some
unfinished business a new clerk will be
elected. Mr.. Sam G. Garrard, who has held
the position for the past three years and
who has discharged the duties 10 the salts
faction, of everybody, will in all probability
be reelected.
Little Tin Company" is the name of
Baron's tin mandatory and store.
Business was fair at the police head
quarters on Saturday night. Dennis
White, VIM. Kuntz, James Joice, Mike
Talmi and Mace Crawford were picked up
drunk and run in. Martin Hackett and
"Toney" Bruno we're run in yesterday for
drunkenness. All will appear before the
Mayor to-day.
Mrs. Fred Strong and child is visiting
friends at Petersburg
Mr.. J. H. Leazure, manager OF the glass
house at New Glasgow, Novia Scotia, who
has been spending some weeks with his
friends hereabouts, has returned with his
son John, who will attend school.
The Monumental fair closed on Saturday
night with large attendance. About $500
will be realized. The handsome mirror
was drawn by Captain W. II. Little, with
ticket No. Al. Messrs. T. s. Tappan and J.
W. King drew the marble-top stand, with
| ticket No. 40. The tea set was drawn by
Mrs Timberlake, lady visiting in South
Bellaire. The unsold goods will be sold
this morning at auction The sale will be-
gin at Q o'clock. The goods sold on Satur
day night all went of at low prices.
The steamers Prince and Princess now
run every Sunday in the Wheeling and
Bellaire trade, much to the accommodation
| Of the travelling public. The travsl yester-
day was heavy.
Mr. f. f. Thornberry has resigned his
- uart q nd pr;II
succeed Mr.. Alvin Danah as a clerk in the
B. & O. Office. Mr.. Thornberry leaves TO-
day to visit friends and relatives up about
Toledo and Cleveland.
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MARTINS FERRY.
Mr.. Aug. Breidenstein will, at an early