The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-06
SHOT BY HIS FRIEND.
A Sac AFFAIR Ar BRIDGEPORT.
A would b. P.le.n.E.r Gets Pistol Bali ia Him
for ah rrOuhls-A Drunken Wpteh later.
nrsd with for Abusing His Family, shoots
the Iatrud.r-G VERY Grave WOuad.

ma SD shooting affair occurred at Bridgeport
yesterday afternoon about four o'clock, In
which Isaac Fowler received wound which
Is Of a most dangerous character, and may
prove fatal. Henry Eeininger fred the pis'
tol which inflicted the wound, and the cir
cumstances were peculiar. Fowler and Nei.
nInger were friends, and the latter is good
enough fellow when sober, but when under
the Influence oil liquor Ia described as fiehu
ipcarnate.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
About 4 O'Clock Fowler was going along
Main street. returning from work, When Mrs.
William GHudy came out OF her house, next
10 thatof Neininger, and asked Fowler TO go
in and see II be could not subdue Neininger,
who was drunk, and was abusing bis family
shameiully. Fowler refused, but just then
The mother OF Neininger also came out and
begged him to go In AID Try II he could not
have some influences on Henry. Fowler
Welded TO the coaxing, aud entered the
house, Al the doar his met one OF Neintn'
gers small children running out and screaui'
ing with fright. Eeininger WAS sitting on q
stairway, and his friend approached him and
said:
"pll show you what's the matter" was
Hepry's reply, and lifting revolver, be
Ar d, the ball entering FoNler's left groin,
| frst passing through his lift hand.
Fowler staggered out, and was helped
acros, the street to bis boarding house, where
DR.. John Cook was summoned, and dress' d
his wound, Probing for the hAll was unsuc.
cessful, but subsequently, Fowler himself
found II lodget Just inside the skin in the
rear OF the aeshy part OF his left thigh. For.
tunately no artery or other vital part OF the
body was touched by the ball, though the
danger from Inflammation is great.
NEiSMoER ARRTsrsD.
About fifteen minutes after the shooting
Officers Joe Burdette and Reese McConAhy
went TO the house 10 arrest Nenipger. They
found dim In drunken sleep en- the kitchen
Hoor. Beside MIN lay revolver, 81 Cali6re,
with one chamber empty, and In his pocket
was large carving knife and three forks.
He was taken to the lookup without diff
Guilty, being still to drunk too resist. here
an ISrELLGEScER reporter saw him 81
evening. He professed not TO remember
ANYTHING about his treatment OF bis family or
the shooting, and said that he had no re-
collection OF having seen revolver Tor q
week. He did not remember seeing Fowler
at all, and did not know how be got home.
This was his statement but expressions he
made Afterwards led the reporter 10 doubt
the truth OF this story. He exprt ssed the
greatest friendship for Fowler, hoped be
would f'puIl through all right" and inquired
lau1iously about b 8 condition.
THE WOUNDED MAN.
Isaac Fowler, the injured man, was found
propped up In bed ut his board ng house, near
tho scene OF the shooting. He was suffering
severely, but was cheerful. he said he and
Neininger had worked together for nine years
at the Label glass works, and had always
been good friends. He knew him too vel
however, to want to fool with him when he
was drunk, and said had he suspect.
ed that he had q pistol he would
never have gone near him. Mrs. Neininser,
Hepry's wife, called on Fowler after the ar
r,st. and was much distres d by the occur.
reuce. She said she had flsd in fear OF her
| life before Fowler arrived. Neinirger 10 2
or 528 wears old, has been married Eve year.,
| his wife being Miss Hester Springer, and
thew have two children. FoN Ter Is % years
old. and single He works at the Union
Glass Works, at Martins Ferry, and Eeinin-
ger at the La Belle.
THREATS OF LYEcHTEG.
Neininger said TO the reporter while at the
iail that bis mother had called In people be.
| fora when he was drunk, hoping to quiet
him, bat instead 1t "only made him worse I"
ia said he had been sick, and had not eaten
anythng since Saturday, and began drinking
about tea o'clock yesterday morning.
The feeling at b idgsport last night was
very bitter, and several men were In favor OF
violent measures II Fowler should die. There
was no, enough OF this kind Of talk, however,
| TO arouse fears Of q mob.
Neinint er will be given hearing by Mayor
Junkins today.