The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-01
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iSH0ThIN THE BACK. \
A TRAMP. LYING Al, DEATHS 1p ) y;
Frshs aiWsaad ,lsn'etsd sy narshal :MeCeulssy.
IitA dang stAss Tried ito lCsptsrs Bridgeport. ii
ID "a "A, Warm Rsetpiioa-Dr. yss .ussss,,s IL
lI1Ita lssldssess Robbed Of, vAiuabl.a. \, Z, AZ

! Lying on q bad, last night, In ANAL room,
bare walls, and dimly lighted byan oil lamp,
was = begrimed and repulalvs looking man
groaning and cursing under the pain caused
BY the active probing Of q surgeon, who was
endeavoring TO lind pistol ball. IL, -
20, Tor Gods sake! stop, Doctor" gr reau,dd
the ywounded man olenching his il,ts and aud
contracting his .brows in agony as tho Bur.
ssson remotselessly dug still farther into Hi,
"Lie still, John; am only trying 10 pet
hold of that piece Of lead that's In you,n
This kindly admonition was answered
with volley Of oaths aud curses as aharp
twinges Of pain ahot through the sufferers
body. This was Uuiy varied by frta uent
calls loriwAter. u Bsnidea the physicians In
the l2xl4 room was u motley crowd Of
curious men who were seemingly interested
In the surgical operation. Down stairs was
q mesrysctowd whose laughter frequently
mingled with the groans aud cursea OF tbs
wounded man, and in the room across the
ball q hsppy German was humming the nii
Of one OF the popular songs. These were the
strange surroundings Of tho reporter who
STOOD IN The doorway OF ROOM Ia the River.
.sAH To- -.
u Howdid the man come to be ther? !, Last
evening shortly after seven O'Clock Dfliner
Reese Burdette was making his rounds When
he observeda crowd OF some nina or len
tramps collected at the cattle yards. He ap-
preached them, and said, enllemen, you
Will have to move from here" NO M =,
lyon, take a walk" deiantly answered
one OF the gang. |1tsssi-i ~ tEH. u liGlGF1
. OAicsr Brrdetts saw that It was useles, for
o',ee man 10 t'y to cope with the tramps and
walked up. street for nesistauce. /, Ho met
Marshal McConahey, and the two started
alter tho crowd, who were making their. way
up the railroad and creating cons,d cradle
disturbance. When the officers approached 10
ar e,t them they resisted and Oilc,r Bu,dette
bred his pistol In the air 10 frighten them.
Marshal McOonahey had hold OF a strnrpinE
man who broke away from him, and as
there were indications Of tough
lime Gaherd !'rhs % drew s5 his y j revolver.
aud, as he says, 1T was accidentally dis
CHARGED, the ball taking effect In tho mans
bAck near the spine. rive of the men were
LOGGED IN the lookup and the wounded man
| va conveyed TO The Riverside hotel, and
tend his injuries. The bali entsred i the
spine. breaking tha tenth and eleventh ribs.
At midnight the ball was not found, u Dr..
Todd said that the mans chances Of recovery
were slim. NJ lHt @iilG li3y.si lyf h iF.7ti1,
,Thewounded man gave his name as John
Lyone, and said he was from Philadelphia.
he $50 powerfully built man and has very
foroiddipg countenance, and his 1--WE com.
rades lodged IN the lookup are as repulsye
looking. II Is presumed that the gang has
been committing depredations In the vicinity
OF Bridgeport and II they had not been
Gagged iI'itheylti would have ralded y The
dwellings last might. Marshal Met ouahpy
10 e1onera!ed from all blame, IS the shooting
was accidental, and he would have baen JUS
tilsd II 1t had not been. " M su.0h, lGl