Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-01
About FIVE o'clock this evening
A Fatal Accident

A fatal Accident
happened IN front OF the jail. A number
of soldiers of the Governors Guard, OF
Columbus, were lying against the stone
wall on the sidewalk asleep, when one OF
the guns leaning against the wall was
knocked down aud discharged. The oay0
net in falling slightly wounded private d:
L. Stockwell.a The ball struck the wall
and knocked of piece OF stone which
wounded 0key Armistead, the drum corps
sergeant, and the ball then, glancing, struck
Israel S. GarZ in the eye and lodged IN his
brain. He was removed to the hospital,
where at 9 P. NJ he was in dying condi'
ton. Gstz was clerk in the railroad office
at Columbus.
HarIIke Scenes.
CINCINNATI, March 3l.-lO P. M.-The
Scenes about the Jail and court house TO.
night were strikingly like those witnessed
in war times. The bsrricades were con-
stantly lined with soldiers with guns lying
ever ready at any instant for service.
Within the lines a still more martial as.
pect prevailed. On Sycamore street stood
i've pieces of artillery with the artillery
men on guard. On the sidewalks were SOL
| diers oil duty sitting down or stretched on
blankets, asleep, with knapsacks for pill
lows. There was none Of the ro!lICE!nS
bUmOr usually seen in militia camps, but
the tone was that Of soldiers after hard.
fought battle. General conversation was
in 10 " tones. A considerable number of
citizens mingled with the soldiers talking
quietly or looking et
signs OF Mob Violence
on the Jail and court house or on the De-
volt building, where so many bullet marks
are visible. me Jail Office issull IN the con
fused condition in which the mob left It,
The great beam of timber used as q prop
to the broken doors is still in place. Sight
seers occasionally wandered through the
ruius of tfe c. urt house, but the topping
inner walls, hanging iron joist or stair
railings as we'll as the uncertain hoor, made
that too venturesome for most Visitors.
Photographers and artists wee
tsking views and sketches OF
did not gsthtr in crowds near the bsrrl-
cades. Something in The suggestive reaii-
ness of those protruding guns and an un.
comfortable uncertainty whether they
might not be discharged upon insufficient
proyOcation, took away all interest 10 mere
sightseers. People did not like TO see
SQUAD collected snywhere IN sight OF the
soldiers, and the poliCemens request to
move on
Was Always Promptly Obeyed.
The subsistence of the troops at the Jail
has been comparatively easy, though the
first meal taken by the Fourteenth regi.
ment Has very tisfactory. 1t was served
Sunday morning by placing on the sid walk
barrels of bread, baskets OF boiled beef and
milk cans filed with coffee. Their only
table wss the sidewalk and the only table
ware was a tin cup for each man. Since
then the men have been fed at restaurant
within the lines. 1t was observed with un-
favorable comment that one OF the several
saloons within the lines was open aud doing
an excellent business.
The chief topic Of conversation among
the lawyers who walked about the rulued
court house was the efsct upon ali legal
business by
The DestruttIon OF the Rec OrdS
as TO the real estate titles not much more
than inconvenience is expected, as many
deed records were served, and beside the
abstract company has copy of abstracts Of
all titles. which, with the deeds in posses
sion OF individuals, will keep the chan OF Il.
ties clear. TIE greatest incOOvenlence and
loss will result. from the loss OF original
vouchers IN cases az estates, assignme nts
| and trusts in the Probate Court. How to
| collect tie June taxes is a problem ot yet
soly,d The commissioners have bsen
asked TO be- present when the treasurer
opers hrs safe. This is because there is no
mssns Of determining hos much money
| be hes there belonging - the county.
quiet a. - Graveyard"
C.NcIYNArI, March GI.-llP ?. M.-'Qliet
as a graveyard, ~ is the significant answer
from Court and Walnut streets to tele-
| u one il curry as to the condition ofatfLirs.