The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-22

mand the utmost efforts 10 check the on.
war! progress OF corporal greed and
ayaricc that Is absorbing the substance OF
the people, but to organize.
HParkersburg Is all "torn up by a suit
for $4,000, entered by John a. Crowley
against DR.. John II. Kelly. Tho former
accuses the latter Of alternating his wiic's
affections.
Tho State press, rs Usual at this time Of
tho year, contains many wonderful hunt
ing stories. Tho following Is from tho
WtI Wrginian, OF Fairinont: "Mr. James
Springer, OF Union district, performed 4
wonderful feat last Wednesday. While
out hunting he came upon Il flock Of
quail, eleven in number. lIp got but ono
shot at them and hngsed tenoi the coYey.
Mr.. Springer used a common muzzlc.
loading shot gun with but ono barrel.
Who cat beat this and take the belt :"
About two weeks ago q man was In
! Charleston about whom there was n mys.
terry. lilo appeared 10 have plenty OF
money and was very mild.mannered and
pleasant. A day or two after he Ind de-
parted q Canadian detective appeared.
Tho first man was George Il. Wingatc, OF
Toronto, who skipped out with $4,000 be-
longing to the North British Canadian
Investment Company. by which he WIS
employed. From Charleston he went TO
Richmond and from there TO New Orleans,
where he was enjoying the Exposition
when the detective nabbed him.
The Sislersville Independent contains the
following: "a young lady Of Monroe
county. O., who lives a short distance be-
low Stringtown, attempted 10 commit sui
eide by drowning In tho rivera few cven-
ings since. It appears from her story that
after she walked into the ice cold water,
she concluded that an existence in this
world OF sin and misery was more prefer
able than Il home meath tho cold waters,
and she accordingly wadcd out and re.
turned home, where she gave birth to n
child the following morning." No names
arc mentioned.
The Grafton Sentinel gives the following
particulars OF a recent accident in Painters
sawmill nj lrontown: W. W. Raymond,
brother OF Jacob Raymond, OF West
Grafton, is head sawyer ut the mill. lie
was engaged in adjusting some Of tho
machinery while in motion in close
proximity to the lurge circular saw, when
n nut on one OF tho shafts caught in his
coat and in 4 twinkling he WIS draw,
round tho shalt with fearful force. The
machinery was stopped with all the speed
possible, but not before the unfortunate
man had been terribly crushed and man.
gled.. Ills most. serious injuries were
found 10 be several broken ribs, one OF
which was driven into his lungs. In his
revolution ronnd the shalt Ills right leg
was thrown across the saw and almost en-.
tirely severed. The flesh and bones beinp
horribly mangled. It is not believed thai
he cali recover.
Z. ). Glenn was tried for murder in
Grant county last week and acquitted, the
Jury being out but about ten minutes
The killing occurred last July. Thomas
Stevenson, the man he killed, was a brute
who had deserted 4 wife and family nj
Terra Alta. He secured hoard nj
Glenn's and superseded him in his wife's
affections. Glenn's wife, by the way, is q
woman with Il bad character. AiIair
finally calne to that pass that Glenn order
cd Stevenson to leave. The latter drew +
knife and slashed Glenn across the breast
telling him that he would kill him i
he ever. said another word abou,
his leaving. Glenn then secured d
revolver and that afternoon went &c
to his house to induce his wife to leave
Stevenson. She cursed him and while
dong $50 Stevenson appeared. Glenn
warned him not to enter, but paying no
attention to this Stevenson entered,
hung up his hat and threw
a file at Glenn, who then
pulled out his revolver. Before
he could fire it his wife threw him back
II a bed and held him while Stevenson
picked up i pick and prepared to kill him.
9lenn, however, managed to get his hand
Tree and send four shots into Stevenson,
who expired in u few seconds.