The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-26
BRIDGEPORT.

Juvenile Thieves CauEht-sad Case OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., DC.
Two boys, aged twelve or thirteen years,
named Goudy and Burnell, got into q fight,
which resulted in young Goudy accusing
Burnell OF stealing. Young Goudy told bis
mother that Dnruell had stelen money from
Fred Neininger's meat shop. Marshal Nc.
Conahey hearing Of the affair caught Oscar
Wright and finally drew from him the story
OF the thieving band which was composed Of
six or ,even boys. At 0Icar's mothers rebi.
dencs II trunk was found wherein considera..
BILE money wts s,cretsd. Oscar denied that
he stole the money, but admitted that he had
secreted 1t for others. Mr.. NeIuinger very
magnanimously refused to prosecute the
boys on account OF their tender uee, and tlc
case was accordingly dropp,d. On SATURDAY
James Burnell, the real thief, spent no less
than 81 n the shooting gallery.
.HL A SAD CASE.
Yesterday g widow with fy, small chill.
dren, hailing from MARSHALL county. West
Va. applied at the @. & P. depot for passage
to Wellsville, O. They were all thin!y clad
aud in very destitute circumstances, They
originally came from Wells7ille, and settled
In Marshall county, where the husband and
lat~her.died. Unable 10 procure the means OF
livelihood there the widow applied to tho
County Commissioners, who furnished the
family transportation 10 Bridgeport. Mar
shal McConahey took them in charge under
the direction OF Councilman Alexander, auJ
they will bs cent to their old home, in Wells.
Wills, to day.
REL1rr FOR COAL MINERS. -
Yesterday David ORR, OF Corning, Ohio,
brough! in to Mayor Junks $27s, the smount
OF tue miners contribution In that ueighhor.
hood for the il:od sufferers. The amounts
are ns follow: Miners Of Buckingham. $25 Is;
NO. ~ mine. buckingham, SILT; No. 10 mine,
Corning. O., 1874 80; No. 12 mice. Hamburg,
O., $50 70; No: II mine, Corning, O., $14;
total $27S45, Thesa mon dtssrve great credit
for what they have done, and their fellow
miners will remember them. Mayor Juukius
told Mr.. Orr that they did notneed assistance
in Bridgeport, but they did at Rainey's coal
works and vicinity, where The Mayor walked
to, aad placed the sum, In the hands of the
relief committee, where 1t was gratefully re-
ceived. II
BRIDGEPORT BRIEFS. $
Ell. Clark occupies a desk at the @. l. P.
freight depot.
William Welsby was fined IS and costs
yesterday for drunkenness.
Dr.. ]. NJ. Todd left yesterday to attend the
funeral OF his mother, ut Claysyille. Pa.
The side tracks of the G. Il P. road are
blockaded with cars loaded with freight. 2
I. r. Rhodes aud wife, and G. NJ. Rhodes
and wife. spent yesterday in S%teubenville,
visiting friends.
Mr.. James O. Howells, OF Etnaville, ia as
ssissing Mr.. George Pitner in the Posto1ice,
In the absence OF Postmaster Todd.
The freight railroad bridge Of the G. & p.
is approaching completion, and it is expect
ed will be ready for business "Wednesday. 4
Thomas L. Patton, o%fFAirpoint, was down
yesterday and made arrangements to entera
claim against the G., L. l. W. road for SD
head for q cattle shipped over that road, and
delayed fifteen hours at Elyria, without food
or water: They had been twenty-five houis
from Chicago.
Joseph Taylor had Frank Heldt arrested
for assuult, which resulted in Heidi being
held over to the probate court in the sum Of
$50. HEIDI was bssides fined 81 and COST,
Heidi retaliated by swearing out u warrant
Tor abusive language against Taylor. The
trial will take place today.