The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-16
"a SNOWMAN SHOT .
BY A POLICEMAN At, MoUNDsvILLt
ID N Attempt 10 lArrsss OAs Of ihs Employ,s Of
n the Burr R,bbinAshow for DIaorderIy Con. z
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Wall Directed Bis,ol Btots,

As there las been a number Of rumors In
circulation here In reference 10 the shooting
affair At the depot last Saturday. night, or
Sunday morning rather, as 1t occurred about
two o'clock In the morning, your repressn Ia.
tive atarsed out this morning to obtain, II
possible, an authentic account Of the affair.
Finding Mr.. George Price, who was uo,ing "a
special policeman on that OCCASION he OBJ.
tanned the following history Of the difficulty.
George says In substance: "Al Maupln came
10 McGill and me and told US there was
big row going on at the depot, among the
thowmen. We At ones hurried down, and
arrested man who was pointed out TO us a.
one Of the beiligerents. We both took hold
Of our man and started towards the Jail. The
balance OF the force, who wers engaged In
loading the wagons and stock on the cara,
did not appear 10 be aware that we had their
oompan On until We had crossed the track at
Jobe'B CORNER, where a crowd OF fifteen or
twenty VI them started after ~, In q threat.
ening manner, evidently with ,hs Intention
u rtscuipg our prisoner. McGill released
hishold OIL our man aud turned round facing
the crowd, ordering them 10 keep back. They
continued 10 advance, however, when McGiil
drew hiB revolver and again ordered them TO
keep back. adding that he was merely
doing his duty, and that II they
und,r ook to interfere some OF them
would get hurt. They then commenced
throwing Btones at rs, aud az McGill turned
he was struck by one OF the missiies. By this
lime We had reached point about forty
yards from the corner, myself with the
prisoner being In the lead. and McGill be-.
tween us and the crowd. As soon az the
stone struck him McGll opened fire on The
approaching crowd, diacharging his pistol
twice In rapid succession. One OF The
shoWmen fell. The entire crowd thsn
turned, and ran back TO the corner,
When McGill released his hold on the
prisoner to turn and confront the crowd, the
fellow attempted 10 break looss, aud made u
move as II IL draw weapon. / then called
upon Gran Tomlinson 10 take hold Of the
fellow and assist IN preventing his escape,
telling him 1T the aams time that II he
attempted TO draw weapon would be
compelled TO use my mace on him. After
arriving at the Jail we searched the fellow,
and found this exhibiting An iron ring about
Two and one-half iuches in diameter, one
Inch wide, and ons.half inch In thickness
with piece Of small Eopo about eighteen
inches long attached to It, making moot
oAN WcapOuty Al tA6
pocket Of his pants. Iiorgot to explain that
The bright light Of the moon, aided by the
large torches. several Of which were burning
In the vicinity where two cars were being
oaoed, rendered the vicinity almost as light
as day time, and the would be rsscuers could
plainly see that McGill was q policeman, his
shield and the brass buttons Of his uniform
being clearly discernable."
DR.. Bruce, who WAS summoned to attend
the wounded man, thinks the ball, which
from the sz, OF the hoie made must have
been OF either IS or a calibre, lodged against
bone. He Is not OF the opinion that the
bone was either penetrated or fractured, or
that the wound is necessarily dangerous
one. The man was taken to FAirmont on
one OF the cars belonging 10 the show.
Nj. 9aoxsc,e, the 3. . 0. agent, who was
on the ground at ths time. furnishes an ac.
count Of the affair substantially as given.