The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-03-26
GREAT RxOITEMENr.

States Distrlct Court sitting at
Charleston vitha usurpasion un:.
known in The annals ofjufispru.
dence, on the 18th instant, on the
erpaYte application Of one Thomas
Il. Sharp, the do JactO Recover Of
the Ohio Central Railroad, entered
an order authorizing Che Western
Union Telegraph Company TO
stretch their wire across the river
Of this point on the railroad bridge
row in course Of erection, and sent
On official Of that court 10 enforce
tlieorder. Andrew Baird, in charge
ofihefor atwork upon the bridge
acting under instructions from tho
Keystone Bridge Company at.PitIs.
buFgb, declined to recognize his
authority, and refused to permit
the employees Of the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company to stretch
the wire upon the Bridge. Y
This intelligence was telegraph.
cd to Judge jackson, and Deputy
Marshal A.C. Liggett was sent on
with instructions to use force, IL
necessary, to carry out tho order Of
the Court. He reached this place
on the 10Th inst, and as soon as he
communicated his instructions 10
Mr.. Baird, he seemingly acquiesced,
and work was commenced stretch.
ing the wire, aud night coming on
the same was suspended until the
morning ofthe goth.
On that morning, when the tele.
graph force went back to work,
they found the approaches to the
Bridge so INSTRUCTED that they
could not get on it,-Mr. Baird and
his crew of men "holding the fort"
under additional instructions from
the Keystone Bridge Company re.
ceiyed during the night. Work
was in consequence thereof sus.
pended, and Marshal Liggett telo.
graphcd the Attorneys of Receiver
Sharp, at Charleston, for further
orders They wired him to go to
Parkersburg and lay the the mat.
ter before Judge jackson. Accord.
ingly be went to that place, ana
Judge Jackson, through his Dis
ttict Attorney, issued Bench war.
rants for tho arrest Of Mr.. Baird,
his fofoO Of mon, and anyone else
who interfered with the employees
Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
These warrants were placed in
the hands of Chief Marshal ives.
Atkinson, to execute, who, accom-.
panied by four Of his Deputies,
reached this place at three o'clock
Sunday morning last, and pro.
ceedOd at once to the respective
boarding houses Of MIR. Baird and
his men, and quietly made the ar.
rests, which was accomplished by
four o'clock.
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Atkinson
placed tho employees Of the Tele.
graph Company in possession Of
the Bridge, and they went to work
alta rapid rate to finish the work
that had heretofore been suspended,
only BIO stopped in the course Of
u few hoursby Sheriff A, A. Hanly,
armed with State warrants for their
arrest for performing labor, other
than work Of necessity on the Sab.
bath day. They were taken before
Justice Franklin, who after hear.
ing the evidence, recognized them
in bonds Of 500 each, for their ap.
pearanco ut the next term Of the
Circuit Court to answer indict.
ments. There we're six Of them,
and they gave bond with Mr.. A. C.
Van Glider ssuroty.
Warrants were also issued BY the
same Justice, against tho same mar.
ties, for trespassing on the Bridge,
and in the grey dawn of the morn.
ing of the Oath inst, they we're
quietly arrested whilo in their
beds. They were taken before the
Justice, who, after hearing tho eyi
donce, recognized four Of the mum.
Der, viz: II, o. DOnnell, the Super.
intendOnt Of the Western Union,
L. b. shroll, W. II. ousIey and
John Tcrlinger, and bound them
over in the sum Of 500 each, to
appear Ut tho next term Of tie Cir.
cult Court to answer indictments;
and also bound them over in tho
sum Of 800 to keep the peace and
be Of good behavior toward all the
citizens Of the State and especially
to Baird and the Keystone Bridge
Company for the term of six
months, with Mr.. a. c. Van Glider