Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-14
SERIOUS SHOOTING SCRAPES
A ColOttd Boy Killed by a Sense
less Hunter.
A Big Row in Kanawha County---Shot at
ShepherdstOwn---0th e MiscelIa-
neous State News.

. aHN eAN
rsmtd Waller Lewis, William +. Taylor,
AID Luther Lewis were out hunting togeth'
er in Hardy. Redman and Walter Lewis
stopped 10 load their guns, and while they
We're loading, Luther Lewis laid down to
r. st on the side of the road. Alter Redman
had loaded his gun he came up to where
Luther was lying and punched at him with
his cun. Luther caught hold OF
lie muzzle If the gun and
Redman pulled him to the cenue Of the
road, gave the gun a Jerk when BY some
msers it became discharged, the contents
striking Luther in the shoulder, passing
through TO the base of the neck. Luther
was blown about five feet from the gun by
tie discharge. The testimony was that
,rer be was shot he said: Doc, you have
shot me- Redman asked: "Where?'
Luther replied: in the breast. After
hat be never bresthed.
THE REVOLVER N HANAwHA COUNTY.
On last Wednesday afternoon a man
uaDtu NudIlCo NOuuCllf WIZ 20 -
boarding house on Armstrong creek, Kama
VIA county, went to contractors Grogan "
Lirtlcpage and demanded q settler ent from
hem Tor board and lod ging furnished to
men at work on the short line railroad, OF
slich these gentlemen are contractors.
Connolly was informed that it was not con
vtnient 10 settle at that time, but they
would settle in a short time. Some
words eusued and Iittlepage thinking
hat Connolly intended striking
Groran grabbed him Connolly by the
.houldcr and showed him away. At this
i~urcture Connelly's wife appeared on the
Gene and hallowed to her husband TO shoot
Li,ilepsge. Connolly drew his revolver
and fred, the ball striking L:ttlepage in
he stomach, but luckily the cartridge was
=. very weak one. and the ball did not pene
rate The skin. Another shot was then
irtd 81 Connolly, but without effect. Had
he FIST cartridge used been loaded with q
Efficient quantity Of powder the shot
would have undoubtedly proved fatal.
FATALLY SHOT.
Last tuesday afternoon about FIVE o clock
i shooting scrape occurred in Shepherds
own by which o colored men may lose his
1f-. George Smith and Dee Lowry both
.o!orcd men, had been out on the river hill
,hCotiug at q mark, and when they had shot all
he leads from the revolver, as they thought
eturned 10 town. They we're s~cutiing
ti'h each Other at the Entler Hotel corner,
OH, it is said, more or less under the in
i.clce Of liquor, when Smith pulled the
u~yolyer from his pocket, and pointing 1t at
Lowry. pulled the trigger. There was an
4hplosion and Lowry received a il-caibre
outlet s~quarely in the breast. He was TAX
n TO bis home, and Drs. John and A. S.
Reynolds were called in, They found Low
~ had received a very severe wound, the
ball entering his breast, passing between
his lungs and lodging in his shoulder. His
recovery is very doubtful.
HARD TO CATCH.
The authorities of Tucker county have
been having q hard time hunting George
smith. who was indicted at the late term Of
he Circuit Court for house burning. A
posse Of men searched Texas Mountain for
MIN the latter part Of last week, and shortly
after they retired. Smith, who was concealed
behind a log, drew up his rifle and fred at
be guards. Fortunately the ball missed
rs marx By three inches. Smith is yet at
Iarre. but he will be taken in if he fingers
around this country.
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?
Saws the Boone County Record: With.
"a tour Years past in Tazrwell, Rlssell and
Washington counties, Virginia, Mcdowell
D. .x,.s., W.. I,r,I,io Inn
uen ard 5000 horses have been engagedin
he walnut lumber trade bringing into those
counties about 81, 100000. One walnut
zee realized 500. The supply of walnut
g not exhausted yet, and we predict many,
many years will elspse before this occurs.
The supply Of other valuable woods is
Abundant. \ poplar tree on Big E,k Run,
bis county, measures q feet in circamfer'
rnce.
TOO MANY WIVES.
J. G Roberts, an engineer on the c. X
O.. who resides at Hinton has gotten him.
elf into trouble BY having too many wives.
Roberts came to Hinton last November,
and in June was married to Miss Lulu
Watkins, of that place. and it now turns
out that be hes another wife in York State.
When arrested and on being.questioned as
o the former wife, he denied positively that
he was alive, but being confronted with
the p~etirion she had made for divorce, he
silttd and begged for mercy. lie was
9lacsd under 81, 900 bond.
lie LOOKED IL THE REVOLVER.
At Stats Mills, jackson county, a six
uttnJesr cid son Of Robert Nights, while
he ard another young fellow were cleaning
revolver, got badly wounded. lights
companion told him TO look in the revolver
and see how clean it was, holding it up TO
lights eye. The revolver was fired off in
ONE manner, the ball hitting the side Of
his (Hight's) eyeball and penetrating his
head. He lives, as yet, out is likely never
TO recover.
TIN IT Is.
The process Of smelling tin can now be
witnessed at the Glenwood mines, in Mason
county They obtain more than one pound
o! tin from eighteen pounds OF ore. a
more important discovery Of metal could
scarcely be made, or one that is more likely
70 assist in bringing general prosperity to this
,%icinity. In fact it will open up a great
field OF business and enterprise on this side
of The Atlantic hitherto unknown and al
most unthought of,
DANGEROUS FUN.
Last Friday, Johnny, infant son of j. c.
ycEldowEey, OF New Martinsville, aged
TWO years, went out on the railway track,
and for amusement lay down beside the
rack with his head between the ties Just
before the evening train come down. The
rain passed over him and did not hurt him,
out the engineer, who did not see him until
90 late to reverse his engine. was scared
S!thin an inch Of his life.
4 al NEaNs.
On last Monday afternoon q negro miner
employed at Caperton be .ame enraged at
-Cme Of the employees of the mines and
hrcatened to kill any one who attempted
10 modest him. Mr.. Joseph Beury, one Of
lie operators, was sent for, and in attempt
lrg TO quiet the negro was bit on the head
aith q piece of iron and seriously I'M lred
The negro fled, ana has not yet been cap
tured.
SALE OF TIMBER.