The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-17
the car was thrown from the rails, throw.
ing all from the car, crushing the ribs Of
one, dislocating the hip Of another and
severely hurting another In the side.n

the car was thrown from the rails, throw
ing all from the car, crushing the ribs {
one, dislocating the hip Of another an
severely hurting another In the side.n
A grand jury Is sitting in Kanawhi
connty at present, and from indication
will make the greatest number Of present
ments that ever came from a single iur,
in that county. II has been given on
that over 200 Indictments have beei
found against parties living in Charleston
There are q large numberof people Ii
Ohio county, who from recent experience
will sympathize with the Charlestonians
The Council OF Washington, Pa, at
meeting held Monday evening, after /
stormy session, accepted the proposition
from a company composed OF BAnkel
Samuel Hazlett, OF that place, and NUN
Der OF gentlemen Of Kittanning, Pa, t
erect water works. The proposition Il
that the borough shall contract for twenty
fire plugs for borough purposes, for which
said company shall receive $50 each. Fol
any additional plugs the price will be re
duced $40 each.
George NJ. Donaldson & Co., OF Rich,
mond, Va, exporters Of oak lumber, are
constructing q swinging tramway across
New River, in Fayette county, from the
top OF the mountain opposite Sewell. The
tramway will consist ot . large steel wire
rope, on which swinging car will run
from the top OF the mountain to the rail.
road on the opposite side,a quarter OF a
mile in distance, for the purpose Of con.
veying lumber TO the railroad, where IL
will be loaded for the East.
A Kanawha county Jury has found a
verdict Of ielonious shooting at Edward
WEIGH against "Heggles Jake" School
craft, anotorious character living up the
Elk. Thee case was an interesting one be-
cause OF the state Of affairs which led up
to the shooting. Very shortly previous to
the act Heggles Jake was taken from his
fathers house on Buffalo Lick branch and
numerically beaten by q gang OF men be-
cause he was living with a awoman not
his vile. Jake acknowledged that he was
a very bad sort of aman, but said that IL
hurt his feelings to be whipped by men
worse than he was. Hence he proceeded to
shoot Ed Welch, and came dangerously
near killing him. Tho last Grand Jury
refused To take cognizanee OF this whip.
ping affair, but 1t did indict Jake for his
part in IL, after ne suffered castigationw
hickory withes within On inch Of his life.
AT the April term, 1884, Of the Tyler
county Circuit Court, the Grand Jury
found seventy.eight indictments against
A V.slaok, o druggist at sistersville, for
unlawiully retailing spirituous liquors.
Immediately after he learned what the
Grand Jury had done Slack left the. State
and the indictments being miRl
requisition papers could not be had for
his apprehension. Subsequently, through
q mutual friend, negotiations were en-
tered iuto by which Slack was 70 return
and confess to two or three indictments
with the understanding that the others
were to be dropped from the docket. At
ter consulting with Judge Stealey Prose-
cutting Attorney James Stealey agreed to
compromises as indicated above. Slack
confessed on Nos. | and 9 and the fines
were fixed at S25 and $50, respectively,
which was considered by all persons cog.
infant OF the facts as the best that could
be done under the circumstances. Hav-
ing gotten of 80 easily, 1t appears
to have occurred to Slack, or his at
torney, that he might as well get
rid OF the whole business. According,
ly, application by petition was made
to His Excellency E.iyillis Wilson, fora
remission OF the fines imposed and a few
days since al, order was received from the
Governor remitting the fines. The reasons
given for this action, briefly stated are,
the recommendation OF Judge Ssealey be.
fore when the cases were tried !. the, sell
ing ofliquor upon prescriptions that were
detective and the understanding that the
fines were to be remitted. The Tyler
county Star says that all the facts 60 to
prove that Governor Wilson was grossly
deceived as to the state ofatrairs or that he
wantonly exercised the pardoning power,
having only an er pdrte statement before
him. EITHER view Of the case places the
executive Of the Statei In very unenyiable
position, 1t Is certainly hnmiiiating to
know that q man can go on persistsntly
violating the laws OF the State, and When
only one.fortfeth OF the ofIense Il asked
to be condoned, the Governor steps in
and with the power rested in him parlons
the violator.p