Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-07
KNOCKED SILLY.
Cries of Murder Get BeIIairs People
Out of Bed.
The Cause Of the EHcitement.--A Serious
Accident---FoIiowiOg the Fairs
---Cuttng Scrape al
Martins Ferry,

About midnight on Saturday, a Bike
mian, who was passing up Ii Mon street, was
struck by some unknown person, short
distance above the lookup. The blow must
have knocked him silly, as he began yeliing
Murder" Help, Fire etc. Either one
OF the shove expressions is likely to startle
the average inhabi;ant at most any period,
and when beloved out st the lonely hour
Of u at night will prove doubly stirripg.
Several people who were on the street Of
Il at time
HEARD TIE CRIES
and rushed in the direction from whence
they came, expecting that great slaughter
OF human beings was taking place, but on
arriving at the spot could not ascertain
anything very startling; in fact the only
cCmmo,ion to be seen was a man making g
bee line up the street. While the expect
ants waited for something to develop, the
crowd began 10 increase. The new arrivals
bad come to the rescue to at the part OF
charity in anything that presented itself
Some thought they would probably be the
first to the scene Of some dying individual
who had been struck down By an assassin.
part Of the spectators came to answer to the
CRY of help while others were eager to &c,
at the fire and extingulsh it. The patter OF
feet on the sidewalk awoke those who had
not heard
THE APPEALS FOR HELP,
ard they, too, augmented the crowd
But appearances indicated that the
whole gang had been fooled and
hey were about to depart to secusou,
when fellow whose appearance indicated
that he had been practicing for foot race
made his appearance, and he explained the
whole thing in few words the substance
Il which appears in the first of the article.
Tie Marshall took the fellow over to the
lookup and let him recupsrate, and then
sert him on his homewsrd march again.
It will be well for the chap when he walks
out at the dead hour Of the night after this
10 prepare himself for fires of the kind men
Toned above. A bucket Of water would be
about the desirable We hope we have
fully explained to those who were askin,
about the fire yesterday where il eliminated
and The loss occasioned
FOLLOWING THE FAIRS.
Yesterday morning cattle train pulled
ITO the b ~ Q. Yard 1t is customary for
~sch consignment Of stock to have two Of
'brte menln charge, but the train yesterday
wss an exception, as the cattle were out
numbered by their attendants, and wher
Dilcer Burke iuyestig ated affairs he fouuC
hat about Thirty boo-5iacks and Other
1aBGy men who make their living at pres.
-nt 81 TIE fairs were acting as drOvers anC
were under the protection Of the owners Of
The cattle The whole lot WAS on their way
to Wheeling, and as the officer WAS sbou'
TO bounce The young self imposed Cattle
tenders An accident IN the yard called him
away and the boys escaped.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
John Sadlcy and partner went out to
te stock pens yesterday for the purpose o
boarding freight Tor the West. The train
guiled out pretty lively. One of the boys
.ot on safely, but the other, young Sadley
>as thrown between the cars in his attempt
lie held on to the handle, however, and hi,
ycGy swung out, but the left shoe OF the boy
raught in a frog and the wheel of the mex,
at took Of his foot at the ankle. Forum
.ltly the body tell in a safe place and n
o,blr injuries were sustained. Sadley was
yIought TO the B. y .. depot. but was after
YARDS removed 10 the National House
#h,re he is being cared for. DR. c. +
Kun attended the unfortunate and yester
iav afternoon dressed the wound II
talk with the pa,ien, your reporter learned
ha, bis home place OF living is with hi.
.uut, Mrs. Maggie Conuors, at Woods Run
llegheny, Pa., both Of his parents being
lead. lie is about IL years old, and say
he IS known by the name Of John ConnorS
aecause Of his long residence with his rela
i've. The township took the case in charge
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
Some one fired two shots in the Thirc
ward, near Rose Hill, on Saturday night
The officers tried 10 catch the shootst, bu;
could not find him Saturday night weeR
some shootiugwas heard in the same neigh
oorhood.