Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-03


Point Pleasant Personal
Paragraphs.
Special 10 he Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, July 2.-Regarding
the forgery of school orders by John Z.
Timms, of Point Pleasant, Mason county,
an account of which telegraphsd you last
week, the following from Justice Ffanklin's
docket is the charge made:
A warrant was sworn out on Monday OF
last week by Capt John Thornburg, Of Ar
buckle district charging that John E. Timms
"did feloniously forge, utter and employ as
true, a certain paper purporting to be an
order of the Board Of Eiucatiou. of Lewis
District Mason county, and signed
and John E. Timms, Secretary
upon the sheriff of Mason county" Tmms
was arrested on TUESDAY, and upon waving
examination was bound over in the sum OF
81, 900 for his appearance on the first day
of the Circuit Court, with A. A. Hanley, j..
]. Bright John G. Storby, ]. 81. Couch, yr.,
and ]. B. Menager as his suretiea. The
arrest Of Mr.. Timms was complete sun
prise to the people Of that town, who had
long looked upon Mr.. Timms as good and
upright citizen and respected him as such.
The amount of forged paper is supposed to
be between 81 900 and $1,000. 1t appears
that the alleged crookedness had been going
on for several years, and was
only discovered when Capt. ThornburG
attempted to enforce the payment Of - 500
of the orders by suit, which had come into
his bands. The counsel for Thcfnburg
exhibited the orders to President Barbee, OF
the Board Of Education, who pronounced
them forgeries 1t is understood Thorn
burg demanded that Timms redeem the
orders in his Possession and, it is said,
Timms took up orders to the amount Of
$3.50, Rumor says that until Friday
night Timms was under the influence of in,
toxicsnts, but since then has been sober.
1t is said that Timms remarked that IF he
was prosecuted other hearts than his would
ache" He has quite an interesting and
highly respected family, who are over
whelmed by grief. The whole bar Of Mason
county will probably appear in his behalf.
To-day parties to whom the orders purport,
ed to have been issued were summoned
to appear before the Board Of Education on
a certain day to give evidence in the mat
ter, and shortly the whole business will be
made plain.
Personal.
Editor Downtain, of the Putnam Demo
crat, was in town few days last week.
Downtain is one of the worthy fellows who got
LETT on the msrshslship, but won't be left
out in the cold altogether, / am assured.
Downtain is part and parcel Of Kanawhs
and Putnam counties, having completed his
apprenticeship in Charleston, and has for a
long time lsborei against many odds in the
land of Putnam. He has known nothing
but Democracy all his life. For these good
reasons he is to get some of the "phat' the
Democratic editors Of this State are long.
ing for. The friends of the Tall Sycamore
Of the Kanawhs," an sppellation
which Mr.. Downtains worthy lady
has applied to him, claim the
gentleman has been promised place in the
pension office, and they feel confident he
will get it. If Mr.. Downtain goes to Wash.
ington, he will leave his paper in charge Of
Mr.. Crouch, formerly Of the Boone county
Record, who viii conduct it after the old
fashioned Jeffersonian Democracy.
Mr.. Harry Tiprett son of Col. George
Tippett, of the Pt. Pleasant Register, lugged
of a mail agency the other day, the route
being between Pomeroy and Parkersburg on
the river. That's only Georges first take. I"
Taft and Vickers will commence the publ
cation Of Sunday paper next week. The
gentlemen were formerly connected with
the defunct Times. Taft will be remem
bered as reporter on the Journal, at your
city.
Sheriff Johnston and Deputy Smith, Of
Hamlin, Lincoln county, passed through
town en- route home, after having safely
landed a Lincoln county man in the Peni-
Tertiary BY the by, 1t is more than proba.
BILE Deputy F. II. Smith will be one Of the
new guards at the Penitentiary. Smith is
one of the working Democrats of Lincoln,
and ought TO have the place.
+. N. Tucker, last week appointed State
Mine Inspector, is friend OF the Hon j.
W. St. Clair's, clever gentleman and
competent surveyor. Only one applicsn,
was from your end of the State, whose
name could not learn.
Secretary Of State Walker returned from
Virginia Sunday. On his way 10 the old CON-
mon wealth he tarried awhile at Washington,
not eking or wishing anything within the
gift Of lhe Executive or any of his subord.
mates. is your Washington correspondent
would have the readers Of the REGsrER be-
lieve. Washington correspondents have so
generally come to the belief that every DEM
ocrat who happens 10 visit the city is after
that when their watehful vigi'
lance fails them they must needs confess
their unsuccessful at empts at divining
mems motives and call the failure news
matter.
Superintendent Peck has appointed Chas.
7. Reynolds of this place a guard at the
penitentiar3.
Mike O'Brien says be is notfond Of titles,
but would like to have had that of Super.
vising Inspector Of Steam Vessels" attached
10 his name, but since he did not get it. the
REGISTER need not attempt to sllay his dis.
by cslling him Mr.. j. OBrien,
Esq" "Mn" or "Esq." is quite enough in
these piping. times Of peace.
Phi. Snyder would have thrown the
comp" who set him up "Smyth" down the
sleystor and danced war dance on his
prostrate form had he been made aware Of
he objectionable lack Of knowledge Of the
comp"
Fay cite County Man Killed.
1t is supposed an Italian peddler was the
perpetrator Of robbery OF considerable
eweIry and rslusbles at Sewea, Fsyette
county, during last simmer. q. 81. Rey.
nolds. of FaJe,'e former coal miner and
member osthe Eureka Detective Agency,
was detaissd 10 run down the guilty patty.
Reynolds followed the Italian into Poca:
aontas Nnes, small tow in Tazesell
,ounty, Va, near the West Eirginis liae.
To-day AZ Burnett received q dispatch
rom Virginia saying Reynolds was shot
Monday morning by the Italian, whom be
was attempting to arrest Tie remains