Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-01
TIE CRIMINAL CALENDAR
Charged with Rape.


arrested Frank Kssley on Al warrant charg
ing him with being one of the party who a.
.sulted and outraged the girl Lulu Mason
Il the Peninsula, on the night of July 18th.
de was committed to jail.
He Used Cuss Words.
A colored man named George Kyle was
before Justice Ankle last evening charged
With using abusive language toward two
ladies' of color. TheJustice imposed fine
Of 81 and costs upon Kyle and he departed
tree if not happy.
Another of the "Dirty Dozen" Arrested.
Dick Bradley, another member of the
Dirty Dozen was arrested by Constable
Lauchin last night while 10 bed at his
nome. he was also placed in Jail aud will
nave a.hesIing before Justice Arkle this at
.errcon at o'clock, along with his two
.on psnions, Mcdonald and SHETLAND, for
ealing watermelons from a man named
6r- hes, some time since.
Surrendered by His Bondsman.
Ysst rday Mr.. Delbrugge, boDdsmea for
8noy Mertz, surrendered him to the author
IFS, and be was locked up. 1t will be re-
nembered that Mertz was indicted by the
.Iard Jury and had his case continued at the
pst term Of the Circuit Court. A few days
ago he was rearrested charged with at
empting to steal Nightwatchman Craw-
lords watch, and hearing of this, Mr.. Del
OlUgge decided TO surrender him.
Abduction.
Yesterday afternoon Constable Stamp ar
rested G. g. Wallace on a warrant sworn
out by Samuel knight, charging him with
abducting his fourteen-year.old daughter
rom the colored camp meeting ground at
Gsstons orchard, on Sunday. lis alleged
hat Wallace brought the girl into town
Sunday evening and took her to Lasohs
ootel, where the two registered as man and
wife and stayed all night. The accused
will be given hearing Friday afternoon at
Z o'clock, before Squire Peterman.
Taken Into Custody.
Flo Lewis was yesterday locked up at
be instance Of man claiming to be her
's,her. The woman was standing at the
corner of Market and Twelfth streets yester-
lay morning, talking to young man, when
An elderly gentleman, who gave the name OF
Ga orge Miscellaneous, came along and
grabbed her. The young fellow interfered,
tben the elderly party set him down on the
,idewalk in nogentle manner. The woman
started to run, but the elderly party grabbed
ner and locked her up The old party is
variously reported to live in Fulton, Bridge
port and ST. Clairsyille.
Police Pickups.
There was one hundred ard twenty one ar
e sis last month.
In Police Court, Yesterday morning, three
trunks and one disorderly were paraded be-
lore His Honor. The former were John
3cles, William Rankin and George Hot
man, and they were each assessed one dol
ar ard costs. Rankin paid, and the others
Vt Mt 10 the hill. Ed Blsttner, for dis
lrderly couduct, got s. and costs.
Officer McNichols arrested Maggie Clark
st nj ht, for being drunk on the streets.
A Big Row In the Eighth Ward.
Just after midnight this morning q row OF
Gigantic proportions started in the Eighth
Ssrd, in which Officer Brinkman was pretty
well do1e up 1t seems that Joseph Bero' 8
.aloon, on Thirty-third street, changed
hands last night, and the new proprietor
set up couple of kegs Of beer. In
some manner row was started, in which
John Blattner, Jack Murphy and jim Travis
we're implicated, and they adjourned to the
commons on the north side of the railroad
20 have it ont. Brinkmsn heard the racket
md went over, when the crowd set on him.
A telephone report says Murphy hit the
,fficer with base ball bat, whereupon he
| drew revolver and fired one shot. The crowd
ook the pistol away from him, when he ran
0 the Eighth ward hose house and tele'
houed tor help. Officers Croughan, DltfY,
Wilkie Kileen and Devlin responded to
the call, and at Two o'clock the telephone
ays John Battner has been arrested and
the officers are in hot pursuit Of Travis aud
Murphy. Brinkmau is said to be badly
hurti in he leg.