Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-29
Called Together by a Renswal Of
the Scandalous Rows
Between Hiram AIdridge and Nellie
gaylord.
Shrieks Of Murder and Calls for
a Rope.
A Scene of Intense Excitement on
the Streets.
All the Parties to the Row Behind
the Bars.
interesting Stories To Be Told in
interesting Stories To Be Told in
Court this Morning.

scene of excitement as was enacted on
Market and Twelfth streets, last night. For
. time, indeed, it seemed that tragedy, ter
riSle in its nature, would result, and that an
indignant and scsndsized public would
take summary vengeance on man whose
conduct had too long been borne with
patience. But the FIVE hundred or one
thousand people who had been attracted to
the scene bore themselves with degree OF
calmness which was remarkable under the
circumstances, and
NO ACTUAL VIOLENCE
took place, although it would have only
taken q leader and rope to have produced
grave results.
About halt past o'clock the residents OF
the neighborhood of the corner Of Market
and Twelfth streets aud business men along
be adjacent thoroughfares were treated to
another act in the AIdridge Gaylord drama,
be participants being Aldridge, bis woman,
ard Mary Thornton, the colored woman
Who does the cooking and housework on the
premises occupied by Aldridge.
Aldridge and the two women had been
all afternoon in attendance upon the trial
Of the adultery case before Squire Phillips,
and left that officials Office about halfpast
I've o'clock, after he and Miss Gaylord had
iven BONDS in
THE SUN OF 5000 EACH
to sppesr again this morning at 9 o'clock.
Aldriige went up street somewhere on leav-
ing the office, while the colored woman,
M,rv, and Miss Gaylord went directly home.
Tue toiored woman at once set about the
preparation of supper, while Nellie Gaylord,
after remaining a moment slipped on: and
was gone about half an hour, returning be-
fore Aldridge put in an appearance. She
irst stopped in at Aldridge's business Office,
presumably for the purpose Of seeing him,
Tut as he was not there she went on up
stairs, and after changing her dress passed
on into the kitchen where the colored wo-
man was st work. HIRE the two engaged
in g conversation, which
WILL BE RELATED
presently, and then Miss Gaylord went to
Ter room.
By and by Aldridge came home, and
'sked where Gaylord was. The colored
=omsn said she was in her room, and thai
supper was ready. Miss Gaylord and Al
irldge sat down to the meal, and the Gay
ord woman refused to pour out his tea
de asked the colored woman to bring
lass Of water, which she did, and then the
-ow, which had started before supper, bu'
mcothed over, broke ont afresh Aldridge
Ras much under the Influence of liquor, ano
vas in ensely angry because Miss Gaylord
had been out of the house during his alb
serce. Hechsrged the woman with having
,een in the company of other men, aud
especially of talking too freely to the CLERK
of the Municipal Court in the afternoon OF
the 25th inst when the scandal first came
prominently into public notice. The woman
seems to have r4t,r ed somewhat holly, and
this angry discussion first attracted the at
teption of the occupants Of the hous',
While few pedestrians stopped on the side
walk on both sides of Market street, and
eagerly listened. In moment the sound
of
LIVELY SCUFFLE
ould be heard, and the words, IN Allridge
voice, Pull down those windows, and III
learn her" The womsn's voice could be
heard, talking loudly and sngrily
While the colored woman was seen
lifting from window to window, pull
ling down the blinds or sastes A moment
later Miss Gsylord was heard to cry: You
dare not harm mel" and then came loud
screams and shrieks of "Nuri.r!" "Mur-
d RI" .'aelp!' Help" and then occupants
of the building heard some one fall heavily
to tie floor. The crowd, which, az has beer
-tstsd, had commenced gathering almost
from the commencement of the fuss, had
Low assumed
IMMENSE PROPORTIONS,
ond one Of the gentlemen, whose Office siu
he second story having called TO the gen
tiema2 occupying the adjoining room,
-'sTtej up stairs, followed by half doz=n
aeople from the sidewalk. The gentleman
no led the rescue called to the others to
.olow him and made break for the door
t the hail, which was slammed too
" the negro woman, who said: III you
are an officer you can get in here; it not yop
can't The rush OF the crowd, however,
VAS too crest to be withstood, and the
woman retreated, the crowd surging into
the hail. The first sight which met tn
gaze of the men was the woman Gaylorc
wing on the floor in the rear part of the
;ODg ball which runs the full length Of the
ouilciDg parallel with Market street She
Sas screaming at the top of her voice, and
Aldridge was leaning over her. The crowd
MADE RUSH FOR HIM
snd pulled him away, and Miss Gaylord
las taken into the dining room, Aldridge
being taken also TO his private apartment
By this time fully one thousand people
rad been attracted TO the scene of the
fouble, and the excitement became some
hing fearful Someone blew police
Fhistle, but no police were about and
The crowd became almost frantic,
net knowing what might be 20
ing on upstairs from whence loud cries
and sounds Of connection still proceeded.
Finally Officer Crogan came up on a run,
and the crowd greeted him with loud
cheers. He and REGISTER reporter ran
on up stairs, followed in q uomeat BY OF.
hce1s Watson Burns, Shaeffer, Wilkie, Con-
stable Bird, lawyer Elson, counsel for
Aldridge, and others The crowd
OF men by. this time swarmed
all through the building, and were
in an ugly mood. The reporter went into
Aldridge's room, where that gentleman, was
In company with one or two Of those who had |
Just ran up stairs Aldridge was bare head |
ed, and without his coat or vest. HIS shirt
was badly ruflsd up, g. if some one had |
had
BOTH HANDS CLISCHED IN IT.