Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-05
THE THIRD ACT
In tho Elijah MarIins Robbery and
Torture Mystery,
And a Very Tragic One 1t Seems
to Be.
A Riot at GresgsyilIe, Early Last
Evening,
In Which Wesley Bowman and His
Son are Shot.
Much Excitement In the Neighbor-
hood Over the Affair.

The third act in the Elijah Marling rob
berry mystery has been played, and the part
presented proves 9 most serious one. The
scene is laid at Greggsville; the tim', 'sst
evening at seven o'clock, and the dramatis
persona number about a dozen or fifteen,
the names of only flew being ~obtainsble
last night, however. The particulars Of the
affair to which we allude, as described by
an eye witness to REGISTER reporter, are
as follows:
About half past six o'clock last evening q
party of men, numbering among the crowd,
Daniel Shafer, "BonY' Summerield, Andy
Cook, Wesley Bowman, his son Homer,
Johnson Murrey, and others, assembled in
front of KRIS grocery, in Greggsville, a
portion of them having just returned from q
picnic. Some of the party were making q
good deal Of noise, and Wesley Bowman
suggested that a nearer approach to quiet
ness was desirable. This led to hard words
between two or three of the crowd, In the
course Of which "BOny" Summerfeld took
occasion to remark to johnson Murrey
that he believed he was concerned in
The MARLING ROBBERY,
l. l.-x l1a- 10000 Mpr-ar
resented this imputation in an emphatic
manner and from words the men cam to
blows. The crowd, now swollen to quite
large proportions, was not backward in
coming forward, using such weapons as
could be secured in the emergency, and
soon ston,s were flying and pistols cracking
right merrily, men going 10 grass on all
idts. The fight had now assumed the pro.
l~ortiors OF q riot Dan Skater was plying
. revolver with considerable effect, one ball
from bis pistol striking Wesley Bowman in
tie left thigh, while another struck Wesley's
ION, Homer Bosnian, in tie face, just under
The eye, iDf;cting q dangerous and perhaps
fatal wound. "Bony" Summer6eld was
ais , struck on the head with a large stone
and very seriously wounded, while two or
three others were knocked out with fists or
by other means. Gradually the fight quiet.
ed down as one after another of the contest
ants were placed hors de combat, and final
ly, through the efforts of outsiders, the men
were separated.
The two Bowmans, father and son, and
Summer6eld, were taken to their several
bones, and physicians summoned. The
Injuries of all three we're found to be very
severe, but whether
DEATH WOULD RESULT
in any case our informant could not state.
Homer Bowman is q young man, about
twenty two years OF age. Our informant
thought the ball had lodged somewhere
about the base of the brain, but could not
be certain. Wesley Bowman is well known
all over the county as a quiet, law-abiding
citizen, and q nan possessed OF copsiders:
BILE means. His connection with the fight
could only have been such as any respects'
ole citizen would have taken under the cir
c~umstsnces. Probably he was acting the
part of peacemaker or endeayoring to res
cue his son, and been shot by accident But
this and other doubtful matters must be
cleared up tomorrow.
The excitement in the region about
Greggsville was reported as being very great
last night and the most
EXAGGERATED ACCOUNTS
of the shooting were aaoat. No arrests had
been made up to eight o'clock, but the au
rhorities were busy gathering up witnesses,
and in sll probability warrants will be issued
TOR all parties to-day or tomorrow. The
news Of the fight created much excitement
in this city when it became known, and
there was an eager enquiry for facts.