Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-06
the eREGssvILlE AFFAIR.
The BOwmans Not Dangerously Wounded
The Adventures Of the Officers in
Search Of the Gang, Yes
terday Morning.

/ Following SO closely upon the heels Of
the hsbeas corpus case Of the men alleged
to have committed the Marling robbery, 90,
curing in the same region of country, and
involving to some extent people whose
names have appeared in connection with
that Infamous crime, the publication IN yes.
terdsy's REGISTER Of the particulars Of the
fiee-for-sll fight at Greggsville Saturday
evening, was lad with absorbing interest by
those fortunate enough to secure a copy Of
the paper.
Yesterday REGISTER reporter visited the
scene of the ARRAY and obtained much
ADDITIONAL DATA
concerning it. Mr.. Wesley Bowman was
found lying upon a bed in his house at
Greggville, suffering considerable pain from
his wounded thigh, but able and wiling to
talk concerning the trouble of the nigh be-
fore. He said the trouble had really begun
a month ago, when Andy Cook, one Of the
Wharton's and four young men from this
city met at Kriss' grocery LCeok was on
horseback. One of the n heeling men made
some remark to Wharton, wter supon Cook
/ jumped off his horse, threw his coat oil and
\ said he would clean out" the Wheelingites.
Wharton made some deprecatory remark
about Cook ability to perform the contract
and after the two had some words Cook
rode away, expressing his
| CONTEMPT FOR THE GREGGsyILLIANs
generally. Saturday night about sunset
Cook. dBony" Summerville and Daniel
Shaefer rode up to Frank Walters place.
They had been drinking freely, and are
said to have misbehsved about the place,
riding their horses into the yard, etc. They
then galloped past the toll pate on the
Bethany pike, telling the toll keeper to get
his money in the torrid territory Of the next
world, and few moments later pulled up
their horses at Kriss' grocery, just on the
edge of GreggsVille. Here were seated Mr.
| Kriss, and his son-in.lsw, johnson Murrey,
Wesley Bowman and his son Homer and q
number of others. The men started to talk,
and Cook, remembering the row Of month
before, took an early opportunity to say the
| Griggsville citizens were all dung hills, !"
for which observation Homer Bowman hir
him. At this point Murrey told the men they
COULD NOT HAVE FUSS THERE,
as there were a number of ladies present,
some seated in q wagon near by, and re.
uuested them to go down to the bridge if
they wanted to quarrel Sommerville said
"Murrey, You are the man who robbed Mar
ling" Murray denied it, when Sommer.
vile said: "You are d liar, you are. !"
prove it" said Murrey. u can prove it,
and will, rejoined Summerville. As he
said this Summeryille leaped of his horse
and made rush at Murrey, followed by
Shaefer. Homer Bowman headed Sum
merville of and struck him. Benz. Bowman
caught Cook, who had also jumped of his
horse, and Wesley Bowman and another
man caught Shaefer. The men scuftied
over the platform,
sLUGGISG EACH OTHER
as the opportunity offered. Shaefer go
away and retreated into an angle OF the
building, where he pulled out his revolver
and fred into the crowd, the ball striking
Homer Bowman under the right eye. The
blood spurted out, and Wesley Bowman
said: Homer, guess you're shot" Il
guess am" said Homer. The elder Bow
made q Jump for Shsefer and caught his
hands, endesvoring to keep him from firing
again, but Shaefer twisted his pistol about
and finally succeeded, as the two men cuffied
about in firing second shot, which struck
Bowman in the thigh. Bowman held on,
despite his wound, and Shsefer fred again,
missing his antagonist, however. johnson
Murrey now came to Bowman's aid and GO
the revolver from Shsefer. Shaefer ran Out
on the pike and began to throw rocks at the
crowd, but Wesley and Girls Ccnnors drove
him away. All this time the others had been
fighting for all there was
in them and black eyes anc
cLAREr STAINED NOSES
had been distributed about with a lavish
hand. When Shaefer had been driven oil
Homer Bowman, who had been eudeavoring
to quiet matters down, told Cook to go OF
home. Cook, Homer says said In reply
cd d-n you, I'll kill you" when, no
being prepared to 90 hence, Homer seized
dornick, and dropped his man in elegsn
shape by bouncing it off his head
This about ended the row, Nv
of the billigerants being PRACTICAL
out of the fight and the wounded Greggs
villeites were taken home, while Summer
vile and Shsefer got their wounded compan
ion, Cook, on his horse and departed to
wsrSs Clinton, near where they lived.
messenger was sent for doctor, and d.
William Bates responded and rendered sui
gical aid, extracting the ball from Home
Bowman's face and dressing the wounds
both father and son, after an unsuccessful e
feet to find the ball in the former 8 leg
The revolver used was only OF Y cahber, t
which fact alone Homer
OWES his LIFE.
SQUIRE Ankle was informed of the aAra
about half past nine, and at once prepare
/ warrants for the arrest of Sbaster, Sum- e
vile and Cook, Procuring buggy, wit
i. i Thomas Burke as driver, be went ont 1
? Frank Walters, where he met constab
=, Charles Grist. The buggy was py
up and o wagon procured, i
which the officers, still aceompsnie
4 by Burke, proceeded out the Run road t
5 ward Clinton. They first proceeded
; house of Dan Shaefer, about three hundre
wards south of Clinton. The capture We
made without event, the man being in be'
When he had dressed and embarked II
\ vehicle was driven through Clinton to Il
, house of Cooks father, but Andrew VIZ
! not there, and the next call was at Sun
c merville's. This gentleman was pretty we
? battered up, and the officers, thinking bot
! his eyes were closed, dad not keep 9 vel
{ close watch on him, while he was dressinI
: He went out of the room, and the oaicel
supposed be was washing. In few mi
ates Burke came in and said,
"wHERE Is YOUR MANF'
e The three at once began search whic
S lasted an hour, Shsefer going along Wi
e the Justice, the men travelling al over Il