Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-04
STATE ITEMS.

| dent near Terra Alta. Preston county, on
last Friday. He was fox hunting and his
horse fell and threw him to the ground.
Work is brisk in the Irondale, Preston
county, coal mines.
On the day before Christmas Mr.. Loydd,
q miner in the ore mines at lrondale, was
badly burned by Il powder explosion.
A fire occurred in the house of Michael
joyce, in Parkersburg, lest Tuesday, doing
damage TO the amount OF several hundred
dollars.
Mrs. Joseph Gano fell from a sleigh near
Shanghai, in Berkeley county, on Christmas
evening. causing painful, but not serious in
j%uries.
A little son Of William Crawford, of
of Shanghai, Berkeley county, fell from the
abutment of the Back Creek bridge, on
Monday, and was badly injured,
A runaway occurred at Miidlebourne,
Tyler county, Oh Saturday. A passing team
frightened the horses and they trotted into
town, increasing their speed as they came
down rect Striking the sidewalk in front
Of Audy McCarty's wareroom, they demol,
isLcd Andy Stephens Sled and cayed in the
head of a barrel of carbon oil.
T. II. d. Dawson, agent, this week sold
the Joshua Miller farm on Sleepy Creek to
Mr. John N. Wolf for $1,000. This is one
of the most desirable farms in the country,
and Mr.. Wolf was fortunate to get so good
a bargaiu.-Morgan Mercury.
War in Calhoun.
TYLER Star: For some time past a gang
of ~rufians have been creating almost areign
of terror in the vicinity of Joseph's Mills
this county. They have made it a point to
break up social assemblages such as picnits,
oyster suppers and the like. The leaders
are Ed. and Moses Warner and a more vii
famous pair are hard TO find. Through
their Vaccinations other boys, members OF
respectable families have been inveigled
into the gang until their numbers have so
increased as 10 make them a source of real
terror to law abiding citizens Of the com
munlty.
On Christmas evening the band gave
an oyster supper, and OF course the gang
were present. The usual tactics were pur-
sued-cnrsing, swearing, Safeguarding
and general roNdying-untll it becamo
unbearable. An effort was made to eject
Nose Warner, when n free, fight was in
duIged in, which r~esui;c! in severely in.
turing Mr.. I. J. Anderson, and the arrest
Of the Narprr's, Eli Smith, Geo. Golden,
VIM. George and thomas Smith.
The prisoners gave bond for their APPEAR
anCe before Justice Davis, on Monday. |
\. Mcknight, Esq was employed to rep.
resent the State. They appeared, aud about
tie time the evidence for the State was all
in, and while the Court adjourned for din
ncr, the prisoners disappeared.
1t is not believed that the officers were in
sympathy with them, bat they were too
careless, as during the progress Of the trial
no guard was placed over them. Commit
men,s were procured and placed in the
hands of Officer Tallman, with Instructions
to arrest them on sight.
The law abiding citizens Of mat section
owe il TO themselves, TO me community, to
the county aud State 20 assist the officers in
bringing the whGie gang to Justice, and we
believe it viii be done.
Three Bird, Fly.
I State journal: Friday morning about :
o'clock three of the prisoners confined in
the jail, Henry Goolen, James Burns and
Guy Green escaped. They obtained their
liberty by means of a hole dug through the
side OF the wall ne:r the northeast corner.
The tool used in the work WAS a heavy bar
OF iron that is kept locked across a door
inside the prison department. In some un-
explained manner this bar was not secured
by the lock, and to wrench it OF was an
easy JOB.
The sheet iron covering of the Wall was
parted at a seam. and a hole sufficiently
large 10 allow their escape was easily dug
through the soft brick. Goodens, Burns
and Green were the oaly ones who got out
before the alarm was given. The manner
of the escape clearly demonstrates the fact
hat Wood county needs and must have a
new Jail. and that right soon, for, unless
there is guard kept inside the prisoners
portion OF the jail, an escape can be effected
at almost any tine.
OF rhose who escaped Henry Gooden was
the most important, having been arrested
Tor the Weinberg burglary. James Burns
was III for disoricrly conduct, aud Guy
Green Tor petty thieyery.
Dead.
State Journal Captain Lew J.. Maiiy,
one OF the firm of Maddy Br IS, and part
owner of the steamer Chesapeake. now in
Florida, died at the residence of his father,
James ". Maddy, near GullipoIis, Saturday,
December -, at / Il. m, IN his 3lSt year.
He Lad been unable 10 attend to active
business since one wear ago last November.
His disease was consumption. lie was OF
unexceptionable character and morals,
straightforward and upright in all his deal
iugs. and his death is greatly regretted.