Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-22
A NARROW ESCAPE.
THE PROMPT AND HEROIC ACTION WHICH
SAVED A MANS LIFE.
A Bow Killed in Pecullar Manner-Attemptsd Muir
der by POisOn-KiLed in the Woods
Other State News

bridge. As he fell his head came in contact
with a pier, and a frightful cash
was cut, the blow causing him to
rebound out into the water
few feet from the bottom of the
pier. John Morgan, carpenter, who re-
sides at Fairmont, was at work near by on
the bridge and was an eyewitness to the
accident. He took in the situation
at glance, and knew that If McCarroli
was not already fatally injured, that
he would be drowned before assist
ance could reach him from the shore OF
the river. Morgan instantly sprang from
the bridge to the first cross-piece OF the
trestle work and byjumping and sliding
made his way to the water, the distance
being GO feet. Plunging into the water he
swan to where McCarroll disappeared
and dived after him, returning to the sur
face with his helpless body and swan to
one of the cross pieces of the trestle, where
he supported himself and the injured man
until they were taken into Il boat that put
out from the shore. McCarrOll Is badly
injured, fearful cash being cut in his
head but his skull is not frctured, rs was
at first believed, and he is now in a fair
way to recover.
James Nida, substantial old farmer,
| lives near Hamlin, Lincoln county, and Is
the father of comely daughter. Sam
Hurd, young man living in the same
neighbOrhOOd, and for some time has been
paving court to Midas daughter. His at
! tentions to the girl were not kindly receiv-
ed by the Nida family, and he had been
warned to deSist. Sunday the various
members OF the Nida family, including the
girl, attended church on Trace creek.
Young Hurd was also there, and at the
conclusion of the services, as was his wont
started away with the girl. To this old
man Nida interposed objection, and
a recountre ensued in which
the old gentleman was knocked out in
about two rounds. Young Hurd and the
girl, who still chung to him. then proceeded
on their way. They had walked about one
hundred yards when young Thomas Nida,
brother of the girl in question, slipped
up behind the couple and, without warn
ing, plunged knife into Hurd, cutting
through his heavy clothing and inhicting
a serious cash just under the right Shout
der blade Young Nida made good his
escape. The parties are well-tO-do and
neighbors, and the trouble is said to have
grown out of some remarks ola compro-
missing character made by young Hurd
about the girl.
A peculiar accident occurred at Farming
ton, a few days ago. 4 little son of
| Emanuel Smith went out in the woods
with dog to visit a neighbor. Not COM
ing home that evening Mr. Smith SuppOs-
ed the boy was at the neighbours house.
but the next morning he started to look
for him. He had gone but short distance
from the house when he heard the dog
barking on hillside near by, and he at
once bent his steps in that direction
| When he reached the spot he found his boy
with a moose of strong Irvine tightly drawn
around his neck, hanging partially sus-
pended by it from small, low dOgwOOd
sapling dead. 1t is supposed that the
boy in passing that way stopped to arrange
a snare to catch rabbits, for it is rcmem-
| DCItu Illdl Ou the DltNlOuS udN Ht H'tl
spoken of doing so, and had spent some
time in tying the fatal moose on the ident-
iCal string by which he was hanged. IL
is believed that either in experimenting to
try the strength and effectiveness Of the
snare, or in attempting to set it, he was
accidentally caught as indicated and
strangled.
There are thirty-eight coal mines tribu-
tary to the Great kanawha river, with 4
present capacity of six million tons year
! ly, aud the number is increasing. At two
dollars ton such an output would be
worth twelve million dollars at the mines.
Add to this the output of the New River
mines, as large, and we have some idea of
the vast importance of our coal industry
and the Jealous care which is demanded of
our Representatives in Congress. When
| the kanawhL river improvements are
! finished the income from the coal and
lumber fields tributary will be enormous.
For some time back a girl about ~
years old and hailing from Kentucky has
made her home at Guyan falls. Lincoln
county, working rs a domestic and when
not thus employed running the river rs a
cook for ilat-boatmen. Wednesday night
of last week fine horse belonging to Sam
Islacs was stolen and it was developed
the girl in question was the thief. She
| fled toward Kentucky with her stolen
booty. lsaacS and n tru sty companion
started in pursuit, but rs the girl Is n
daring rider and had several hours the
start of them her escape is almost certain.
&C lnr u II
LamOn who was LincOln'S Marshal for the
District of Columbia He afterwards
lived ut MartinSburg and was a frequent
visitor to Parkersburg lie also wrote
biography Of President Lincoln. lie is
now a resident of Denver, Col, and is at
tOrney for the Choctaw Indians. Last
week the Supreme Court decided a case in
favor of his tribe, giving Judgment for
two and a half million dollars. Mr.. La
mon receives rs a fee $3.50. 900. This is
probably the largest single fec ever receiv
cd by lawyer in America.
John Jackson was arrested by L. :.
Marshal Napier and special agent A. w.
ROOme on Big Creek, Lincoln county, on
November l6, 1SS6, and brought to Charles
| ton, WA, and lodged in Jail Thursday.
He had hearing before L. Commissioner
Dubois who held him in bond offs 900 for
the Grand Jury. John Jackson 1t is
alleged, contracted with Robt. Thompson,
4 pensioner, for one-half of the amount re-
ceived, and when the pensioner received
his money Jackson demanded and OBJ.
tanned by threats one half of the same.
John ShOckey, of Barbour county, died
one day last week aged nearly % years. He
would have reached that age Monday last.
He was the last person in the country
drawing a pension as soldier of the war
Of1sl2. Mrs. Kelley, who died last Mon
day week, was drawinga widows pension
from that war, There is now only one
person in that county who draws pension
from that war-Mrs. Eda Shaw, the mother