Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-18

OFFICER CRISwELL, OF THE BELLAIRE
FORCE, SERIOUSLY CLUBBED
While Endeavoring to Make an ArreS-Hs As
sailant James Manley, Arrested and
Locked Up.

Officer p. o. Criswell, of the Bellaire force,
ordered a crowd of young men who were
congregated near the Belmont House, in
that city, to move on. Jack McGrew was
in the gang. He refused to obey, and said
he would be arrested before he would stir.
Mr.. Criswell proceeded to enforce his order
by taking hold of McGrew for the purpose
of arresting him. He had hardly started
with his prisoner before he received three
heavy blows ON the head from some instru-
ment in the hands of James Manley, who
sought to befriend McGrew. Mr..
Criswell was stunned somewhat
from the effects Of the blows
he had received, but soon recovered
and took his assailant to the lookup, leav-
ing McGrew. By the time the officers and
Manley reached the Jail, Mr.. CriswelPs
collar, shirt and coat were almost covered
with blood, which flowed freely from the
cuts he received. DR.. q. l.. Anderson was
called, and with difficulty stopped the flow
of blood, after which the injured man was
put on q cot in the Marshal's Office in a
weak condition. He had recovered suth-
GENTLY by ten o'clock to be able to take a
street car for his home on Gravel Hill.
Manley, who struck the officer, is q quiet
Young man as q general thing, but had
been drinking some Saturday night.
John F. Kelly has entered suit in the
Common Please Court against j. NJ. Mar
ing for $1,000 for disturbing his posses
sions. Mr.. Maring, some months ago,
rented rooms for the Columbia Clu over
those occupied by the family of Mr.. Kelly.
The Columbia Club is the "tOniest in the
city and on certain evenings hold private
hops. From what we can learn the noise
made by the members while dancing, etc,
has caused the suit, which has been
brought against Mr.. Marlng, as he con-
tracted for the rooms. Mr.. Kelly is a
lawyer and the suit, if it comes up, will
no doubt cause some interest.
Rev. K. F. Keller resumed his discus
sion of Baptism to q large audience,
Yesterday morning. Mr.. Keller has been
doing some good work in the pulpit of
late. Sunday week he sailed into" in
active church members and gave them
such a lecture hat they will not soon for
get. The reverned gentleman has in press
at present tracts which fully explain the
wrangle he and Rev. Sweeney had last
year on baptism. The tracts will be ready
for distribution in n few days.
The friends of Muth and Shindewolf,
the contestants in the coming boat race,
are confident that their man will win.
Ritz is training Muth, while an Eastern
Oarsman has Shindewolf under his care.
Muth is sure he will come in ahead and so
is his competitor. The friends of the latter
are counting on winding Muth. but OF this
they should not be be too sure. A goOdly
sum of money will change hands on the
result.
The Board of Improvement has post
poned the contemplated "blow-Out' over
the completion of the G. l.. q W. road I'M
til spring. The eXtention will not extend
any further down than the upper part Of
town before some time in the early part of
81, and it was thought advisable to wait
until the depot was erected inside the
city.
The undersigned merchants have agreed
to keep open their places of business until
: o'clock p. m, Saturdays excepted: i.
T. King, Blum Bros, II. Roemer, j. A.
Kamp, A. Mayer, Somehow Il Co., A.
KlOtz, J.. Shwob, ]. Duga, j. Behr.
The temperance meeting in the South
Bellaire NJ. E. Church on Saturday even
ing was well attended, and more than the
Usual interest was manifested.
John X. Weir, who had two ribs broken
by a fall in the factory of the Bellaire
Nail Works, is getting along nicely.
Rev. Mr.. Barritt, OF the Washington and
Jefferson college, preached in the First
Presbyterian church yesterday.
The late residence of Mr.. Mertz, north of
town, has been moved from its old position
by the G.. l.. q w. road.
The Second NJ. +. Church made some
money out of its oyster supper on Satur-
day evening.
The funeral of John HartshOrn took
place yesterday afternoon. lnterment at
Rose Hill.
Mr.. Lombard, the bottle blower. and
Miss Katie Welsh, were married last week.
Harry Harris had two fingers mashed
while at work at the stamping works.
Three DRINKS were run in by Marshal
Darby on Saturday evening.
Bellaire public schools employ 81 teach
erS.