The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-27
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may be of interest to some of our
people to read the following law, now
that we have a railroad. The mat
ter was vigorously referred to by
Judge Fleming in his charge to the
Grand Jury at the opening of the
recent term of court. Sections 30
and 81 of chapter XXXIV Of Acts
of 1885 read as follows;
80 If any person while in charge
of q locomotive engine, running upon
the railroad of any corporation, or
while acting as the conductor or
brakeman of any car or train of cars,
on any such railroad, be intoxicated,
he shall be deemed guilty Of INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof,
be fined not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
81. Any person who shall wilfully
and unlawfully injure, impair, weak
en-, destroy or misplace any building,
bridge, track, side-track, switch,
spur track, work, engine, machine,
locomotive, hand-car, depot, car,
trestle, telegraph line, telegraph pole,
telegraph wire, telegraph instrument,
or any other instrument, machine,
invention or mechanical appliance
whatever, which may be or is now,
used by any company operating or
using any railroad, or other line or
work Of internal improvement in this
State, or obstruct any corporation
which is the owner or lessee of any
railroad, or other work of internal
improvement in this state, in the use
Of any such property, the person so
offending shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars, and imprisoned
not exceeding six months, and if the
death of any person occur in eonse-
quence of any such unlawful act, the
person, or persons, committing the
same, shall be guilty of murder, and
punished accordingly.
And if any person shall shoot, or
throw stones, or other dangerous
missiles, at or into any passenger
car, or railroad car, used for carry
ing passengers or other persons,
while any such passenger or other
person is within the same, he shall
be guilty of felony, and shall be
confined in the penitentiary not less
than two or more than ten years.
And if any person, whether a pas
senger or not, shall, while on any
passenger or other train of cars, be-
have in a riotous or disorderly man
ner, he shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and fined not less than
twenty five nor more than two hun
dred dollars, and may, at the discre-
ton of the court, be confined in jail
not less than one nor more than six
months, and may be elected from
such train by the person, or persons,
in charge thereof; and such force as
is necessary for that purpose, may
be used by such person in charge of
such passenger or other train of cars,
with such other persons as he may
call to his aid. And the conductor
of every train of railroad cars, shall
have all the powers of a CONSERVATION
Of the the peace, while in charge of
such train.
AN ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE-ANoTHER
WELL-To- DO CITIZEN TRIES TO SHUT
FILE OFF THIS MORTAL CoIL-Scarcely
had the news of the self-murder of
Benton Carlow reached the town
and been passed around, when the
report of another episode of similar
nature reached our ears. This time
the would-be suicide was cut down
in time to save his life. The follow
ing account may be depended upon
as full and reliable:
Last Wednesday morning Levi
Titus, who lives about three miles
from Rosedale, Pa, and about the
same distance from the Monongalia
line, was found in his room, hanging
by clothes-line. His son Sylvanus
made the discovery and cut him
down before life was entirely gone.
1t was early in the morning and Mrs
Titus was still asleep in the same
room. A doctor was called speedily,
and Mr. Titus is on fair way to
recovery.
He is a man about sixty years OF
age, and possessed of considerable
property. For some time his mind
seems to have been to some degree
unbalanced and his family and
friends have been watching him
closely. His reputation is that of 8
good, upright and industrious citi
zen, and worthy of high regard. His
wife and children are much mortified
and grieved over the affair."
The Greene county Democrat has
the following information on the
subject; it's statement that he was
found in a barn is not correct:
We were informed, Thursday last
by the Taylortown mail carrier, o.
an attempted suicide, which occurred
Wednesday morning last about tive
miles from Taylortown, Dunkar6
township. Levi Titus, highly re
spected and well-to-do farmer, was
found by his friends ON the morning
named, between and s O'Clock
more dead than alive" hanging
either to tree or to beam in {
barn, our informant was unable t.
state which. He was cut down be
fore the vital spark had fled and {
doctor was summoned, who pro
nounced him too far gone to survive
Mr.. Titus owns fine farm and pos
sesses considerable of this world's
! goods. He has wife and severa
children, and is aged about sixty
years.
The cause of the attempt to hans
: himself is ascribed to insanity. H,
is subject to fits of melancholy, hav
ing been particularly afflicted in thi