Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-28
THE SUNDAY REGISTER.
AnaOuIIinc of thc Local Mention la
It's Columns.

The sporting column contained a list OF
the big purses offered by the State Fair
Association for the fall fair and races, the
aggregate OF which amounts 10 So, 600,
or 81, 600 more than at any pre-
vious meeting. This will bring some
fine horsrncsh to Wheeling. \ full ae-
count of the coming great road races and
hill climbing contest to be given by the
Wheeling Whcclmcp on July L. and IT.:
Wlicclmcn iruM all the country around TO
participate \ full quota OF general
bicycle notes. A fine game
of baseball between the GAINESVILLE Tom,
Dick and llary'S and the Wheeling team
ON the State fair grounds, The score > 10
o in favor of GAINESVILLE. Other. baseball
notes. News of the rifle and shot gun
scores made by our Wheeling tcam8-Mis-
ccllmcOua sporting spray.
4 full account of the capturcOf Johnson,
the M0undsvillc murderer, and the mtrti-
cularS of his crime, which, iIp ~ tultuws:
Tuesday Afternoon johnson assaulted Il
man in M]OundSvillc and gave him Il severe
beating. 4 warrant was sworn out for his
arrest and Rev. Thatcher, who is also
Marshal of MoundSvillc, went to JOhnS0n'S
house 10 make the arrest. Mrs. Johnson
met Thatcher at the door and threw Il
Ratchet at the MarSlal'S head. He ar:
rested the woman and starred With her for
tit iall, j0hIisnl, who had witnessed the
proceedings, came out Of the house with II
shot gun, and. lcvcling the weapon ut
ThatUhcr'S breast, fired one barrel, the
heavy charge striking the victim in the
left breast Immediately over the heart, the
wound causing instant death. He
then fled and escaped detection. About
7:3O o'clock Friday night a man
answering JohnSon's description appeared
AT the residence Of ,IQl,n VI. llaua9lI, who
lives 4 mile cit the WhyncSiurg road four
and Il half miles from M0undSyilIc, and
asked Mrs. Flanagan for something to eat.
Not receiving anything he went away, and
Mr.. +. coming i'll a few moments later
he was told of the circumstance.
lie conveyed the information to Hanson
Riggs aud Samuel Dorsey, who shortly af-
terward captured Johnson on the road and
conveyed him to M0undSvillc in Il wagon,
Ehcir ~ Nas llaCCd IN jan and atlcrward
taken ID the ~pehitcntiafy for S1rC' keeping.
The prisoner tells Il REGISTER reporter of
his experiences, which are detailed in full.
Mr.. J. A. II. Parsons receives a gold
medal at the National Convention of Pho
t%ngraphrrs. tor fire WCrk, i laipg oNo If
four, III GnntrciltiqE against tie World,
Charles 4, Wingjrtcr' takes many honorS
ut college. A small son of p. J. Sullivan
badly injured by striking his head against
Il rock. Alpha Lodge, X. of H., OIL GERS
elected. AuctiOnccr Aervey sells Riverside
furniture factory for 81, 900 MIS-. David
10 hell ii ihc splN IF &51o
hr' bi@lmi, before Justice Vi Davis,
Bail furnished. Wheeling not affected by
III" Nlt4hgrg nail -Gtlr, M probability
# the Wheeling milla signing before The
next meeting of the Western Null ASSocia-
tiOl.
The social doin@Sof the week. The re-
ccptinn given by Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hobbs.
Marriage of DIR. W. II. Warden, OfCharles-
ton TO Miss Emma PgliGY a. l,cu:oVd,
and Glicr events o. locaG interest.
Besides the above there was a large
number of minor local events Of less I'M
portancr.