The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
SHOT BY AN OFFICER,
A PRISONER MAKES ABolD BREAK
For Liberty and is stopped by u Bali from
Watson's Gun His Injuries Grays-The
OaIcer suspended and Placed under
Arrest, to await Developments,

Arrest, tn nWllt Developments,
At lively minutes TO eight O'Clock last
,ioht Arthur McNicholl, a resident Of
81 u,'aoI,n, mo, obot and IN all
Nol'n HeenNS, "s' s ~ oa'a
probability fatally WouAueu ny olnSe'
lake Watson,
MoNicholl, who lives on Filth street be-
-, Nj, I'D ,ho r,v0, hos haoD dr;nk.
'"e9u ua'H HnU Wv 80 -, 80 n;rh.
ing heavily Tor ssVerai Gays Las' nsn'
be went home fighting drunk, and mis-
Ireated his wife and Mrs. Dunn, his
nother.in-law, The former was knocked
down with club and badly beaten,
Affair ysvsininV her feet she left the
w 't a" r. yu.,,ont on,Ino ho,,,o
house, went 10 the Nlg'laht engine mouse
and telephoned TO the City Building for
two officers To arrest her husband, saying
No, oho bsd stood b,s III treatment as
InSI sne HAu s'Usu Al' 80 Nv4 '., ~, -
long Gs she was going Eo' auu WAn6su A'm
locked up.
Officer Heslop, who was detailed 70
make the arrest, found McNicholl stand-
ing in the street in front OF his residence
holding heavy club In his hand, Hes
Iop disNrmed him, and placing him under
arrest, started with him toward the lookup,
McNiQhOll went quietly enough, but on
his way down told the officer that Joe
Terrell, a companion, had been raising as
much disorder as he had, and that no
wanted him arrested also,
Heslop while going through the Second
ward market house, met officer Watson at
Market alley, and turned McNicholl over
10 him, asking him to take him to the
lookup while he went back after Terrell,
MADE uIs THREAT GOOD.
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MGSlonoI! ins!stSu W ma'sU't n.y. nOlu S
ing nun, Pso'n'A'nK w ~ 4u'''''' anu
was le'saseu, =, V,ovo,,h o,d Chou
Az |he coIAet .! EIeNeH.I auu onap'
line s'fseS, tAs PHSoneL mSue nt snnuen .
break Ior HpgTyI anu iau UP OHapHHe
street toward AenSH. ,,,,, ..,,,, :. .,o
WATSON loiIu p iof H. ieS StSps, ~ t"1
aAl4e uIIH S s;snns. - s.or ~ ho ,ronL}
oIaelnS t9e p''sOneI W A'op VI "e "ou'u
I TSG ronnrt wss instantlv followed nv a
r;a,cinS scream from McNichoiI who
9aNL, ~ tho rNvsment and cried In aVon.
i~;ro tones that ho VIVA sbot,
Wstann Who did moi at first realize the
,Dopis cond;t;on endeavorei IN hnstlo
him n Sis ieot Int not RncceedinC. was
advised nv a member OF tho Hone Hoss
S Gomnsrv h 90 Sasy a. The man mluht bS
bsIIv INIT
Martial examination showed that Mo.
N;cbnIja, Tndpr onrmenia wers soaked with
LIHnI nartv of men then nicked him
,n and carriej him In Rocking'a drnV
stprs whore OG,cer Watson s,,mmone1
DTs Dickav and McMasterg. An examin.
t;o T' ~ J'v ISc w ~n shnwed that the hail
had sntsrsd nat bolow the anal of lie
b"cL and twn ;nchcS IN the iii nj the
sn TTM TAXING n dow downward conrae and
IpJaipo aomswhera in the neivic cavity,
,Sas eySct location NJ ihe SnIIet mi bsinJ
S SS lapt nipht Il WAS also ionnd
that tbe wound was bleeding internally,
which indicated Geyero ipinries 10 the In.
tostinss
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During we , eSicsI t g%A .nna ri i1e
o "0 h;a shrieks and moans hcinv
piteous and causing q shudder 10 run
through the crowd collected around the
drug store. A hack was shortly after.
ward procured and MCNicholl removed to
his home.
Here Q moBt pitiablo scene ensued, tho
frantic wife and mother blaming herself
as being the indirect cause OF tho tragedy,
The doctors in attendance stated last
night that the mal was resting easily,
but that he vas lying in critiCSl 0ondlr
tion with every chance against his re-.
coyery.
Immediately after the shooting Officer
Watson went to the City Building and
surrendered himself to Uhief OF Police
Smith. The latter at opCe suspended him
and placed him under arrest, taking him
before Squire Davis, who placed him rln.
der 2O0j bond, on u charge Of shooting
with intent 10 kill, the warrant for his or.
rest being sworn out by tho Chief himsoli
The bail bond was promptly signed by
Officer Bob Juukins and Watson released.
Tho Squire then Get the hearing for two
q CLOCK tulb htUeEHuuu,
WHAT WATSON sAYs.
1v...,, nI,o nod .0..inod n, A.,o..
s1tnr mn stotob thronsh III H. H ca
sel that he had taken charge of The mia.
oner at the Market house alley, at the re.
quest OF Officer Heslop, and had started
with him toward she lookup. At the in.
tersection Of Eleventh and ghapline
atreets MCNiCholl suddenly started from
his aids and ran mp Ohapline street hill.
He followed for short distance, and SEQ.
ing that the prisoner would ultimgtely es.
cape, drOV HiS pistol and ordered hin to
stop, and on his rsiqsing fred one shot to
friGhten him. He was greatly astoupded
to discover that McNicholl was wounded,
as he had aimed low and had no intention
Of hitting him. He thought that the bull
let must have struck the pavement, where
II was aimed, and glanced upward.
Tho diagnosis made by the physicians
With thisideG, as they pregounced
the shot o straight centre one, aa It had
passed downward, whereas, had It been
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