The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-12
VOLUME XXXIV.---NUAIBER 1919.
peaceful aspect Of Attain in the East. The
arrangements Of the budget committee
strengthened all French securities, Three
percent rentes rose 60c; redsemable renteS
PRoBABLE MURDER
At Washington, Pa.-slmOn MILLER has Ala
Head Split Open.

Special DiSpaich 10 Ne IHtslltSeBaE,
WAsHISeToS, Pa, April 1.-THE quiet
OF the Sabbath has been disturbed to-day,
and Washington's streets have been
stained with a mans liie-blood. So many
conflicting stories have been in circulation
that II Is difficult to obtain an entirely re.
liable account OF the horrible affair. But
certain II Ia that Simon Miller, aged 49
years, and who is the father OF several
children, Is lying at the point Of death at
his residence on Main street, from the
effects Of terrible hAtchet cash one inch
behind his right ear, three inches long, q
clean cut and. through the skull. II Ia
certain, too, that SAM Wise, aged thir-
ty, and married, who keeps the Blaney
railroad restaurant, adjoining the Balh.
more q Ohio depot Is the perpetrator Of
the awful deed,
A version Of the tragedy Is Rs iollows;
Just about noon Simon Miller and John
Agnew entered Wise's restaurant. Con.
ductor Shields, Of the Baltimore & Ohio
yard, and several others were present,
One Of them asked Wise for cream Birch,
supposed 10 be the local option name OF
lager beer. He refused, and said taRi
there were too many drunken men about
the streets then, High words snsued and
q scuills followed, Some Of the persons
present say that Miller used the cane he
held In his hand, At all events, Wise
grabbed up hatChet from the floor and
Just In the doorway struck Miller q ter.
rife blow behind the right ear. Miller
fell face downward upon the pavement
and the blood gushed from the ugly
wound. The spectators ran to his assist,
ance Immediately, and one Of them
closed the gaping wound with his hands
till medical aid arrived. He was at once
pronounced TO be In a very critical con.
dition with the chances. against his re.
coyery.
Later this evening the attending phySi.
clans were unable TO express an opinion
90 to the result, Inflammation has not
set In, and although the wound is ex.
tremely dangerous 1t 10 not absolutely
fatal. The witnesses TO the probable homl.
eide are making themselves scarce and are
not at all communicative.
John Agnew, who was q participator In
the beginning Of the trouble, and wit
ness Of 1t all, went home soon after the oc.
CurrenCs and refused to see any one or
give any account Of 1t, "sam" Wise sur.
rendered himself Immediately afterwards
and was taken 10 the county jail, where
he 10 now confined.
The prisoner gives the following as his
story oil the affair, Wise said In substance:
Sam. Miller and Jno. Agnew came down
to my restaurant about noon and asked for
birch cream, l refused to sell II To them,
then they bought a banana and used in.
sultingand abusive language. They init.
mated that they had come down 10 raise
row and proceeded to do 80. then put
Agnew out Of the door and supposed that
Miller was peacesbly following. Instead
Of that he struck me over the head with
his cane. The hatchet was within reach
and without thought | grasped II to de.
fend myself and struck the blow"