The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-06-19
CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS
Throughout the Little Mountain State.

Throughout the Little Mountain State
Mrs. Dills, colored woman Twin.
in q small frame house near Hunt
ington, was burned to death ON tn
18th inst, in a fire that consumed
the house and all of its contents
Her husband is a deckhand on
steamboat.
Addison Doddridge and T. Jack
son, two respectable farmers o
Birch river, Braxton county, fell on
some time ago over trivial trade o
business transaction. Hot words
and threats were exchanged, bu
nothing came Of it, and it was be
lieved to have been dropped until las
Friday or Saturday, when the mel
happened to meet on the main road
What transpired cannot be de6nitel,
ascertained, except that Doddridg,
was found later on, living in the road
seriously if not fatally wounded. II,
had five or six terrible knife cuts OF
his person. jackson WAS still Al
large at last accounts.
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Ed. Smith, one of the workmen al
the Camden Consolidated refiner,
addition, met with u peculiar acei
dent Tuesday morning He and
another workman were tearing down
some scallolding. using hammers tc
knock the timbers of. One of tn,
hammers broke and piece of il
struck Smith in the stomach. pierre
ing his clothing and penetrating
nearly if not quite into the unfortun
ate mans bowels. He was taker
home and a physician summoned
A probe inserted in the wound failed
to find the piece of iron. The pa
ticnt is a very large man and seriou,
consequences are feared. Parkers
bury Journal.
On Tuesday evening of this wcel
a young man about rs years of age
son of Porter Fleshcr, of Ellenboro
met with sad ending. He ant
Henry Mathcrs were in swimming
while a number of other boys wer,
on the bank of the stream, wher
young Fleshcr got beyond his depth
and being unable to swim, wa,
drowned before assistance could b,
rendered him. The sad affair DC
CURED about Z O'Clock, T.. NJ. on
Husher's run, near sand tunnel
about ] or , miles west of Ellen
boro The young man sank and al
efforts to secure the body were futile
until about A. NJ, when the lifeless
remains were recovered and borne
to his late home.-Richic Rsrie,c.
On last Monday night Constabl,
Lewis Rogers, of Murphy district
brought to town and lodged in jail
Frank Eckhard, who had been com
mitted by Squire Lemon, in default
Of bail, to answer a charge Of shoot
ing at Joseph Tingler with intent &c
kill. At the same time two girls
Serena and Eta Tingler, sisters Of
Joseph Tinglcr, were committed fol
the same offense and on q charge Of
carrying revolvers. 1t seems that
the girls, who are bad characters
were lying out in the woods with
Eckhard some eeks ago, and that
Joseph Tingler in squirrel hunting
happened to run upon them, they
opened fire at him. A warrant was
procured, but they managed until .
few days ago to eludc justice, by
hiding out in the woods, when they
we're arrested with the above result
Richie Reuiew.
New CUMBERLAND, June S.-A
shocking murder was committed yes
terday afternoon at McCoy's Station
just across the river, the victim be
ing Mrs. Nancy Ware, who was per
haps about 35 years of age. Mrs
Ware was a daughter of Samue
Mushrush, and a few years ago was
married to Alex. Ware, both of Me
Coy's station. After living together
awhile they parted, and she has beer
keeping house by herself since, al
though her place did not bear 8
very savory reputation, young mar
being killed there couple Of years
ago. A young man belonging tC
to the town named Ed. Householder
who has been spending great deal
of his time with her for some time
past, is suspected, and was lodged
in Steubenville Jail last night
About Z o'clock yesterday eve Mrs,
Ware was found dead in her house
her head nearly severed from the
body, with several stabs about the
body also a pocket knife with which
the deed was committed, was lying
on the bed. 1t was supposed she
was killed about l o'clock p. NJ
and not discovered till evening
Householder came out of the house
about that hour, went to saloon
and got couple of glasses of beer
and bottle of wiskey, and left last
night. He was found in Steuben
vile and jailed as above noted.
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A dispatch from Wheeling under
date of June 9th says:
The sequel to the shooting of Ser
geant Hall, at Wellsburg last night
was fought out in the streets of this
city about half past A O'Clock this
morning. About thirty shots were
fired. When the two thieves FREQ
upon and wounded the Wellsbure
sergeant at the coal works, as stated
to-day, they ran on down the Pan
handle railroad track to a point OPP
posite Tiltonville, where they sepa
rated. One of them, John Mooney
well.known "crook" of this city
stole a skiff from Mr.. johnson ant
floated down to this city, reaching
here about o'clock this morning
He was closely followed by Sheriff
Brown, of Brooke county. one of his
deputies and Mr.. Turner, the mar
who was robbed, and the police O
this city having been notified by
wire wore also on the lOokou A.