The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-22
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, MAY %,
West Virginia Grimes and Accidents.


West Virginia Grimes and Accidents.
In an alteration that occurred
Tuesday night between Paul Straus-
ner and Lew Sencindiver at Mar
tinsburg, Strausner was hit on
the head by brick from the hands
of Sencindiver, making a dangerous
wound. Sencindiver was jailed but
escaped the same the night.
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Sunday at Maiden a man named
Pink Brown went fishing, taking
with him giant torpedo with which
he intended to kill fish. He acct
dentally dropped the torpedo on the
edge of the skitf in which he was,
when it exploded, SCATTERING his left
arm near the shoulder, putting out
one eve and otherwise injuring him.
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Samuel Boggess, a prominent
Young man living about ten miles
from Braxton c. H., committed sui
eide Monday afternoon by cutting
his throat with a razor. No cause
is known outside of the fact that he
has been in bad health for few
weeks and was much depressed. He
leaves wife and two small children.
He was a farmer and school teacher.
Elisha Wigal. of Wood county,
caused it to bc published that his
wife, who has been confined for sew
eral years in the Weston Insane
Asylum, was dead. The authorities
of that institution deny this and say
that Mrs. Wigal is in good health.
1t Is now discovered that Wigal has
married Miss Grogan, thus com
hitting bigamy. Warrants have
been issued by the Wood county
authorities. s30 sfsaa asF
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The residence of John Newhart,
near Rockport, Wood county, was
struck by lightning. The fluid ran
down the chimney through one end
of the house, tearing the entire end
out of the building. No one was
hurt in the dwelling. Henry and
Wallace Newhart, sons of John New
hart, were close by the house at the
time, and were felled to the ground
by the shock Both young men
were badly injured, and are in 4
dangerous condition.
Newton Cox and IL. Gum, both
young men of Doddridge county,
the county of murders and sensations
generally, undertook to contribute
to her reputation few days since.
They had some trouble at protract-
ed meeting and agreed to settle the
difficulty the first chance they should
have. A few days since they met
at the blacksmith shop owned by a
man named Meeks, who was chosen
umpire by the two pugilists. He
drew line and the combatants
went at it. Each was knocked down
several times and generally used up.
They finally agreed to rest before
resuming hostilities. While they
were lying on the ground resting,
an old man by the name of Stewart
came along, and upon finding out
the trouble tried to pursuade them
to stop fighting, make up and be
friends. At this suggestion Meeks
took offense and swore they had
chosen him to keep others from inter
fering until one or the other was
whipped and he proposed to do it.
At this remark the old man Stewart
became very much enraged and
threw stone at Meeks. Meeks
struck him with his fist just above
the year and he fell to the ground
in senseless condition. He was
taken to his home and it is feared
that he may die from the effects of
the blow. Cox and Gum both had
their faces beaten to a Jelly and
declare their infection to try 1t again
as soon as they are able. Meeks
has left the country.
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During the past few years there
have been a great number of alleged
! pension and claim agents, working
throughout West Virginia, and re
CARELESS of the law they have skinned
applicants for pensions in every
manner possible. These frauds have
been found out and reported by hon
est pension agents, and few weeks
ago the Government sent out A. w
Roome, special agent Of the United
States Pension Office with names
and dates, to look after certain fraud
ulent and illegal pension attorneys
Mr.. Roome, armed with his author
ity, visited Roane county, some days
ago, in search of one VIM. H. Jus
tice, against whom complaints hat
been made to the department a
Washington. The special agen
found the man Justice and learned
that he had collected for w. H. Cobb
a pension with back pay of $240, ant
for his services he had retained 5000
leaving to the pensioner only $40
The pensioner had no recourse, ant
in order to aid him the Government
stepped in, in the person of Nh
Roome, who very skillfully caugh
up the fraud, Mr.. Justice, by put
ting out decoy at which the alleg
ed pension agent bit. No sooner
had Mr.. Justice got out of his neigh
borhood en- route for Charleston t.
/ get money for another victim, as h
i thought, than Mr.. Roome collaret
: him and took him to Charleston un
der guard. The party reaches
i Charleston at daylight Tuesda,
/ morning, and the prisoner, w. Fl
| Justice, was taken before y. S. Com
missioner, d. Dubois, who held hin
i in bond for 1000 for his appear
E ance before Judge jackson. Tn
e man gave bail and was released.
] is said that Justice swore that h
t would not be taken by an officer, bu
the shrewd action of the agen
caused his arrest without any SER
. Gus trouble. aa
HAD to comb back the hair fror
8 my forehead and omit the parting t
: conceal my badness. Since. the
:. Parker's Hair Balsam has made m
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