Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-22
A GAUZY STORY
TOLD OVER AT MARTINS FERRY, YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON,
By q Man From Bellaire-A Peculiar Case Of
Poisoning, Affecting an Entire Family
All will Recover.

Yesterday about noon a man, giving the
name of William Minnehan, and claiming
to be a livery stable proprietor in Bellaire,
came to Martins Ferry in a buggy, and
went to the house of Mr.. Sockman, in
Paul's addition, in search of his wife. 4
few minutes later, he called on Officer
Welsh, and taking him in the buggy,
drove back to the Lockman residence.
Here they could get no satisfaction, the
people apparently not caring to talk with
Minnehan.
He told
VERY WILD STORY
of his wife being prosecuted and not
having his liberty and stated that he had
a letter from her asking him to come yes
terday and take her away back to Bel
laire, and to his bed and board. He went
TO Cochran & Shreves' office to consult
with Judge Cochran on the possibility OF
enforcing his claim on his wife. Here he
told a blood-curdling story of his wife's
treatment, claiming it was the contents OF
of the letter he had received. He was
however, unable to show the letter, and
the Judge beginning to think the story
RATHER GAUZY
advised him to see his wife and induce her
to 90 with him as he had no recourse at
law unles his wife was unwillingly detained
At the Justices office Welsh remembered
that a woman named Minniham was en-
ployed at the Hanover Hotel, and the
Rellaire husband asked him TO call hel
down to the law office. This the officers
did and at the first answering of William
M~inniham's name and his statement, were
told by Mrs. Minniham to go and tell him
she did not want to see bin, or be bother
ed by him, and to tell Judge Cochran that
she had written no letter to him. When
this information was given, Minniham
Jumped into his buggy and drove OF with
out offering the lawyer.
AFEE FOR HIS SERVICE
or saying good by to any one. Further
INQUIRY develops the fact that Minnehan Is
an employ in William Cochran's livery sta
BILE and that his wife deserted him some
time since. and she alleges he has two 9th
er wives. 1t is claimed that This identy is
very positively established, and that he
roes as much under the name OF Jones rs
Minneham. 1t is reported that he married
one woman under the name of Jones in
| Cleveland, and later in Bellaire, married
| Miss Pinty j. Sorkman under the name OF
Minnehan. The latter oma is the one
whom he was so anxious to see yesterday.
On Monday night a rather
PECULIAR CASE OF POISONING
occurred in the Orchard district of Mar
tins Ferry, the particulars Of which are
as follows:
Mrs. Henry Stengle purchasd som
cheese of j. B. Montgomery, the Garden
Spot grocer, and at supper herself and
three children partoOk moderately of the
cheese. Mr.. Stengle not caring for such
food at that meal. No one thought o.
ANYTHING wrong until twelve o'clock, wher
the three children and Mrs. Stengle were
taken suddenly i'll, followed Immediately
by violent purging and vomiting. DR.. w
X. Garrison was Immediately sent for, but
owing to absence from home, did not arrive
till DR.. Williams had been sent for. The
two doctors arrived about the same time,
and Immediately administered a%ntidotes,
but were not successful in placing the pa
tients out of danger till nearly morning.
The doctors examined the cheese, anC
the indications were that it was highly in
p~ergnatcd with copper, probably coming
from the copper pans in which the milk l.
stewed in the factory.