Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-16
UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.
Serious Shooting Scrape Out at
Roney's Point.
W. A. Bryner Probably Fatally Wounded
by U. NJ. Hervey---The' Details
of the Occurrence.

About I o'clock Wednesday evening d
most unfortunate ARRAY took place just 81
the entrance of the storeroom Of BisyneY q
Hervey, at Roney's Point, this county,
which resulted in the dangerous and PROB
ably fatal wounding Of Mr.. W. A. BrSner
BY Mr.. U. NJ. Hervey, one Of the partners
in the firm, the ball taking effect in bry'
ner's left side and coming out on the right
side, Just above the hip. The wounded
man had strength enough to walk to Mr..
Heimberger's house, where DR.. Cracraft,
of Elm Grove, examined his wound and
pronounced it very serious, while Mr.. Her
vey proceeded to the office OF Justice Russell
and gave himself uD.
The causes which led to the affair are
about SIS follows: Mr.. Bryner had been
dealing with the firm OF Blayney Il Her
yey. and bad contracted q bill with them.
The firm, hearing that Mr.. Bryner contem-
plated moving away, sued out an attach
ment, and the goods were levied on BY
Justice Brown, of Elm Grove. This
move on the part of the firm aroused Mr..
Bryner to o pitch of high excitement, and
about dusk be proceeded to the store in nc
very smiable frame Of mind. De met Mr.
Blsyney lust outside the door of the store
and at once made an assault upon him
striking him two blows in the face. Mr.
Hervey heard the row, and going outside
saw the two men clinohed, Mr.. Brynel
having Mr.. Blayney bent backward with hi
head betweentw pslings of the fence which
runs up 10 the store building. Mr.. HerveJ
At once called to Bryner to desis
rom his assault, whereupon Bryner lef
Mr.. Blayney and advanced upon hervey
B'ayney then got IN axe handle and struct
BrSner o blow on the back OF the head
cutting a cash about two inches IN length
and AZ almost the same moment Herve!
drew a revolver and fred at Bryner, With
the result stated.
Mr.. Hervey at once went before justice
3 Russell and gave himself up. He was re
leased en- giving 81, 900 bail for his appear
ance Saturday morning. Yesterday hr
+. Hervsy came 10 town and engaged Cap
B. B. Doyener to defend him. Mr.. Hsi
yey is q son of Col. Thomas Y. Eervey, sut
both he and Mr.. Blsyney are we'll an
tavorably known over the county.
A reporter saw Mr.. Bryner, or, as n
: spells his name, Breiner, yesterday, at tn
3 county infrmary, where he had been taken
/ He told the following story Of the affair:
81 am q carpenter, and have been hyinI
t at Roney's Point. | was shot BY Ulyse
NJ. Hervey, betseen I aud 8 o'clock las
q night. owed Mr.. Harvey SIG and Mr.
John B!sypey Sc for groceries. They wer
partners, but the accounts were separate
t Intended TO move to Washington county
: where | had obtained o situation, and wen
to Messrs. Hervey 4 Blayney and askeu
them if they would object to my going
D They told me no. On Wednesday eveDiu.
put my goods in q car, and then, leavin.
3 them in charge Of my son William,
went across TO Washington a
soon as | went away Blayney and Herve
went before Justice Brown, at Elm Grove
\ got out on attachment, and had the good
seized. Ny son informed me OF their az
ZION, and | came back, and told Blayne
; he had gone back on his word. Blsyne
2 said he knew uo,hiug about the matter an
2 didn't want to have anything to do with II
; Some words ensued, and caught him b
r the throat and pushed him back again;
the fence. Then Hervey came out and il
I terfered, and Blayney got an axe hsndI
2 and h;t 40 Oh tbp hoaj. Thon AoTT-
. shot me. / walked down TO Heim6erger
d aud from there they took me to Dr.. Ora
crafts"
d The shooting created intense excitemen
in the surrounding region, yesterday, al,
many exaggerated rumors regarding
E were saost in the city.