Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-07

oyerpowered one of the desperadoes, and
binding him with rope, took him into
Dickey's Hotel. The three uninjured men
took their companion, who was wounded
in the head, and gaining their wagon,
drove off to the north, but were stopped
by one of the bridges on Buffalo creek be
ing down, and had to return, passing
through thu town without any attempt be-
ing made to stop them, as it was thought
they were still fixed to shoot.
They drove of towards Claysville. In
the meantime Dan Cronin, q driller, and
a number of other men had started to
Washington with their prisoner, Frank
Riddle, whom they turned over to Sheriff
Hemphill about 1880 p. M, Sheriff
Hemphill swore them in as deputies and
having armed themselves they started
home about HOO p. m, arriving at Tsy-
lorstown shortly after midnight. They
immediately started in pursuit OF the
Wheeling party, catching mp with them
AZ Clsysville. The pursuing party cover
ed them with revolvers and they suIran-
dered without resistance. 1t was
foupd that one of the four had
made himself scarce. The man whose
head was injured was lying down
in the wagon. The pursuers drove back
to Taylorstown, where they stayed until
morning, when they brought their pms
oners and the outfit to town. The four
men were placed in separate cells IN the
Jail. They gave the names Of Frank Rid
die, Adam Shaeffer, John Rust and Peter
Grass. of Wheeling. They refused to give
the name OF their companion or talk any
in regard TO the affair. 1t is stated that
the same parties were encamped near
Claysyille earlier in the season.
THE camping wagon, after the parties
had been placed in separate cells IN the
Jail, was looked over and the contents,
several shot guns, lots Of ammunition,
cooking utensils, blankets, overcoats, a
packsse of tobacco, etc were placed IN
custody of the sheriff. One OF the guns
was badly besmeared with blood as was
also the bag of tobacco. A big bunch Of
cotton, rags, ETC., left in the wagon, were
spattered with blood.
'Staub's remains were taken to Clays.
vile Thursday morning, where they Will
be inferred tomorrow. He had Deen
driving hack between TaylOrstown and
the station for some time.
INFORMATION WAS MADE
Before @. NJ. Ripple, Esq, about lO:3o a.
o., on Thursday, by Chief of Police Chas
Greer, of Washington, charging the men ar
rested with felouious murder. They were
committed for hearing on Monday next al
8 O'Clock q. m.
THE MURDERED MAN
Was son of Adam Stsub, of Amity, who
several wears ago had contract for carry
ing the mail from Washington to Rice's
Landing The son was employed by the
father to carry the mail. He afterward
engaged in the butcbsring business IN
Amity. He was q quiet, in0ifsnsive man.
SUBSCRIPTION
has been raised by the oil men and others
for the widow of the murdered man.
Walter McClees has charge OF the paper
which already represents 500.
Orchard Kemp, a former resident OF
Wheeling, who has barber shop in the
Hotel Main, visited the jail, and
IDENTIFIED THREE
of the men, Grass, Schaffer and Riddle.
Mr.. Kemp says that Schaffsr has a saloon
in Wheeling, and that Glass and Riddle
work in a rolling mill in that city. He
also says tina. the men are we'll connected,
ard were industrious, hard-working men,
and the only way he can account for them
getting in the fuss was that they were
crazy drunk"
W. T. SMITH ARRESTED AND DISCHARGED.
Mr.. Ham, the Tsylorstown man who
came down to this city on the freight
train late Wednesday night, and who sus-
pected the two men who got off at the cor
ner of Chspline and Sixteenth streets,
came to the conclusion that W. L. Smith,
one of the two men, who came in on the
train with him, was concerned in the troG-
BILE, and he accordingly went before JUS
tice Davis and swore out a warrant against
him. The arrest was made by Officer
Bell, and Mr.. Smith was commit
ted to Jail without bail until seven
O'Clock last evening, while Mr.. Ham went
back to Taylorstown to secure additional
evidence. Although before going, Ham
was dead sure Mr.. Smith was one OF the
men at Taylorstown, the friends Of the
prisoner secuted the idea of his being en-
gagged in any such trouble, and during the
day little else was talked Of among the
Crescent mill men. Mr.. Ham came back
from Taylorstown at seven O'Clock last
evening, and then both he and the gentle
men he brought with him came to the con-
clusion that great mistake had been
made, and the prisoner was at once re-
leased, receiving quite little ovation
from the Creek mill boys, who had gath
cred at Justice Davis Office to the number
Of fifty or mole.
Edward Brand, who is said to have been
in the party during the trouble, had not
been taken into custody at late hour
last evening, and his whereabouts ia I'M
known. Like all the rest OF the hunting
party, he is well-known, quiet and in
dustrious young man, of twenty-five years
of age, married, and a good citizen.
The whole thing is extremely unfortu-
nate, and is every where regretted.