Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-28
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A REGEIER reporter yesterday nat 8
ssntlsmzn from cut near Glen kssio0,
vino rsls:ed to him the following Partie1-
las Of big fght thai occurred N that
vicinity recently.
Itsssns that there i Q conuegstsoa q
Latter Day Saints in thss RECON, and some
iIl-seeiinz was occasioaed between several
members Of the church and Others. some
tine since, growing out Of IN argument D
q member of the church and mAn named
Chambers However, nothing ever came
Of II until last Sunday one week, when .
meeting was held IN Nsrvo school ho1se
on Bowman Ridge, Ave miles back Of Glen
Essson- A man named Al Courtrisn'
went to the church and
RAISED 4 DISTURBANCE
on the outside. joe Waite, one OF the
uro,ipent members Of the congregation,
went out and eI possulsted with Chambers,
Who. to huff Waite, told him that he eoad
lick any nan By the name Of Waite, using
Ysry abusive language at the same une.
However, the matter was snoO,hed over
for the time, and things remained quies
until wednesday evening Of last week,
when another meeting Of The congregation
wa held At the residence of an old n.n
named Aaron Harris, vbo-~a too weak 10
20 to the church
While the meeting vAs in progress Joe
Waite, . nephew Of the one mentioned
above. his brothers, Tom and Leroy, their
cousin Jasper, Ab. and Harvey Coartnghf.
aud Sam Chambers, were sitting In The
from, ward. when . Discussion arose, which
led to bot words, and Joe Waite rspezted
Alb Courtrighi's assertion, made 20 his
uncle On Sunday evening. Courtr1got sasd
il was damned lie, and At that moment
young Waite
SAW A PISTOL CLEAN
in Courtrizht's hand He suddenly struck
the latter's arm and knocked the pistol to
the ground, then they both c,inebed and
went At IL
While they were fighting Harvey Court
right. who Was sitting . short distance
from T0ra Waite, Suddenly polled stone
from his pocket and threw il at Tom, ne
latter sssipg the action in time 10 dodge
and avoid the missile, which would have
struck his head. Another stone followed,
which VAS also lodged, and then Is the
men came pear eseh other CourtTlsht sud
denly drew a kuife With his left hand, and
stabbed Tom Waite in the lef. side, just
below the ribs, the knife making very
ugly cut.
COPYRIGHT then made for the spot
shsre Joe Waite was pummehng his
brother, intending toscut him, bat yourg
jasper Waite rushed up 10 the assistance
Of his cousin, when Courtright suddenly
changed the knife TO his right band, max
ing = slash al Jasper, which cot his clothes
bs5ly and made quite yssh IN bis stoul-
seh. In attempting to avoid the stroke
Jasper fell over q sleigh where he
LAY ISsEssIBLE
COPYRIGHT then rushed toward Joe
from behind, pinuing his arus..o his sides
COPYRIGHT had the uss OF his arms from
the elbows down and he cut Leroy's srms
and hands in terrible manner, literally
slssSing the fesh into strips and ssyeriDg
the leaders on the back Of his hands, until
the young man could hold on no longer,
and a. he let 90 Courtright made lunge
at his neck, cutting 3 terrible gash from
one ear half way around his chin About
this time Jss Waite had licked Alb Court |
right so badly be couldn't move; and be
made . rush 20 help bis brother. He
picked ups heavy piece Of lumber and
Just a. Harvey Courtright bad cut Leroy
be brought the billet down on his head
telling him like al cx and laying his skull
hare from crown to forehead BE then &C
cupied some time in kicking him, during
which old man Waite came from the
house aud, seeing Al. Courtright lying on
the ground, and thinkirg il was his son,
went to pick him MP. Then San Cham |
hers, friend Of the Courtrights, thinking |
Waite was punishing Alb. further. picked |
up rake and
BROKE II oyER OLD YATES HEAD.
Waite il q peaoeAbie man and offered TO |
shake hands with Chambers, whom he had l
always considered friend, and he did not !
understand Whist caused the quarrel. |
Chambers refused to shake hands with !
Waite, whereupon the old man promptly |
knocked him down.
The fight then being all over, the |
wounded were taken care of. Harvey |
aud Tom and Leroy Waite |
were pronounced by the doctor who was |
70 be fatally injured. The par
Elephants in the fight were ell placed under |
$3.50 bail for court, hut on Sunday Last the |
two Cartwright boys suddenly disappear
ed and their whereabouts are unknown,
except that it is suspected they are with /
relatives 10 Wheeling. Young Joe Waite
Was so inoensei at the way his brothers
had been treated that he loaded q gua and |
has been looking for them ever since,
which probably accounts for their sudden
departure.
Old man Harris, at whose house the
light occurred, and whose yard was liter
ally
OBLIGED WITH BLOOD,
,ouldn't stand the shock, a. be was very
ieeble. and he died on Saturday last from
me effects Of the excitement. All those
Ebo participated in the fight had before
been the best Of friends, and had lived
,eighbo's for years and years. Sunday
Ess the last heard from Tom and L.roy
Wsite, and they were then reported to be