Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-05

were COfumitLcu 10 jail, Anu Ihct cfcHlus
concluded to 90 to Ohio without requisi-
ton papers. Officer Stuff came over in
the evening and took them TO Bridgeport,
where they will have q hearing to day or
tomorrow. The young men in the case
were arrested and locked up in the Martins
Ferry jail by Marshal Burns, of that city.
about seven o'clock in the morning, and
are still there awaiting hearing Justice
Howell, Marshal Stnff and REGISTER
reporter went ont to Clemens yesterday
morning. The place was very quiet, and
there were few signs of the debauch
which had been enacted there the night
before. Samuel Waters, the man who
received the serious injury, was lying in q
room mp stairs. His breathing was heavy
and lsborious; his face was psllid,
while dark lines were formed about his
eyes. He was under the influence Of drugs,
and lay in q stupor, unconscious Of his
surroundings. HIS brother, who
RECEIVED TWO BULLETS
with but little injury, was able TO attend
to his wants. and was ready to make the
necessary affidavits. Dr.. Wilson, of this
city, was called in consultation with Drs,
Cooke and Fisher, and they pronounced
the case very serious, bat of such nature
that the extent of the injury could not be
ascertained till the course of the ball was
positively discovered.
The women were seen in the county jail
by Officer Stuff and q REGISTER man.
Gertis was busy talking to her attorneys,
Sommeryille and Howard, and could not
be interviewed. Miss Hamilton, who is
an ex-Morganza inmate, was more engag-
ing and talked freely, except when ques-
toned directly about the case. When her
connection with it was mentioned she held
her peace, and only answered by
telling her interrogators to apply the
pump-that she knew what to say
and what not to SAD She has few Of the
qualities of lady, although the deep i'm
print of her life Of shame is stamped upon
her.
The boys were seen over at Martins
Ferry, and to say
THRY ARE PENITENT
and sorry they ever made such acquaiu-
tances, would be putting it mild. Souders
was rather impudsnt to the reporter, but
when cross questioned admitted the truth
of such statements as the reporter queried
him about. Arbaugh takes the situation
philosophically and says little. He had
Gertie's powder box In his pocket and
asked the reporter to deliver it to her, but
the scribe didn't care to get too close to her
till her mood changes.
Gertie and Bertha are now in the
Bridgeport Jail. 1t is miserable place,
and no doubt if they had it to do over
again would stay here till they had to go.
Souders and Arbaugh are made principals
to the crime in the warrants, and will be
tried along with the girls. Alex. Taylor,
q colored man from st. Clsirsville, &C
knowledges himself witness to the whole
affair, aud will be present to testify
against the women. Sheriff Foulke, of
Belmont county, sent telegram to Chief
Smith asking him to hold the prisoners
till he would arrange to take them away.
The Waters boys are spoken of by their
acquaintance az being of good character.
They came to this vicinity from the Mo-
nongahels river mines, and are Welsh by
birth. They had no women at the road
house with them, and are held blameless
Miss Hamilton said while in the Jail here
yesterday that had she seen "Hoighty
Toighty" there would have been cause for
arresting her, and that she and "Hoighty"
are deadly enemies. This state of affairs
exists on account of Bertha stealing
"Hoighty's" lover.
The Clemens road house will no doubt
be entirely wiped out of existence, as the
Belmont county authorities ara now awake
to the evil influences itexerts. A petition
is now in circulation to discontinue all
licenses in Pssse township. All the ele
ments of crime, including drunkenness,
prostitution and gambling, were to be
found there upon occasions, and as Sun.
day resort it did much TO demoralize that
day in this vicinity. Many people who
ere commonly looked upon as respectable
have been in the habit of visiting the place
in bad company, but the occurrence of yes
terdsy morning will tend to canse a dis
continuance of their visits. The REGISTER
was complemented on all sides yesterday
for the energy and enterprise it displayed
in getting the matter exclusively aad print
ing it within two hours after it occurred.
DIS. Cooke and Fisher came in from the
scene Of the shooting about midnight last
night, and reported Samuel Waters in a
very critical condition, with the chances
in favor of his dying before daylight this
morning.