Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-03-09
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

A. Matthews has been arrested and
taken before United States Commits
sioner Forkes at Wheeling, on charge
of forgery in the pension claim OF Eliz-
abeth Barnett.
Three prisoners, Sandsbury, Fitz-
gerald and Fox, all charged with steal
ing. escaped from jail at Grafton, SUN
day afternoon, by cutting a hole
through the wall.
William Davis, of Richie county
has been sentenced to a term in the
penitentiary for stabbing his teacher,
Creed Wilson, while the latter was
trying 10 chastise him.
\ team of mules belonging to Reuben
Hornsbv stopped on the b. a. .. Rail
road track near Dam No q one day
last week. An express train came
along and killed themules and smashed
the wagon.
Near Charleston, last Saturday, Bill
Tucker and Sam Robinson, who were
both drunk, were fooling with a re-
volver, when it was accidentally
discharged. The bullet hit Robinson
in the head, killing him'instantly.
The incorporators of the shelter
ing Arms Hospital held Il meeting at
Charleston, recently, and elected
Bishop George w. Peterkin President
The following Board of Directors was
appointed: George w. Peterkin, Neil
Robinson, William n. Page, Stevens
NJ. Taylor, VIM. Il. Johnson and Thos.
f. Broun. Mr.. Johnson was made
treasurer.
A young man named Grant Lesher
lost his life at Chambersburg, Pa,
Friday night through his efforts TO
save the life another. \ neighbor
had been taken seriously i'll, and
Young Lesher ran long distance to
physicians Office and back again. He
fell and injured himself on the jour
ney, and few hours afterwards was
found dead in bed from an epileptic
stroke, brought on by over-eXertion.
In the United States District Court,
at Louisville, Ky, Saturday, Judge
Barr remanded the West Virginia
prisoners, the Hattields, TO the charge
of the Pike county officials This is
victory for the State of kentucky. An
appeal to the United States Circuit
Court was taken. Andrew Narney,
one of the prisoners, got upand stated
that he wanted to be sent back TO Pike
county, and that he did not think ii
was fair to make him and the others
suffer in order that West Virginia
might fight her legal battle.
The Court of Appeals of this State
has just settled the controversy con
corning the county seat of Cabell
county. For n number of years ii has
been nominally at Barboursville,
though the business was done at Hunt
ington. At the last election Il vote
was taken and Huntington selected,
but legal question concerning the
validity of certain returns carried the
case 10 the Supreme Court, which has
decided in favor of Huntington. The
people have voted on the question
four times, and always selected Hunt
ington, but some flaw in the returns
caused litigation, resulting i'll the Su-
preme Court three times throwing out
the returns. The case is now ended,
and Huntington is the county seat.
Just after dark last Saturday the
village known a. Logan Courthouse
was startled by the report of a pistol
shot. and soon after the report fol-
lowed that Uriah Buskirk had been
shot by an unknown person. 1t APP
pears that Buskirk and several other
men were sitting in the room of the
Deiarnette Hotel, when a shot was
fired from the porch of the house, the
bullet passing through the window
and taking effect in Buskirk's left
breast. \ physician was summoned,
who pronounced the wound fatal. On
Sunday John Thompson. n constable,
was arrested on the charge of shoot
ing Buskirk and placed in jail
Thompson and Buskirk were not ON
speaking terms 1t is said by those
who claim to know that Buskirk shot
and killed Thompson's father in the
same hotel nearly twenry-siX years
ago. Buskirk died on Sunday, and
Thompson was sent on for trial.