Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-30

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Last Sunday night Squire ". Il. Nor
ris, Of Hurricane, Putnam county, shot al
q man who was entering his kitchen
through q window, sbo1t midnight. The
man wa struck with twenty-four small
shot in the leg, and proved to be Mack
Dorsey, q young man Of the place, whom
it is reported, was only going to see q
friend, MI. Morris cook, and not to bur.
glarize. Next day Squire Morris went te
the store Of r. V. Dorsey, q half brother
Of the young man, and proceeded to raiss
q disturbance, when Mr.. Dorsey got his
shot gun and started for him, Mr.. Morris
also having a gun. Friends stopped Mr..
Dorsey, and the gun went off Kidding q
suit of clothes hanging in the store. Pub,
lie opinion csnsures Mr.. Morris, as it is
said he knew he was not shooting at q bur-
glar.
Thomas Eagleston died at his home on
Middle Ford, Lincoln county, last Tues
day morning at the extreme age Of 1l2
years, having been born June IL, 1776,
being ut his death, so far a. is known, the
oldest man in America. He was Of Irish
birth, but came to this countr, at an early
age. He was o man of foe physique and
a~bstemious, and took his first dose Of medi-
cine scarcely SIX years.ago. He had a re-
markable memory which retained its
brightness TO the last. He has been feeble
for some months, and apparently died from
general relaxation of the vital forces. The
deceased remembers distinctly every Pres
idential campaign from Washington
down, and has voted for every Democratic
candidate from Jefferson to Cleveland.
Twelve hundred dollars in hard cash has
been donated so far toward the building OF
the new Episcopal Church at Grafton, be-
sides several valuable gifts of lumber by q
number Of the generous mill owners in that
section. st. Matthias Church OF Philadel-
phia sent word, a short ago, that if the
new edifice was named after that church il
would donate the next Sunday mornings
collection toward helping the enterprise
along. This the builders agreed TO,
and in a few days they received between
three and four hundred dollars, the pro-
ceeds Of the promised collection. So the
new structure will be known as st. Mat
thias Church. Many liberal contributions
have been received from prominent persons
at q distance, among them being Robert
Garrett, Of the B. 4 o., who sent his check
for fifty dollars. and several other person
ages perhaps q we'll known.
Bill Lewis, alias Charles Manar, alias
Wicked Bill, alias Philip Dare, the notori-
Gus desperate, for whom the detectives all
noar Nha x.,ArlI ara on~,nnoI. lAnl,s., "a
seen in Charleston last Saturday, and again
on Monday might. He is supposed tohave
registered at the Hotel Ruffner under an
assumed name on Saturday. This noted
crimal is without doubt the hardest and
most desperate of all ''cracksmen." He
is badly wanted in London, England, for
the great London hank robbery in 1878;
also in Arizona, was interested with q gang
of horsethieves in Rowan county, Ken.
in 1882, where he is said 10 have
killed four men. The Ohio authorities are
waiting patiently for him for murder. The
New York authorities have offered 81, OO0
for his apprehension to serve out a ten
years sentence. He is about FIVE feet eight
and q half inches tall, is Of dark complex.
ion, has a prominent roman nose, is bow
has diseased teeth and walks with
o staggering glit. At n time he was
supposed to have been a close companion
Tascott, the supposed Snail murderer.
IS, 600 reward is offered for his arrest
Several detectives are lurking in the neigh
borhood of Charleston looking for him.
Annie r. Stott died at the Cumberland
last Saturday morning, il is
supposed from the effects of an abortion
performed upon her some time before her
admission to the institution, to which she
came about two weeks ago. The woman's
lying deposition was taken by q magis-
rate, in which she made specific
against Samuel NJ. Shu
a middle-aged farmer, living
Orleans district. The jury
It once took cognizance Of the case, and
Shuler was arrested on a presentment for
The States attorney, finding
hat the woman's dying statement could
lot be used in a case for abortion, aban-
Toned it and entered q plea Of man.
daughter, on which q true bill was found
~ the grand jury and the Shuler wss held
N q warrant issued in accordance there
With. The dead girl was only about 20
'ears old. She said she eau. originally
rom Bedford, Pa, but had been living
With Shuler for some time past. 1t is sup
,osed that he, finding that his crime might
70 unsuccessful or productive Of fatal re-
ults, sent the poor girl to the almshouse
n order to nd himself Of suspicion or
LANCER. His trial will come up this week.