Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-02
BEATEN TO DEATH.
AN OLD MAN OF BIGHTY MURDERS HIS
WIFE.
Missing Heir Fcund-ShOt Through The Stomach
in Family Hght-Gsnsral State
News Notes.

in Family Fgbt-GsDsral State
News Notes.
Taylor county adds another to the Ions
list OF West Virginia murders.
News has just been received at Grafton
says the Eagle Of that place, Of q family
quarrel near Nuzum's Mills which wal
ended in a tragedy. An old man named
Williams, who is about eighty years o.
age and nearly eaten up by cancer, is re
ported to have so injured his wife in I'll
of anger that she died from the effects o.
his treatment.
| A MISSING HEIR FOUND.
A telegram from Brsinsrd, Mimi, says
E C. Walters, of New York, agent for 6
West Virginia lard syndicate, arrived here
yesterday, accompanied by John Williams,
market gardner, IS Johns brother, and
long list of heirs TO large West Virgins
estate. The property is in PowelPs Val.
ley, twenty-five miles from Cumberland
Gap. Il wss devastated by the war, and
the family broken up aud scattered. Will
liam entered tie Union army, while his
brothers served in the Southern army. In
the battle OF Perryville one made o pils-
oper Of his brother. There was bitterness
among them, and William, when the war
was over, did not 60 home, but came North,
aud was reported killed in the Wisconsin
4 - n, he Of
moved to Missouri and pro pared. The
old homestead turned out to be over an
immense coal bed, and syndicate hunted
up the heirs and gave big p,ics for the
property Proof WAS wanted of William
death, and a search therefore resulted IN
hiH being found here Williams share OF
the property is $25, 600.
SHOT THROUGH THE STOMACH.
At tie mouth of Synme's Creek, on the
Ohio side Of the river, nearly opposi te
Huntington, last Monday evening, Craig
Pike and his brother Wash were getting
ready to go TO a ball, and matters not
progressing rs rapidly as Wash thought
they ought, he commenced scoldiDg his
wife, when his brother Craig intertered.
After a few words had passed between
them, Craig invited Wash TO step outside
ami settle it, which Wash proceeded to do
at once by taking off his coat and follow
ing his brother out. He had gone but q
few steps, however, when Craig ordered
him TO stop, but not needing the order,
Crs ig pulled out a revolver and pulled the
trigger twice, but missed fire. At the
third trial the revolver went of and the
bell struck Wash in the abdomen, passing
almost entirely through him. Doctors
were Immediately summoned, who pro-
ceeded to dress the wound, but entertained
no hope Of recovery, and at last accounts
he was not expected to live many hours.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY LITI-
CATION.
President Ingalls,, OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, General Superintendent
ODsll, Gsuersl Secretary Wickham,
Judge Robertson, of Charlottesville, and
Judge Bullet aud Mr.. Dale, of Philsdel-
phis, were at Charleston Saturday to at.
tend the adjourned session of the Circuit
Court, held to act in the case of O. p.
Huntington w. The Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company. The road was taken
ont of the hands of the Receiver, aud is
now under the control of the old company,
with J. ]. ingalls, as President.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
The chestnut crop in the mountains
promises to be large.
Whether or not the State Press Associs-
ton will hold a meeting this year seems to
be very uncertain.
Parkersburg has a new Building Asso-
citation. a new box factory, and is talking
about new hotel.
Mrs. Ellis Moore was thrown from q
horse in Grafton few days sgo, and was
quite seriously injured by the horse falling
on her.
Sheriff McVey, of Fayette county, offers
q reward for the apprehension of James
Walters, who rece atty escaped from the
Fayette jail. -.
The assessors books of Jackson county
show that son born July Z, 1888, to
David Wesley and Mary Sayre bears the
name Of Thomas Alexander Hendricks
John Eudicott Kenna Grover Sayre,
In the case of G. @. Ricketts, vs.. The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company,
tried at the present term Of the Wayne
County Circuit Court, the JUICY brought
in verdict for 5000. The case will be
appealed.
A few days since, while sitting in the
Manse, the Rev. J. NJ. Clymer, of Keyser,
had narrow escape from being shot.
Some boys hundred yards away or there
about, were playing with Flobert rife,
and ore of the bullets just missed Mr..
Cymer's legs and broke the glass in one OF
his Windows.
Andrew Hays, q colored gentleman,
WHO, it will lie remembered, eloped from
this place about two years ago with one Of
West Unions most charming and sccom-
plishsd young white ladies, is at home on
a visit. Andrew and his fair and blushing
bride make their home at Athens, Ohio,
the land of corn and wine.-WeSt Union
| Record.
Last Sunday Albert Phillips, who re-
sides at Enterprise, filled his his hide full
of mean whisky and went home in bad
humor. He sought to have q little fun
and to make it pretty lively about his
home, so he began to break up the furni-
ture and raise merry sheol. His hilarity
was so great that his brother got a gun
and gently pursusded him to quit his
racket. Albert was shot in the side Of
his face and shoulder
On one night last week some one entered
the room of Miss Annie Bsrksdsle, of Al
derson, Summers county, and stole there
from fine gold watch belonging to hel
mother and several other articles of valu.
able jewelry. For some time no suspicion
could be attached to any one. Ga Satur-
day evening it was found that little col
ored gill, acting as nurse to the family,
he'd bsen seen in the room, and suspicion
ut once rested on her. After thre stenine
to have her sent to jail, the property was
all returned on Sunday morning, to the
great delight of the family. The colored
girl was only nire years old, and it is the
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