Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-24
FATAL SHOOTING.
RESULT OF A QUARREL STARTED In A
LITERARY SOCIETY.
The President SsoS a Member il Self DssnSe-An
Old Man Has His Head CassA
With a Rock.

\ shooting affray, which will undOubt
eddy result fatally, occurred last nigh
about 9 O'Clock at Glenn's Run school
house, not far from Burlington, Belmont
county, Ohio, about q half mile rom th,
! river.
A REGISTER reporter visited The scene o
the crime and cleaned the following partic
ulars: There is literary society, compos.
ed OF q number OF the residents Of thai
section, known IS the Glendale Literary
Society, which meets weekly. Of late the
meetings at tbs sc~hOol-hOuse have been
disturbed by o~bstreperOus people, and al
last Friday evenings meeting Henry Held
became noisy and was elected from the
building. This angsred him 50 that he
kiedei..i in the door.
At last nights meeting John Smith, a
merchant snd postmaster at Don, Ohio,
who is President of the Society, appointed
4 committee to nyestigAte the door smash
ing matter and report the guilty person to
the next meeting.
This action incensed Charles Held, q
younger brother of Henry, who was pres.
ent, aud after the meeting adjourned he
approached President Smith and asked
HIM what h. meant By appointing a COM
mi.tee to lOOk into the rumpus OF the pre-
vious Friday night.
Smith told HIM he had nothing to do
with the matter and referred him to the
committee which had been appointed.
Held, however, became very angry and in
sisted that Smith explain his action. The
quarrel became heated and Held suddenly
struck Smith twice in the face knocking
him 10 the floor where he held him.
LOuis DEL pulled Held OF Of Smith, bat
as o he let him 20 he made at Smith
again, whereupOn the latter suddenly
~Self-acting Smith ard Wesson -
revolver from bis pocket aud fired
at Held. The bail took effect in Held's
right side and ne staggered back into the
arms OF bystandsra
Smith then walked away aad Held
tOswalk home, assisted by some
but he could not 90 far and was
into the home Of John johnson,
be was placed on the floor and
made as comfortable q possible, with the
OF pillows aud blankets.
A messenger was Immediately dis
itched 10 Martins Ferry and Drs. Will
.iams, BlackfOrd and Heryey responded.
They found Held in u very bad condition.
The ball had entered directly in the
Of the right side on q line with the
navel, and q probe showed that il had
,assed through on an almost straight line
70 n point within half an inch OF the skin
N the opposite side, from which position
I was taken. All the physicians stated
hat there are 20 hopes of the young mans
-tcoyery.
Held lived with his father On Nixon's
Ran, n branch Of Glanl's Run, and was
Engaged with him ia the coal business.
lie il about twenty years OF age and I'M
married
After Smith left the building he went
home and told his family Of what
lad occurred. lie then accompanied an
,ficer to police headquarters 10 Martins
Ferry and gave himself up, remaining
the balance OF the night He is
.bout thirty years Of age and
married. lie says the shooting was entirely
self defense aud his statement ia verified
,y Louis Diel, who witnessed the whole
and whom the REGISTER man routed
,ut of bed for that purpose. The shooting
'aused a good deal OF excitement in the vi
although it WIS not ut inst sup
that il Was 50 serious. The friends
# Held claim that he was not 80 much to
,lame a. reported by Smiths friends.
will have a hearing before Mayor
Keller this morning.