The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-13
ROUND ABOUT Us.
A Collection Of Items Of Considerable
Interest.

A Collection Of Items Of Considerable
Interest.
VAN BAKER.
Colonel Arnett, of Wheeling, has
obtained a writ Of error and super
sedeas from Judge English, of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals, in the
case of Van b. Baker, of Hancock
the slayer of his wife and
mother-in-law. The stay Of cxecu-
lion in Bakers case would have ex-
pired April 9th. 1t is thought he
will get new trial.
A JAIL BURNER.
George Christian, the negro who
burned the Guyandotte prison and
caused the death Of Frank Brown,
also colorcd, who was drunk and
asleep in the prison when it was
fred, was tried for arson at Hunt
ngton last week. The jury was out
\ day and half, and then reported
hat they could not agree, and were
discharged. Eight Of the jury de-
tired to return verdict of unlawful
burning and four stood for arson.
Christian was remandcd and will be
DC tried again in August.
AN INDIAN GRAVEYARD.
While workmen at Union. Monroe
county, were excavating for the
oundation for q new church last
week, an entire human skeleton was
discovered about three feet beneath
he surface. Later thirteen other
human skulls were uncarthcd. The
pot is probably the site Of an old
indian burying ground.
GIRLS IN A Box.
numbero of Shcpherdstown young
aides answered an advertisement Of
Trenton, New Jersey, firm. offering
0 forward dozen miniature photo
.raphs on receipt Of their photo and
twenty-five cents. Now the girls
ave learned that their heads and
aces have been placed on the shout
ers of pictures Of plump actresses
n tights, and the said girls don't go
ut of doors in daylight.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT Ar HUNTINGTON.
Theodore Brammer, Isaac Dether-
ige and Thomas Patterson, while
DING home from dance at Hun
ington, Friday night, were struck
y an engine. Brammer fell beneath
he wheels and was terribly mangled,
is skull being crushed, and his
'hole person generally receiving
orriblc injuries. Detheridge es-
aped with few slight bruises,
ghile Patterson was not hurt.
G.. Ii. and w. w. BRAKEMAN,
'rothers, highly respected citizens
# Greenbrier county, while riding
n u wagon behind two horses, I'M
|ertook to cross the G. 4 o. track
t Ronceverte. Large coal-hins OBJ
tructed the view of the track so
hat they could not see the rapid
pproach of the passenger train till
hey were right on the track, when
was too late to escape. G. II.
BRAKEMAN was so badly injured he
lied in few hours after, and bis
,rother cannot live. Both men leave
antilles.
sAND-BAGGED.
Three strangers, roughly dressed,
ntered the store of James NJ. Bill
aver, at Vancleyesville, Berkeley
ounty, just as he was closing up
they asked for crackers and cheese,
fhich were furnished. They then
sIsed To see some boots As Bill
aver stopped over the box 70 pull
ut the goods one man fellci him
i'm with sand-bag. Two OF them
umped on him while the other guard
d the door They took all the mon
y Billmyer had in his pockets, about
wenty dollars, and demanded moro.
lie said he had none. They then
jagged him and beat him over the
cad brutally. endcavoring to extort
acre money. They have not been
pprehended, and are supposed TO
ave boarded passing train.
ARIoT.
A report comes from Leading
,reek, in Barbour county, of a SER
BUS riot which occurred at Il
chooI house while singing school
,as in session. A party of about
oxen roughs undertook to break up
he school, but were worsted in the
ght that cnsued. Ben. Hinklc, one
+ the desperadoes, was hit upon the
cad with a heavy stool and his
kull was fractured. George Gun
ingham, one of the leading young
len of the county, was made the
pecial object of attack, and was cor
cred. He drew his knife aud slash
d right and left, seriously wound
ng several Of his assailants, and al
lost disemboweling one OF them,
lewis Wool who will die. The gang
vas finally forced to retire from the
A panic existed among
he ladies who were present while
be melee was going on.
INDICTED.
The special grand jury at Charles
on has returned three indictments
gainst S. A. Higginbotham--one
OF the murder of Simon Wallace,
ne for the murder of Rachel Wal
ace, his wife, and the third for burn
ng the Higginbotham Hotel and
yallaces store. The crime was com
nitted in West Charleston last Oc-
ober.
sUIcIDED.
Mrs. Fred Stockman, of Connect
ut committed suicide by cutting
Ter throat at her brothers house,
lear H@gesyille, this State, where
he was visiting. The family missed
Ter, and not finding her in her room,
rent to the garrett, where her body
vas found. Domestic trouble was the
ause.
Signed With His Own Name.
Banker Rosenthal directed his
to address pretty rough