The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-05
That Girl Horse Thief.

ern papers have been sending out RI
diculous reports of the exploits of
Eta Robinson, of Putnam county,
who is accused of horse stealing. A
little of the lush is clipped from one
Of the dispatches. Here is what it
says;
''PARKERsBURG, w. VA, Sept. "a
There is now in progress here the
trial of seventeen-year-o girl,
named Eta Robinson, who is ac-
cused of horse stealing. Six months
ago Eta was visiting her brother,
in the adjoining county of Putnam,
who is farm hand employed by
Thomas Handy, wealthy real es-
tate owner. One morning Eta was
missing, and also fine horse be-
longing to Nathan Mccoy"
Then the article details lot of
wonderful experiences on the part of
this girl, all criminal of course, in
which she is made out frequent
and successful horse thief, is pursued
by posse Of detectives, sleeps in
the woods and lives on berries and
fruit, and finally is captured.
The dispatches conclude as fol-
lows
"Her education and manners have
not been neglected, and she is neat
in her attire Her youth and beauty
have created vast deal of sympathy
in her favor and some of the most
prominent citizens of Putnam coun-
ty are interesting themselves to Sc
cure her release The trial will prob
ably last week."
The Parkersburg Sentinel then
adds: Now, as to the truth. The
Putnam papers denounced the story,
when it first appeared in the local
papers two weeks ago, as 80 per cent.
falsehood. There is no such trial
going on in Parkersburg and never
has been. No such person as this
girl has ever been here for trial for
anything.
For years it has been the custom
of some of the Bohemians TO make
Parkersburg sewer through which
all the filth and scandal of the State
is sifted and distributed, locating at
this point the happening of events
that occurred hundreds of miles
away, ano our locality receiving
credit for crimes and misdemeanors
that even take place in Ohio and
Kentucky. Stop it.
The whole story is summed up by
the Charleston Gazette in the sub
joined paragraph:
cat the present session of the grand
jury of Putnam county, Eta Rob-
binson, the female horse thief was
indicted in two courts for horse steal
ing. She was taken before the Judge
of the Circuit Court of Putnam coun-
ty, and W. p Wears, her attorney,
succeeded in having the case con-
tinued. She gave bond in the sum
of 800 for her appearance at the
next term of court On being re-
leased she was taken before a JUS
tice of the Peace and adjudged lu-
matte and turned over to her father,
who gave bond of 800 to take care
of her She left Winfield and is now
probably out of the State"
When Mr.. Cleveland became pres
ident the postal railway service was,
of course, entirely manned with re-
publicans, yet during the four years
of his administration the whole mum
Der of removals for all causes was
only 1899. General Harrison in his
letter of acceptance, declared that
"only the interests of the public SER
vice should suggest removals from
Office" yet between the 4th of March
and the LIST Of July no fewer than g.
434 men were discharged from the
railway mail service, nearly all of
them solely because they were Dem
ocrats. OF the 81 presidential post
masters appointed last Saturday just
one succeeded predecessor whose
term had expired, while 33 step into
the places of Democrats removed to
make room for Republican "work-
ers."
G. w. JOHN & Co., are agents
for the celebrated Welsbach Gas
Burner. Stock always on hand
Several nice Chandeliers with lamps
for sale cheap. We have no use for
them, Mt Hirschman's.
ANOTHER car load of salt just re-
cciyed at the Farmers Store-$1 .25