Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-06
BOTH MAY DIE.
TWO SERIOUS SHOOTING ARRAYS DOWN
IN THE STATH.
A Serious Charge Reunited After hany Years
Acquitted Of Charge Of Murder-A Broken
Miscellaneous State News.

Neck Miscellaneous o!Ae news.
Two very sarious sfftsys are reported IN
cuneat i.snes Of the STATE press, enc bsiEg
at Csttletsburg, near Huntington, and the
other in Kanswba county.
John Hamilton, clerk Of the Big Sandy
steamer Spurlock. was shot on Monday
morning.. while the beat was lying at the
Catleitsbarg wharf, by "a intoxicated
psPsfneer, whom he Was endeayoring to
quist out of respect to 8 nu nber of lAdy
psssepgers on board. The bali passed
through the body OF the clerk, and 1t is
thought the wcond will prove fatal. The
man who did the sHooting, in some unsc'
countahle way, succeeded in escaping, but
as he ;s we'll known, HE capture IS only
question OF time. HIS came is John JUS
tice. and he Tesides on upper Sandy.
Tuesday sf4rnoon about four O'Clock
Edward Spriegle, IN engineer on the coal
lo.a Of the Picn, er Coal Conpsny, in Ks
pawba county, put boy named Washing
ton off the train of coal cars, ard in putting
him off Spriggle spoke some harsh words to
the boy, who afterwards got nj cld pump
handle ard struck Spriggle several times on
the he'd. which Gttulttd IN brsakicg the
skull in three plscea The wounded msn
cannot recover. Washington 10 about four
teen years old.
CHARGED WITH RAPE.
Last SAtu. day Mary, he fourteen year
ole daughter of 'Major" HAney, residing
near Stewartstown, MonO0galia county,
went before Squire Heyes, al his Office 10
Morgsrtown. and charged that on night
not fac remote William Robson had made
an unsuccessful attempt to commit rape
unon her. She relates her eide of the tale
as follows: She was employed at Robi'
sons house ~ domestic, and one evening
Robjson's wife ard children Left home for
yisit. 10 be gone all night, thus leaving no
one in the house but herself and the man
mentioned. She retired for tie night, and
was awakened from "A calm and peaceful
repo.e to the horrible revelation that
man vas in bed with her, aud then and
there did struggle in an attempt to ravish
| her. In short while Robson deslsted
| from his purpose and things went on
quietly until he Wes arrested and then
| there was steamiDg stew raised. Mr..
| R1biscn has always been considered ore OF
the most substantial, honest ard upright
citizens in the community IN which he
resides. and heretofore aught has never
be- en- said against him 90 dstame the good
name thus earned. As the matter stands
II ia even Thought and firmly believed by
many that the Gaze il one OF deliberate
blsckmail. At er being brought before
The .Juatics. Robson waived examination.
md gave a r. cognizance Of $500 FOR his sp-
pearance at C0urf.
REUNITED AFTER YEARS.
few wears ago 81. G Hung.Tford ard |
wife, Of Huntington, agreed to s5gtee,
and parted from each other. Mira Hunger
ford and her family OF children retained |
The old homestead and Mr.. HungertOrd |
rented loom in the Parsons block aud as !
ahmed the role Of au old bachelor. The |
seDeratiou, asis very often the case, occurred |
over trivial matter, and while cOldoess |
existed between husband aud wife during |
tn wears they lived apart, the daughters |
were on the closest terms Of intimacy with |
both parents, and often visl'e1 their latter
in his lonely quarters 70 see that III Tas |
g,irg well With him Finally, through |
the in tluence OF f.ieIds, harmony was re-
stored betTesn the two wf0 had drltted /
apart. and lew days ago they clasped |
glad hands together and renewed the vows
of their youth. The white dove OF peace
now hovers over iheir home, With fair
spscts that it, presence will Away. be |
felt nv the reunited household.
THE JURY COULD NOT AGREE
George Christian, colored, who was re-
Gently arrested at LesiEg,o0, Ky, upon
charge CT havieg set fire 10 the Guyandotse |
lookup Oh the night of February ID, last, |
destroying the same and the lie OF lei |
low prisoner, ne being too drunk 10 realize |
his danger and make bis escape doth hsv-
ing been confined short time previous for |
drunkenness) vas indicted for murder in
first degree, by epecial grand juy OF |
Csbell county, ald given his trial this !
week. The evidence was purely circum-
stsntial and the jury failed to agree,
standing eight for acquitial and four for |
murder IN the first degree.
sLACKwATER To M0RGANTOWN
Work has BEEN resumed or toe govern
ment improvement OF the Monongahe!a,
aud about two hundred men will be EN-
ployed during the summer, force deemed
sufiiceri 20 complete the improvement 10 |
MoIgintoSn by next December. The last
appropriation by Congress for this improve
/ meat was 500, 600. which, it is thought,
will be sufficient finish it. The opening
up of navigation TO MorRantown will wrest
| from Nav Geneva i.s o'd-iims glory OF BE-
| ing at the head OF slsckwater navigation,
aad will supply an important link in travel
and frei Int transportation between West
ern Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
WHAT CIGARETTES WILL DO
A telegram from MartinsburG says:
Harry Cage, employed in the Statesman
Office. has for q year been an inveterate
cigarette smoker, using az many as fifteen
a day. This evening be left the con posing
room for a moment, aud several MINUTES
afterward was found In the hall in an I'M
conscious condition. DR. Bland WIS sum-
moned, aud, after three hours work with
him, Iyst0it1 him 10 coDsCiOusDtss sfaln.
He was unable to walk home. The dcc.oT
attributes the direct cause Of his attack to
cigarettes, aud says they will kill him II
he uses them again.
ANEW ENTERPRISE.
Me.srs. Mof1at g. Dart nave constructed
a tram-Iailway up Bull creek, in Boone
county. to transport their timber 20 Big
Coal river. The sleepers Of this road are
round poles, held together by c'oes'ties
An engine manufactured IN Richmond, Va,
constitutes the power 10 haul the uGins,
the wheels heiI so constructed ss to clap
the sleepers. Thus ia said to be the cheapest
wsy Of transporting timber from our creeks
10 the rivers.
KILLED IN THE MINES
Henry Gray, aged about II years VIA
iustsn Is killed in toe mines at Elmo,
Monday evening, b. beirg caught betweeo
/ TIE top Of car and the rcol OF the mine.
He was employed ny the con paey as mule
driver.
BIS NECK BROKEN.
Van Kelley, a prominent Marshall
county farmer, met with ins ant death
last Monday by filling hon the top Of y
wagon load of straw. His neck was
broken.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
! Abel V4u Soy, Of D5ddridga county,
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