Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-20
AN OLD JOB,
Which THE PAYETrB COUNTY THIEVES
WILL HAYBTO ANSWER R0R.
How Preston County House Was RObbsd-A BAD
Gang in the Kanawha Valley Broken Up
General State Intelligence.

General State Intelligence.
The robbers of the Fayette county gang,
recently arrested in Preston county, are
wanted in KingwoOd, for the robbery OF
Ami Movers, of near that place, about a
wear ago. Lewis and Sullivan were living
there at the time of this robbery, and hired
a horse from liveryman Ansell to make the
trip to rob Meyers They got about 81, 600,
and upon their return home got drunk and
shot the horse. Ansell demanded pay for
the animal, and got it promptly from q
satchel we'll filled with gold and silver
coin. Some months after the robbery,
Webster Meyers, nephew of the man rob-
he'd was arrested, and charged with tne
crime. He was bailed by his father IN tne
sum of s., 500 Young Meyers now says
that he aided Lewis and Sullivan TO COM
NIT the robbery, and an Indictment mas
been found against them by hing"ooa
grand Jury. Meyers says that ne iouna
ont where his uncle kept the money, ana
told Lewis and Sullivan, in consideration
of which information he was to have one
third of the Doodle. But, after they had
secured il. they ignored the contract, and
gave him but one $40 gold piece-hence he
squeals.
Early in March Superintendent Woods,
of the Fire Greek Coal and Coke Company,
complained to the Eureka detectives Of
this CITY that their drum-house and other
prouerty, worth some 81, 900, had been de-
siroyed by fire, which he thought was Of
ineendiary origin. Chief Burnett went
there. viewed the situation carefully and
lefs Dan Cunningham 10 proceed with the
work. Tracing out several conflicting
theories. it finally settled upon one Mar
shall Carter, who skipped out,
leaving his tools and clothing.
Carter was pursued into Summers
county. where he was arrested, and on
Tuesday last tried before Squire Law
renee, who committed him to Jail In de-
fault of bond in the amount of 2,OOO.
The detectives did not stop on the burners
until they arrested a low-class white
woman, who had various male friends OF
assorted colOrs, going by the pane OF Eliz-
abeth Varney, who wss charged with the
burning of comp ,ny's house last Jsnu-
ary. She had influence enough to furnish
bail in the sum of 500 until the next Fay
cite grand Jury considers the matter. Gun
niuphsm, aided by citizens, also caught a
lodging African citizen named Paul Shell
ton, who was arraigned before Justice Set
tie for the larceny OF money and goods be-
longing 10 Pole named Mill, and was
committed TO Jail in default of u, 500 bail.
-West Virginia Republican.
The Addison Clipper describes one of
Webster's lucky citizens in the following
manner ''Henry D. Hamrick, of Point
Mountains, is one of the luckiest men IN
Webster county. One day last week he
went out to cut poplar tree which he had
purchased for 81, and which will bring Mi.
II. over $50 in the market. After the tree
h d been cut he discovered bees in it which
were hived with but little trouble, after
taking over fifteen pounds Of honey from
the tree. When Mr.. Hsmrick returned
home later in the day with his honey and
hive of bees, be found that his wife had
presented him with bouncing girl baby,
and on going to his COW lot found fine
male calf II this isn't luck we know it
not"
1t has been observed that the tow heads
of Big and Little Letart Islands are rap
idly growing larger from year TO year, as
the sediment from above is being washed
down. The channel between Little Le-
tart and the West Virginia shore is gradu-
ally filling up, and the probabilities are
that ere lOpg the shallow channel now
running between the islands will be en-
tirely filled up. Big LetaTt now has %
acre field upon it under cultivation, be-
longing to James II. Sayre, and is valu'
sble piece of property. The Little Letart,
growing as il is, will in few more years
be cleared and under cultivation also from
present indications.
The Martinsburg Statesman tells of some
blasting going on near that
;ity. 1t says: ''The tremendous blasts
discharged in the deep cut just south of
The town are producing wonderful effect.
Fresh stones and earth can be found half
mile from the works and stones weighing
many tons are lifted from the site OF their
formation and rolled some hundred yards |
rom the roal. A stone measuring thirty |
Get in length, ten fest in width and ten
Ieet in height lies we'll over the bank, and |
mother, weighing over 600 pounds, was
thrown too near for comfort to the resi- |
ience of Mr.. Aaron Grim, distance of a |
ihird of mile.
Mrs. Sarah Riggs, better known as
Riggs, il visiting her daugh-
jer, Mrs. Vince. This interesting old |
adv was born in Virginia, March 18th,
1899, little over month before George
was insuguIated. Her one
nuudredth birthday was celebrated at her
sons, Allen Riggs, in Richie county, last
March. Her husband, who has been dead
IUite number of years, was soldier in
inc war of 1912. Mrs. Riggs has several
sreat-grsndchildren She says her grand
mother lived to the age of los years..
lfarys Oracle.
Preparations are already under way at
Deer Park for the expected visit of the
President this summer. A cottage has
been secured for him, and it will be ready
or occupancy at short notice. Secretary
md Mrs. Window have engaged apart
nents at the hotel, and Commissioner of
Jebtuh OIteI Will uhp Oub nlb plans IN
he same elevated neighborhood. Ex.Sen-
tor Henry G.. Davis is authority for the
statement that Secretary Blaine will &C.
'upy a cottage at the Park.
The discovery of two mysterious graves
n the thickest part of the woods on a tract
If land belonging to W. I. Hayman, on
romlin sons run, Mason county, recalls TO
he minds of many the stories in circula-
ion, number Of years ago, about the
hidden disappearance of peddler in that
immediate neighborhood. Even graves
lave been known to give up their secrets
When living witnesses refused to reveal
hem.
Frank Glasscock, a son of Daniel Glass
ock, of MonOngslia county, aged aboutl19
ears, dropped dead at Arnettsville, as he
vas strolling along with friend named
fugh Hood. He had for some time pre-
ious been complaining Of heart disease.
The east bound pickup Monday morn
ng killed Richard Cunningham at Corn
Wallis, Richie county. The train was
making what is called running switch