Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-01-16
A DEATH SHOT

a DEATH SHOT.
DR.. John n. Sights, physician of Nor
ristown, suicided on Monday evening by
shooting himself through the heart
He had been feeling unwell for a few
days, and had renamed at home dur
ing the day, lying down most of the
time About noon he got his revolver,
a 32-caliber, and spent most of the aft
ernoon handling it. About 4:30 o'clock
his wife took the revolver from him
and put it away, afterward going to
the kitchen, leaving him alone. About
half an hour afterward she heard the re-
port of a pistol, and Fastening to his
room she found him bleeding and in
dying condition. She at once gave the
alarm, and physician arriving in few
minutes, found him dead He had evil
IDENTIFY taken the greatest precaution to
make sure work of the deed, as he had
with his left hand located his heart. and
then separated his fingers until they rest
ed on a rib on either side, then placed
the muZZle of the weapon between them
and fired. His fingers were blackened
and his shirt was ignited by the flame of
the shot. Sights, in the hearing of sever
al persons had expressed an intention to
kill himself, but nothing was thought of
it at the time, and nothing unusual in his
conduct had been noticed. He was
about 81 years of age, and leaves a
wife. lie came to MOrristoWn about ten
years ago, but had not been successful
financially, which is assigned as a proba-
BILE reason for the deed.
THE stockholders of the First Nation
al Bank of Bridgeport had quite an ami
mated election on Tuesday, over 1900 of
| the 200O shares of stock being represent
ed Four members of the old Board of
Directors, viz: W. w. Holloway, S. A
Junkins, VIM. Alexander and l.. Speace,
received the unanimous vote of the
stockholders, as did also David Park, one
of the new members w. p. Baggs, of
Wheeling, of the firm of Spence, Baggs
Il Co. was also elected, receiving over
| | ,lO0 votes to 581 for A. e. Darrah, of
st. Clairsvi;le The statement of the
condition of the Bank showed it to be in
excellent shape, and it was highly salts
factory to the stockholders, who without
dissent, passed a resolution commencing
the officials of the Bank for their dill
gence and fathfulnees TO its interests.
! DURING the dinner hour on Tuesday a
30tOn fiywheel in the Laughlin mill,
Martins Ferry, bursted while revolving
with great rapidity, and pieces weighing
tons were scattered in every direction
The building was badly damaged in parts,
and one man, Seth Howell, was seriously
injured. A keg on which he was sitting
eating his dinner, was broken, and his
dinner bucket mashed fiat Had the men
been at work as usual doubtless many
would have been killed or injured
DAVID NEAL, Joseph Taylor and Eb
enezer Coss, the three men arrested and
jailed at Cadiz for burglarizing and set
ting fire to Adams store at Georgetown
recently, were on Tuesday indicted for
burglary and arson by the Harrison
county Grand Jury. They then appeared
before Judge Hance and entered pleas
of guilty of burglary, and were each
sentenced to three years in the Peniten-
/ fiaru Tha ip1 10
aaollied.
On Sunday James Russell and Robert
English esteemed farmers aged 81 and so
respectively residing near GAINESVILLE,
died.
Monday Mrs. Capt james Elerick of the
same place died and on Saturday, Mrs.
Eliza Douglass of Leatherwood. also
passed away.
RoBT CoTRELL, one of the oldest res
idents of Martins Ferry, died on Tues
day morning, aged 76 years. He was a
pioneer of the city, and for many years
held the Office of Street Commissioner,
until bodily intirmities compelled him to
relinguish the position. He was widely
known and esteemed.
CHARLES BLINES, who claims to hail
from Norwich, Conn, was arrested at
Barnesville on Sunday for stealing some
clothing and hat from the American
House of that place. He was fined 80
and costs and in default of payment was
brought to Jail in this place on Wednes-
day.
THE stockholders election of the First
National Bank of st. Clairsville, resulted
in the reelection of the entire old Board
of Directors without change. The price of
the st. Clairsville stock in the market
shows what the public think of the man.
agement.
WILLIAM and Dexter Robinson, of Bel
laire, were recognized to Common Pleas
Court in the sum of $1,000 each by Squire
Roeder for the killing of Christ. Ashoff
last week The charge preferred against
them is manslaughter. They gave bail
and are now at liberty.
A FAMILY living in shanty boat on
the creek near Bellaire, has child whose
fingers are twice the usual length, and
with mouth resembling fish, and
covered on the inside with substance
resembling scales.
THE Pennsylvania Company has de-
clined for the present to receive freight
for points east of Pittsburgh because of
the raveges of the grip among the train
men of the Eastern lines.
DR. J. NJ. TODD, of Bridgeport has been
granted reissue and increase of pension.
Considering the total disability of the
Doctor, the allowance is altogether in