The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-12
SENSATIONAL SHOOTING
or George Nuttet Republican
Candidate for County Clerk,
OF THE COUNTY OF KANAWHA
Late Sunday Sight-Political tca.
sous Assigned for tho Attempted
Observation-Disclosures Story
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CHARLESTON, W. Va, August H.
Charloaton is NIL torn up over un attempt
to Gssassinato George Nutter, candi.
date for tho nomination for County
Clerk on the Republican ticket, which
occurred nt q late hour last night. The
primary conventions were held through.
out the County Saturday, and bitter
fight was waged between Nutter and
William Dis, candidates for the -uomi.
nation for County Clerk to secure dele.
gates to tho convention. Nuttcr got the
Charleston delegation solid. O
Last about II o'clock Nuttcr left his
residence 10 see Ohio Wells, delegate,
as he expected to leave the city early
this morning, and dcsired TO see Mr..
Wells before leaving, which he did, but
only remained II short time. On re.
turning home when near the colored
Third ward Nchcol house he was shot at
by some unkuown person, tho ball hit
ting him iu the left breast, near the side,
and passing out at the back. Mr.. Nut
ter gave the alarm as soon as possible,
and he was taken home in carriage.
The wound is quito painful one and
may prove to be serious, but it is to be
hoped that he will recover in few days.
TIE SHOOTING A MYSTERY.
Considerable mystery overhangs the
affair and no one seens to suspect who
fired the shot, unless it be Mr.. Nutter,
who at present declines to give his sus.
picions to the public. A reporter called
upon Mr.. Nutter this morning and, al.
though he was very weak, had short
interview with him, cleaning substan.
italy the statements given above.
MIR. Nutter eaid: Last evening at
1l:20 o'clock | met James Green and
Ernest Portelfeld on Capitol street. Por.
tettield told me had better SEQ Ohio
Nelle, and crossed the street and got
DR.. Phister to rearrange the bandage
upon my sore hand. Leaving DR.. Phister
! passed the Capitol yard, went up
Washington street TO Morris, out Morris
to Lewis, and from there to Wells
house. | called him up few minutes
before l2 o'clock and asked him il |
could rely on him. He said / could"
WHEN TIE SHOT WAS FIRED.
when | left him l started down
Lewis street, and at the corner Of Lewis
and Jacobs I was shot by some one in
the left breast. managed to walk
nearly to Morris street, but my wound
overcnme me. aod l fell TO the ground,
my hand resting upon my head. I
heard some persons passing, ard man
aged 10 attract their attention. asked
them to 90 for Dr.. Phister, that l had
been shot. They asked me my name
and told them. 1t was Nutter. In a
few minutes Dr.. rhister came with a
buggy and took me home"
Otho Wells corroborates Mr.. Nutter's
statement as to his calling on him be-
fore 12 o'clock. These particulars are
given, as rumors have been circulated |
by the opposition faction that Nutter
was with a woman and that her husband |
shot HIM. Other reports are that he was
drunk and ehot himself, but Mr.. Nutter
a'connts for himseli for every hour and
coming just out on top in the conven.
tions where the fight was a most bitter
one, and when reports OF cvery..charactcr
were circulated about him, it is general
ly believed he was shot for political
reasons.