Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-06


The lady, being Of nervous tempcra
ment, soon became historical ant
screamed at the top of her voice. Tn.
conductor Of the Pullman, new mana
exerted all his ingenuity to opel
the door. without rcSorting to violen
means: but failed, and the passenger
tried to pick the lock. but it was proc
against their efforts. Finally, after tn
lady had been imprisoned about three
quarters Of an hour, Mr.. Samuel Spen
Ger. eX-Prcsidcnt OF the i. ~ o., WIFI
was on his way East from Chicago, wa
attracted to the car by the unwonte'
excitement. AppriSed Of she situation
and hearing the cries OF the now thor
oughly excited woman, the cN-PreSiden
solved the difficulty quickly. III
whipped the axe out of its case on The
side of the car and with two or three
heavy blows smashed the lock, splint
cred the door and shattered its plate
glass adornments. The lady was taker
ont Of her prison completely Frustrated
and put to bed. ReStOrativcS were used
but the lady was quite i'll all day, ano
had TO be assisted from the car at Wash
ington. After completing his work OF
demolition, Mr.. Spencer quietly retired
to his own car.
There was a terrible fight at a church
festival near Mt. Vernon, Wayne
county, last Saturday night. IL was
largely attended and ran along smooth
" until late in the night, when a large
number of men engaged on the railroad
came in. They were drunk, and de-
clarcd that they intended to run the
affair TO suit themselves. Upon the
mercSt prcteXt, they became insulted.
and when the people attempted TO
pacify them they grew worse. They
finally jumped upon the table and
began To throw dishes indiScrimi-
nately among the men women and chill
dren. The women and children were
gotten out as soon as possible and a
number of men undertook to put the
intruders out. \ hard and bloody fight
ensued and men were knocked down on
every side. The people were finally
victorious but not until number OF
them had been hurt and the floor was
covered with blood and broken dishes.
The intruderS were badly used up. two
OF them being cut with knives, one
seriously.
One of the most terrible deaths that
ever occurred in this State occurred
last Tuesday at Palestine. Writ county.
Miss Lettic Byrd, eldest daughter OF
Squire Il. A. Byrd, died the agonizing
death of being poisoned. Miss BYRD
has been troubled with dyspepsia and
was advised to take pcpSin. and on
Monday week her father went TO the
drug store to procure the pepNln Tor
her. but through mistake he was given
corrosive sublimate which she took, on
Tuesday. surprising il to be pcpSin, but
Immediately yomited it up. The family
knowing that something was wrong.
summoned medical aid and then the
dreadful mistake was discovered, out
IA late to render assistance. Miss Byrd
was about Is years of age and an cspe-
cia favorite OF the entire community.
William Grove, a member Of the
Thorman detective agency OF Kansas,
who has done much to suppress crime
in the mining regions of the southern
counties. was murdered about six miles
below Elkhorn on the proposed extension
of the y. &. w. railroad Monday night
at $40 o'clock by Harry Christian, col
orcd. He was trying to capture some
moonshiners, when Christian came to
their relief, shooting Grove just below
the eve. using a Smith & WeSSon 3S-cal-
ibre pistol. killing him almost instantly.
He also fired twice at John /. Bclcher,
who was With Grove, but missed him.
Christian made his escape. Grove be-
longed to the Grand Army OF the Re
public. of West Virginia, either at Sew
ell or Fayetteville Post, Fayette county.
Saws the PondletOn Ncrs: Prof. Os-
terheld, the accomplished mineralogiSt,
who has been in the county for several
months prospecting for ores, informs us
that he has discovered almost ineXhauS'
tible quantities Of iron and manganese
of the richest quality. In short time
its development will be commenced and
surveys made and laid before capitalists
in order to induce the building of a rail-
road. Steps are being taker
bv the Pendleton Development Com
pany, which will organize the lSt day
of November. to bring our resources be
fore the public, which, when done, vii
certainly bring us a railroad in the neal
future.
Detectives Baldwin and Campbell ar
rested a desperate named lilankenship
at Ingleside. Friday night Blanken
| shin is the man who shot FIVE times a
Conductor Copenhagen Of the y. x w
Railroad at Ingleside last Friday even
ing. Copenhagen was not hurt. Blank
enship is one Of gang Of tOughs VIII,
have given the citizens OF that place
considerable trouble. When arrested
he was armed to the teeth. He wa
tried at Bluefed Friday and was sentiI
irons to Princeton Jail. The Norfolk anC
Western Railroad do all they can L
protect the men working for them anC
have a well organized detectiY
| force.
/ An unknown tramp was run over ant
instantly killed on the c. ~ o. yards, a
Huntington, about 9 o'clock last Satur
day night. lie and another tramp wer
walking up one track to get 4 trail
going east and seeing an engine coming
they stepped onto another track and
train on that one ran over one Of them
killing him instantly. His body wa
horribly mangled. The other tram
escaped without the least injury. Tn
two men were not acquainted, hayin
only met each other there, so that no in
I formation as to who the dead man wa
or where he came from could be obtain
cd. The remains were buried by tn
city.
Hinton has been the home of BIZ
sensation this week. On Wednesday
warrant of arrest was sworn out by Mr.:
NJ. u. Tomkies against one Mrs. AddiSo
charging her with the grave offense G
shop-lifting, or apprOpriating certai
goods belonging TO the informant. A
we have learned it, the goods wer
missed at the time OF the late fire and
search warrant was issued. In the @,
ecutiOn of the writ, goods were disco,
cred which Mrs. Tomkies identified a
hers and a warrant OF arrest was at one
/ issued. The accused was lodged in jai
Some burglar a few nights ago ell
| tered the store of g.. III. Clark & Co. a