Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-22
A MURDER MYSTERY
Unraveled by the Discovery ofa skeleton
Accidents of the Week.

The Randolph Enterprise says: Last
August a peddler by the name of Isaiah
Buck passed up the Valley on his way
to Staunton, where he expected to Ia Ike
the train for his home, in Savannah,
Ga. AT Dewing's lumber camp he hired
a man TO take him to Mr.. Yeager's, in
Pocahontas county. The peddler never
reached Yeager's, and there were other
circumstances that caused the people
to believe he was murdered. This sup
position was strengthened last week by
finding the skeleton OF man in Green
brier river, together with few trinketS
that Buck was known to have. There
are circumstances connected with the
case that very strongly throws suspicion
on a certain individual OF Huttonsville
District"
Mac. Workman, Of the Lincoln Cui-
zen, thus sizes up a situation: Cabell
county.jurics continue to award heavy
damages to persons claiming to be In
jured on the railroads. The cases are
generally appealed and lost sight Of.
Our countyman. Geo. Bostcr, We notice,
has brought suit for the modest little
sum OF so, 900 for being elected from {.
& O. train some time ago. Boster claims
to have bought ticket from Guyan-
dotte to Milton. The conductor claims
it was from Guyandotte to Barbours-
vile, and set George off in the woods
above BarbourSville, and left him to
count ties from there to Milton. George
thinks $40, 900 would be little enough
for compensation to his lacerated feel-
ings and feet, and considering that the
walking was bad, we suppose the figures
are reasonable.
Weston has mechanic who has in
vented machine by which he says a
man with fourteen inch crank Is cap
able of generating horse power. This
is equivalent to raising $4,000 pounds >
feet high or raising l65, 900 pounds l
foot high in | minute, or in the same
length of time raising 1000 pounds l65
feet high: equal in power to force one
pound cannon ball up through space at
over 30 miles minute, or nearly double
the speed of rifle ball. This machine,
the inventor claims, is now on exhibit
tion at his shop and is furnishing power
for rip saw which requires horse
power to drive il. According TO the
above figures one man with this machine
will do the work of 30 men.
An accidental shooting in Buckeye,
Doddridge county, the other day re-
suited disastrously. A son Of Mallory
Moore was handling an old gun. and
having ball fast in it, he attempted TO
melt il out with hot wire. Failing in
this. he took the stock of and put the
breech end of the barrel into the fire.
When it got hot the gun fired and the
ball passed through the thigh of his
little brother twelve years OF age, who
was in the room at the time, tearing a
frightful hole and shattering the bone.
The boy is in critical condition.
Attorney j. NJ. Marcum came over
from Huntington Monday, and brought
suit for Kyle & Wallace against Swan
son & Bro, sub-contractors under
Paige, Carey & Co on five mile section
near the Shoals. The amount sued for
is $1,000 and an order OF attachment
was issued. Prichard, McCallister &
Fry also brought suit for ID. II. Han
shaw against Swanson n Co. for $500,
and had order OF attachment issued.
Deputy Sheriff 4. Walker went down
Monday to serve the papers. -lVdUnt
Nelcs.
The Hinton Independent says that q
man named VIM. NJ. Godsey, a brake
man in the employ OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, who was standing on
the railroad track at Hinton on Satur'
day last, waiting to take a train, was
run over by an engine that was backing,
and horribly mangled. He lived long
enough to give his name and resi-
dence. He lived in Amherst county,
Va, and had formerly been in The L. 5.
Army.
Three corps Of engineers are now al
work locating route for the extension
of a branch OF the Norfolk & Western
railroad from the head OF Twelvepolc
river to Logan C. ii. and thence up
Guyan river to Bramwcll In Mercer
County. Preliminary surveys have
been made and the line is now being To-
Gated. This is not the main line OF the
n. & w. that is being built from Iron
ton to Elkhorn, but branch from IL.
A few nights ago George Stelnbeck
and family, OF Lewis county, noticed an
old barn on his farm on fire. They all
went out to see it. and while away from
the house a burglar entered and Sc
cured his pocket book, which contained
$3.50, but in his hurry dropped it,
having only got S55 of its contents. II
is supposed that he intended TO take the
money and leave the papers In 1t. There
is no doubt that the burglar fired the
barn for the express purpose of stealing
the money.
The Pocahontas Times says that at a
dance near Buckeye. that county, on
the 18th inst, Mr.. Enoch McNeal ac-
cused Mr.. Weakly OF taking some
whisky. when the latter, after Mcneil
turned his back. struck him on the back
of the head with an axe, fracturing his
skull so that pieces were taken out. 1t
is thought he will recover. Weakly
has not been arrested.
A very sad and fatal accident occurred
at the Thurmond mining village, In
Fayette county, on the sth inst. Little
Charlie Davies was thrown from a
mule, running at great speed, dragged
him all over the town. The street
being very rough and full OF stumps, he
was horribly mutilated, and life was
extinct when the mule was finally
caught.
One of the shady foreign building as
sociations doing business here is taking
away from town each month $500 in
dues, and nearly all OF the stockholders
of the concern are poor people. Thirty
six dollars OF that amount goes TO the
expense account OF the association.
What rake of they haye.-Pdrkers-
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