The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-16
A MANAGES DEED.
BsinS Killed ut he lands Of n Crazy
Drother-Detaiis OF the Occurrence.

A MANlACS DkLD,
Mrs. william Gibson Narrowly Escapes
Being Killed Mt tho Hands Of n Crazy
Drother-Detaiis Of the Occurrence.
At about 1910 yesterday afternoon
Mrp. William Gibson had a narrow
escape from being shot 10 death by m
insane brother. Mrs. Gibson Is the
widow OF William Gibson, whe formerly
kept a cutlery aud repair shop In the
room now occupied by otto's restaurant
on Market street, above Twelfth. Since
the death Of her husband about three
years ngo, Mrs. Gibson aud her two
children, n boy and a girl, the former
now sixteen years.old, have lived at No.
l3Q South Broadway, Island.
Something over n year ago, Mira. Glib.
soma brother, David Piate,A boy nine.
teen years old, became insane and was
sent TO ten Asylum for the Insane ut
| Weston. About five months ago he
| seemed to be about well, and Mrs. Glib.
son assumed the responsibility OF taking
care OF him and had him released. He
came home to Wheeling, and made his
home with her aud her children, and
obtained employment OF klieves's gro.
cerv, in tho second ward.
Young Plate did very well, aad gave
up his bad habit OF drinking, which had
been instrumentalin sending him 10 the
asylam. He had shown no signs OF re-.
turning mental trouble until yesterday,
md even then his fit OF insanity came
on 80 suddenly as to give no warning
a. all,
He went homo a few minutes before
noon and seemed In a considerable
hurry for his dinner. After eating
hastily he left the table, saying that he
had to 20 to Bridgeport. He stepped
out onto . porch just outside the
kitchen, where Mrs. Gibson and her
children we're still sitting ut the table.
He brushed his shoes hurriedly and,
drawing u revolver from his pocket,
stepped to a window where he would
have almost q full side aim OF Mrs.
Gibson, aud fired Tour shots at her in
rapid succession.
The first bullet took effect Just beneath
her ear and passed through the flesh
into her mouth. The second went
through q china.cupboard blck OF her,
and the third entered her side, Just q little
above the right hip. The fourth shot
missed her and lodged in the wall.
When the second shot was fired, Mrs.
Gibson's sfxteen.year.old son rushed
out onto the porch and attempted 10 get
possession Of the pistol. Plate was 10,
strong for him. however. and fred two
more shots, then ran out OF the back
gate and up an alley 10 Virginia street.
George Gray was in the alley at the time
and attempted to stop Plate, but the
young man showed his gun and Gray
desisted.
Plate came on oyerto thecity, and went
into the Register offics and gave his re.
volyer, a new American bull dog, to Mr..
James B. fancy. He stood in the Regis
Ter counting room telling how he had
killed his sister, till a telephone mes.
sage was sent to police headquarters.
Lieutenant Deku came down and arrest
ed him and took him up.
Mts. Gibson rose to her feet after the
frs. shot and remained on her feet even
after receiving the second bullet. In q
minute or two a dozen OF women and
men living in the vicinity who had heard
the shooting zane in, and DR.. Best was
sent for. Mrs. Gibson thought sure she
WAS fatally hurt, and was very nervous
and excited. 4 hyperdermic injection
was administered and in a few minutes
the wounded woman was gotten into q
bed, and had become quiet. and was
informed that her injuries were not ne.
cessarily fatal. DR.. Reed Baird was sen,
for, and he and DR.. Best made an e1,
animation Of Mrs. Gibson's wounds and
found that neither is dangerous.
The ball that struck her near the ear,
passed through the ieshy part Of the
jaw, and penetrated to her mouth. The
other struck just above the right hip,
aad by some means was turned from its
course, and passed up outside Of the
ribs and under the skin to q point near
the arm pit, from which point it was
easily removed.
At the, lookup, Plate, In response to
questions, said that be had purchased
the revolver brand new in the morning
Tor the special purpose OF killing his
sister. BE said she had murdered her
husband end two children, and that be
did not know how so0n she might try it
on him. He was evidently only partially
insane, as he seemed to realizs some
points in his position very keenly, but
he thought he was justified in what he
had done. He had prepared for q long
flight, be said, and showed that be had
filled his pockets with bananas, crack.
ers, GigarS and tobacco. He was per-
fectly docile with the police and did
their bidding without a word. The re.
volver is q thirty.two calibre American
bulldog, containing six chambers, OF
which four were empty. /.
About three O'CLOCK be was taken be-
fore Justice Davis, who committed him
to the county Jail for medical examina-
ton.
Mrs. Gibsen is Z handsome woman,
about tbiIty.fre years old, and is held
in the highest esteem by her neighbors
and all who know her. Che is Q consist
ent christian, and her many acts Of kind.
ness in times OF need kept her house full
OF neigh6ors all day, anxious to do some
thing for her.
TIE ESTATE FAIR.