Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-28
STATE TOPICS.
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF TIE PAST
WEEK.
Fatal and Dangerous Accidents Murder Il
Msrcer-A Death Under Suspicious Circum-
stances Miscellaneous Matters

Thursday while Wood Dews and his
sweetheart, Miss Annie May, were cross
ing a railroad trestle near Bramwell,
Monroe Jones. Dews' rival, overlook the
couple and assaulted them. y desperate
struggle took place between the suitors al
the center Of the trestle. Jones had the
best of II, and drawing a revolver put a
bullet through Dews' heart and the body
fell into the creek. He then fired couple
of shots at the girl. but missed her. Dews
only lived a short time, but told the crowd
who had shot him. Jones escaped and was
caught by detectives Baldwin and Camp
bell, who were on the passenger train COM
ing from Roanoke. Va. Jones was on a
freight train going east, but was put OF by
the trainmen. He caught west bound
passenger train on which were Baldwin
and Campbell. who arrested him, bringing
him in irons that night.
NJ. d. Mccartney, who lived near the
head of Salt Lick creek, BraXton
county, died very suddenly last Friday at
the house of his son-in-law, who lived near.
He had gone 10 a neighbours and in a short
time after his arrival there was taken sud
denly and violently ill., He was removed
10 the residence Of his sOn-in-law where
he died in short time. Cholera mOrbus was
assigned as the cause of death, but there
were some suspicious that he had been
poisoned. His body was terribly swollen
and there We're other signs of poisoning
The remains were buried Saturday. There
was some talk Of port norton examina-
ton. but nothing OF the kind has been
done
A man named Smith. who was a fore
man on some OF the stOnework on Spell
acy's contract below Wayne c. H., was
] found Snuf1t- morning ny hov lying
near the road, dead, on the hill between
Alumcave creek and Twelve Pole, and d.
rectly opposite the iron bridge above the
falls Of Twelve Pole. Justice Moore was
notified and that afternoon empanelled a
jury. aud summoned DR.. Taylor and held
an inquest. There was no outside evidences
OF injuries Of any kind and upon an exami-
nation Of the body DR.. Taylor found that
death had resulted from heart disease.
The man had left John Burgess where he
boarded late Saturday evening. and started
10 the Falls ofTwelve Pole, and died on the
way.
Last Saturday Contractor Millet, Of the
Norfolk and Western force, in Wayne
county, got into a row with man named
/ Mitchell, who he accused Of selling whisky
TO his laborers. Mitchell had a Knife and
Millet drew a revolver, and finally struck
! him with the butt OF IT, Mitchell threw a
stone and struck Millet on the head, infiict-
| ing an ugly cash Millet opened fire on
/ Mitchell. one ball striking him in the
back making a flesh wound. Friends
then separated the two men. Mr.. Millet
has been considerably annoyed by inter
/ lopers peddling whisky 10 his men As
much as % gallons are hauled out at 4
| time and sold openly.
/ John T. White who has been doing a
general timber and merchandise business
at Queen Shoals, Clay county, has made an
assignment for the benefit OF his creditors.
/ the most OF whom are Charleston parties.
/ The preferences given are as follows
First four promissory notes made between
/ April % and July ., in favor Of a. c. Or
cult for 800. $50. 500 and $50 respec-
lively Second, Samuel MathesOn so,
John X. Snyder so, G. w. Nichols $50.
Third. Ruffner Bros. 81 0t2 80 Jelenko X
Bro. $50 10, John Dages X Co. 1913,
Jelenko * Loeb $222 Il. Cakes, Donnally
X Co. Sls7, Schwabe, May * Co. 500
Mrs. Taylor Godfrey, Of Lower Run.
/ Calhoun county, who had been visiting on
/ Tanners Fork. met with on accident on
| her return which came very near costing
her her life on last Tuesday. When near
| the month Of Tanner, she became sick and
sat down under Il shade tree TO rest, and
while there gave premature birth 10 a
child. The day was exceedingly warm,
/ the shade moved, and the woman lay for
hours in the hot sun alone. and in a help
/ less condition. She was found by Perry
Bell and James Stevens, who were passing
along the public highway.
A. W. Preston. Of Wayne county, has re-
covered 300 of the money stolen by
Goldman. a couple of weeks ago. When
about 10 be captured Goldman threw the
roll of money into ditch. II was after
ward found by some boys, who used
enough 10 purchase a watch apiece and hid
the remainder. One of the bills, Cana
dian bill. paid for the watches, was identi
fed by the bank as one stolen from Pres
ton, and traced back TO the boys. They
gave up the remainder OF the money and
the watches
The Mt Sterling Electric Light Com
pany, of Mt. Sterling, Ky, has made a
| proposition 10 a number Of the business
men Of Huntington, which is, in effect,
that they will establish an electric plant
there and give incandescent lights at the
rate Of fifty cents q month each on are
! lights at - a month each. using the Thomp-
son-Hustson system. They must be as
sured Of enough lights at those rates being
subscribed 10 insure an income of 500 a
month.
Helen, aged about nine years, daughter
Of Mrs Hess Scarlet, OF Harper's Ferry,
met with painful accident last Saturday
evening. In attempting to kindle fire
with coal oil, the can exploded. envoloping
her in a sheet Of flame Before assistance
reached her she was too badly burned 10
recover and died from the effects Saturday
evening.
Mrs. huhama Marshall rclict Of the
l Z. III a-1Iufl dfaI nj ~ ragfHaUsa
of her daughter Mrs. Thomas Licklider
near KearneYsyille, jefferson county,
/ Wednesday morning, after = long Illness
due 70 her advanced years. She was in the
sjth year Of her age.
Mrs. Briton, resident Of this place, is
certainly the Oldest person in the county
and probably in the State. She is now 90
and q week or two ago she got on the train
and went to Inwood an finding no con
veyance for Gerardstown she walked, the
distance being three miles.-MGrtmsbWg
Statesman.
! A young man by the name of Baker, Of
near Warrington, was some time ago
| hurt by a horse and picked up for dead, but
survived. and few days ago started TO the
station on a load of cross-ties and on the
way the wagon upset and tie falling on
/ him killed him instantly.
4 rattlesnake. three feet four inches
/ long. camped on the doorstep OF Enoch
Johnson. near Hamln. Lincoln county,
| few days ago and when Mr.. Johnson came
ont. he almost stepped on the reptile
When killed, the snake was found TO have
seventeen rattles The skin will be stuffed.
A young child about 10 years Of age
named Pollen. was visiting back Of Clar-
ington. and while there had her ears
pierced They became iniamod and finally
rotted on blood poison then set IN aqd
caused the child's death.
VIM Seeders. aged p years, of Hamp-
shire county. was drowned m the South