Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-25
NOT ON THE BILLS.
A RIOT BETWEEN A THEATRE COMPANY and
THE AUDIENCE,
In Which One Man is Shot and Many Others
Hurt-A Long List Of Casualties From
Interior Counties.

/ SLTttlS anu dtANlAAHNNN ~ c+'~
ance on the boat there Thursday night
But the young bloods of Wayne's busy
metropolis didn't feel kindly disposed
toward the acts given during the frs
half hour of the performance, nor die
they hide their disgust by still tongues
but used loud language more forcible than
elegant in a demand for the sh0wmen tC
shut up shop. The show people naturally
became enraged, and three OF them de
scended from the stage with clubs IN then
hands and cussin' back, and started lol
the hoodlums. They would feel better To-
dav if they had never started. The lead,
ers of the Ceredo gang rose up, knocked
down and cruelty beat the show people
The remainder Of the company then came
out and called for the police The two
officers present deputized several citizens
on the spot and they and the show people
went to the assistance of the unfortunate
three The police and every Snowman were
then Knocked down, everyone receiving
bruises and cuts from brass knucks and
bare fists. 1t seemed that the riot would
not cease till all the weaker party were
killed 1t was perfect bedlam, women
screaming, men cursing and desperate
fight in progress in the front part of the
| boat
The crowd then pushed ahead on the
company and police and oil were driven
through the stage rooms and actually push
ed into the river. The Ceredo people then
walked of the boat and the show people
swan TO shore. The onslaught was again
made, and although the police had their
pistols at wopk, no one in.the big crowd
was shot, but jim Fry, and ii is claimed
that he was shot by his own gun through
careless handling His wound is in the
| leg
/ on the shore the biz crowd threw rocks,
and every one of the police and show
crowd was either knocked senseless or
| hurt. II was but a short time after the
| fight began on the shore till the small
crowd begged for mercy and the desperate
/ fight stopped
Fortunately no one was,killed, but still
/ il was one of the bloOdiest and most dis
graceful episodes ever occurring on West
! Virginia soil. The blame is entirely with
the Ceredo people who induced the racket.
Last Friday, John Allen, colored, aged
eight years, attempted to jump ona moving
freight train at White Sulphur, but missed
his hold and fell with his right leg under
the car wheels. The limb was so mutilated
that ii had to be amputated just above the
knee
One day last week Seymour Wilson, of
Moorficld, had lively tusse with a large
fish hawk his only weapon being whip;
but he came out victorious, killing the
hawk II appears that Seymour and a
colored boy about his age were on a horse
hunting their COWS. Over at the old full
ing mill they saw large hawk sitting on
the river bank with his head under his
wing The boys rode up and Seymour
struck the hawk with his whip. when the
| bird sprang at him selling him in the
clothes and scratching his hand. After a
considerable struggle the boy struck the
bird a blow with the whip knocking it TO
the ground. when he jumped down and
killed it with stones The hawk measured
six feet from tip to tip OF wings.
Early on Monday morning last, the 18th
| inst, Elmer Mann, son Of Mr.. kinley
Mann, OF Fort Spring, and Nelson Saylor,
of Cincinnati. who was spending the sum
mer at Fort Spring Depot, Greenbrier
county, went out 10 hunt squirrels. About
o'clock, when the two young men were
near the residence of MIR. Joseph Cofman,
| in Fort Spring district, young Mann's gun
was accidentally discharged, and young
| Saylor instantly killed having been shot
! through the heart. Young Mann says he
cannot tell how the accident occurred, but
no one seems TO suspect foul play. Mr.. Say
Tor is the son Of a prominent lawyer in
/ Cincinnati. His body was sent home for
| interment.
Regarding the failure of Contractor
keog, the Wayne Nelrs SAYS: William
O'Bricn came back last week to look after
his affairs here Mr. O'Brien says there
was no occasion for Mr. Keog falling if he
had given proper attention to his business.
He kept large number of pets, whom Mr..
O'Bricn denOminatos Lancaster Buns
around him on big pay that were of no ben
eft TO him He followed the advice OF
some of these when he had his stock driven
away in the night time. Mr.. keog has
been released on bail. and has sued the
Cincinnati firm that had him arrested for
$4,000 damages.
Last Sunday Deputy Sheriff James IL.
Smith wife and youngest child Of Mar
tinsburg. were driving in a buggy, when
the horse took fright al steam thresher
standing near the road, and rs the buggy
upturned. Mrs Smith. with babe in arms,
attempted 10 jump out, but was caught in
the wheels and dragged for some distance.
She. however, escaped with severe bruises
and the child was unhUrt.
The Buckhannon Electric Light Com
panv has contracted with Pittsburg firm
Tor a plant. at Il tNAL vi .tsNNNs III NrNAtt
panv has contracted with the Council for
eighteen 1900 candle power lights TO be
burned until twelve o'clock at night and
all night when the moon is not shining.
The amount to be paid is 81 900 year, only
about $500 more than the present imperfect
way Of lighting the streets
There was one man hurt in the collision
which occurred at Barboursyille on Fri
dav. a brakeman named Alberts, whose
home is as BarbOursville. His left ear was
torn nearly of and there were several cuts
on his face and head He jumped from the
train as the two trains come together, and
struck on his face. There were twenty
cars deraied and the trains were delayed
eight hours.
\ man named Thompson was killed near
West Union, DQddridge county. Thursday,
by a Log rolling over him. He was new
hand and was out in the wood cutting logs,
when one that he had cut off and was lying
above him. and had not been thoroughly
checked. started and rolled over him, kill
ing him almost instantly
Hat Hardmen and Tom Warner. while
monkeyng along the creek one day last
week at the deep hole, near the mouth Of
Drftwood. got glimpse of the big pike
that has been seen there every summer for
several years past. Jhey supposed IL 70 De
about 5 feet long and weigh about 100
pouuds.-W. Va. Echo.
Clark Foster Of Richie county, has left
for parts unknown, leaving debts estimat-
ed AT over 81, 600. The Gazette says: He is
indebted 10 large number Of the mer-
chants and business men of Huntsville. 1t
is stated that ne took couple Of fine stall
lions and a spring wagon, which he had not
paid for, with him"
Milwaukee Bottled Beer.
Having established an Agency for the
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