Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-01
FOUND DEAD.
. MATTER FOR INVESTIGATION IN DODDRlDGE
COUNTY.
A Number Of Fatal Accidents in Various Parts Of
the State-Shot in the Mouth-Deatb From
Lockjaw-A Peculiar Casualty
al Charleston.

A Young man by the name OF Gideon
Powell, son of Thos. Powell, purposely
or accidentally shot himself while trav-
cling along the pike near the Antioch
Baptist church on Buckeye, in Dod-
bridge county, Wednesday afternoon.
He resides on Flint run, and had been
over to Long Run, where he had traded
a watch for 32-calibre revolver and
was returning home. He was near the
residence of w. d. Floyd when the re-
port Of revolver was heard, and he
was found dead in the road, the ball
having pierced the heart. The suppo-
sition is that he done it purpOsely, but
the cause which prompted him to do IL,
is as yet unknown TO us at least. IL Is
whispered that the boy had been slight
" dementcd at times for some time, and
Others think it might possibly have been
love affair.
A dispatch TO the st. Paul Globe,
dated at West Superior, Wis, on Thurs
day last had the following in reference
to former resident Of Monongalia City,
but late of Wisconsin: Lying at full
length on his back with his face upturn-
ed and covered with the rime OF nights
frost, poor old Jacob Zearley was found
by his son David NJ. Zearley, early this
morning. The body was quite cold, and
death had evidently taken place some
hours before. A short distance
from where the body lay an exploded
rife was found, and bloody trail led
from the gun to the place where the body
was discovered. The cause Of death was
apparent. lie had sent trap for deer,
and had fallen into the snare himself.
The dead man, was seventy-siX years
old. He formerly lived at Stewards
vile, Monongalia county.
Joseph Leonard, one of the Oldest
and most respected stock-raisers OF
Clay county, met with Il peculiar and
fatal accident on Friday last. He was
climbing down from his hay loft, where
he had gone to feed his stock, when his
foot slipped and he fell from the ladder.
In his fall he struck on a large steel
hook fastened into an upright for the
purpose of holding up butchered beeves
or hogs. The hook penetrated through
the flesh and muscles of his thigh. In
falling Leonard had turned once, and
when he struck the hook he hung
head downward. He was found an hour
or more later, but was unconscious,
having bled terribly from a severed
artery. lie recovered consciousness
only sufficiently to explain the accident
before he died.
Mr.. VIM. Murdoch. Jr., who lives
near the Campground in Wolf Creek
District, Monroe county, was killed last
Tuesday morning, November 25th, by 4
sad and terrible accident. He was
hauling lumber from near Mr.. a. Y.
Leach's TO the mouth of.Wolf creek,
and while coming down the mountain
road just above Mr.. Judson Skaggs', a
blind horse which he was driving pulled
back and suddenly vccred out of the
road, forcing the team and vehicle over
the bracing. The wagon was upset,
throwing the load of lumber upon Mr..
MurdOck, crushing him to death. He
was about 40 years of age, and was, we
understand, an eStimablc, industrious
ClllLcH. MI. huIuOCh lcdNtS Wllc
and seven children, to whom his sudden
and untimcly death is an unSpeakable
calamity.
Tucker Porter, u married man thirty
five years of age living on Tyler creek,
Cabell county, met with fearful acct
dent near his home few days ago
which resulted in his death on Sunday
morning last. Porter, while ut work in
the woods, accidentally run splinter
in the bottom IF one of his feet, which
extended deeply into the member. He
attempted to remove it, was only sue
cessful in getting portion of it. Sew
eral days passed and signs of tetanus or
lock-jaw became manifest, and DrS.
Ball, Moss and Swami we're called to at
tend him, and though everything was
done for the unfortunate man TO relieve
him of his suffering, their efforts were
of no avail, and Porter fingered in hor-
rible agony until the above mentioned
hour, when he died.
There seems to be considerable game |
in Raleigh county. The Indcr says: