Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-02
CANE TO SEE HIM.
AN AFFECTING SEQUEL TO THE SHOOTING
AFFAIR.
The Young Wife Of the Injured Man Comes to
Wheeling tOSee Him-How She Was First
Apprlssd Of the Afair-SOme
Interesting Data.

About 10 o'clock last night rather neat
" attired young woman walked into police
headquarters and amid frequent sobs which
she could not suppress, nervously inquired
for one of the head officials. Lieutenant
Frohme called her to one side and inquired
as to her intent and purpose, to which she
tremblingly inquired as TO a certain man
named Johnston. She wanted TO know If
he was here at the police station, TO which
the Lieutenant answered in the negative,
as he failed TO recall anything about "A
man of that name who was in the
lookup But the young woman soon
said that she had reference to the
man who was shot yesterday, whereupon
Lieut.. FrOhmc Immediately recalled the
affair and gave the woman all the informa-
ton in his power. She soon informed him
that she was the wife Of the unfortunate
man, and was very DESTROYS of seeing him.
Her conversation was frequently inter
rupted by sobs. and il was evidently very
irving situatian for the young wife.
She was woman about IS or - years OF
age and said she had been
MARRIED FOUR YEARS,
and upon being questioned rs TO whether
she had any children said mo, and I'm
glad we haven't" She said her husband
was a plumber by trade. She became
very anxious about his long absence
from home, but thought be would
probably turn up all right. But
as the hours wore on she became impatient
and found that many of her friends and
neighbors looked at her in suspicious way.
and probably not one Of them had the heart
a. all g f.f ~ an oh n
of them had probably seen in the Pittsburg
papers. Finally one OF her friends handed
her an item which had appeared as a tele-
graphic dispatch in one Of the Pittsburg
papers telling Of the shooting, and referring
to the injured man as one better known TO
the Pittsburg people as Tommy, the
Dog" She in part dissipated the adverse
significance Of this name by saying that II
came about on account Of her husbands
strong liking for dogs. He was very
fond Of the pets and it had become
almost passion with him. She said the
real name Of her husband was not Johnston,
but Thomas Smithson. Upon reading the
newspaper item she first received the
dread intelligence and took the Pan Handle
train for this city
After hearing her story the Lieutenant
told her that her husband was
At TIVE WHEELING HOSPITAL,
and as she was very anxious TO see him, he
jumped into Quincy and accom- panied
her to that institution. Upon arriving there
it was learned that the injured man was
sleeping soundly, aud it was the opinion Of
the attendants that it would not be advisa-
BILE to wake him just then as
ever since the accident he had
had very fitful rests, and the sound
sleep Of last evening was an encouraging
sign in in his condition. The young wo-
man, naturally enough being over anxious
to see her husband after being so near to
him, reluctantly abided by the decision.
In order that she might see him as early as
convenient this morning preparations
were
MADE FOR HER sOJOURN
AT the hospital over night, and she accord
ingly retired. This morning she saw her
husband for the first time since his depar-
ture from home
The condition Of Smithson is reported
more favorable and it is thought he is on
the fair road to recovery.
The Pittsburg papers say that Smithson
got his peculiar and unenviable nom de
plume from habit he had Of stealing dogs