Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-30
STATE TOPICS.
Items Of Interest from the Various Coun.
ties Of the Interior.

fire brick. From the appearance of /
things about the house il is coniectured |
that Welsh went into the house and |
sprang upon Mrs. Welsh. who was in
bed; that she Jumped up and ran into |
another room, followed by her husband, !
who rained blows upon her head till she
fed back into the bed room, where
Welsh finished his work People living
iu the vicinity OF the house heard
screams. intermingled with oathS, but
they supposed Welsh and his wife were
drunk. The screams ceased after
time, and il was supposed the
0rawlers had gone 10 sleep.
A little later some one said
Welsh mad been seen with brick in his
hand, and he had remarked he was
Investigation was determined upon, and
the house was entered 4 horrible
sight met the eyes Of those present
On the floor, alongside the bed, lay the
body OF Mrs. Welsh in a pool Of blood
Her face was UnrecOgnizable, and her
whole head had been battered almost TO
"a Jelly. The bed was covered with
blood. and the state Of the bed clothes
gave evidence OF the fearful Strug-
gle. Welsh was in the house,
sober enough by this time, and
told a disconnected, hating story
OF coming 20 the house and finding that
a tramp had killed his wife. His own
hands were covered with clotted blood;
and hair sponding to that Of the
woman. A friedrich was found in the
room, and that 10 was the instrument OF
death used by the brutal murderer
could plainly be seen, as 10 was covered
with blood and matted hair. Mayor ID.
J. Gibson appeared on the scene and ar
rested Welsh on the spot, and he was
edged in the Kingwood jail.
The affairs Of the West Virginia Cen
tral aud the Western Maryland rail-
roads continue 10 attract public atten-
ton. The latest report is that the Tor
mer will make an offer for the latter
road and will make proposition TO
pay per cent. on 100000 or about
half the Indebtedness Of the Western
Maryland IL it is leased 10 them, The
Western Maryland people are yigor-
ously opposing the lease or sale TO the
I ~ est = TT = AAA4 ANAAAAas 0AN 'A-'
make the strongest sort Of fight
against il. The Washington county
commissioners have also issued an en-
phatic protest against the sale OF the
Western Maryland, in which that conn
/ Is has an interest Of nearly half mill
/ lion dollars. The West Virginia Cen
tral will probably have TO build an indie
pendent line 10 Washington, and as the
Maryland people do not seem 10 want
I 10, We again extend TO il our cordial in-
yltatiou to come on this side Of the
river, where a direct and cheap route
can bee obtained.
The proposed railroad through Jeffer-
son and Berkeley counties, from North
I Mountain, say, TO Harper'S Ferry, has
caused great deal Of comment, and the
\ one expression from the people along
the line is, that they want the railroad.
| Assurances have been given from
enough persons between Shepherds
town aud Harper's Ferry 20 guarantee
the right OF way along nearly the whole
distance, and they say that the matter
Y will receive their hearty aid and en-
commencement This is the spirit that
gets railroads. IL the people along the
proposed line will keep the subject hot
and promptly take such further action
as the circumstances suggest, there 5
no doubt that a road tapping the iron
ore deposits, the limestone quarrleS and
cement works between MartinSburg
and Harper's Ferry would be a good
thing and a paying Investment.
During the past few weeks the stan
dard Oil Company, we learn, has been
|diScharging some OF the home men who
are 10 their employ Ina the Mt. Morris
field and replacing them with foreign
and more expert led men. This
greatly enraged m- OF he discharged
men and their lends LAST WedneS
dav. March 18th were found
posted on trees ana TOOL houses in the
Mt Morris field rot.'rs the company
that If they did .. renstate the dis
charged men their dcrrickS and wells
would be set on tire and bodily harm
done somebody. Wednesday night a
plug was pulled FROM tank Of oil hold
ling 200 barrels, belonging to the com
.oany. and allowed 10 run out. The
company has employed detectives &c
work on the case, and more trouble is
feared. M0rggHtolCH Post.
The old fashioned carriage which
Senator ". II. Wiley used forty years
ago. aud which was model in its time
lis worth a trip down to sam Picken'
paugh's paint shop, where 10 Is being
remOdeled, 90 see. 10 is swell preserved
and the handsome silk fringe and cur
tains which were 50 characteristic OF
the old time turn-Outs, are still there
That handsome. spirited span OF black
horses which lived 20 De over twenty
wears OF age each, lthe first one died
several wears ago on the Wiley farm
South MorgantOwn,) hauled the Senator
lin this handsome carriage. aud many
other distinguished people have ridden
Tia it-a splendid equipage in It's day
Mr.. Wiley is now about Seyenty-eight
years OF age. and walks 10 and from his
home 10 his Office iu Morgantown every
day.-lf0rgGRto,rp Post.
The efforts Of the Legislature to pre-
vent such systematic stealing as was
carried on In Wood county not long
since will for time prove very incon-
venient for the Circuit Courts. One OF
the changes worthy OF note is that all
attendance bills for witnesses In felony
cases will have 70 be issued during the
term M which the witnesses attended.
The old law permitted them to claim
their attendance within sixty days, and
hereafter when witness bill is as
signed the person In whose name the
bin was issued has TO sign il on the back
land acknowledge his signature before
an officer. or else have his name wit
messed by TWO witnesses, who will sign
rs such and give their pOStofiice ad-
dresses. This will make the business OF
/ shaving these bills very inconvenient.
The Huntington papers tell remark
liable story about Oliver Deacon, who
I has been counting extensively In the
Toms creek section OF Cabell. He was
without the shadow of a doubt the most
Inumerously engaged man in all that re-
zion There have been eighteen girls
who have stated that they were engaged
10 be married 10 him, and that the we'd
ding day fixed in each case was the 2Vth
of AnriI The most distressing part OF
The whole affair is that the eighteen
maidens spoken Of are all likely to have
living reminders OF Deacon, whose
names will not now be Deacon, but take
the name OF the respective unfortunate
mother. Hanging is probably too good
for Deacon, but ne seems safe, As he has
written from CatlettSburg that they
don't hang gentlemen in Kentucky.
The Society for Savings, Of Cleveland,
o.. which holds about $4,000 worth OF
WAYNE county bonds, has brought suit
against Sheriff Spurlock, to enforce the
-.,lnctinn Of certain county orders. is