Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-02
f1gY NABBED HIM.
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Daily is a prosperous farmer
joan " n Lincoln county, near FOR
i've a postOfice between Milton
''ll'' ,iD. He has a wife ana sew
H 1.own daughters, one of whom
Nv. married a young felio"
}, W wheeler a few years ago and
,'Hsa huntington. The young man
geo = at the Ensign Works at
p emp mp and seemed to get along
sa'I' m but between him and his
|fn Iaw some differences arose.
used a separation between MI.
,..i:1 eau a"S his wife and led to the
Fsssls a,i aT getting into serious
u gen'Tb The father Of the girl, 1t ap..
r''olS rss opposed TO the marriage Oh
Esirs Na aS,sr 70 Wheeler and when
0su sued TO Huntington he De-
F" - write the son-ln-la" ie',
p y an unlawful character one OF
pr o. ,S in the hands Of the United
'stn a,n,borities. Mr.. Daily indited
Ea!'I ut the latter part of last August
J; ~! 1U'I contents show plainly that ne
"a Wv ysry limited amount OF love Tor
fsl ajn-law. On the third day or
b 'oI,, wheeler received the epiStle
81 s IN was contained a number OF
p sI ms sentences, and he took 1t
+ y. United States Commissioners Of
z '.' 6Ied information against Daily,
20. - name was signed 10 IT, "A
'l.s' ., was issued for his arrest and
a. 90 IN the hands Of Deputy United
~. -. Marshal Clark. Wednesday the
~ y. wapt no in Lincoln aud arrested
80 ~ bringing him TO Huntington for
80 Summary examination. Before
.r~i.sioper Gibson he gave bond Tor
!, aooearauce in the United States
4 which convenes in Charleston
~ and returned home. Wheeler,
4. .op-ip.law and prosecuting witness,
y. an the city and his whereabouts
,snsin mystery.
pis5mopt and Westernport were
avn into q frenzy of excitement last
So96ay eve by the intelligence that an
..7't had been attempted by a ourly
..,,o mon Miss Duckworth, a West
,.,,ort lady. Accompanied by Miss
,T,isr .be was returning from visit
va, Inc mountains when suddenly the
',Iorsd rufian jumped from the bushes
nd seized her. The ladies Tough him
4 brayely until n young man was at
acted BIZ their screams and came to
Ia rescue. Constable Crawford was
,i,rned and arrested the negro,
r5ose name is Henry Washington,
n the Westelnport bridge, but he
nike away from the officer and made
i, escape into Piedmont and eluded
Ir-ast Many determined and enraged
.u1eDs turned out and joined In the
,rrt but failed to find him. Some talk
\ lynching was INDUCED in. The de-
rrip,ion Of the negro was at once tele-
,n5hed TO surrounding points and 1t
,s.tei in his capture at Cumberland
Tuesday night. He was taken to West
tn,ort and lodged in Jail. He Is q
b very black mulattn- and 1y aSsa9l-
AMi Much indignation is felt against
BIN aud it is probable that he will be
rnnariy dealt with.
Two men working at Donaldson's
lIber camp, seven miles from Davis,
Tucker County, were lost in the forest
l8 week. They became separated
bon the other men, and becoming be-
'uieTed lost their way, and wan
isred away from the camp, and for
NO days and nights travelled aimleSsly
togi in the woods. Finally they came
gon a small stream OF water, which
hey followed to where it emptied
DO Stony River, where they
Iefe found by some hunters who gave
hem refreshments, and directed them
BaYard on the w. Va, Central, and
.1e TO Davis. Tuesday night it will
remembered was very cold, aud the
la1 We're compelled to remain in the
Gods over night. They had shot gun
-ih them, and by firing it into some
y leaves under a log succeeded in
Aiing fire 20 keep warm. A party
their friends were on the hunt of
len for two days in the woods, and
aer efforts being futile the men were
ven 10 for lost.
Al the past summer and spring there
Is been talk of monStrous big black
Axe that made himself at home in the
IDS Of Mr.. Lemen and Mr.. Billmyer,
onS the Shepherd pike. His track
Is frequently seen in the dust of the
a. sad there were other evidences
AZ ne was in existence. Few persons
we seen him, though, for he seemed
Dc ayerSe TO an interview. Not long
l.e' however, he was seen by three
'Oar cO.ored men, who unfortunately
''e unable TO kill him. The got d
W View OF him, and they say that he
= : Is tnlck as a mans leg at the knee,
y 50 black that he glistened. His
1sA could not be ascertained, but
x! are positive he was not less than
! leet long. He was lying when they
" nim at the edge of the road, near
: sack yard, in Mr.. Lemen's field.
= snake was seen on another oc-
SOa crossing the road with a rabbit
u moa'h.-ShcpherdStolpn Register.
sle Baptist people OF West Virginia
',e Oeen quite active in their mission
80. Not only in occupying new and
CHUTE heldS, but also in collecting
aus with which to carry forward
!. "OfS and also in building churches.
= year they had over sixty church
Us 10 progress of construction and
~ ! as many this year. Many new
I. beautiful chapels and houses have
= dedicated, and many more are to
i. .eSlcSted Soon-one at Elk River
sutton, BraxtOn County, Nov. s;
.- +1s'o9, Harrison County, Nov. Is;
-. ,,aH Randolph County, Nov. 90;
Ia alta, Preston County, Nov. %;
s'"OOu' jackson County, Dec. 6;
many others farther on. Rev. w.
saw aU%eil' Of ParkerSburg, has been
'iD s'u 70 dedicate or assist in dedi-
AAS ali OF thoso -