Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-06
STABBING AFFAIR.
FIGHT IN JACKSON COUNTY IN WHICH
WOMEN PARTICIPATE.
News from All Over the Siats-A YOurg Man
Accidentally Killed at Logging Camp.
Whisky Sallsr Escapes from jail.
Storm in Wayne County.

Monday last, Frank Hawk and sons,
John. Jonah and Charley, were before
| Justice Weas at Sandyville on war
rant, for the felonious cutting of Will
lam c. Benson. The Prosecuting At
torney represented the State and d.
A. Brown appeared for the accused.
All were discharged but Charley, who
was recognized in the penalty OF $500
to answer an indictment.
The parties to the difficulty live on
Trace Fork. The injured young man
is son OF Hamp Benson and is twenty
| three years old. Tie accused is
eighteen years of age, and married
Benson's cousin, a daughter OF VIM.
Benson, Sr.
There had been hard feelings be-
tween the daughters of Frank Hawk
and Hamp Benson for some time. Sat
urday evening three OF Hawks and
two of William Benson'S daughters
went walking down the road. On their
return they met Hamp BensOn's three
daughters, Nilsson William c., and John
Brown, about $50 yards below Frank
Hawks house. The girls renewed their
quarrel, and while it was in progress,
Frank Hawk and his three sons came
down, later Charley Hawk and
Young Benson got into light and
while clnched Hawk stabbed Benson
in the left breast, arm and nebk. Each
says the other struck first and Hawks
say that John Hawk separated them,
while Benson's maintain that John held
Benson while Charley cut him. Young
Brown, who is d cousin of the Benson's,
had passed On before the fight came
off.
Young Benson was not able to attend
the trial Monday, but is thought to be
in no danger.-JacksOn Herald.
A sad and fatal accident occurred at
the Pardee & Curtin logging camp, in
Webster county, Saturday week, which
resulted in the death If Ellsworth
Prince, son of n. NJ. Prince, of near
this pace. Together with number OF
other hands the unfortunate young man
was engaged in ssidding logs out OF the
woods. The route was down consider
able of an incline, and at the time OF
the accident Prince was drawing two
large logs with horses. When he got
near the bottom he stepped to one
side, and in front Of q large log
which was lying near by. Just as
he did 50 the hindermost log which
nc was hauling rolled, and catching
him between the two logs, lacerated
his left limb in horrible manner. He
was taken 10 camp and medical aid sum-
moned, but before the physician arrived
he died from heart failure. Mr.. Prince
was a young mau about u years OF age,
and leaves a father, mother and four
brothers TO mourn his sad anC unlocked
for death. The remains were brought
TO Sutton, Sunday afternoon, and in
TERED in the Duffy cemetery. The grief
stricken family has the symathy OF ali
In their sad Observation-Disclosures Cen
trdl,
Two young men recently chased a
rabbit into a hole in Stonebraker' 5
woods at FunktOwn, near Shepherds
town, which led TO the discovery OF a
small cave, into which they went. No
match would burn in the place, but by
cropping around they picked up NUM-
Der of large spear-heads and some
smaller arrOw-headS, all In q splendid
state of preservation. The spear-headS
are large and clipped regularly, and
with Keen edge.
At Kanawha Falls last Sunday five
John A. GbsOns met each other for the
fir t time. Each was Il native of a diff
ferent State and 20 relationship existed
between them SO far as they knew. This
was strange coincidence. but 1t is
vouched for by John a. Gibson, Of this
.-ChdrleStOH star.
MIR. George Chapman, of Louisa, KY,
was in Ceredo yesterday. be informs
US that DR.. Wise, OF Louisa, cut a man
named Nutter with knife yeterday
morning, from the effects of which the
man died. The law will doubtless deal
with the vicious doctor severely.
do -AdUance.
The Guist Lumber Company. which
has been operated for years at Ceredo
has failed with claimed assets of $4,000
and almost an equal amount OF liabili-
ties. Frightened creditors pursued the
firm for several large amounts, causing
the failure.
The telegraphic Office at the Monon-
gah Junction was struck by lightning
last Friday evening. James Boyle, the
operator, sustained injuries from the
violence of the shock from which it is
believed he cannot recover.-Old Guard.
A young man named Marcum, son Of
Rev. Isaac Marcum, of Tick Ridge, this
county, was bitten by rat;lesnakc n
few days ago and died in about two
hours from the effects of the bite
CeredO AdUdnce.
Bertha Davidson, q seven-year-olt
girl, shot herself through the heart at
Clarksburg. She found a revolver in a
desk and was playing with it, when it
went off.
Four thousand eight hundred acres Ct
coal lands in Webster county have
changed hands at price equal to S12O
per acre.
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