The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-19
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regards inc piece clipped from tle pell.
aire Tribune Of Monday, June 10, and
prblisbed in the RsoiHer June l6. Dur
;nc tbo non,b "a Nav 1870 tbe Wheel.
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ing hEg''seF pupHsneu an ars'cle slyo ~
me runningamerry- go-found at Mounds
Vile. and in saii article mentioned my
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tu' Iuo ~" 't - :, $50 ~ ~
mt lamp IN q room haa Fenleu rom
the proprietor OF a hotel and told the
people that ] was going tishing, and
then stole ont OF town and lett tor
Wheeling. The police were notified Of
my escape by parties who had pursued
me in buggies. Early next morning the
police intercepted me on fourteenth
street; that l surrendered willingly and
paid the fine and costs.
The whole truth OF the matter was
that one Louis Zelt, from Washington,
Pa, was the man arrested, and that at
the time the persons were in pursuit |
was at party in Meundsyille: These
facts were fully established and repara-
ton made to me. Now, the Register
comes out last Tuesday with piece
clipped from the Bellaire Tribune,
headed "a Sunday Picnic" that has
Just as much truth in 1t as the merry
go.round story. The article states that
in the front end OF the floating boat
games Of chance were played. Ono OF
them was called the "shell game" and
that the poor fools arc made to shell
out all-they possess. Now, who is the
biggest fool, the man that plays the
shell game or me to pay the Wheeling
Register s. so per week for an advertise.
ment to help me make IN honest living?
or man to play a lottery, where II he
loses and keeps his mouth shutnp one
will be the wiser? The next blot they
have gotten against me was that the PEG.
pie did not get enough to eat, as it was
drinks ] wanted 70 sell and nothing else.
Now, / brand the man that wrote the
article a low-born, contemplate, cow
ardly liar know that 1should have
had more to eat. But my finances had
almost run out, and a party who had
promised to supply me with all that /
needed disappointed me at the last mo-
ment. Ispoke publicly to all on board
and informed them Of this fact, humbly
asking pardon for the failure; and that
night, US the people went off the boat
at Benwood, tBelIaire and Wheeling,
each and all assured me that such was
granted, and they would patronize me
again. AS to the order on the boat,
there was not a quarrel or broil oil any
kind. Now, that portion Of the article
about drunken man being aroused
from his stupor by the scream OF a pea
cock, and exclaimfrg; "Yon're a liar
lhic), there is no fire, puts me in mind
Of some country monkey writing sto-
nv and wishing to say something smart.
Now If the contemplate cur that
wrote the article reads this one, and
laughs, it will be siClly smile.
Two girls from Moundsyille, the arti-
Gle states, were induced to drink beer,
until they became foolish, and that they
had been carried past home and wanted
money to come home with. Now, as /
live in Moundsville happened TO know
who those ladies were. They came on
the boat with two gentlemen that stand
high in Moundsville- Society and the
same gentlemen left the boat with them
at Benwood. Another thing, the boat
landed at Moundsyille coming up and
they expressed no desire to get OIL The
girls mentioned were thirty years old
and / should Judge pretty able to take
care of themselves. Last but
not least i will tell you some:
thing about Belluire Tribune
reporter. AS the Jolly Bros. and her
barge came up past Bellaire on last Sat
urday. the barge was boarded by a
Tribcne reporter. A friend OF mine
brought on key OF beer for the benefit
of'the musicians, and yet knowing that
tbe Trib,tne Ind DIV mo n 'roastinr be-