Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-17
TWO SUICIDES
,,,Y TEE MONorONY OF NEWS IRON TEE
INTERIOR.
y.ups Nan hangs Himself, and Young Lady
Usss q Revolver with Deadly Rfsct-
Casualties and General
News


lanes Dodrill were on their way home
from sutton and were caught in a
storm. The mule that was in the lead
,rrped short around beside the horse at
,be near wheel, and while the team was
E, this condition a tree started to fall
directly above them. The horses, which
were young and Scary, gave a sudden
snr,ng forward, which threw the whole
team and wagon and John f. Dodrill
over am almost perpendicular precipice
Of about thirty feet into Mill creek,
bruiSing the team up considerably and
breaking the wagon tongue and few
lars that they were hauling. j. (. bod
rim made his escape by jumping upon a
large rock in the edge of the creek, as
the team and wagon landed where he
iumped from. The tree struck the
place in the road where the team
;umped from. Persons passing the road
came to their rescue and helped the
boys take the wagon and a large rock
of the mule and one horse.
Last Wednesday morning William
Trenton. a resident OF Mineral county,
accompanied by j. w. Cook, went out
on 4 combined search for huckle0er-
ries and game, Trenton having with
him a dOuble-barreled muzzle-loadlng
shotgun. a wooden bucket and several
other tin buckets strapped TO him.
While roaming over the west side or
KnObley mountain the gun was accl-
dentally discharged and the entire
charge was received by Trenton In the
neck lust above the right clavlcle, the
shot ranging downward. Death was
Instantaneous. Cook is a one-armed
painter, who was not long since cap
tured for some alleged wrong doing out
afterwards released, and ii seems, was
greatly frightened by the accident, no
doubt fearing that additional suspicion
would fall on him, because Of his former
Incarceration, and at once fastened to-
wards KeySer with all speed, not
degning to answer any inquiries
as 10 the cause OF his haste, until
be found DR.. Huffman, TO whom he re-
lated the facts. Magistrate Orlando
Shay at once summoned a jury, and a
number Of citizens drove as far as pos
s.ble and after a laboriOuS ascent of
the mountain reached the spot, where
the body was found, life extinct. The
coroner's jury was composed of j. Ii.
hardwood, J. w. Arnold, Ii. w. Baker,
i. W. Ravenscraft. c. K. Keys and A. V.
Douglass, and rendered the verdict
"thar William Trenton came 10 his
death by the accidental discharge OF a
gun i'm his own hands, producing a
wound in the neck causing immediate
death" The shooting took place about
three miles from Keyser. There are
several theories as to how the gun was
discharged, the most plausible being
that he had used the stock OF the gun
TO clear the way through the wet
bushes, limb Of which raised the locks
slightly and caused the discharge.
The Huntington Adrerttscr says "a
novel combat TO death was witnessed at
Oscar Jones' place on Saturday night
between snakes. Some time since two
very large rattle snakes were received
from Logan County by the gentleman.
They were blind, as they term it, but
one of them lately shed his hide and IL
was noticed that he showed signs OF fe-
rosity not before noticed and his eyes
had become wide open. He was put in
a large glass case. Saturday large
blacksnake was received. A few peO-
pie were invited to witness the fight
and the Advertiser resi- Onded, not for any
anticipated pleasure. but from curiosity,
pure and simple. The blackSnake was
let down i'm the case. The RATHER in its
fury rapidly crowded around the case,
kissing and making a great noise with
its rattleS. The black reptile crawled
slowly around, keeping out OF the infu-
rated rattler'S way. Suddenly the rat
tier cOiled itself up, opened its mouth,
making its fangS visible, and prepared
to strike death 10 the intruder. But
the stroke was not made. With a move
ment as rapid as flash of lightning the
black snake twisted itself around the
RATHER. with the head OF the latter be-
tween the others coils, avoiding the
fatal bite. With one crushing squeeze
the black snake drew up on the other
until its entrailS oOzed from the body.
The black snake lO0Sened its fatal clasp
and the RATHER was dead.
At Shenandoah Junction on Wednes-
day Robert UnderdOnk, Of Shepherds
town, got into a quarrel with some rail-
road men, and such shocking language
was used that the agent there felt called
on 10 Law i'm complaint. Constable Damn
OF Dufields, arrested Mr.. Underdonk
and took him before Magistrate Link,
wh . imposed fine Of $3.50. Bob was
quite willing to pay the fine, but When
q. 50 more was added as costs he de-
cIned 10 whack up. Thereupon the
constable got ready to take him 10
Charlestown, and they started for that
place. Before they left the railroad,
however, Bob sat down on tue
track and refused TO go any iurther
The constable demonstrated even at the
pistols point, but argument was "orSS
than useless. for Bob finally got weary
Knocked the constable down, jumped 4
passing freight and went on up the
road. He jumped of again near hear'
neySville and walked in TO ShepheruS
town. Constable Dunn followed him.
aud with the aid of Constable Maddox
and Sergeant Show surrounded MIN al
the water-tank. Hemmed In Qy reVot
verS, cOnstables and water, Robert was
forced to surrender. Late in the aIter
noon he and the constable started loE
CharlestOwn in a wagon, bets oelnS
about even as TO whether or not MI
Dunn would still be in possession OF Mr.,
Underdonk by the time they reached
CharleStOwn.
Mr. Daniel Virts, worthy younS
man Of Loudoun county, Va, met
horrible death at Sunday Hook on SAT
urday evening last. He was on his way
home from MartinSburg with the
Lovettsyille base ball club, which aaa
played several games in that city. Al
Sandy Hook he. with others, jumped