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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-11
THE slXTEtSfH MURDER
In PittSburEl Since ths First Of the Year
A Peculiarly HoFril,IS ono,

In PittSOurgh Since tbs First of the Year.
APsculiArIy HorriSls ono,
PITTsDURGH, Pa, May 10 -AhorribIe
affair occurred last night at Mansfield, a
saIping village down The Ohio. James
E. Stewart, u mines, csme home last
night and reminded his wife that they
had been married FIVE years that day.
he hsd been ill.humored all day and
began at once to gphFaid his wife for
unfaithiulnesa. In a moment OF passion,
he hurled a lamp at her head, which
shower ot lme over the woman. She
was burned almost beyond human
recognition and her dying words Wsre
that she was faithful TO her husband,
Stewart is in jail and almost insane
This IL the sixteenth murder in this city
since the 1rst Of the year.
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A SISTERS BETRAYAL
Causes John F. Wentworth, a
Prominent Attorney, to
BECOME SUDDENLY INSANE
Aud Go Searching for the Bctrayer
with a Revolver.-.sent to an Asy-
Ium..-.A Lead Ing Publisher
Concerned In tho Affair.

=, - ~ ~
NEw YORK, May lO.-Jonn r. went
..o,or torthe last thyss vears was com,
''k,on ,,, :. ~. p.,,as,.. ~ tJs..;,oi ~. T,.t;.,
mlttea 70 bel!eVae n"SP''a' Wy "us'.Ce
Weld in the Harlem court yesterday iot
examination as to his sanity. The al.
,ooaI bst,,vs, nj a sister Ia aaid IN he
ivSeN 80 - =, 81 I"...o.,. ..o,,hia
the cause os she youus ia"yet .fou"4e:
lie is 80 years old and comes ol good
araily In Milwaukee. His sister, q
L.rIsoms o;rl NJ % came To New York
nA"u'o'-'o ar U,sstS...L IA -.
year ago. mr. "ens"oF'n u'" no'
learn why she had LETT her home In
Milwaukee until about four months ago.
peconilv be cot The name and descrin.
gonot tLo nan ,,ho was reanonsihle n,
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GOSSIP FROM EUROPE.
New FoundIand Arbitration Mat.
ter Inthe French Senate.
Mr.. JAMES GORDON BENNETT
Introduces an American Idea Among
the ArIstOorsts of Europe and
They Cannot Understand it.
Prince of Wales Debt.

FABIS, May l0.-The report made /,
the Senate by the committee on the New
Foundland arbitration convention, afte
referring to treaties upon which Franc,
bases her claims, concludes by urginc
the Senate to adopt the bill. The com
mittee looks forward with confidence to
the decision Of the arbitrators.
The Chilian Congressional Leaders
here deny that the failure OF the peace
negotiations was due to tho demands oil
the Congressional party.
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett has re-
turned from his winters scjourn in Nice
and has arranged a service Of road
coaches between Paris and st. Gsrmain
The coaches will be under the care ol
gentlemen drivers, including Mr.. Ben.
nett, Meesrs. Tiffany and Ridgway, two
French noblemen. The fact that the
passengers must pay fare puzzles the
French sporting gentlemen, who are un.
able to understand how businesl and
pleasure can be mingled
Galignani publishes the decision OF the
Paris court, condemning it for libelling
]. W. Mackay apropos OF the Bonynge
tr uole. The paper accompanies its re.
traction with IN expression OF regret for
the unfair statement which appeared in
its columns.
Count Keratry has arrived here from
his American mission of comforting the
cross OF the Legion OF Honor upon Mr..
g. II. Putnam and Mr.. Robert E. John.
soR. Of the Century Magazine. Count
Keratry is confined to his house By a
severe attack Of influenza, which he
caught in New York.
The Americans here include Col.
John Hay, D. 0. Mills, Mrs. Sloane (nee
Yanderbilt), Mrs. Z. c. Cowden, John
Harper, Brander Matthews, David Bel.
asco, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Senator Wash.
burne, who is enroute TO Vienna, and
Judge Denny, who is returning from the
OF Corea.
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lxrRAORnlNARY MEDICAL CASE.
A Patlsnvs Temperature ItIS,S to I6S De
sreea and She Ia RrCoVrripg.

A Pntlsnra Temperature EIS,H to I6S De.
Erees and She Ia Recovering.
MEMPHIS, TgSS., May lO.-one OF the
most extraordinary cSses in medical au-
mails, is that OF Miss Tollesou, utudent
at q leading institution in this city
The young lady was attacked wish ton
siltuS few days ago. her temperature
rising to lo6 and then to los, hes death
being m nomentarily expected. But to
tho litter cohStarn SLion Of the attending
physicians, her temperature continued
TO rise steadily to l5S fahrenheit, break.
Ing the record, alec several theIms2e'
teTs, which could not record any higher.
stranEeSt OF all Is the fact that the
young lady is improving and may re-
cover. There is but one parallel case on
record, that oi a victim OF peFo:iniLls al
Omaha, Neb, whose temperature
reached l52 degrees.
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FINE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
a Shocking Scandal In a Hospital in Hun.
gary,

N shocking bcunuth lu hotpltuI IN huh'
gary.
LONDON, May 10-A shocking story
GENES from Vienna in reference to an
inquiry into the affairs Of a certain hos
pital in Bihar county, Hungary. 1t has
produced a great excitement, and, as the
result, all officials, twenty-six in mum.
Der, have been suspended for corruption
in their offices, as we'll as for the horri.
bio oruelties that were perpetrated upon
the inmates, who are all insane. II
appears that the books OF the institu.
tion have not been kept since 1876, and
the superintendent drew the salaries oi
the nurses and physicians. He reCog.
nized, however, that hospital without
q staff would be an anomaly, and accord.
ingly devised a plan for having the
institution ofiicered. He made some
OF the patients act as nurses and antiCi.
pating the time when the students
would be full-hedged practitioners, he
made them take the place OF Che physi'
clans.
This change working successfully from
his point OF view, he proceeded to cur.
tail expenses by cutting down the allow.
auce OF the patients, and in that way de.
creased the hills for food, etc. Then, for
the better amusement OF himself and
friends, he determined on making the
patients give up some oftheir rooms and
he bundled men and women into the
came apartments they vacated,
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ApgACEFuL SUNDAY

In tho ConnclIsvIile Coke Eegion-An Ef-
fort to be Made by tho Eagle and Buck
eye.
scor7DA1E, Pa, May 1O.-rhis day
waa the most peaceful Of any since the
strike. lit wers not for . few mass
meettEgs and the presence Of armed
guards one would hardly believe NAM
moth struggle was in progress.
Tomorrow it is believed a desperate
eiTlrt will TO made to start the Eagle
and Buckeye plants, which have hither-
too been idle. Evictions will also be re-
sumed in order to make room for hordes
OF imported men expected this week
AJjntant General McClelland may make
a tour oi other works to investigate
charges that men are being imprisoned,
As that matter has not yet been decided
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A CATHOLIC SENSATION.
bishop Gllmour Said TO have Died of a
Broken Heart,

bishop Gllmour Said TO have Died of a
Broken Heart,
CLEVELAND, o., May 10.-A profound
sensation was clused in Catholic circles
hero by the publication over the sigma
ture OF Chancellor Houck Of the Cleye'
land diocese of the following statement
concerning the death Of tho late Bishop
Gilmour:
Bishop GiImour died OF broken heart
His desthbsd statement to the writer re-
vealed conspiracy, the evidence o
which was conveyed TO the Bishop uo
by friendly hand but two days before
his departure from Cleveland for Flori
do. That foul conspiracy so shocked
the Bishop In bis weakened state that be
never rallied frRm the LiQy.
Father HouOk was asked to make my
further statement that he desired in re-
gard to the conspiracy. at was hard tC
write those lines" said the OhRdCellor
"but ielt that Justice demanded that al
much as have Writicq be made known
have nothing additional TO sGy. Ihavt
couGded the secret to a few perdons. II
will not die with me-"
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nn,Isn WIN nin,onIc Honors.

SAN FRANclsco, CAL, May l0-The
iuscral services over the remsins Of the
Of the late John +, Swift, United states
Minia.er TO Japan, were held at Trinity
church this afternoon. The RerVic %
were conducted by Rev. j. Sanders
Reed, and we're attended by the Army
und Navy officers, Regents OF tho Stats
University, the Governors staff ane
MEsonic iodges. after the reading o
ihe funeral services Of the Episcopa
church the remains were turned over e
the members Of the California Lodge +
and a. NJ, who conducted the buria
saFvirpa
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VOLUME XXXlX---NUNIBER 223.


te'mined assassin any choice in the mat
ter. He must obey the rules OF the
society or himself become the object OF
its vengeance. Still he delayed. He
could not bring himself TO slay the
husband OF the woman he loved.
For several weeks he remained unee
cided, but the society had ordered aid
its command had beed disObeyed. On
Thursday last, while attending meet
ing Of the society, Benedict was stabbed
three times with dagger He was taken
to the hospital and died. Before the end
came he refused to name his assassin,
saying the affair did not concern the
courts Of justice, but by piecing together
several hints let fall by other members
the police have unearthed tue abev
facts.
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OCEAN MINE DISASTER.
The ownerS, Mine BoSsos and Mine In.
spoetor Held RsSponSlble by the coro.

The Owners, Nine Bosses and Mine In
spoetor Held RsSponSibIe by the Coro'
ner.
Special DtspateA TO &c lnscRiGaar.
CLARxsAURo, W. Va, May 1O.-The
Coroners Jury in the Ocean Mine dis,
aster, returned a verdict at midnight
censuring the owners and mine bosses
and accusing them OF willfully neglect
ing the necessary precaution for the
safety Of the men. The matter will be
brought to the attention Of the grand
jury which convenes next week. The
evidence showed that the mine had
been in q dangerous condition for
long time, and the pit boss admitted he
had neglected his duties and failed to
procure safety lamps. 1t was also
shown that the mine inspector had not
inspected the mine since last summer,
although the law requires he should
never allow more than seven months to
elapSe between inspections.
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pSpEe sElLsp ORDERS.
The Charleston 10 PurauIt OF tho Itail
Which Has a Good Start,

The Charleston 10 BursuIt OF tho ItaiS,
Which Has Good Start.
SAN FRANCIsco, Cal, May lO.-A
merEing paper states that when the
CharleSton sailed Saturday it was under
sealed orders. A cipher diSpatq4 was
received by Captain Remy at midnight
Friday, and q! four o'clock in the morn
lng al visitors were ordered ashore and
the ChariestoE hastily put to sea. The
Charleston Is provihonsE a2d Coaled
for a long cruise. 1t is stated she hcs
gone in pursuit Of the Chilian steamer
Itata, with orders to capture her
Transfer iot arms, ammunition, ETC.,
from the Schooner Robert and Minnie
TO the Itata was not completed HntiI
Friday afternoon, so that the insnIgenl
vessel has q start ofthirty.six houIs.
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Tho Presid d J ID 10 Colorado.

GLExwooD SPRINGS, Coz, Nay TO-
The special train bearing the Prestden'
tial party arrived here at 4 o'clock this
morning and vas welcomed by Gov
ernor Routt, ex.ssnCtor Hill, Mayor
Rogers and others. The President,
Postmaster General Wanamaksr and
Mrs. Mckee afterwards attended d.
vine service st the First Presbyterian
church at Glenwood Springs. Atter re,
Ceivipg delegations from LeadvllIe ard
other plaves, the President addEe6sed an
Immense children's meeting Ia tbs
afternoon.
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SAN DIEoo, CAL, Nay lQ.-Tho United
States Man Of War Omaha steamed out
OF the harbor yesterday and after pass.
ing the heads stood out to sea in south.
westerly course. GoPmander Cromwell
received a mass OF correspondence in
cipher from the Navy Department and
and II is understood that he has instruc.
tious TO cruiue around Coronado Islauds
and San Vemente to Gnd out, II possible,
where the Robert and Minnie met the
Itata aud to pick up the schooner il
SIGHTED,
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MY YoRx, May lO.-Announcemen
is made ofths saleOf the proprietary in
terest in Frank Leslie's illustrated
Weekly by ". ]. Arkell to John 1
sleighsr, who has been lts editor sInct
the paper was purchased from Mrs
Frank Leslie over two years ago by Mr.
Arkell and Russell B. Harrison. Mr.
sieigher has bought a iourth interest II
both the American and German edition
for SlOO000.
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Ds,,ructIyC Forest PirOs

DErnoIr, Mich. May l0.-The raw
ages OF the forest fires are increasing
Foxyille was entirely wiped out last
night. At Lumberton and vest ol
Boyne Falls, a number OF houses and
bafns and a large amount OF valuable
timber was destroyed. SQuires' saw
mill q. fremont, together with the lum
ber, shingles, etc, in the yards, fell
prey 10 the flames. At Otia, the fire.
iast night burned ave housss, six BARN
and lot OF lumber.
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SUDBURY, oxE., May lO.-The Pacific
express, which left Montreal Friday
night, met with an accident at Straight
Lake, fifty miles from here. Bush fires
had partially destroyed q IestIe bridge
over q creek, and the train was too close
when the FIRE was discovered to permit
the engineer 10 stop. The engine, bag
gags aud Euai cars Rad two colonist cars
went into tho creek. A man named
McAlpip, from Quincy, MaaSp was
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MILMONS LOST.
What Coke opeutor Missed by not HAv
ing tho Cuks.

ing tho Cake.
PrrrsuuRGu, Pa, May 10.-Mr. sher
rick, Of Pennsvilic, an individual cper
ator, who has been producing coke evel
aimee tire business started, was at thu
Central Hotel yesterday. He was lucky
enough to make dicker with his men
and his plant has not been idle since tht
gtrike, It was case Of make or break
with him, and he made. BE broke away
from Eric and took contracts for him
self which he had to fulfll in certain
time or lose them. He had some
trouble with the labor leaders, but an
agreement was Roon patched up.
On the strike Mr.. Sherrick said: the
men are sure to lose the fight. II FricE
& Co, give in this time 1t means they
arc beaten in the future, and they 'WilI
have TO listen to tho dictation Of theil
men. The fact is, just enough coke y
being made now to supply the Market
and as long as the present conditions
exist the men must surely lose. When
the strike first commenced received
n carload OF letters for coke, but with my
90 ovens I couldn't begin to MI the
orders. Ill had had the coke could
have made a fortune. Now | don't get
as many letters, and the orders have
"The furnaces are still shut down, bu!
n few would start if they had q chance
and conld get the coke. In this strike
the man who has the money will win.
The bread and butter is sure to play out
first. / think the coke operators have
made reasonable oller to labor, and
believe the men want to go 10 work
The leaders also are bound to lose heaV'
lily in the end.
"With business 60 dull, when 1t re-
wives it will come with q rush. Inc
mas. mt depression makes it very favor
able ior good trade in the future
These at.'ikes can't continue forever, and
with each one capital and labor get tc
understand Zach other better"
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SAN PEDRO, CAL., May lO.-All on
board the Robert and Minnie are unde,
arrest. They delivered their cargoes
but declined to say anything about the
Itata. The war ship Omaha arrived ont
side this evening. A large steamer has
been sighted here at $3.50 this evening
supposed to be the Charleston,
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TOLEDO, oalo, May 10 Shortly after
leaving Elkhart last night passengers on
the Lake Shore limited, east.bound
were startled by three sharp reports IN
rspid suocession. An examination
showed one bullet had shattered a win,
dow and another struck in the wooCI
work near +. II, and Miss Winston, ol
Chicago. though neither we're hn't. NS
cause is known for the ugly deed,
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AT FOURTH STREET. CHURCH.
Rev. DR.. George, of the Sabbath UniOl
Addresses Meeting There,

new DAa va hh0 GNbgAAh SuAVIN
Addrss'ssa Meeting There.
Rev. Or, Il. II. George talks as fast ca
a Hoe Pertecting press and at the same
time about as distinctly. He is thorough.
ly in earnest and knows his field as well
as 1t would seem possible Tor anyone 10
know it. He talked for nearly an hour
in the Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal
church last night and there was not O
perAon in the audience who Lost
interest Tor pinute. His talk was
strong and iorcible throughout and was
intensely dramatic at times.
The meeting was opened with an an,
nouncement from Rev. Dr.. Cushing, and
the choir sang the Seventy-ninth hymn,
It having been selected with special rut
ereuce to its appropriateness. Rev. Dr.
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GuEREsrowS, May lo.-Arrived-Lord
Cough, from Philadelphia; Alaska, from
New York.
HAynE, May lo.-A1ived-Bretagns
HAMBuRa, May lO.--ATiyed-seryla,
from New York.
ria, from Liyerpooli Champagne, from
Havre; scandia, from Hamburg.
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DVtGIllI OsDIIolI 10 VIt 4NltHUtI9tT'
CLARKsBuRG, W. Va, May TO-
Charles ]. GOT. recent Alaska Seal
Commissioner, says he has been trans.
ferred to the position OF Treasury
Agent at Montreal, Canada. The posi-.
tion pays the same salary as the Behring
sea position. What the duties are Mr..
God does not know as yet, having not
received full instructions.
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PrrsBUROu, May lO.-The Leader to.
day publishes story to the effect that
ex.Congressman Bayne, Of Allegheny
City, will be q candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Quay
when the latter's term expires, Anf with
the latter's support,
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MN rnll rnnon FarrAr.

.Bosrox, May lO.--It is generally un.
derssOod here that the vestrymen oi
tho Trinity Episcopal church will ex.
tend an invitation TO Canon Farrar, Of
London, TO come over and accept the
pnlpit made vacant by the elevation oil
Phillips Brooks 70 the Episcopacy'
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A STANDING VOTE,

He called for a standing vote on the
question whether the fair should be
opened on Sunday, and there was not a
vote against 1t. The announcement was
made that there will be a meeting OF all
Christian people who are interested in
the sauctlty Of the American Sabbath at
the lecture rooms OF the Fourth Street
II. E. chuch this afternoon at Q o'clock.
The meeting closed with a few re.
p PacS ouOD1Sss OR 1sS ssnIs ERA ss snss d fy Ssy sy
oloEy, and bere1iCtion by Dr.. Cunning.
ham.
Rev. DR.. George preached a splendid
sermon in the United Presbyterian
church yesterday morning on ''T6e Love
OF God" The church was filled to over.
flowing and the congregation was more
than pleased,
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Christian people in the United States to
keep the fair closed on the Sabbath day,
and he hoped 1t wonld be done. He
did not only think Of the wrong that
would resnltindirectly from the opening
Of the fair, but he had in mind the great
deporalization that would follow the
lapse Of strictness that the opening of
the fair would mark.
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Foe Colds, Comp, Asthma, Bronchitis
and Sore ThIoat, use Dr.. Thomas's Ec'
lecitlc Oil, and get the genuine, paw
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scription Of a Fort Wayne freight train
on 8 steep grade somewhere near his
home and told how 1t annoyed the peo.
pie in his church. Helikened it 10 the
devil. 1t darkened the sky aud threw
out flashes OF lightning and sCreaChed as
II in defiance Of God Almighty and all
his laws and commands, He tore to
pieces the excuse offered 6y She railway
companies that the Sunday trains are
run for the benefit of those who care TO
go to church on Sunday.
SUNDAY PAPERs.
He criticized Sunday newspapers
and could find no good in them. He
told Of paper that he had once known
Of that caught a great many Of the
Christian readers with column Of what
was going on in the churches and signed
by deacon" He once looked over
the column aud found only two items
that could possibly be Of any interest to
the church people, and one Of them was
headed up, "a Church Dispute and
the other,"A Young Minister Suspected
Of Theft" He said he did not like
strikes, but he would like to see all the
nt!nters strike against working on Sun
day. He had heard there Is more
Sunday work on the Monday morning
paper than there is on the Sunday pa
per. His idea was to do sway with them
both in that case.
When he struck the Sunday saloon he
was at q loss for words to express the
harm It does. He said hs would uni
commence To talk about 1t for he could
not get started upon 1t In less than ar
hour. He was willing 10 stay here {
week, however, II he thought he could
be the means Of starting any lind OF
movement that would unite the Chris
tiGn people against the sale Of liquor or
the Lords day.
The objective point Of the meeting, hC
said, was TO discuss whether the WoTld't
Fair shall be opened on Sunday. BE
i, discussed the matter at length, and
. touched II from a Christian standpoint
. only. He believed there were enbugt
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-15
NOT DEAD, BUT LIvETH.
The Story of an Irishman Who Was
Stealing a Ride.

1t was told on the streets yesterday
evening that there was a dead man
under the Red river trestle; that he
had been knocked off by passing
train. The news created no little stir
in railroad circles and last evening
late VIM. Boyle, freight agent, man
ned a car and went out to investigate.
The facts revealed by his investiga-
ton are about as follows:
Saturday evening drunken
tramp boarded the passenger train
going North at o'clock. He picked
the front platform of the baggage Car
for his place to ride. The train
crossed the trestle and was turning
the curve at the north end when the
Irishman, for such he was, fell of
and went to the bottom of the ravine
on the west side of the road. There
he lay all Saturday night and all day
Sunday. He was picked up by the
searching party slightly bruised, but
still drunk. lie was brought to the
city and was given a good place to
sober up, and is on his feet all right
to-day.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-15
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
Robert Ussery Attacked on the Public
Highway by Negroes.

Robt. Ussery, son of j. r.. Ussery,
of the south side, was attacked by
three negroes on the public highway
in the 18th district Friday night
presumably for the purpose Of rob
berry.
Mr.. Ussery had been attending a
moonlight picnic at Ed. Bagwell's,
near Antioch church, and while on
his way home at late hour, three
negroes stopped him. One of them
caught his horses bride and at
tempted to stop him. Mr.. Ussery
had heavy whip in his hand and
before the negro who had caught
his horse thought about it he received
a singing blow from the whip,
which made him release his hold.
Mr.. Ussery then put spurs to his
horse and eluded his assaiants.
There is no clue to the identity OF
the miscreants.