Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-22
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Mr.. Jacob Teter, living two miles
above BurnerSylle, was assaulted on
Tuesday with intent 10 kill by James
Jennings OF BurneTsviile. 1t seems that
jennings and Teter have had mis-
understanding in regard to 4 settlement
between them, which Teter had offered
to have 2rbtrated by TWO diSintereSted
parties, but Jennings refused TO SUB
nit 10 such proposition. On Iuesday
~ Mr.. TeUer was returning on horse
back, from sailing his cattle, he was
mel by Jennings, also on horseback,
who demanded of Teter the money he
claimed was due him, saying that
If he was not paid at once ne would
take his hearts blood" Uncle Jake,
not being OF the scary kind, promptly
refused 10 40 so, when Jennings pulled
from his boot leg large butcher knife,
Win which he made several unsuccess-
ful attempts to strike him, MIR. Ieter
avoiding the blows by striking Jen-
pings' horse, thus keeping Out OF reach
of the knife. Some parties coming IN
sieht. Jennings deSisted from his muir
derous intent and made good his escape.
A warrant for Jennings arrest was
sworn out and officers are now III search
OF him.-Phuippj Ptoindeater.
The Fucker Democrat says; son last
Sunday morning at Davis, two men,
an Italian and Polander, started fish
ing. and some time in the day the Itai-
ian returned but the POlander failed to
put in an appearance. The Italian ala
not say anything about his missing
partner until inquiry was made. lie
said while on the way back 10
the camp while crossing the stream
on drift Of logs ne heard the water
splash and thought he heard man
holler. but did not see any one. Several
persons went TO the place described by
the Italian, and there found the hat and
fishing rod belonging 10 the Polander'
but no further trace of the man could
be found. The actions OF the Italian,
and the circumstances connected with 1t
has caused grave suspicious 10 arise as
to the cause of the mans absence. The
man is still missing"
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel tells this
horrible story: door locked. a sick
ening stencil about the premises. Door
burst open and the ten-days-old corpse
of O. man found lying on the floor Of the
cabin. This was the CHASTITY discovery
Of visitor ut the dwelling OF ArmStead
Burlington, on the Short Hill Mountain,
nearly opposite this place. last Monday.
The dead man, Burlington, was o. pow
erful physique, mason by trade, ana
was aged about 70 years. An insa-
table appetite for whiSkey was his
curse. Some time ago he left his fam
ily and took up his abode in this lonely
cabin on the mountain. Here he died,
no one knows just when, without a
friend beside him. He had not been
seen by those who knew him for about
two weeks, and this fact, and the con-
dition Of the body when found, would
Indicate that the unfortunate man had
been dead ten days or more.
Irving Wirsing, who resides near the
PENNSYLVANIA line In Grant district,
Monongalia county, committed suicide
Saturday by shooting himself through
the brain. We have no definite partlc-
ulars OF the shooting, but hear that he
made two attempts. and that he com
mitted the act in a field on his father
farm. where had been blowing. The
Grst attempt was made with small pis-
toll. but the shot was 50 light it did not
have the desired effect. He then pro-
cured a large revolver and placed it TO
his mead and fired. When found by
members Of his family he was dead.
Dependency is supposed to have been
the cause that led 20 the rash act.
Andrew 3. Stonestreet, who resided
on Buli Run, Braxton county, died very
suddenly on Monday June 18th, a6ont
II O'Clock a. m. In the morning he
was as well as usual, and started on a
trip to Cedarvilie. When short dis
lance from home he was struck with an
acute pain in the shoulder. He return
ed 10 his home at once, and died soon
after. The cause Of his death is sup
posed to have been neuralgia Of the
heart. Mr.. StonStreet was a popular
citizen Of BraXtOn county, and well
known throughout the State.
The Martinsburg Sentinel says that
Mr.. VIM. Anderson. of Bolivar, was
painfully Injured by hive of bees last
Friday. he has only recovered from Il
stroke OF paralysis sufficiently TO get
about q little, and occasionally loses
control Of his limbs and topples over.
While going about among his bees at
the time mentioned he was suddenly at
tackled by one Of bis weak spells and fell
against hive, knocking it over. The
angry bees swarmed ont and settled on
their master, singing him terribly. In
his already weakened condition, the ill.,
Jury may prove serious.
There came near being a general jail
afdi9ery as KingwooOd last week.
Several OF the bars over the window
were discovered to have been sawed
OF and the tramp prisoner, Winans,
vas caught saving another by Mrs.
Jackson. Winans is a genius in
mechanism and when searched wooden
KEY made with penknife was found on
his person with which he could lock
and unlock his cell with ease. The
discovery was timely, for in q day or
two the prisoners could all have eS-
caped with the greatest of ease.
We are told that fight occurred on
Sleith, in the lower end Of the county
last week, which resulted in two or
three persons getting badly hurt. IL
seems that some OF the boys had been
imbibing the "ardent" rather freely,
and it wound up in q general row in
which knives, rocks and clubs were
used. Oae person was cut badly in two
or three places, another struck with a
club and knocked senseless, and others
more or less injured in the fracas.-
BrdrtOR Central.
Miss Rosa Baxter daughter Of z. J.
Baxter. of Sutton, met with painful if
not serious accident at Nicholas c. II.
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