The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-08
SHE MADE A BAD MASH.
a Sensational Occurrence In East
Wheeling yesterday Morning,
BECOMES The talk OF THE TOWN.
Some Things Figure in 1t which did
not Happen Mt the Time--.The End
may not be Reached yet aud there
may be Startling Results.

police force, arrested May Williams on
n warrant issued by Squire Davis on a
charge OF assault, and she was lodged in
Jail.
The story Of the assault out of which
grew the arrest was town talk ycster-
day. The story was in circulation in
various forms, but as near as can be
learned, the truth is as follows:
May Burkett and friend named Jen-
mic, living in Allegheny City, came here
from Pittsburgh at 1880 Thursday
night, and went to Nellie Whites house
on Eotf street. From there they made
q tour OF the six or seven houses in the
vicinity, making social calls. They
stopped at May Williams's, knocking at
the front door. She asked who was
there, aud being told it was May Bur
keit, told her to 20 to tho back door.
The callers resented this, and some
warm words were exchanged. among
others threat BY the Williams woman
10 kill Burkctt. Whether the difficulty
Was all OF 4 woody character can only
be conjecturcd. Some timo after col
ored man who plays the piano at Will
liams's house, told the police that the
two Mays had had fight.
NEARLY EXECUTED HER THREAT.
From here May Burkett and her
friend went to Stella Chester's. She
was singing there when the colored pi-
ano player came from the Williams
house on n mission, apparently, OF
reconciliation. He said May Williams
wanted to see May Burkett, and that she
was not mad ut her."
May Burkctt had told her companion
what an lawful nice" woman May Will
Hams was, and she felt sad that the 9th
or May had so rudely destroyed the
idea! She had set up. She hailed the
message rs return to her senses on
Williams part, and accompanied by her
friend, obeyed the summons. May
Williams awaited her at the door open
ing into the yard. She greeted her,
"Hcllo, May"
"Hello, Maym was the response.
"Who's that with your" asked Viii
liams.
"A friend from Allegheny" said Bur.
kett. 81 knew you wouldn't stay mad
III INC, NluN Hilh SuG obtAAtS w NASS
the Williams woman.
"BiE. she got it on the head with a
beer bottle she,held in her hand Mt her
side. We didn't see the beer bottle in
the dark, you know. 1t staggered May
quite while" This is the way May
Burkctt's friend narrated the episode
yesterday.
The two women made their way back
to Nellie Whites, where Officers Carney
and Daum found them few minutes
later. DR.. John r. Pipes was sum
moncd after everybody in the house had
tried in vain to staunch the flow OF
blood. He said the outer plate OF the
skull was fractured. The amount OF
blood the woman lost certainly would
have killed anybody with less vitality.
THE CASE EEDs-MAY BE.
Yesterday May Williams was allowed
to enter q plea of guilty OF assault
and battery before Squire Davis, was
fined SIS and costs and allowed to go.
Squire Davis says that Col. Arnett
came TO him and said the Burkett girl
had told him she would like 10 with
draw the charge and pay the costs. This
the Justice refused to allow. Later Col.
q. i. Caldwell appeared for the woman,
entered plea ofguilty and agreed to a
fine OF Sl5.
May Burkett says she never saw Col.
Arnrtt, never sent him any word, never
told anybody she was willing to with
draw the charge, and was not willing to
do so. She says il there is any justice
in the law she proposes to reopen the
case rs soon us she is able to appear,
and prosecute it 10 the end.
Squire Davis claims not to have had
any intimation OF any sensational or Sc
rious features in the case until no had
fined the girl for what he supposed TO
Lc.a trivial oilense.
Last evening May Bnrkett was still
confined to bed by the results OF the
blow she received, which was bard
enough to shatter the bottle to frag-
meRts. One ut tho sharp edges cut an
artery in her forehead, which caused
the main trouble.
TIE COMMITTEE on POLICE.
May Williams returned only Wedncs-
day from Pittsburgh, where May Bur
kett says she saw her with another
woman and Williams gentleman
friend" from Wheeling, anl that their
relations there were very friendly. The
talk abont the case yesterday brought
out the shameful details OF this Will
liams womHu's cureer in Wheeling, and
last evening four members Of the COUn-
ell Committee OIL Police held Quiet
session and informally discussed the
matter, especially the runlOrs
CONNECTING high city official
with this woman in man
ner which affects his fitness TO hold his
office. The meeting was with closed
doors, but after it adjourned two oil the
members present were seen b? an Is
TELLIGENcER reporter. Both said that
no action Ind been taken, for the rea.
son that there was nothing to act on.
There were number OF rumors, but no
charges, and not even stories that could
be traced to a definite and responsible
source. The members understood that
they were severely criticised because
thcv did not take action, but they did
not know what action to take. 1t was
not lack OF disposition to do their duty,
however unpleasant, that made them
inactive. but lack oil anything tangible
to start from.
So far as the occurrence OF yesterday
merning is concerned there is no evil
dcncc accessible that it was anything
but an attack OF drunken woman on
another woman with whom she was
angry for some rcason-possibly because
wien she returned to Wheeling she
stopped with Nellie White, between
whom and Williams there is IN old