Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-17
HE SKIPPED OUT.
III. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF TBf
HAN FROM ILLINOIS.
SORTED Away While tho Officer was al DrsaA
fast-NO Clue Ct BIS Whsrsabouis-hiilsr
Fined fer Assault

Mention was made In the hEGlstEr
~ Yesterday morning that stranger
was found on Market street, near 'ne
McLure House, early in the day, nieeu-
ing urofusely and suffering with wna'
was supposed to be hemorrhage. AFTER
making the prisoner as comfortable a.
possible patrol wagon was sum'nop"'
and the fellow WAS taken to the poiice
station whore he was placed Oh settee
in the basement OF the building. Dr.
Spragg, the City Physician, was sum,
moned who examined the patient anu
found that his condition was ho'
dine 10 an attack of hemorrhage
lint IN a severe blow administered upon
the head by some person. The Dio"d
scanned 10 be clottcd in his throat, ana
II was with some difficulty that 1t was
removed. His head seemed 30 De
considerably injured as every
time the doctor placed ms
hands upon the mans head he moved
about as though in great pain. WINE
the examination OF the patient was going
ON his valise and other effects were ex-
amined TO ascertain his identity. In Ills
pocketbook was found money TO the ex-
tent of S3s, while in his valise was found
papers and letters. On one OF the let
ters was the address John j. Heavy.
Dwight. H." The fellow at no time
dnr,ng his confinement recovered his
senses sufficiently to elucidate the situa-
ton. He remained In dazed condition
nearly all Of the time, save few mo-
ments about 4 o'clock, when he said
few words, giving his name and home.
The money and valise were placed in
the police headquarters for safe keep
ing.
The next question arose, who assault
ed the man? II occurred to officer Nor
al that it was none other than one OF
the Quincy drivers who was seen hover
ing over the man shortly after he was
discovered lying upon the sidewalk. Ac-
cordingly officer Moran started out and
soon returned with Henry Butler. Upon
arriving at the police station Butler
practically admitted that he committed
the offence, but not to such an extent.
He said he had been driving the fellow
about town for sometime, and when he
arrived at the Mcclure house the fellow
owed him some IS cents, which he re-
fused to pay. This made Butler mad,
and he slapped him on the face, and
Butler supposed he must have
fallen on the payment, striking
on his head causing
more serious injuries than he had con-
templated. At all events Butler was
placed in the lookup toawait the action
ofbhe court, and the change in the mans
condition. DR.. Spragg went home
about o'clock. but returned again at q
o'clock, when he still found his man in
sort of dazed condition. Anodynes
and such other medicines were admin
istered as would likely hasten relief,
but the fellow improved very slowly.
Shortly after six o'clock man ap-
peered at the station to intercept in
behalf of young Butler, who was con-
fined, and expressed a great desire to
have him released, saying that bail
would willingly be furnished. This was
refused, however, as there was no
knowing how Heavey's injuries would
slsUpnJ III hts uuIIIduu, anu aIuCr ucrrS
refused remained about the station for
some time assisting in taking care or
the unfortunate victim. About seven
o'clock Officer Deku who was then in
charge of the station, went TO
his breakfast, never once imagining that
the fellow could recover sufficiently 10
make any attepmt at escape. But upon
his return at half past seven great was
his surprise to find that his bird had
flown. There was neither hide nor hair
of the fellow, and how one so weak and
almost insensible, and apparently SO
near deaths door could effect his escape
seemed mysterious. 1t was thought
that the fellow who came to intercede
in Young Buffers behalf spirited Heavey
AWAY and concealed him so that he
could not appear in Court against young
Butler. At all events he skipped and
has not been seen by the officers since, al
though one or two other parties claimed
to have seen him on the street late In
the afternoon. The fellow appears TO
have been here for some time, engaged
in peddling some kind OF medicine, and
has been drinking heavily for week
mast. His money and valise are still at
the police station, and he will likely
turn up for them at some time In the
near future.
Under the circumstances young But
Ter was taken before the police and
fined So and costs, which was paid.
Dr. Spragg is of the opinion that II
would be well TO look after the injured
man, if he can be found, as 1t is one Of
those cases that is Liable to result
fatally.
HAVE used DR.. Thomas Electric OIL
for Group and colds, and declare 1t a
positive cure. Contributed by William
KAY, SO Plymouth Ave, Buffalo, n. Y,