Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-09
LOOKSLIKE MURDER
TIE CUTTING OF A. N. GILBERT ssAl
SERIOUS MATTER.
BIS Statement Taken Yesterday Afternoon, De-
failing the Commission Of the Orms-lhs
Weapon and the Wound.

The wound recelNeu ny hai"" 49,
hort. AT the hands OF ). w. Calvert, at
Pearson's saloon. outlined in the REGIS
TER. Yesterday morning, turns out to De
a very serious matter, there being every
prospect that it will end in charge oil
murder being placed against Calvert
Yesterday the authorities were noti-
fed by the physicians attending the
wounded man. DrS. Ackermann and
Schwinn. that his wound was danger
Gus. and would probably end in DEATH
and Prosecuting Attorney Howard,
Justice w. II. Davis and Officer Lukens
TO the residence of the wounded
man about half-past two o'clock for the
nnrpose OF taking his ante morton state
ment. Justice DAVIS had been aroused
at half-past four yesterday morning ana
issued warrant, directed To oillcer
Carney, for the formal arrest OF calvert
who was then in the lookup, he having
been arrested about two o'clock by the
nolice. and he was committed To jail, ia
default of 81, 900 pail, for al eNamina-
ton March 18th, At two .. IA.
On arriving at the house, yesterday
afternoon, the officers found Gilbert
suffering great pain, but sun he was
not of the opinion that he was gong To
die. so an ante norton statement admis-
sible as evidence in Court. In the event
Of death. could not be- had. The wound
ed man. however, made statement a
To his trouble with his brothcr-in-law'
a. follows:
INV name is Aaron Newton Gilbert,
and was born ia Marshal county; !
was Is wears of age on the I'd oil Janu-
ary. | am All eXpresSman by occupation.
We were playing cards in PearSon'S sa-
loon-merely playing seyen-up Tor
amusement. Calvert called me On
| fool. which | resented. whereupon he
struck at me, and | pushed him
back. Then he pulled out his knife and
Icut me. felt the blood, and put my
hand down and felt my entiaSL !
then held my hand over the wound
while struck at him with the other
NV brother then took me TO DIR. Acker-
manu's who then sent for DR.. Schwinn,
telephoned for the patrol wagon, and
took me home, when my wound was
dressed. We had no quarrel before,
but he always treated my sister, This
wife) badly. had taken about three
drinks of beer, but was not drunk,
neither was he. | don't think he was
drunk
The patient added that he was unable
to turn over in bed, and his wound was
bleeding, aud he seemed 10 suffer in
trusely. Calvert's wife and another
sister were present in the room when
this statement was made. These per-
sons as well aS others said yesterday
that Calvert always carried knife
which he was NJ especial pains to keep
with keen edge, and 1t was his habit,
at various times aud places, TO talk
about how he would cut up man
should he ever become involved in per-
sonal difficulty The knife, which i in
the possession of Justice Davis. has al
iron handle, with blade about three
inches in length This blade was or
lginally exceptionally heavy, for pen
knife, but has been more than half worn
away from repeated SharpeningS. lie Is
said to have whetted up the knife Satur-
day, and its appearance indicates this.
Calvert has the reputation OF whipping
and abusing his wife.
Although Gilbert only talked about
one cut, aud knew Of but one, the fact
is that Calvert struck him twice with
his knife. The first slash cut slit
about three inches long on the right
side of Gilbert'S trousers, couple OF
inches below the waiStband. while the
second cut was little to the left Of the
middle line Of the body, and about an
inch or two below the umbilicuS. This
penetrated the flesh, exposing and
wuunding the inteStineS. The wound
is not n clean cut, aS though made at
one swift swipe, but indicates that the
knife blade was turned ia the wound.
On the way to the Office of DR.. Acker-
mann, Gilbert was compelled 10 Keep
his intestineS ia place with his hand,
and all the time was bleeding prOtuselY.
After his wounds were dressed Gilbert
was removed To the residence OF hi SIS
ter, ia the alley between Chaphuc aud
Eof streets, just west of the Lange
apartment house.
Statements heretofore made are To the
effect that the cutting took place about
II o'clock at night. This is Impossible,
as the wounded man was not taken Ia
DR.. Ackermanu's until about !, and Cal
vert was not arrested until about ten
minutes after ,, arriving ut the city
Hall a little before half-paSt. II d.
likely the cutting occurred about u
quarter to /, or at the earliest about
half-past IL.