Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-27
ABOUT THE STATE.
, TRAGIC SCENE ENACTED AT GUAM
D0fTB.
4 Horrible Murder at Oldtown-Othsr Happenings
IN Various Towns in the
State.

looking out of an up stairs windo"' ne
rushed back onto the porch OF the house
he had lust left, a got under cover OF
the darkness in order to make himself
less OF Il target than when standing out
in the light. The houses referred to
are both on the street facing the Ohio
river and are not far away. No
more shots were fired, and Tuesday
Chairman went TO Huntington and
swore out a warrant for his
wife, charging her with shooting with
intent to kill. She was arrested and
held TO court. A divorce suit Is pend
ing between Chapman and his wife, she
being the plaintiff in the cause. For
some weeks they have not been living
together, and a considerable luminosity
has sprung up between the TWO ana
their relatives, feud which many OF
the residents have often thought would
result in something tragic. Chapman
and his wife are quite young, and had
been married but short time when
divorce proceedings were instituted by
her. alleging several bad charges. Her
story was that he brought the charge
of attempt to kill to spite her because
she was suing for divorce. lie says
that she has threatened several times
to kill him, and that last night she came
very near accomplishing it. He wore
the coat with the bullet hole through H.
The first deaths by lightning this
season in West Virginia occurred at the
home of Albert Chinn, five miles from
Huntington, Cabel county, last Friday.
The victim was William Chinn, aged ~,
who was sitting in room with MS
brother Albert, his wife and an infant
child. A terrific crash was soon heard
nv Albert, which dazed him consider
ably. and when the flash subsidized, on
leaking around. he saw his wife, child
aud brother lying PROSTATE on the moor
He at once realized that they had oeen
struck by lightning, and carried the
wife and child out doors and used MS
efforts to resuscitate them, which he ac-
complished after time. The hair was
scorched from Mrs. Chinn'S head, but
she sustained no other injuries except
being stunned. The child was I'M
harmed except being stunned. Mr.
Chinn then turned his attention to his
brother, but the sad, horrible realization
soon came to him that the young man
was dead. His skull had been cracked
by the stroke, and blood had flowed
into a large pool near the doorway
where he was lying.
On last Monday, shortly after noon,
John Ed. HutSler and Spencer Slonaker,
both residents OF Guardstown District,
near Glengary, met on the pavement IN
front of Baker Il Rearick'S clothing
store, on Queen street, Martlnsburg,
and after few angry words, Hutsler
proceeded TO "carve" Slonaker with a
huge pruning knife, striking him near
the corner OF the left eye, and cutting
nearly to the corner Of the mouth. 1t
seems evident that Hutsler's aim to
cut his victims throat. Slonaker
planted a powerful and well directed
blow in Hutsler's face, knocking him
down and then jumping upon him,
beating his face with his fists;
but this, though severe punishment,
not seeming TO satiate the furious
passion of Sonaker, he rose and brutal
ly stamped his asSailant'S face into an
unrecognizable mass. Slonaker was
finally pulled off and started to give
himself up at the mayors offie, when
he was met by an officer and taken into
custody. HUtSler was picked up in a
mangled and bleeding condition and
taken to the mayors Office, where he
laid in an unconscious drunken stupor
until next morning. The difficulty be-
tween the men grew ont of an indict-
ment OF Slonaker's brother for the Sc
duction of Hutsler's daughter, which
was set for trial on Monday, but was
postponed. and this had a tendency TO
arouse the ire of Hutsler, which, to-
gether with whisky, led him to the as
sault.
A horrible murder was committed at
0ldtown, near Romney, last Monday, by
nam named Luteman, who shot, with
out moments warning, William Foley,
who had been a clerk in John w. Card
er'S store, while standing on the porch
taking to him. Foley asked: "What
did you do that for?" and fell dead.
Luteman entered the store and shot
and said to Emmart, another man in the
SlOIt, Ou lldu DtlltI E'b pAN VI VIZ
way" A brother Of the murderer ran
in and wrested the revolver from his
hand, when he walked behind the coun-
ter, picked up a revolver out OF its case,
loaded it and shot himself through the
head twice, and then cut his throat
with razor; but up to this writing both
he and Carder were still alive, and 1t Is
thought both will recover. Foley was
81 years old and leaves wife and II
children. Luteman is % years OLD, ana
had also been a clerk in Carder'S store
Young Carder is said to be man OF eX-
ceptionally good habits and is general
favorite.
Annie Adkins is the comely ls-year-
old daughter OF Postmaster Matthias
Adkins, OF jerks, Lincoln county. For
some time young Writ Stephens oil
Wayne county. has laid siege to her al
fections, and the girl surrendered, heart
and hand. There don't appear to have
been any strong resistance to an ALI
ance between the Adkins and Stephens
families, but either from choice or com
pulsion, most likely the former the
young couple, accompanied by Sic
phen's sister and gentleman frlend,
walked away from the neighoorhood
early Sunday morning without the for
malty OF saying goodbye or explain
ing where they were going. suspect
Ing their motives, the girls father pur-
sued and overlook the couple here and
offered to give his consent to marriage
license. The offer was rejected ana
they footed" it on to Milton where
they took train for Ironton. Tues
day all parties returned but not
together. The gentle Annie came IN
advance of her companions and declared
that the wedding had been indefinitely
postponed at her request. Later on
Stephens put in an appearance con-
firming the statement as to the mar
rage being declared of" But said 1t
was his suggestion. The truth oil TINS
romantic situation is yet 10 be learned
The trial survey Of the West Nirg mia
Central Railroad from Cumberland 10
Hagerstown will run about as follows
The line begins at point near the pres
ent coal scales of the company at SIN
clarevlle, w. Va, follows the curve oil
Knobley mountain TO point nearly OPP
posite the slate bluff of Blacks Hlli'
crosses the Potomac, the canal ana the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, ana
through a moderate cut, passes BACK
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