Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-30
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.

HARRY sNoor, who shot and killed Miss
Susie Ferrall in shepherdstown, w. Va, has
been removed to Charleston for safe-keeping.
THE central portion of Beverly, VIVA, in.
GLIDING the courthouse. was burned. Sew
eral hundred people are lea practically home
less.
GEoReE A. LYON, Baltimore and Ohio
brakeman, turned card party into a prayer
meeting at Newburg few evenings since
Lyons. who was recovering from his injuries
received in wreck, happened to call at the
residence ofone the prominent citizens dur
ing party. During the evening he was in
vited to play cards. He declined, saying he
would read awhile, taking out a Bible at the
time. Some one jocularly proposed that
Lyons lead in prayer, and, taking them at the
word. be did 50, praying strong and fervently
and bringing tears to the eyes of most Of the
company. II is said that Lyons courage has
had the effect Of inducing several of the par
ties present to join the church.
WHEN Henry Shaver, Of Thornburn, near
Monongahela, returned from hunting expe-
dition he found his wife with lack Taylor,
alias johnson, an ex-convict whom Shaver
had long suspected of her having undue in
iimscy with. Without comment shaver fred
both barrels Of his shotgun at the guilty pair
injuring the man in an indescribable manner
and muiilatingt the woman shOcSingly. Eleven
shots took effect in the woman's bowels, groins
and limbs and nearly as many penetrated her
paramount. Immediately alter tho shooting
Shaver disappeared and has not yet been APP
pretended.
AT four o'clock the other morning FIRE broke
put in the wareroom adjoining A. J. Pat,on's
Hotel, at Harmsyille. The FIRE spread right
and left, and burned out the entire square.
WHILE William MeAfee, an employee Of
james Neale, of Parkershurg, was hauling
load Of hay from his farm the wagon upset on
the road and threw MoAfee over the fence,
breaking both arms and otherwise feartully
injuring him.
JOHN r. STACEY, another member OF the
Pres Mullen gang Of moonshiners. whose
hsunts were In Mcdowell county, surrendered
to the United States Court and was granted
the same clemency held ont to Old Pres Mul.
len, provided he surrendered his Illicit stills
and agreed hereafter to quit the Illicit bust.
ness. His fine was made only 800 and I'M
prisonment only ninety days
A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred at Sheperds'
town. A young man named Harry Shoots
shot through the head and almost instantly
killed an estimable young lady, Miss Su'ie
Ferrels, aged about twenty, daughter OF Mr..
Chas. Ferrels. lie had been paying atten-
tons to her for some time, and, 1t Is said bad
threatened that he would kill her upon her
refusing to marry him. Sheriff Morgan sue
ceeded in landing him in the Charlestown
iail from an excited crowd who wanted to
lynch him.
GEORGE W. MOORE, who recently came TO
Clarksburg, from Charleston, ILL.,, was horse
whipped in front Of the Dresden House by a
handsome young married woman, Mrs. Laura
+. Hall, Of the same place, because he had
traduced her character by claiming that she
had lived with him as his wife.
THE grip is proving terribly fatal at Harris
burg, Richie county. The eleventh death
occurring within the past two or three days is
reported in the person Of Mrs Il $, Blair,
wife Of lion s. Blair, ef that town. Mrs
Blair was the daughter Of ths late General
A. s. Core.