Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-05
} V. FIREARMS.
Gus ARRAY IN GlLMER COUNTY
/ LAST WEEK.
+ Near Eikins-Serioas Accidents
trrS ia tha Lurch-Gencral
STATE News.

Tvs "a taa LurCa-6enTa
STATE News.
llfght took place on Little
ear the home Of David Al
1er county, last Saturday
~ ten o'clock, between Al
and ~ Collins, which resMted
~, t5uaNp i Alkire by Collins. It
..,,s \ thoSSh these parties have
u, tsy.aN trouNe for some time, aud
-.rr o. Ndtc. S@ch other, making
,..,t. .4l rhe ukeN Saturday morn
gsssed by\a field in which
,,.r ugsking cOraA and remarked
-s.,ts vas Low ready 10 take the lick
which he heard Alkire had laid by
s-t.n The two Quarreued for some
..~, over tle fence, until finally Alkire
..-.sl out into che road, and Collins
can seeing that me was going to be
.-s-.,Een. be Turned around and shot
ls.-a in the left side with a rifle. AL
- though badly wounded, caught
r, f.s. when the latter drew revolver
md saat him again through the left
.-E Although u0w twice danger
,s.r wounded, Al6ire sailed Ia with
III. isis and was about 90 DO Collins up
rra. SIR. Pritt happened along and
rl-..f them John NauhOrn was
sanding by, but was unable 70 inter
f-s ODD account of having 90 hold Mint
r.r, wife. who vas armed WITH a
--c< ,u defense of Perry, and was
..-r--.frg 90 free herself 90 strike Al
.-s. It 10 is believed that A'kire
would have succeeded in beating Col
fr, t1 death in spite of the fearful ODDS
,.a.rst him, had they not been parted.
Asra presented q terrible appearance
after the fight His hair was DISNEY
ssl. his clothes were torn and the
blood was flowing in streams from his
sts and thigh. He fought like tiger,
and some people think it was pity he
vas not allowed 90 duish the Job in
g-d He is iu critical condition 80
.-e present writing.
A Young man, W. C. Holden by name,
ssfrIrg Co be minister, came 90 this
county a short time ago and passed as
v.a for several weeks. He now lam
-rste, behind the bars ln IluuterSville
tall and his is q tale OF woe. lie is a
gclt built young man OF about twenty,
and claims 90 come from Harrison c0uE-
IT.. 40 Salt Rock ne borrowed a fine
var.5at from Mr. Frank Hamilton, such
301s as our merchants buy for their
.ua YES ID Baltimore, and continued
N have and 90 hold DO uDi.stur6ed.
On Beaver Creek De borrowed O horse
O 1lr. John IT, johnson, and d.Sap-
gar-aj. but the active, alert detective,
Robert TX. Burns ran him down beyond
White sulphur, and mGds him yield mp
.e possession OF the horse. and taking
l.u ln custody brought him ODD Hunters
'e, where be was unable 90 shake of
,he custody before Squire Crosse, and
hence his DURANGO vile. lie does not
lctor talk very Iucii.y or give a full
account about mis- taking, keeping, s0-
itrctiug aud c.0EinE to said personal
property P0culJHtgS Times.
Tia the Foqr7. "a CHICAGO journal, OF
.h8 18th u.t, there is published, under
.1e title of Imperia'S PoStOiiCe,' a
s11r- and spicy romance, by Mr.. PEREZ
bal Pollard, that w'., particularly in
res- the people OF keySer, as the
scene IS ira fact laid i'm our town and
founded on actual events, that occurred
bl tL5 morning following the recent
ELECTION. The main incident is no other
thll t.a summary dismissal of the late
Assistant POstm stress, Miss Fannie
I.mulrs, by Postmaster Miller, whose
status ma characteristics are SO mi-
nlta,y Iei1ed that the reader at once
Iec0gr Le> the real character, though
tSglise. under the name of 'Oid Tan
tar' B.-, Notwithstanding the mean
7l1.c,geaess that gave birth TO this
btoifCaon, Mr. Pollard in his imagi-
la.0l agrseab.y closes the scene with
Plat most ieHcitOUs phase OF life-the
ll..1y Of two hearts, the subjects Of
g1.cl viii also be rec0gnzed.-heySer
Tribune
Asai accident occurred at Mr.. Fiints,
lo1e twenty miles from Elkins, on last
Thursday morning a party Of gentle
nl from 2ittsburE were out hunting
2 1e mountains and stopping 50 Mr..
I1s. OH the morning referred 90
,one OF the men were shooting az birds
Fil Winchester rifles Mr.. Hervey
PAD st0rard handed his rifle 20 q friend
sl9 stood To- the side and a few feet be-
ll1 him. The recipieu, OF the rifle
l'e1 ol. The she'll with the lever, which
'1e same time raises the hammer TO
-lo- tbs be inadvertently failed 20
eFar altwhile the muzz.e of the gun
hs pointed forward and downward he
potentially pulled the trigger. The
rt4l1re )all entered Mr.. Heryey'S
'' below le knee, crushing and shat
ENG both bones i'm q frigbtiul man
~ and maugling the flesh horribly.
l5 vas conveyed 90 Beverly I'm q sleigh
-- 0aelt0 Elkins on q special train
c111ec. with the g o. m. train fer
--27r2lt Saturday morning,
d 'lt has been instituted in the Cir
4. Doar, o stop the PhCniX Powder
g-lg Tom rebuilding their mills 40
9,s Cbe Huntington & kenova
~ -o is the plaintiff In the suit.
III .'sIlnt explosions OF the powder
mas gratly damaged the land COM
rl' AS 20 one will purchase lots in
-s. Not only the land company
~. people ia that section generally,
-- la sad Co have the Powder Com
-' s-.aed from rebuilding. wayne
'-.s r9lacing a smOkestac6 at the
U reair shops in Nartinsburg on
.s-l7 morning last, Mir. Henry
--4-1 who was doing the work
me ss.stauce OF his hands, was
~. a.-d. To seems that pully was
Al ,--'a the old stack giving way,
Il falling, some Of the machin-
VI s-I--.,-- cnr.hr,nn On - haad