Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-20
A LIVELY BUDGET
OF NEWS FROM ALL OVER WEST VIR-
GINA.
Accidents, Grimes, and General Intelligence Of an
Interesting Nature From the Interior
Counties.

Last Sunday evening James Crockett,
the l9.year-Oid son of Graft Crockett, a
prominent citizen of Graham, went TO the
residence Of Mary CraoTee, white
woman living on the north side OF town,
and without any apparent proyocatlon, shot
and killed her. The ball entered the fore
head and was removed by DIR. Dickey, who
conducted the autopsy, from near the base
of The brain. So many rumOrS are afloat
in regard 10 the affair that it Is impossible
to get ANYTHING like the facts in regard to
the killing. Some say that young Crockett
wanted TO enter the WOman'S room and
shot her because she repulsed him. Others,
that he had had a quarrel with her on the
previous morning Both of these rumOrS
lack confirmation. Young Crockett says
the shooting was accidental. After the
shooting ne became frightened and ran
away, taking refuge in house on the
mountain side, where he might have re-
NAMED concealed for time and possibly
have escaped if he had not sent boy to see
if the woman was dead The boy divulged
his hiding place and officer j. =. Burnett
and others went in search of him. After
an exchange of shots Crockett surrendered
and was brought to Princeton Sunday
night by Messrs. j. II. Johnston and Floyd
Brown and lodged in jai.
The application of Newton Hobbs for a
new trial on the ground Of misconduct OF a
Juror and newly discovered evidence was
argued before Judge Boreman on Wednes-
day afternoon, and the judge took the mat
ter under advisement until Thursday morn
ing. when he oYerruled the motion aud sen
fenced Hobbs to five years in the penlten-
tiary. The prisoners counsel moved an
arrest of Judgment in order 10 take an ap-
peal and Hobbs is still in jail. 1t Will
probably be September before the case
comes before the Court of Appeals. In the
meantime we understand HOBBS Will Oe
kept in Jail here. IL looks as though the
road TO the pen is no shorter from Pleasant
county than from oJher places. The jury
certainly did its duty and we presume the
Judge did the same, out five years looks 20
Oe a short time for murder in the second
degree, and chance TO dodge even that
There seems 10 be something wrong with
the working Of the law somewhere. II
seems TO need oiling up little.-St MdiyS
oracle.
p. G. Courtney, conductor of the local
freight, had a very narrow escape from
death on Monday evening. He was stand
ing in the middle Of tue sidetrack signal
ing his train, and did not see the mountain
train backing down on him, at the rate OF
ten miles an hour The rear end struck
him a severe blow on the shoulder, knock
ing him down between the rails. AS be
fell he turned over on his back, and with
rare presence Of mind saved mis- own life
bv grasuing the car axle as il passed over
him He kept his hold on the axle and
was dragged over the ties and cinders Tor
200 feet The train was stopped, and to
the amaZement of onlOOkerS, who thought
4 IN IN
out from under the car, but little the
worse for his experience, -Roncercrtc
NsicS.
On Tuesday last, in Greenbrier river. at
Ronceverte, ira Mcdowell, only son OF n.
b. Mcdowell, Of Irish Corner district, was
drowned. He in company with some other
bows were in bathing, and had swan across
the river and was returning and when with
in about twenty feet of the bank was
seized, il is supposed, with cramp, aud
called for help. Paxton Grove SWAN 10 his
relief, but being a mere LAD, was not able
10 get him 10 the shore. Indeed, his nero
ism was nearly the cause OF his own death
for ne sank twice before he released
himself from the grasp Of the drowning
bow Every effort was made to resuScitate
Young Mcdowell after his body was recov-
cred, but without avail.
Last Thursday afternoon, a collision oc-
Cured between a hand-car and Cap. Gay 5
gravel train, near WilsOnia Wayne county.
The gravel train was running at slow rate
when the hand-car, propelled by several
negroes, and containing d mau named Hail,
who is putting up telegraph wire came up
behind, at a high rate Of speed tall, who
was sitting in front OF the lever, seeing that
the hand-car would run under the rear OF
the gravel car, threw his head back 10 avoid
being struck. As he did 50 the handle of
the hand-car came down and struck him on
the back of the neck. Atthree o'clock next
morning he died from the effects of the
blow.
Monday evening Charles Chase, brake
man on the n. Il w. railroad was running
a string Of cars on to the switch az the
stOne-cru sher in ShepherdStown. Just as
ne was drawing the breaks TO stop them a
blast went off entirely too close 10 him for
comfort, and as the stones began TO fall
around him he jumped from the cars and
ran for dear life rhe cars went on I'M
checked, and one Of them toppled over the
cliff. The front truck went crashing down
through the trees into the water hundred
feet below, but Charley saved his own
bacon.
Thomas Ellis, living near the mouth of
Second Greek, in Greenorler county, COM
mitted suicide Thursday. the 9th inst, by
hanging himself 10 a beam in his barn. His
son. who was with him at the barn, went 10
the house for some tools, and returning,
after a few minutes, found his father dead.
He had knOtted rope about his neck, tied
il to beam, and, MS feet reaching the
ground. had 10 bend his knees in order 10
accomplish the deed Temporary insanity,
caused By recent illness, is supposed TO Oe
the cause.
A man named Ziegler, Of Shepherds
at night went 10 the Norfolk and Western
depot 10 take the train for home. The cars
had passed when he got there, and he
started on on foot, put instead OF going
north be went south. His mangled body
was found a mile and half above the
deDot-a train having passed over him. 1t
is supposed he sat down upon the rails and
fell asleep, or fell into cattle stop. He
leaves a wife and several children.
A tof goods believed to have been stolen
from GERS on the c. & o. that were broken
into by the so-called Dirty Dozen were
found in the house Of John Ferguson, at
Huntington, by Detective White, Of the G.
& o., Monday. Young Ferguson sue
ceeded in making his escape into Ohio, but
his wife was placed under arrest. The
Ferguson family have always borne rep
Station of responsibility in that county,
and we regret that this young man ha:
brought reproach upon them
A skeleton Of a man was found on the
mountain side several miles above Green
brier bridge on Tuesday last Yesterday