Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-15
MASKED MEN
INVADE TIE HOME OF "A PRESTON COUNTY
NAN
4 Peculiar Case in Gilmsr-Rbbsry in Mcdowell.
ElOpement-FrOzen to Daih-Accident
on the Ral-A Bar { Silver
FOmd-Killed HIMSELF

about four miles from BruetOn, Preston
county, Tuesday evening. During the
day several strange men we're noticed
about the house OF David YoheY. Mr..
Yohey Is a bachelor, and his aunt and
her daughter keep house for aim. Sew
eral times during the day they noticed
men hiding around In the woodland near
by, and they suspected them to be the
"COoiy gang" and posted the near
neighbors, and at the first bark Of the
dog they were to step in. Early in the
evening, Just as they locked the doors,
they were broken open by three masked
men and two remained on the outside.
When they presented six rtvolvers, the
lady of the house was so frightened she
ut once gave over the keys % a bureau
which contained all the money she had,
which, fortunately, was but the small
sum OF S14.5O. Mr.. YOhey was prepared
and had his money in safe plSce, there
fore they did not get one cent from him,
but took two watches and some other
Vsluables belonging TO the lady They
then found all the best clothing in the
house, and with their knives completely
rnined them, after which they stamped
the pieces under their feet, and in fact
every thing they could destroy, even
pictures. IL is said the young lady had
no clothes left except the dress she was
wearing.
Corlsndo Wonginets and George Len,
two Polish labOrers, employed at Chip
ley & FerguSOD's camp, in Mcdowell
county, thinking they could earn money
elsewhere, left the contractors on last
Thursday night and started together for
Welch p. o. The distance being about
forty miles, night overlook them about
three miles east OF Spice creek. One
proposed that they secure bed in a
house which was in sight, but the other,
wishing TO curtail expenses, proposed
that they build a FIRE and sleep in the
woods, which they did. Some
time during the night Won
ginets woke up. Len was already
awSke, and WOnginetS, missing some
where in the neighbOrhOOd OF S64, which
he had on his person when DO laid
down, and which he had 10 send to his
home In Poland, accused Len OF having
taken il. Len counter-charged Won
glnets with having stolen SIS, which he
bad when ne went 70 sleep. After par
leying few minutes Leo drew q revolt
yer on WOnyinetS, and chained the re-
tnrn Of his SOS, but Wonginets, not hav-
Ing the money, threw him a valise con-
tanning all his clothes and ran for his
hayfrrv With VII oh
to defend himself. Len was captured
found on him. He was tied, and later
put in the same bed with WonginetS,
and during the night escaped.
Bill Snyder, Of Lonesome Fork, came
70 town on Monday TO get a license TO
marry Peggy Finn. Bill had never
asked Peggy any questions, in fact, had
never spoken TO LeT in his life, but Bill
had Joined the Mormon Church and
didn't think that fOrmality was Eeces-
sary with one Of the Saints Of God"
Peggy would have seen Bill crawling on
ais hands and kuls fSrty miles deep in
the 0OttomleSs pc before she would
have touched him with the toe OF her
brogan, and when she learned Of Bill's
and cut a good stout hickory OX-gad
and waited for Bill. Bill came along
presently, WhiStliug The Girl I Left
Behind Me, until the owls h0oted in
daylight. Then Peggy fell on him and
wore his back clear down to the spinal
column, and it was hard To tell when
she got done whether BIZ or the hick-
ory CAD had suffered most. Bill says
that he doesn't know whether be will
be able to 60 before the Grand Jury or
not, but that he means TO lick the first
man who looks az him and grinS.-Wet-
eel Democrat Hlm0riSt.
Lee Gamer, who stands indicted In
the Gllmer Circuit Court for the mali
cious cutting Of Fred Wilt, during the
melee at the Trace Fork church on the
night Of February 2Otb, 1891, was placed
on trial on the second day of the term,
and on Wednesday night Il. f. Conrad,
one Of the jurors, was taken very sick
and there being no hopes of his being
able TO resume his duties as juror, the
case was proceeded with by agreement
OF the parties with the other eleven
Jurors. After the State had introduced
ali her evidence and the defense part
OF their evidence, Jacob ;. Stout, au-
other Juror, was taken in, thus leaving
only ten Jurors, and there being no
hopes OF Mr.. Stout being able to resume
his duties as Juror, on Saturday the
remaining jurors were discharged and
the case was continued until next term.
There is another indi tment pending in
this Court against the Gamer boys for
an alleged conspiracy to do bodily in
Jury 10 one Jasper byleS, but the evil
dence introduced by the State in this
case shows 10 conspiracy on the part Of
the Gamer boys.
There were a great many interesting
relies disposed 81 yesterday at the sale
OF DIR. JoSepbfA. MCLane'S household
goods. Articles OF furniture and what
nots over a century old. Among others
a duelllng pistol, the stock Of which Is
larger than the ordinary revolver now
carried, and is built on the all wood
shot gun pattern with side lock. The
barrel unscrews near the breech and car
ries a bullet that would make hole lit
tie smaller than a port hole IN the
man so unfortunate as 10 try 70 stop
it, but il is dollars to dOughnutS II
crack shot could bit barn ten PAGES,
much less an antagonist. The pistol was
no doubt brought TO this country from
Ireland by the Doctors ancestors. y
curious leather Scabbard and belt went
with 10, and a gentl sman from ONO,
who is a fancier OF relics, became the
purchaser. Several persons tried to
buy the weapon from him, but he would
not sell at any -NOTgdBtolCR N6lC