Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-08
ANOTHER WARNING
FOR THE HENDS WHO ARE ALWAYS POINT
ING FIRE ARMS AT FOLKS.
III, Terrible Fate ola YOung Lady Near Fairmont
A Marte-Ous ARRAY in Randolph, One in
Logan, and Another in Calhoun.
Instantly Killed by Cars.
General State News.

rel Perkins, resulting IN the death of
Charles Snider, an engineer on the
rbesapeake and Ohio road, the shot be-
ing fred by L. 2. Robertson, eonduc-
.or on the same road. Mr.. Robertson
md Mr.. Snider had, just q short time
,rior 10 the shooting, came into the Of
See Of the Hotel, from the dining-room
together, where they with Mrs. Snider
and child, had eaten supper 4 I the same
time. Mr.. Robertson sat down at a
desk in the room and made of some re-
r7rts for q brother conductor, and
arfsipg from the desk, approached his
friend Snider, who in a pleasant way
asked. LET me see your pads" when
Robertson put his hand in his OvercOat
DorEet, presented what he supposed an
rpIoaded pistol at Suider'S breast and
Durled the trigger, and much to his
amaze, a flash, q report, and his friend
Vas dead. The bullet passed directly
through the heart of the unfortunate
man and he only gaSped and died. Rob
errson exclaimed, my God, I've killed
+be man." and turned the pistol upon
himself. as though he meant 10 kill him.
self. when some byStander wrenched it
ant OF his hand. Robertson had been
handling the pistol during the day and
had snapped il so often that he was sure
IL was not loaded, when he presented it
M the breast OF his friend. Robertson
cave himself up TO the authorities and
was placed under guard until WedneS-
dgv morning, when he was given pre-
Nmiuary hearing before ESquires Dunn
and Frede6ing, who find him $50 and
costs, for carrying an unlawful weapon,
10 having been clearly shown that the
shooting was purely occidently.
The HagerStOwn Gazette gives an
idea Of the extent Of the peach bush
ness on the vast side OF the South
Mountain in the Eastern Panhandle.
by naming the growers, aS follows:
J.. I. BUrkhart, GravetOwn, 1000 trees;
Dr. Z. Tracy Bishop, Smithburg, 5000;
John Martin, Sr., RinggOid- 3,5OJ; =.
B. ShOop, BOOKSTORE, 1000; L. p.
Gr0ssnickle, BOOnSbOrO, 5000; Geo H.
B0yey, Beaver Greek, 500; William
Kealh0ier, HagerStOwn, 1000; Hull &
Ksalhofer, HagetStOwn, 5000; Prof.
Geo. c. Pearson, Smithburg, 400;
Curtin Fogler, Smjthburg, 5000;
Joseph Emmert, HGgerStown, 5000;
5. II. DayhofI, Ringgold, 1000;
j.. W. Gable, $500; J. II.
Mul'endOre, ChswSville, 5000; y
w. CrOniSe, ROhrerSville, 4,5OO;
Samuel ID. Piper, Sharpsburg, $500; J.
W. Good, Midvale, 1000; A. c. Il L. A.
Pry, KeedSville, 80, 900; VIM. Hughes 81
A. c. Pry, $4,000; J. I. Bitner, Cherry
Run and COucOcheagUe, 1000; ID. II.
Staley, BOOnsbOro, 4,5OO; j. Mitchell
Slower, EdgemOnt, controls about l0O,-
600: r. l.. Richard, near Martinsburg,
$500; c. w. Reichard, near Martins
burg, 5000; Charles Feldman, near
Martinsburg, 5000. Besides the above,
MeSSrs. Miller, NNnmetre, Wood, Ben
der and others have thousands Of trees
in Berkeley county,.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Delphia
Henderson was struck by the east bound
express train No. 46, at EairmOnt and
Instantly killed. The sad accident Oc-
cured near COlfax. Deceased was the
laughter OF Mr.. Raymond Henderson,
Who resides about one mile and a
guarter from COlfaX, in the neighbor-
hood Of the Levels Church. The young
lady was about Il years Of age. She
had been at NuZum's store, In COiIaX,
and had started for home, but had only
gone some two hundred yards when
0vertaken by the train. She was walk
ing on the main track OF the railroad,
the side track being filled by freight
trains. 1t happened that she was
near freight engine, which
was blowing of steam, the noise OF
which made it impossible for her TO hear
the approach of the express. The crew
OF the freight train hallOOed and tried
10 attract her attention, and the express
whistIed number Of times, but she
failed 10 hear either, and the result was
Is above stated. She was thrown q dis
lance Of over 20 feet. One leg was
horribly mangled. 1t was cut almost
in TWO between the knee and ankle, the
knee was mashed into pulp, one arm
was broken and the back OF her head
was crushed. She was an excellent
young lady, and her tragic death was
a great shock TO her many friends.
a few days ago Abel Vanscoy, OF New
Interest district, Randolph county,
went To the house of-hiS Son-in-law, II.
l.. Vanscoy, and, having gotten into
row with him, drew a pistol aud urea a1
Young Vanscoy, the ball passing
through his coat. The young man then
struck his assaiIant on the back OF the
neck with an AK, with which ne ha0
been cutting wood when the trouble De
gan. inficting severe wound. me
parties we're given a hearing before
SQUIRE Coberly and the elder NanScoy
was landed i'm Jail Monday evening 10
await the action Of the grand jury. Inc
origin of the trouble. is reported 10 Ga'e
back TO the elopement-of H. IL an
scoy with old Abers daughter Few
years ago. The old man had declared
his intention TO Kill his SOn-in-iaw anu
on the day Of the trouble went 20 MS
house armed.
Calib Davis, Of Cabin Ridge, Calhoun
county, got into . scrape with MS VIE
brothers. wife, Mrs. John Starrett, oil
Steer creek neighborhoOd, and was
badiv cut M with a knife. Mrs. star
ratt was arrested for the cutting anu
the trial had mt ArnOldSburg, before
'Souire Joseph *. Lynch, on THURSDAY
last. There are several reports about
the matter. The Davis side claims -thaJ
il is plot TO get him into trouble anu
secure his land. The Starrett side OF
tbe Ease savs that the old man Davis
who il quite old and fee0le-scarcely
able TO get ND when he is down maue
Improper ARRANGEMENTS on MIS' 80
rett, throwing her down, etc'' WY WIZ
ed TO the cutting Of the Old man oy lus
20
woman. Staryett and his wire WEI" 'Ls
held TO answer an indictment al Suo