The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-13


The Wheeling creek coal mines were
the scene Of greater excitement yester-
day than has ever been seen in that To-
cality before. The occasion was the
finding Of the horribly mangled re-
mains OF man scattered along the
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling railroad
track Just south Of the big iron railroad
bridge that crosses Wheeling creek
near tho mines, and the fact that big
fight had occurred Saturday evening in
which the dead man had been engaged,
and all circumstances pointed with
unmistakable evidence to foul murder.
A reporter of this paper drove out to
the scene at ten o'clock yesterday, and
found the remains had not been dis
turbed, but were lying scattered along
the railroad for a distance OF $50 yards,
in the hot sun, covered by few leaves
and q swarm Of aies.
The first evidence OF the engine strik-
ing the unfortunate victim was q few
yards south OF the bridge. AT this
point and Just outside the rail, one OF
hisIfeet was styling, and short distance
from tho foot shoe. Next the liver,
and within few yards the kidneys, and
within the next 100 yards were scat.
tered leg, the hips aud middle part OF
the body, part OF q hand, with two
fingers left, and about two feet TO the
..St i'll. af'4I,a .at1 and o1aI1k I'M VnFda
south OF the iron bridge the head and
shoulders, with part Of one arm, and
the body above the waist or hips, was
lying, face downward, with the head
turned little to the right
The back OF the head andfurehead
were crushed into a shapeleA mass, and
presented siekening sight.
Coroner A. NJ. F. Boyd, OF Bellatre,
was notified, and arrived at the scene at
II o'clock. He had the remains gath
cred up aud removed TO Undertaken
Bratton's establishment, where an in
quest will be held this forenoon.
The remains were readily identified
by some fellow workmen as those OF q
man by the name OF David Naylor, from
Newcastle, Ohio, who had been work
ing ut the Wheeling Creek mines du-
ring the past year. They spoke OF him
as quiet, sober and inofensiye man,
in no way disposed to be quarelsome.
On inquiry it was learned that about
100 PoIanders are employed among the
800 miners at this place, and that satur-
day afternoon they had been drinking
a good deal of beer, and at about Is
O'Clock in the evening afght was kicked
up between Polander and man by
the name Edward Davis, by Davis play
fully tossing small pebble that he held
in his hand on the ground near where
the Polander was lying on the grass, on
the creek bank, near the west end OF
the little foot bridge. The Polander
was large buriy fellow, and called
Davis n vile name and started for him
at once.
The men clinched, and in the fight
both rolled ever the creek bank into
about two feet OF water. At this time
David Naylor came over the foot bridge,
and seeing that the Polander was hold
ing DaYis's head under water, came to
his rescue, and pulled the big Polander
of, who at once attacked Naylor.
Naylor soon knocked him down, and
other Polanders seeing one Of their
number in trouble, came to his assist
ance. Naylor being young man,
twentv-six years Of age, and weighing
1876 pounds, was able to take care Of
himself, and in the fight knocked half a
dozen Polanders down and out.
Friends OF Naylor interferred aud
stopped the fight.
AT 10 o'clock Saturday night loud and
angry words were heard in a crowd Of
men on the pike at the east end OF the
little foot bridge. The foot bridge
crosses the creek about 100 yards north
of, or above, the iron railroad bridge.
By the side Of the pike near the east
end OF the foot bridge is large pile OF
brick that are being used in new
building.
A brick was found with the sharp
edge matted with blood and hair. The
hair is the color OF MAYORS hair, and
the.b brick was found near the east end
Of the foot bridge. On the railroad
track at the west end OF the foot bridge
was found some shirt buttons CORE
spending with the buttons on Naylor's
shirt, and at the same point three small
pieces OF human brains were found.
The point at which the brains and
shirt buttons were found is at least 200
yards north Of where there is the first
evidence OF any blood or anything to in
dictate that the engine had struck him.
Marshal Thompson, with policemen
Sauers, Hartley and McConabay, went
10 the mines, and after considerable
chasing, arrested seven Polanders, who
are now confined in the Bridgeport Jail.
Their names are Andy Corbett, Powell
! Goetze, Frank Dulian, Mike Metnoski,
John Bogus, Frank Devene, and John
Kienisoky.
When theysaw the officers they ran,
but were followed and captured. One
man was found hid behind a big log,
and others were overtaken in the woods.
Four men hastily dressed, and taking
their reyoivers and examining them to
see that they were loaded, ran over the
hill westward. They were captured
near John Patterson's stone house, by
the marshal and police.
City marshal Thompson and his force
deserve credit for the nerve displayed
and their prompt and good work In
making the arrests.
Engine No, IS, pulling the first section
Of freight train No. 81, south bound,
had blood on the wheels when examin.
ed yesterday morning. The train passed
the mines at 9:10 p. m. Engineer John
Wolf did not know he had run over
any one. lilo says tho man must. have
been lying down, as he is certain he
would have seen him II standing up.
Dave Campbell, an American, Is de-