The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-08


sons, OF Randolph , cohnty, arrested
Dick Rankin alias Dick Robinson for
murder at that place on Tuesday last
and took him to pocahontas. He is
wanted there for killing q colorel man
named William Underwood, The cir
cumstances of the murder are rs fol-
lows: a merchant, when the murder
was committed, had been missing arti-
Giles from his store, and together With
another party watched for the thief.
This man made his appearance, un-
locked the door, and, seeing that al!
was not right, attempted to escape. but
was captured outside OF the building.
The merchant and his friend were each
armed with a gun, which was seized by
the man supposed to be Robinson, and
in the scullle one OF the guns was dis
charged, wounding the merchant. About
this time Underwood was on the scene,
and as he attempted to assist in the ar
rest was shot by 4 revolver in the hands
OF Robinson and died soon after. When
arrested here Thursday Robinson
seemed vcry;much depressed, yot stated
that he would be able to establish his
innocence.
Is The Fairmont IndGr says: Last
Wednesday Miss Delphia Henderson,
daughter OF George Henderson, OF Col
fax. was struck by express train No. 10
and instantly killed. The circumstances
OF the accident are as, follows: Miss
Henderson was passing freight train
that was lying on the side track at CAL
fax waiting Tor No. 4G, and the escape
OF steam from the freight engine pre-
vented her from hearing the approach
ing train until it whisted few feet OF
hcr.4 AS soon as she heard it she threw
herseli from the track but was struck
by the engine and one leg cut off aud
she was thrown violently against tho
side track and badly mashed up. Her
skull was broken and other injuries al
tlictcd and death was almost instantan-
eous. The unfortunate girl was about
sixteen years oil age and was returning
from town with some medicine for her
father who is at home sick.
Twcnty-sevcn towels and large new
carpet were found by Squire Hayden, OF
Weston, last Sunday, secrcted in pile
OF old lumber in the rear OF the Nc
Bride property on Centre street. The
towels were very handsome ones, and
many OF them had never been cut
apart, and the carpet had never been in
use. Several months ago John King
complained OF losing some household
goods. and when he heard OF the find.
ing OF the goods he at onco examined
and claimed them. The towels were
presents given to Mr.. and Mrs. King at
the time ST their marriage, and tho car
pet was purchased by Mr.. King at
Wheeling. How they came there is q
mystery yet unsolyed.
The West Virginia Paper Company,
organized about two months ago, with |;
capital OF 100000, has finished the
erection OF its buildings and is placing
its machinery, and will commence oper,
atoms in q few,days. This concern will
almost exclusively use the product OF
the Piedmont Pulp and Paper Company
whose plant it joins. Manila paper
will be the first manufactured. The
Twin-Towns Manufacturing Company
are now negotiating with Pennsylvania
capitalists Tor tho establishment OF 9
glass company. The indications arc
that this factory will DO secured and
work commenced early in the spring.
B. & 0. Field.
A shocking incident occurred on Elk
horn last week. \ negro, in order tc
satisfy his anger against the stable boss
secured a pair OF pincers with which he
| pulled out the tongue OF one OF the bcs
mules in the stable and then cut OF
about seven or eight inches OF it, leav
ing the mule in such condition that i
cannot eat. The;negro has been LOCKED
in Jail to await the'eSccution OF the law
on such vile wretch rs he is.-Princs
ton Monitor
The Upper Tract correspondent Of
tho Pendleton Nclrs says: Last wecl
the winds blew at the rate OF sixt,
miles M hour; fencing, hay stacks ant
feed generally are scattered spromiscu
ously. George w. Kilc caught yer,
large otterin steel trap. Tho fur OF
it is said to be OF excellent quality
Several wild cats have also been cap
tured in traps.
Last Friday morning tho doors o
Jefferson. Savings Bank were rcopenet
for business, and since that time its nj
fairs have been conducted as usual, with
every evidence that tho directors vii
fulfill their promises to surmount its
difficulties and permit no loss to dcpos
TORS ,Shcphrdstolgn Register.
Two Italians.werc arrested by tho
police here Tuesday, charged Will
stealing aboutS700 from another Italian
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