Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-11
CUPID AND SATAN
FORM A BREEZY COMBINATION DOWN IN
CALHOUN.
a Mysterious Murder in BraxtOn-COal Develop
msns-Casualhes Of the Week-Gsnsral
State Intelligence.

el0pement cases occurring III 'O
cinia for many day. Horse stealing,
adultery, arson and a narrow escape
from murder figure in the case, as well
as the abandonment Of nine children,
q long-sufferlng husband and grief
stricken wife, both the abScon ding low
ers being married. Abe Garretson Is
the Romeo in the case, he living with
his aged father on farm. The old
gentleman has been very sick for
a long time, and last Saturday
night, while he was thought TO
be dying, his home mysteriously
caught fire, and was burned to the
ground with all its contents, the SICK
man being rescued with great dlfhculty,
and lust in the nick Of time. During
the fire, and while the whole neighbor-
hood was in state of excitement Abe
Garretson stole two OF his fathers
horses and eloped with Mrs. Marion
Borge, she abandoning Two young
children TO the care OF her husband,
while Garretson left his wife in poverty,
with seven children TO look after, ne
taking about all his portable. property
with him. There is suspicion that
Abe Garretson is responsible for the
fire, which came very near burning his
sick father TO death.
The following, from the Herald,
shows bad state of affairs on Mill
Creek, Jackson county: "0ur dlstillery
folks had nice old time Christmas,
the road toward Thirteen being lined
with drunk men for several miles,
while the creek was on general bust,
half-grown boys and men Keeling and
staggering, cursing and swearing, pol
luting the air with their obscene filthy
talk, screaming and yelling like demons
making our neighborhood hell just
because our county officials fail to do
their duty. They claim to take in from
SIS to $40 per day, and during
holidays more. Times are hard
and money scarce, but there
is plenty Of money 10 buy whisky.
This den Of iniquity is on 5. 5. Web
ster's land, and Dame Rumor says he
brought three barrels of whisky with
him from Pittsburg the other day. If
some OF the parties who are clamoring
for free license could see how the thing
works here, they would vote no every
time. One OF our county officers has
been seen TO stagger home happy as
king more than once, while his duties
90 unattended. One man In particular,
is drunk nearly every day, while his
family are hungry and have not suti-
cient clothing to keep them worm, and
there are plenty more just as bad"
The citizens of Pennington and vi
cinity are greatly encouraged at the
prospects OF selling their coal. The
Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company, I'M
der the management of Mr.. w. II.
Baker, of that place, have taken up
several tracts Of coal, and are taking up
the property as fast as the liens are re-
leased. They propose to take up some
four or five thousand acres, and to dig
shaft as soon as suitable arrange
ments can be made. 1t is quite likely
that the shaft will be dug aud the ovens
built upon the Dorsey Martin land
Just above Pennington, as that place
offers splendid advantages over any
other locality in that section. This is
the intention of the Company and they
seem to be working to that and as fast
as they can, Mr.. Baker is now in
Pittsburg in the interest of the Com
pany. In addition to this local Com
pany are negotiating for the purchase
of tract of about one thous-
and acres of coal lying west OF the tract
now being taken up by the Pittsburg
Company.
On Sunday morning last German
blacksmith who has been in the employ
of Railroad Contractor Chapman, on
Laurel creek, Braxton county, left
camp in company with another German,
who was also employed by Mr.. Chap
man. On Monday the man who accom-
panied the blacksmith returned TO the
camp alone, and after remaining a short
time mySteriously disappeared, and has
not been seen or heard Of since. Wed
nesday the dead body OF the blacksmith
was found in Laurel creek, and 1t is
thought he was murdered by his COM
panion and the body placed in the creek
to conceal his crime. a letter was re-
ceived Wednesday night by one OF the
officials, requesting to be advs-
ed as TO what should be done with the
body, as it was still lying in the creek.
Jordan Coger, who resides near Laurel
creek, says both men came to his house
Sunday afternoon and remained until
Monday morning, when they left to-
gether for the camp, The matter will
l., .bnrNp~blx, invactiuataI
An accident unfortunate and yet for
tunate, occurred at the Mayors Office at
Wednesday evening at
o'clock. Officer Edward Smith had left
home in the morning in disturbed
state Of mind, having just recovered
from the grip. In the evening he called
Clerk Young into the room adjoining
the Mayors Office, and they talked
about his condition, when young Louis
Math8i came into the Office and went
on back into the next room TO see Mr..
Young, who requested him to remain
out, but he being warm, personal
friend Of Mr.. Young, and on the best
terms with Mr.. Smith, pushed open the
door aud entered. The latter drew his
revolver aud fired, the ball passing
Mr.. Msth@i's hat, giving him a
narrow escape with his life. The ac-
tion caused considerable excitement,
The policeman promptly resigned and
no further action has been taken.
Says the Martinsburg Independent:
about o'clock Thursday morning
some one discovered the lifeless body of
a man lying in the gutter Of the pave
ment near the Spoke Factory. The cor
oner was notified, who ordered the body
preliminary to an inquest.
Some parties identified him as Robert
Thompson, blacksmith, who has been
working in Berkeley county and vicin-
ity for a number OF years. He was no
ticad in an Intoxicated condition ON nnr