Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-08
THROUGH TIM STATE
TIE CRIMES ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
THE WEEK.
The oRssisters" Regular Summary Of the Note
worthy Occurrences of the Past SIX
Days Cleaned From the
Country Press.

one of those unfortunate occurrences
which often result in destroying
the happiness of entire families. A
number Of young men, old men, and
boys were out on the common near that
town when two Of the young men, Clyde
Baker, son Of Thomas j. Baker, Esq,
and Albert Grammar, son of Mr.. Barnard
Grammar, became involved in an alter
cation which resulted in blows and end
ed in young Baker throwing a stone at
Grammar. which struck him just back
OF the right ear. The blow was fear
ful one aud fe.lei Grammar 20 the earth.
But in a short time he recovered Suh-
GENTLY u walk home, but shortly after
arriving there he was taken with cOnyul-
siOps. and 40 was feared be was fatally
injured. A physician was hastily sum
moned and on examining the wound q
large depression was discovered, aud 10
was feared that the skull was fractured.
Tie injured man lay in stupOr oil the
evening and that night but since then
be has rallied some and is now thought
TO be slowly recovering.
George L. Z0lner, a Baltimore * Ohio
brakeman, met with % horrible death al
Tunnel grade last Saturday morning,
His train broke iu TWO. He was sent
back TO the detached section, and While
irving 10 get the broken link out OF the
bnnuose the drst half pushed by the
engine, came back rapidly and caught
him. The broken link, which stl.i re-
NAMED in the bullnOse, pierced him IN
the stomach and was forced entirely
through his body, coming out his back.
He screamed and then tainted. Inc
sections were separated aud his BODY
dropped 20 che ground. Train hands
picked him uy and took him 20 his
home iu Doe Gully The accident oc-
Cured 90 three O'Clock and he died at
seven o'clock, four hours later.
An unfortunate sta5biug affair oc-
Cured in Hinton last Sunday evening
in which @. c. Miller stabbed Ciaad
Faulconer. III appears that Seyerl,
young men had cOngreEated and th-t
several OF the party had disagreed ana
a general fight was imminent, when
FaulcOner made an assault ON Mller
attempting 90 draw % pistol, when Mil
Ter drew his pocket knife aud did the
cutting. The wound was thought %
be serious. the bowels having been lac
Grated. but young FaulCouer is improv-
Ing and will recover. Miller was ar
rested on Monday 8Gd had preliminary
hearing before Esquire Dunn ana was
sent on 90 answer Indictment. ba.. was
given for his appearance iu the sum OF
$500.
n, Loot c,t,-lsy ,rorrfry Mrs.. John
w., - ff,ss IN Proctor. sent
her 11-vear-oId daughter 90 Judge John
Noore's or lam errapd. When near the
Proctor church. Mrs. Wharton noticed
the child running down the creek, and
the eighteeu-year-O.d son OF Anthony
Durham TO pursuit At the crossing he
caught her, knocked her down and
DRAG cd her behind log. Mrs. Whar-
ton notified some men who we're work
ing in a field, who went TO the chlldS
assistance. Durham broke Tor the
woods and 40 this writing has not been
captured. This is his third attempt 90
rape children. The little glrl Is re-
ported seriously Injured.
Mr.. Geo. Caldwell. living on Gran
berry. Pocabontas county, set a steel
trap and caught a large bear recently.
When Bruin discovered Mr., Caldwell
and one or TWO Others coming toward
him, Ostensibly for the purpose OF cut
ting short the SumptuOUs Ire ne hlu
been living among the u5lShOOrlGS
flocks of sheep, made frantic duorts TO
free himself, and the trap being weak
one, succeeded I'D plilnS OUT OF ~ anu,
despite hunters uJ~' a.~ guns "'-d9
good MS escape INTO tle -"ouu .-'uS'
Mr.. Caldwell says ne Will net pun OUT
of the next trap he sets Tor him so
easily.
A company of New MsrtinsviIe men
has been formed, under tue name of the
Magnolia OH aud Gas Company. Inc
company has leasec hoo acres OF land
in Ohio, across from New MartnsVh.e'
and will sink a well 40 once. lt Is eA-
pected that drilling will be started ln
about two weeks 90 AIpeFJ hr'us maui
place. 1le wei Us located oH'y ABOUT
six miles from sool WeaS I- t-5 SISTERS
willie field Gillespie Bros. OF fltJSOurS
will also start drill We'll 0u Jne Will
Jams farm about one ana o hair miles
above New Martlusyile I'm snort
time.
Our readers probably remember the
little daughtec OF Mt George "n''eeoJ'
ton who was lost from Ae' nome I'D ,,, eN-
dleton county ABOUT year --o. A"s
PeterSourg G&5t.l, .as' "e', 1llo' me-
that the ShulI ana ZONES o' '"e v'''l
were found I'D OeL>e piece o- "JouS "
few days ago, together Win t-e ta.d
dress aud shoes. Although q large
number Of people searched lne woods 40
the Time they iaIieu 70 7-'.Nl S-e p''Ie