The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-04
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Matters Of Interest Tieansd from West
Virginia IchAnges-Important Events
The Fairmont Wtr Tnginian says that
not long ago man stole from the Uni
tod States Express company in Wash
ington city package containing $780,
900. The company Offered q reward Of
5000 for his capture, and sent circu-
lars all over the country containing q
description and portrait OF the thief.
Last Saturday Mr.. Il 8. Robertson, Of
Richmond, Va, who visits Fairmont
three and four times year, being
representative Of tho Damestic Sewing
Machine company, came here and re-
NAMED over Sunday On Monday
he visited Morgantown. where he was
mistaken for the express robper
and placed under arrest Mr.. Robert
son was very immigrant, but wholly I'M
able to prove his innocence. He was o
total stranger there, know no ono, but
finally told the authorities thai Il he
were in Fairmont he could ut once es-
tabiish tho fact that they had made a
big mistake. He said hehad done bust
ness there with \. @. Huntington &
Co., and that Mr.. Huntington or any
one connected with him could satisfy
them he was not the person the express
company wanted. Mayor Moreland in
terrogated Mr.. Huntington through the
telephone. The latter told his honor he
knew Mr.. Robertson very we'll,
and that he would go to Morgantown
on tho first train and make 1t plain
that he was q gentleman and not a
thief. Mr.. Huntington found that he
could not leave home, but sent his
partner, Mr.. Thomas W. Fleming, who
Is also well acquainted with Mr.. Rob-
ertson. However, before Mr.. SFleming
reached the modern Athens, the au-
thorities there had telegraphed to the
express company at Washington City
that they had captured tho thief and
received the reply that he had been
captured several days before in Denver,
Colorado. Mr.. Robertson has since
brought damage suit against the Nor
gantown authorities.
The Huntington Commercial says:
Tuesday afternoon, as the St. Lawrence
landed ut tho railroad wharfboat, man
named Morgan, who was working on a
coal barge lying near by, discovered q.
colored woman deliberately tie her
apron over her head and leap into the
water from the lower end Of the wharf
boat. So far Us learned no one else saw
her plunge into the stream. Morgan
promptly communicated the intorma.
ton to the wharfmaster, who teleph
up town for the mayor and chief OF po-
lice. Soon q large crowd had gathered
on the bank and dragging for the body
was begun. 1t was discovered but q
short distance away from where the un-
fortunate woman went down by some
colored men who persistently kept
dragging for it. The woman was the
wife OF Andy Mann, and was addicted
to the use OF strong drinks. 1t seems
that her husband, who is a hard working
man, lecturod her pretty severely on
her unfortunate habit, and in fit OF
dependency she drowned herself and
troubles in the waters OF the Ohio.
A bad freight wreck occurred Sunday
morning one mile east OF Green Spring
station, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. A long freight train drawn by
engine No. 594 was standing just east OF
the short curve at that place. Engine
No. $50, hauling another long freight
train was running along at fair rate
of speed right behind. Neither train
crew know Of the proximity OF the 9TH
or until it was too late, and then the
crash came. David Sweigert was rum
ming No. $50. When the run-in &C.
Cured he was at the lever trying to
stop his train, or lessen the force OF tho
blow. His engine struck the caboose
ane reduced it to kindling wood almost.
A West Virginia Central railroad car
was also placed in the same condition.
Both caught.fire and were burned up.
The collision backed the engine with
such force that tho tender telescoped
the cab and caught Sweigert, pinned
against the boiler by the tender, he was
mashed to death. He died instantly.
-MnrtinSburg Herald.
The Richie Gazette has the following:
The accident by which Mrs. Matilda
Rexroad lost her life was singular in its
very simplicity. She fell from q plat
form not over eight inches in height at
her well. In lifting bucket Of water
to pour iato trough her heel caught
on the edge OF the small platform around
the well, and she feel down with sud-
den wrench on walk Just little be-
low. Her hip was broken by the wrench
at her heel. 1t seems that she forgot
the elevation temporarily, and this
momentary forgetfulness caused the
accident. After lingering few days
Mrs. Rexroad died from the accident.
The Preston county Journal says: The
people in the vicinity OF Halleck are ex-
cited on account Of several suspicious
persons that have been staying in that