Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-04
MURDERER ARRESTED.
A SERIOUS CUTTING ARRAY DOWN IN
WETzEL.
A Justics-ShOp Fracas in Randolph-A Farmer
Falls Dsad-A Girl Drownsi-Gsnsral
State News

DAY evening. A lew weeks ago 1lHOtHl
Higgins, an engineer of the Connellsvillt
Railroad, was found dead on the railroad
track near Cumberland. 1t was at first
thought that he had fallen from the train
and had been killed in that way, but later
developments showed that he had been
killed for his money and his body placed
on the track by his murderers so ne might
! be run over by train. Officer Dwyer went
10 Shepherdstown on Tuesday, expecting
TO capture man who goes by the name Of
John Green, who was charged with the
murder. and who was supposed TO DC
aboard capal-boat. The high water in
the river had delayed the boats at Slack,
water, and it was not until
Wednesday evening that they be-
gan to come through. Three boats
p assed through the lock opposite
| Sheperd stown, but Green was not on
/ either Of them. So Dwyer jumped on a
| light boat and started up the canal after
! his man. He met another boat one mile
| above town and discovered that the man he
was after was upon il. Although Greea
! and the three men who were with him had
the reputation of being bad men, Dwyer
boarded the boat single-handed, arrested
| his prisoner and brought him 10 Sheperds-
town. taking him TO Hagerstown on the
y:l9 train that night. Dryer had with
| him the gun with which the murder was
committed, and il is said the pri soner
weakened greatly when he saw IT, There
was a reward Of 81 900 out for the arrest OF
the murderers A colored man who has
been working at Bakertown is also con-
cerned in the crime and will be arrested at
once.
! On last Thursday night very serious
cutting affray occurred at Williams Valley
school house in Proctor district. WetZel
county, during literary entertainment.
Sanford Wade, lS-year-old son Of Alex
| Wade, and Thornton Dulaney, 81 years OF
age, became unfortunately engaged in a
combat which may prove fatal TO the latter.
| Wade and Dulany are cousins, and had
| been the best of friends until recently,
when little jealousy arose between them
concerning some young lady. Dulany
| threatened Wade and as a natural conse-
| Quence Wade prepared for Dulany, who
was his superior in strength. At the liter
airy Dulany pushed himself upon Wade,
who tried TO evade the fight, but could not.
| We do not know who made the first pass,
! but the result showed that Dulany was cut
+ in the bowels in several places. The doc
tors express little hope of his recovery. A
warrant was issued FOR young Wade, who
| was arrested and taken before Squire
| Arman. After few witnesses were ex-
amined Wade was remanded To iall 10
await the result of Dulaney's injuries.
| Both young men are of very respectable
parents, and the unfortunate affair is the
more deplored. Public sentiment seems
4. IA MI.
well Wade will not have much trouble.
The Randolph Enterprise prints the fol-
| lowing justice-shop scene in that county
Law suits are the order of the day here.
| The most important one Of the season took
place at the Wilson school house a few
days ago. While the trial was in progress
| the plaintiff and defendant became involved
| in a quarrel which soon became a battle.
| One of them succeeded in getting his head
under bench with his feet over several
! others, while the other fellow was vigor-
ously shaking his fist in the other corner
| Of the house. Just then the Justice of the
| Peace gave one Of the witnesses a severe
| kick Oh the shins, which may result in the
amputation Of the leg; whereupon the wit
ness got his ''dander" up and told the JUS
tice to be careful who he was kckin' or he
would get hurt The Justice then fined the
1
| informed His Honor that he would see him
| later and started home for his Winchester.
| The Court thereupon sent the constable to
bring the witness back, which ne succeeded
| i'm doing The case in hand was dro pped
! and a trial held over the witness which re-
suited in the latter getting clear upon the
payment of costs. There is still a GOODNESS
| IN the community, especially in the
weather."
The prisoner who escaped from Sheriff
! Bonifield aud his Deputy while en- route 10
! Moundsvlle via the West Virginia Central
railroad, was captured a short while after
he escaped Thursday night. When the
| Deputy Jumped from the train II was just
| whlzzing past German. He aiighted on the
| platform and turned around and around,
| top fashion, for few steps and then disap-
| peared. The prisoner escaped from the
| train about half mile from the station.
The Deputy hunted the country around
! for a long while and failed 10 find him.
! At last thought struck him
and ne went TO the station and looked be,
meath the platform. There ne found his
man crouching in the shadows, both hands
manacled. breathing heavily and seemingly
worn out. He stood at bay like hunted
beast run 10 earth and, finally, coming 70
the conclusion that nothing was to be
gained by resistance, surrendered and was
| taken TO Piedmont. Yesterday he was
! sent TO Moundsville and safely locked IN
the penitentiary.-Cu Nelcs.
Deputy Sheriff A. 5. McMcQuain, by
! virtue OF an execution placed in MS bands
! at the instant OF ". 7. Want, levied upon
and took charge Of the stock Of groceries
owned by r. n. CradGock and Will sell the
same. This is a great hardship, as the
| Judgment upon which the execution issued
was obtained ABOUT fifteen years ago for
loss OF slaves, the same having been carried
| off bv q heavy flood in the Little Kanawha
river. The whole loss fell upon Craddock,
and mis- home was sold and he was left pen
niless. but even yet the grasping spirit OF
l~Wiant was not appeased. some months
| ago CraddOck was granted pension, and
with a part Of his pension money he pur-
chased a small stock of groceries and was
| striving in mis- declining years 10 support
his family by honest effort, but the officer
has been compelled 10 act, and again Grad
docks substance is 10 be swept away 70 en-
large the gains Of an already rich mau.-
/ Giiln6r Banner.
The new Jail at Martins0urg has been
completed and inspected by the committee
of construction appointed by the County
/ Court, and the committee have refused 10
take The ouildidg VI the hands OF the Van
! Dorm Iron Company, Of Cleveland, o., who
had the contract for lis erection. The Goa
tract was executed under guarantees 70 be
satisfactory. the stee. cages were 70 be saw,
file and chisel proof, but SIR Conrad Cline
states that ia the presence Of representa-
tive of the company he tested the bars and
the representative acknowledged that h
could easily cut the bars with chisel- The
heating appliances are insufficient to heal
the building properly
A correspondent Of the Greenbrier Iude
pendent. writing from Williamsburg. say:
! that MIR ID. Z Caldwell, while MAKING
! maple sugar on Droop mountain, the scene
( of the battle in lso4, found on the west SIDE