Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-25
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the tracklaying, says the Wayne NelcS,
"Albert Smith, sOa Of James Smith, and
q negro got into difficulty over some
matter which the negro thought TO end
by reSOrting 10 his 44-calibre pistol and
putting a ball in the backof the neck of
Smith, lodging in the region of the
throat. Smith retaliated by graSDlng
Winchester and firing several shots at
the negro, three of them taking effect,
the negro being shot in the foot, wrist
and thigh. Sentiment against the. negro
was very strong, and Track Engineer
Hitchcock was notified that there was
a strong probability that the negro
would be lyuched unless he was taken
away. Knowing that a lynching bee
would stampede the camp and cause
cessation of work, Mr.. Hitchcock tele-
yraphed for orders 70 bring out
special car The special ar
rived here about midnight and
the darkey locked up in Jail.
Tuesday the negro, whose name is John
Stricken, was given a preliminary ex-
animation before Justice Moore, and in
default OF $1,000 bond was held. The
yhOt In the thigh is causing consider
able pain. At last accounts Smith was
somewhat improved. The shooting on
the part OF the negro is said 70 be un-
justifa5e and without proyocation."
Three burglars have been working the
towns along the line OF the @. 81 O. rail-
way during the past ten days. On
Wednesday night, January 10, they
made an attempttO break into Hiuton's
store, iu Upper Hinton, but were fright
ened off. During the same night they
entOred the lGW office Of Jas. I'll. Miller,
and made an attempt 70 break into bis
safe, but failed, although the safe was
badly damaged. On Friday night, jan
uGry 10, they entered the stores Of II.
c. Bare and o. b. Miller, and the Office
Of j. C.. Bright, in Anderson, making
attempts TO crack the safes, but ia each
case were unsuccessful About the only
haul they made was $3.50, which they
stole from Mr.. Bare. Having failed in
their nefariOus designs in Anderson, they
went on East. Sheriff Knight, OF Green
brier county, and q party of eight or
ten men GOT on their trail, and pursued
them into Virginia, where they lost
sight Of them. Three men were after
wards arrested at Covington, bat they
proved 20 be the wrong parties.
Squire Harvey StagCers, of MonOn-
gala county, reports q most remarkable
case Of a boy swallowing lead bullet
four months ago. The little fellow is
the son OF Z. II. 3. SJaggerS, Esq; of
Paramount, who has been staying with
grandfather at Morgantown for a few
weeks About four months ago, at his
home I'm FairmOunt, the little boy and
brother were playing in the house,
when his little brother threw q lead
bullet at him, hitting him in the mouth
and he swallowed il. Efforts were made
TO get 10 out but without avail. Monday
morning, the Squire says while the
boy was undergoing his usual siege Of
coughing the bullet came out and the
heavy, dead feeling in his chest has dis
appeared.
Mr.. Joe Dougherty, fireman on the
"shifter" at Thomas, did quite heroic
act last week. A little girl was on her
WAY 90 school, and on the road was COM
PEELED to cross over the creek by means
OF a fOOtlOg. The water was high, and
as she was about half way she fell into
the water. DOugherty's engine was
near the bridge at the time, aud seeing
the little girl sink beneath the waves,
he bounded into the water, and after
battling quite awhile with the current,
succeeded in landing her on shore and
restoring her to her parents. The act
was commented on 70 considerable
extent at Thomas, the young man re-
ceiviug the praise which was justly his.
A young man Whose name we did not
learn living on Frank EaveS' farm had
been cunning last Saturday morning,
and while crossing Twelve Pole creek
Ia Joe boat with a son of Frank EaveS
ia some manner the dog knocked the
gun over and exploded 10. The young
man received the shot first, taking the
tips of Of his little finger and the one
next TO il, Of the right hand. The ball
struck him in the inside Of the left
knee, and then pointing over the bone
ranging up. Drs. Wharton and Shirley
cut the ball out of the outside Of the
thigh about eight inches from the point
of entry. He was doing well at last re-
ports.-CGedO AdUdRcC.
An accidental shooting occurred in j.
NJ. DuEgar & Co.'S saloon az Norwood,
Mcdowell county, last Sunday. John
George, q Hungarian, was sitting by the
stove handling q 5S-Ca.ibre revolver.
Joseph Sumosky, also q Hungarian, and
"a mariner Of Georges i'm the saloon buSi-
ness. had gone % dinner, and was just
returning and had reached the outside
of the door leading 60 the room where
George was sitting just as the revolver
went of. The ball went through the
uanel of the door and entered SumoSEyS
breast lust above the heart. The luJur-
ed man, at last accounts, was consider
ably better, and 10 is not thought that
he is fatally injured.
Mr. Aleck Patton, Of Mt. Savage, a
frauan on the c. Il -. railway, was run
over by his own engine az Cherry hun
last Saturday. He was sent nome anu
died from his injuries sunday moroing.
There was q fright blockade on Satur-
dav near Brunswick, and the Baltimore
and Ohio not having engines enough 10
move the freight the @. * =. ohered one
oftheirs. While approaching Cherry Run
Patton went out ON the little tOOtooatu
running along the boiler 20 do some
work. He slipped and was thrown I'M
ner the locomotive which ran over ms
legs, MASKING them az the ankles anu
cutting one foot oil.
The Monroe W0ichmGn says that
Nessrs. Bower and kincaid, OF sweet
Springs district, shot and killed large
hear on the waters of Cove creek, that
county. on the 9th inst. Two other
begrs took refuge in hollow tree, but
while one OF the hunters was absent IN
search OF an axe the other became
alarmed and betOO6 himself also 20
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