Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-21
MASKED MEN
OVERPOwER A JAILOR AND RESCUE A PRlS-
0NER.
Found Dead-DrOwned in New Rivsr-Faal Ac-
eideniS-A Big Bear Hunt-Gen-
eral Safe News.

the Lincoln queen, 'thdt last WeeA We
mentioned the fact Of Frank Damron
being arrested atHart's creek for shoot
ing young Smith in Boone county some
time ago, and being held here by direc-
tion OF the Sheriff until the authorities
OF Boone could be communicated with
on the question Of allowing bail, Dam
ron's friends being very anxious TO Sc
cure his release. He remained in jail
here until Monday night, when he was
released without the fOrmality OF bond
or bOndsmen. About o'clock Monday
evening Jailer Johnson was called 70
from the outside by parties representing
that they had 4 prisoner. He opened
the hall door, when three men
pressed in with drawn pistols aud
told him that they had come
for Damron. Mr.. Johnson
parleying with the men as long as they
would permit It, hoping an alarm might
be given, but becoming impatient, they
roughly ordered him 20 get the keys,
and open the cell doors. Mr.. johnson
being alone and seeing the men were
determined could do nothing but COM
ply. Two others came in, and Mrs.
johnson starting 10 go out az the back
door was confronted by others and
stopped. All the men were masked eX-
cept one and he was not recognized.
DamrOn was brought out and greeted
the boys cordially. Securing the OBJ
ject Of their search, they left burriedly.
How they came, or how
many there were, is IN
known, but they were evidently deter
mined on their purpose and we'll pre-
pared TO carry IL out. Two at least, Of
the parties are known, having been
recognized by their voices. The jailer
stated 20 a Citizen reporter that he
should make an affidavit eXhOnerating
himself from any completely. This Is
not necessary, as no one suspects such
thing, and not one man out Of hun
dred, when OverpOwered, would have
acted other than Mr.. Johnson did.
Word has been sent TO Sheriff Porter,
who il is expected will take active
steps to hunt down the rescuing party.
On Saturday last, MeSSrS. VIM. b. c.
tombstone, of LewiSburg, and A. ii.
Blankenship, of Anthony's Creek dis
trict, killed a she bear and captured
three cubs, In a laurel thicket near the
residence Of Mathew May, in AnthOny'S
Creek district. They had good reasons
TO believe that the bear had hi0ernated
somewhere in the thicket, which COW
cred several acres, and determined 10
find her il she was in it, With that end
I'm view they began a systematic search,
each taking a Swath about ten feet
wide, and going laOOriOuSly across
IL, aud then returning on addi-
tional Swaths Of ten feet. In this
way they would 90 over the thicket
very thoroughly. The plan succeeded
and they came upon her in her hiding
place Three shots from their rifles
succeeded in diSpatching her alter an
exciting struggle. The cubs were Sc
cured alive, and Mr.. JohnStOne brought
two Of them home with him, where they
are objects OF much curiosity az the
home Of his sister, Mrs. A. j. DOtSOn.
They are only few weeks old, and Mr.
tombstone expects 10 take them % Chi
cagO with him, whore he has been liv-
ing for several years. -GrCCRbriCr hide
pendent.
Charley Powell, son Of Amos Powell
Of TunneltOn, vino has been employed
on the b. & O. railroad the past three
years, met with very serious injuries at
Altamont last Monday night, which will
likely cost him his life. He was the
rear brakemans'on through freight,
and while engaged In setting the brakes
on some Of the forward cars, fell be-
tween and had both legs cut of below
the knees, or at least cut and mangled
so that amputatiOn was necessary. In
the darkness he was not missed at first,
and the poor fellow dragged himself
hundred yards or more trying 20 get 20
aid. lie was cut and bruised consider
ably about the face, and with all his in
jurles 10 will be marvellous II he re-
covers.
Charles X. Greene and w. II. Stark
real estate dealers Of Chicago, were in
town yesterday looking after land mat
tiers. They were here in the interest OF a
firm that purchased what is known as the
Haskell survey Of 1901 600 rcreS Of land
on the Dittle kanawha river, In BraX-
ton, Gilmer aud Lewis counties.
Thomas 5. Motfatt proleSSed 10 own
the land and is said TO have sold il 70
these parties for two dollars per acre,
and they sent these gentlemen here 20
investigate the title. The fact is that
Mofatt has not the shadow Of title 10
the land. If anybody has purchased il
they have been badly taken iu.-Brur-
ton Democrat.
On last Friday at the Craig Run ium-
Der camp On Williams river, Wooster
, county, Andy Greiger and Geo. More
craft got into a difficulty, which ter
minated in Morecratt getting seriously
cut across the face and muscles OF the
left arm. also a cash under she shoulder
blade three and a half inches long.
Greiger is from POCahOntaS county, aud
has been working az the camp for six
months. MOrecraft is from PennSylva-
MIA. Squire Given, % Glade district,
issued a warrant for the arrest OF Greig-
er, who left for parts unknown.
Frank Sampson and Bernie Scott were
sent to jail at MartinsbuTg for an at
tempt 10 rob and kill Joseph Baker, an
aged colored man. IL seems Baker is a
pensioner, and these two boys saw him
with money and arranged TO steal or
force IL from him. They broke in the
door OF the old mans house, who r.
ceived the first intruder with a club,
but the two We're more than match
for him and soon OverpOwered him.
They obtained no money. Scott was
given ten days in jail and sampson
twenty.
The carousals around town during
the week have not been OF nature 70