Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-15
BELLAIRE.

John Kelly, timer, who has been
working in Woodcock's shop at Bridge
port, was in this city Saturday night
and dropped In at Harry Beale's place
on Union street. A game OF hazard
was in progress, and Kelly began to put
some Of his money down on the board,
All his pile, something over Sc, was
raked in in a few minutes. Kelly be-
lieved he had been robbed and made
complaint 10 Officer Strobel. The
officer, it is alleged, tried to put
him off, saying that II he made
information against Beale it would
be the worse for him kelly, and
that he had better not complain to the
mayor or he would be locked up him
self. Kelly did go to headquarters,
however, and informed officer O'Malley
Of what had taken place. O'Malley at
once went into Beale's place, saw what
was going on and informed
Marshal Johnson, who went over and
arrested Beae. The mayor had gone
home for the night, and Beale put up
$50 for his appearance this morning.
Kelly, the complainant, was locked up,
and is held as a witness. Your reporter
had talk with Kelly yesterday in the
Jail, and his story OF how he was ire at
ed by Officer StrObel sounds like a very
strange proceeding for an official.
Kelly says that he was interviewed by
StEobe yesterday, and was anxious to
learn what the mayor had said in re-
gard to the case. The public will be
anxious to see this case Sifted in all its
details.
A weak, nervous man, who plays the
violin at Tom Cullen's, was waylaid by
a footpad at the foot OF Rose Hill, near
the b. & 0. car shops, about midnight
Saturday night, and was compelled to
hand over 70 the aSsailant all the money
be had about him, $3.50. The viOliniSt
says the man who attacked him was of
powerful build and carried a big cane.
When the man who was robbed came to
the city buildings to make known what
had happened, he was trembling like an
aspen leaf, and was afraid to go away
from the buildings without company.
Excursion trains ran on the B., u. &
c. road yesterday and quite large
number of our people attended the col
grounds. The white folks have aban-
doned their Sunday camp meeting in
this section, which leaves d much
larger crowd to help out the colored
brethren. The colored churches would
no doubt discontinue the outdoor meet
ings il they had 10 debt on their
churches.
. At the conference meeting OF the
committee from the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION and the management Of the
Bellaire Nail Works Company no agree
ment was reached in regard 10 the wage
scale. There has been no bitter con-
troversy at either of the meetings so
far held, aud with this spirit prevailing
il is expected that an agreement may
be reached ere long.
A boy named Willie Mcfarland was
drowned at the B. & O. bridge pier on
the Benwood side yesterday afternoon.
There is quite deep hole near the pier
where piing has been driven, and the
body had not been found when this arti-
Gle was written.
Work will not be resumed at the
Moundsvilie glass factory this morning
as has been stated several times in diff
ferent newspapers. The employees who
live in this city say that the factory
will not 90 on until next NJ Onday.
Capt. Jesse K. Purnell is improving,
hut is still confined 10 his room.