Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-14
Talk OF LYNCHING
INDUCED IN BY SOME CITIZENS OVER At
BRIDGEPORT.
The Result Of the Inquest Over the Body Of Mur
dsrsd David Naylor-Ths Seven Prisoners TO
Have a Hearing Tomorrow.

There was naturally a good deal OF
excitement, over in Bridgeport, yester-
day, over the horrible murder of David
Naylor, and during the day good many
threats against the Slav and Polish
miners confined In the lookup. were
made. These reports came to the ears
of Mayor G. B. Hathaway, who directed
the police to take every precaution.
Last evening about ten o'clock word
was telephoned over to this city from
the Island that the disposition to lynch
the seven men was still very marked,
and that trouble was feared in Bridge
port. but enquiry at the police head
quarters there after midnight showed
that everything was quiet and the Off
GERS said they thought the talk would
amount to nothing tangible.
The prisoners will be given hearing
before Mayor Hathaway tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock, and 1t will take
up most of the day.
Yesterday the inquest over there
mains of the murdered man was held
before Coroner Boyd, and verdict was
rendered that the deceased came to his
death from causes pot definitely known
to the jury. An affidavit was at once
made, charging the prisoners with the
crime, and then the hearing was liked
for tomorrow morning, as stated. 1t
seems to be the general opinion that at
least three or four of the men are guilty,
but it promises to be very knotty
case, since the defendants speak English
with much indifference or not at all.
The evidence yesterday showed that
at various times there must have been
eighteen or twenty men engaged in the
onslaught upon Naylor, and even with
that odds, they were armed with clubs,
stones, bricks and knives. David Camp
bell testified that one OF the Poles
named Frank Dulion had threatened to
Eight the Englishman, in the presence
OF witness, and about midnight he saw
Dulion with a club in his hand, going
at the head of eight or nine men to Xix
the Englishman." This crowd came
struggling back In twos and threes
about two or three o'clock in the morn
ing.
Thomas Jones saw Frank Dulion,
John Bogus and several other miners
fighting with Naylor, at the little
bridge, about six o'clock Saturday even
ing. Naylor seemed to be holding bis
own very WE'LL
William Williams said there were
about eighteen or twenty men engaged
in the fight at the bridge at six p. M.
Saturday. Ed Davis was helping Nay
lor against the crowd. Mike Vfch-
nowskl was among the men attacking
Naylor and Davis. He saw Naylor
about an hour and half later, at Ford's
saloon. He was not drunk.
John Finley saw the fight at the
bridge, and saw John Bogus with big
rock which ne threw at Naylor, striking
him in the back. Another Pole hit
Naylor in the head with rock. Mike
Coviska had knife, and was advising
the others to "give it to the English
man"
S. G. Slater saw the Fight at the
bridge, and about midnight saw John
Bogus, Frank Dulion, and about a
dozen other men going after Naylor
again. They said: "There are plenty
of Slavs, and we'll fix the Americans" "
Llewellyn Walling saw Naylor about
a quarter of ten at Mentz's saloon. He
would have to cross the bridge to go
home, and Columbus Green said he saw
a crowd of the Poles and Slavs, armed
with clubs, going in the direction OF
the bridge at midnight.
There was more evidence to the same
general effect, but nothing bearing up
on the actual commission OF the murder.
From all that can be gathered, however,
il seems that after remaining about the
saloon until eleven or half past, NaYlor
started TO 60 home, and on crossing the
bridge met the crowd OF Poles, headed
by John Bogus, Frank Dulion and Mike
Vichnowiski, and they at once attacked
him. Although a very powerful man,
Naylor had no show against such a
crowd, and was speedily knocked down
and his brains knocked out with stones
and clubs. The body was then carried
to the railroad track, were 1t was run
over during the night by passing
train, and was found Sunday morning,
as already reported.