Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-30
May BIZ MURDER
A SERIoUS ARRAY on TIE OBIO RlTA
TRAIN, LAST EVENING.
g. E. Simmons, ofColanbas travelling Man, Had
Els Skull Fraoarsd, in a Row with Charles
Bartlett, a Train Boy.

A very serious ARRAY, which may re-
suit In the death OF one OF the parties
concerned in it, took place last evening
about half.past seven o'clock, on the
north bound Ohio River railroad train,
when it was at or near Glendale, Mar
shall county.
The victim, who, at this writing, is
lying unconscious at the City Hospital,
isG. H. Simmons, a travelling salesman
Tor New York chocolate house, and
whose home is in Columbus, o., while
the party held responsible for his con-
dition is Charles Bartlett, the train boy
on the train. Bartlett was arrested
soon after the arrival Of the train in
this city, and was confined last night at
the City Hall. lie is about eighteen
years Of age.
There good deal Of uncertainty
as % Just now simmons received MS
woucd. 10 statements Of eye witnesses
seem 10 have been secured last evening,
simmons has never been in a condition
10 talk, and Bartlett'S version OF the az
fair IS about all there is 70 60 on az
present. According 10 the story OF the
bow. Simmons was intoxicated, and on
the way up on the train he was a good
deal Cf nuisance 10 Bartlett,
snatching bananas from his bask-
e. Is the boy went through
the car, ana Slapping and abusing him
TO some extent. After the train left
MOundsville, Bartlett says he went into
the car where Simmons sat and asked
him for payment for the fruit he had
taken from the basket. Simmons
asked, "What frut?" and on the boys
replying that he had snatched
bananas from the basket, Sim
mons said: ''Wel, you're just
fruit enough for me-" and grabbed
hold OF Bartlett, coupling this act
with an insulting proposal. Bartlett
says be jerked loose from Simmons
and gave him a push, and that Sim
mons lost his balance and fell, but re-
covered himself and started 90 Bartlett
again. The two were separated, how
ever, and in q very short time simmons
lost consciousness, and was In that con-
dltiOn when the train arrived 10 this city.
AS opposed 20 this story by Bartlett, II
seems 10 be the opinion Of officers and
others that the wound upon simmons
head was produced with some heavy in
strument, like a billy or piece Of iron,
10 being somewhat improbable that so
severe a wound would result from his
head coming In contact with car seat
as q result OF o push Bartlett, how
cd. D. ia 90 q
although be was evidently labOring I'M
der great mental excitement last night
he would not depart from the outline
here given,
When the train arrived at the depot
Bartlett was not on 10, but an alarm was
sent out at once 20 the night force, is
being stated that he had gotten of the
cars at BenWOOd. 10 was soon found,
however, that he had left the train on
the south side Of the creek, and Lieu
tenant GauS found him in bed at HOtt- |
man, on Market street. opposite the |
u0stOuice, where he mad gone as soon as !
no came up town. He was promptly /
locked up, as stated. Some Of the /
passengers on the train seemed |
to be Of the opinion that Bart |
lett had stood a good deal Of an
novance from simmons during the |
evening, and one passenger, who went |
through 20 Pittsburg on the nine |
O'Clock train, said before he left that |
Bartlett ought TO have hit Simmons |
before be did, if he hit him at all. He |
seemed 20 be uncertain on this point, |
however. The wound Of Simmons |
head is near the left ear, and but five |
eighths Of an inch from an old fracture I
Of the skull, which had been fixed up /
years ago with q silver plate |
simmons received this wound |
when he was young /
man, either in the western gold fields, !
or In Australia. he was travelling with /
a belt full of nuggets strapped around |
his waist, when be was assaulted and |
robbed, the fractured skull being the /
result Of \ blow. he recovered, how |
ever, had a silver plate inserted, and |
came out Of il all right. Simmons is |
well known 10 this city, having been o /
frequent guest az the Mcclure House, |
and has had business relations with /
several Wheeling firms
At midnight last night the patient |
had not recovered consciousness, and |
was reported to be in an unfavorable |
condition,