Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-23
NUMEROUS GRIMES
REPORTED FRoM OVER THE STATE LAST
WEEK.
The Summers County Nuriar-Ihs BsRlngoa
ShoohDg-In3iosd for Murdsr-At'nphd
Assassination 90 Murder Trial to
Commence

MeadOr, on jumping Brand, Summers
county, last Monday, will die. Lilly
has been a prominent citizen OF Sum =
mers, having been County Superinten-
dent OF Schools, while Meador was =
working snd law-ablding citizen. TIE
two men had been at enmity for several
years, and that eDmity was somewhat
intensified BY family differences. The
two men had married sisters, aud lived
on adjoining farms, only about quar-
ter Of mile apart. Lilly was teaching
school near Meador's house and the
most direct route from his home TO the
school house was through Meador's
land and IN going to and from the
school Lilly usually went through Mea-
doris ward On Tuesday evening last
the two men met and a stormy inter
view took place. Meador ordered Lilly
not 20 come on his premises
again. Lilly told Neador that II
be had his gun he would shoot
hin or kill him. The lext morning
ab)ut O'Clock, Meador saw Lilly with
eun on his shoulder coming in the di-
redion OF his house accom- panied by w.
i. 8asham, dub" Lilly and his (LillY's)
lite girl. MeadOr was To the upper
stoy OF the house and had his shot gun
loated with leaden slugS, by him.
He ialled 20 Lilly not 20 advance. Lilly
adv,nced in a threatening manner, TAX
ing his gun from bis shoulder, and
whe within about 80 Yards MeadOrs
fffrr wanA q short
distance and fell 20 the ground, badly
wounded, the slugS having taking et-
feet his stomach and bowels. MeadOr,
with,ut waiting TO know the result OF
his OF, started for Hinton, and arrived
thereabout IL o'clock q. m, and gave
himsli up 70 the officers Of the law,
and yaiving a preliminary examination,
was licked up. Lilly is reported NOR
tally Wounded and was from last report
not expected TO live.
Thtsection of country around Pick
ems, NV being examined by Mr. ThOs.
Brucein a geological and mineralOglcal
way, making some very unique dis
clOsurs. In the strata Of veSpertive
sandstone in that region, granular
Quartzhas been iOund that ranges suf-
fcienty high in silica 20 make the best
glass and. Tie best grade Of this
granulr quart is almost pure silica.
This Dirity is apparent In the clearness
OF the rain utder the lens. After an
analyst was made by Mr.. Bruce. the
sand vas examined at the "FairmOnt
Glass Works. and the certificate given
bv the nanager OF the works shows it
TO be OF excellent quality. In addition
70 this llasssand, Mr.. Bruce has found
a sampe o. drawing slate of purpliSh
gray, said TO be Ia large quantities.
Slate has ben also found In that sec
tion, ant d earthly minerals no region
seems 70 b more prolific.
A little hid OF Mr.. Lewis Wolford,
living mar Spring Mills Berkeley
county, abut five years old, came near
meeting 18th a horrible death 90 last
Friday gening The mother went
ont 10 mix and left the little one in
the kitcbn, IL being too cold and rainy
for it to 10 out with her, and in some
way pie OF shavings, which had been
placed d the corner Of the room to be
used as tindling, became ignited from
the stoe, aud bazed up so fercely as
to brek the window glass from the
heat. The child was nearly sufiOCated
from be heat, besides being badly
burnedbefore help reached IL and the
flames extingulshed. The little, one,
althouh suffering considerably 10 is
though will recover.
Theraces at Belingtou last week cul-
minatd IN q shooting ARRAY, two men
beingshot, one OF them quite seriously.
Aiterthe races a quarrel arose at the
Luzehe Hotel between John Ramsey
and Don't" PhareS. Several were near,
and Is Ramsey, so we are Informed,
tooka revolver from his hip pocket, as
be chims 10 get his handkerchief, Young
"FevGn" VannOy, SuppOSing Ramsey
intelded 90 fire, grabbed the revolver.
IL asCufle 60 was discharged, the ball
innktng q flesh wound in the arm Of
VainOy and striking Tom Ramsey,
broher Of the owner Of the revolver, In
the breast about one inch above the
helrt, indjctng a severe, though not
faal wound.
Herman WoOlwine, tive I've year-Old
sn OF JudSOn WoOlwiue, OF Valley
Bind district, met with a serious acct
Gnt a few days ago while playing with
% old artillery shell. Tue shell was
ne thrown into that neighborhood
rom this place during the cannOnading
here 10 the last war. II had laid around
the premises for long time and looked
harmless and littlo Herman converted
it into q plaything and concluded 20
try the virtues Of a match upon 10.
An explosion was the result and the
boys face was badly burned. he will
probably lose one eye and may lose both
as the result Of the accident.-RQp-
dOlph Enterprise.
Wileyl who killed Powell Beckner at
Sweet Springs, Monroe county, some
time ago, has been indicted for murder
by the grand jury OF that county.
Wiley claims that there was a mob as
sembled for the purpose Of running him
out Of the county and In defense OF his
privileges as q citizen he fred the shot
which killed Beckuer. About this there
seems 20 be- a doubt. and the grand jury
has returned an Indictment for murder
An the first degree. The case will be
tried at q special term OF court, 70 be
held Ia December next.
On last Monday night about IL o'clock
when Capt. c. w. Boards train was
backing from Fire Creek 10 Thurmond,
+ Summers county, it ran into a crowd Of
peoDlo who were walking on the track
Toward Sewe,l and hadn't noticed It's
approached, aud two persons were
killed and several others seriously in
inred. The accident incensed those
5resent thinking 10 had been done
L,fossfv and threats were mada
against Captain Beard and the crew,
when the train pulled out and left the
angry crowd.