Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-12
THEIR SKULLS CRUSHED
A HORRIBLE RECORD OF CRIME IN EAYETTE
COUNTY.
Attempts at Assassination in the Sane Locality
Tho Accident Rscori-GeneTal News Of
Tie Sais for 4 Week.


number Of people. among whom were
two men named Jones and Armstrong,
and third whose name we have yet
failed to learn, all iron Stone Clif, who
came down TO attend the festival.
Jones, Armstrong aud the unknown
party left for Sswell for their home, but
had only gone short distance when
they were seen by some Sewell parties,
about half past twelve o'clock. Two Of
the men we're lying on the ground, one
dead, while the other was grooming as
il in great pain. When questioned Jones
replied that they were drunk, and TO
pass on. In the early morning Two OF the
men were found dead IN the exact pO-
sition they were seen In the night be-
fore. one with his neck broken, the
other with his skull fractured. At 3
o'clock il the morning Jones was at his
boarding house at Stone Cliff. No
money, watches or other valua-
bles were found upon the
murdered men, showing conclu-
slvely that they were murdered for
their money. At the same place last
Sunday morning, Morris Silva and Gus
TOney were leaving the river for their
homes, having been fishing on the oppO-
site side OF the river, when negro delio-
erately and without any prOvocatiOn,
no words having been spoken, drew
revolver and shot at them, the ball
passing between them and striking a
rock rebOunded into the river. He was
unknown 20 them, and having no way
10 cross the river they could nothing
but depart for home. This Is not the
first murder that has occurred 80 Sewell.
Not a great while as0 one Robert Ti0bs
was found With Dis skull crushed, which
could not be accounted for. Only 3
short time ago a brother OF Morris
Silva waS shot az or near the same
place and under the same cireum-
stances.
On "Sauls Run" near Lorentz, Ia Up
shur county. Is a mound about two and
Oue-hali feet % height and some fifteen
or twenty-five feet iu diameter, which
might, N carefully examined, yield
something OF archaeological Interest A
few years ago the ueighboring farmers
went at night and sunk small shaft
near the center OF this mound, found
numerous niuts, aud near the bottom
found several poles resembling hand
spikes" In earlier days IL measured
five or six feet ia height and was very
symmetrical 10 form. Beads Of deci-
dedly modern character have been
picked up on and about the mound, but
perhaps for want Of careful examina-
ton none were found In the excavation
alluded 10.
John Thomas was tried at the Cir
cult Court of Wayne county last week
for one OF the most dastardly and helm
Gus crimes on recOrd-that OF the rape
OF his own daughter, which was COM
mitted last November. On the first bal
lot eleven OF the jury stood for the
death penalty, but one OF them was OBJ
durate aud verdict was finally agreed
upon giving the "brute," in the shape
OF a human being, twenty years in the
penltentiary.
George Ely lost another valuable &C
QUESTION to his show. One OF his mon
keys committed suicide at DunlOw,
Thursday night, in a tragic sort Of man
ner. The little animal got away from
the circus tent in some way or other,
and though pursued by crowds, along
the street, finally gained entrance to
the hotel kitchen, where it jumped into
a big boiler Of boiling soup, and before
it could be rescued, had sank to rise no
more. Huntington argus.
A fight occurred in the B. & o. yard
at Grafton last Friday night between
John Nicodemus and John P. Straub,
In which NicOdemus struck his antag-
onist on the head with a hammer. The
wound was not thought dangerous az
the time, but since the injured man
has been in very precarious condi-
ton. A warrant was issued for NicO-
demus on Wednesday and the case
sent TO the grand jury.
John McCabe, Of Grafton, on last
Monday, while moving some cigar boxes
from a shelf In his restaurant, discov-
cred mouse nest, and on examination
1t was found 70 contain S43, two
$50 bills and three ones. The money
was missed from the drawer about
eighteen months ago and was thought
to have been stolen. The money was
badly torn and eaten, but will bring
face value.
On Saturday last D. NJ. Ballard, Of
Willow Bend, Monroe county, was
standing on the side track OF the G. Il
o. r. R., at Meechum's River, near
WaynesborO, Va, when he was struck
by east bound passenger train No. and
instantly killed. Mr.. Ballard was ship
ping cattle and had several car loads
under his care at the time he wa s
killed.
At meeting OF the Fairmont Town
Council last Tuesday night the Fair
mont Manufactured aud Natural Gas
Company was granted free right OF way
on all streets and alleys for twenty
years-the work Of putting down all the
main piping to be completed within
period OF four months from the date Of
starting the work.
Henry Ashby. Of Grafton, assaulted
his wife on Monday, knocked her down
and then kicked her in the face and
breast. breaking her jaw and inficting
other injuries, from which she may not
recover. Ashby was arrested on
Wednesday aud taken before Justice
Guard, who held him for the action Of
the grand jury.
VIM. WhettOn, OF Logan county, bit
on green goods circular and went 70
Cincinnati with $3.50. He got the usual
package or green goods, Sl,500in all, he
supposed in a vaiSe, for which he paid
$500. On his return trip he investiga-
ted the package ard found two one dol
lar bills and slips Of brown paper.
The latest swiDdle is for clerical
looking stranger 70 stOpat a farm house
A littia lotor a hnUuv containiDg man