Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-15
WELDED A Kl(E.
FRANK MARTIN, OF TOUGH LOCAL REPUTA-
TON, IN TROUBLE AGAIN,
ia ATTEMPTS 10 Kill Woman With knlis
Sutton and ConnOrs on Trial-Oiher
Criminal Matters.

Frank Martin, who is very well known
70 the local police as desperate crook,
and who was under arrest here less
tban.a year ago for stealing watch
from a man named Thomas, an en-
praver, is under arrest at Plttsourg
charged with fendish assault upon
woman with knife.
About 4 o'clock Thursday morning
Mrs. John P. Seager, wife OF fireman
was awakened by burglar, Who' Ia
searching the house, accidentally touch
ed her while asleep in bed. Awakening
in n fright she saw man standing over
her with big knife close to her throat,
threatening that il she moved or mace
an outcry he would kill her.
In her fright Mrs. Seager screamed
until she could be heard block away,
and threw up her hands TO ward OH the
knife. As result of the encounter the
sbarp blade passed between the Sec
oDd and third fingers of her hand, cut
ting up between the knuckles almost TO
the wrist and almost severing IL. A
horrible cash was also inflicted In her
cheek.
Mrs. Segar's mother and two children
were in the house at the time, and the
outcries OF all OF them frightened the
burglar away.
Mrs. Seager has been In very delicate
health for several weeks, much OF the
time being unable TO sit up. She soon
became calm, however, and the wounds
were dressed without calling surgeon:
An examination Of the apartments OF
the house revealed the fact that the
drawers and closets had been ransacked
and IS In cash and few articles OF III
tie value were missing. The women
were much surprised that the faithful
watch dog had not sounded the alarm,
and going into the yard they found the
brute dead with his throat cut with the
sharp knife Mrs. Seager had encoun-
tered.
Both Mrs. Seager and her mother be-
lieyed that they recognized the burglar
and assailant in the person OF we'll
known man OF that neighborhood. Mr..
Seager came home between 3 ana Z
O'Clock and was Mortified at the condi-
ton of his wife aud the stories the wo-
men and children told.
After a consultation with them be
went to the office of Alderman John Il.
Moore. in Hazelwood, and made infor-
nation against Frank Martin, OF Sill
van avenue, charging him with telon-
ions assault. Constable Williams
arrested Martin, and a hearing was
held later. Mrs. Seager and her mother
were unable to attend the preliminary
trial, and q physician certified that
neither was in a physical condition to
be present. Martin was held in Sl,OOO
bail.
Martin is very we'll known to the po-
lice here. He fell in with Thomas ia this
city, one evening last fall, and taking
him up on Ninth street, robbed him OF
a watch aud skipped out down town.
Near the REGISTER office he insulteo
two ladies, and just as he was called
down by the officer on the beat, Ohcer
Scally came along with Thomas, look
ing for the thief. Martin ran down al
lev TO Main street, with Officer Scally
in pursuit, and after being shot at by
the officer, Martin was captured. de
was searched, but the watch was not
found on him, but false mustache and
a mask were found under the lining OF
mis- hat. Later an officer found the
watch where Martin had thrown 1t
away, and he spent several months In
iail as a result.