Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-15
STATE TOPICS.
BRIEF NOTES OF A MULTITUDE OF INTER
BSTING MATTERS.
The More Important Events Of the Pas. Week
Occurring through The Lssg,h and Breadth
Of Yves. Virginia.

Edgar and into his chamber where he
was sitting by tho fire with his family.
Ihey fired shot or two into the cell
Ing TO frighten the inmates OF the
mouse, then brandishlng their pistols,
demanded money. They got from the
captain lew dollars which he hap
pened 10 have in his pocket, and then
wanted TO know OF Mrs Edgar n she
had aug. As she showed no dispo-
sitlon TO yield 20 their demands they
called for tho oil can, threatening 10
burn the house. As this produced no
effect they got n lamp and threatened
to pour out the oil and set IL aire.
Mrs. Edgar finally agreed to get for
them what money she had, and So
curing this, making Ia all about SIS,
they left Just about three minutes be-
Tore three men arrived from Capt. VIM.
j.. McNee's, having been informed Of
tho presence OF the robbers by some
one VINO ran over 10 his house 10 give
the alarm as soon as the robbers ap-
peared at Capt. Edgar's. From Capt.
Edgar they went over 90 Mr. Shcr-
man Clark's, took two OF his best
horses from the stable aud struck out
through the fields for Ronceyerte.
Tnoy rode the horses as far as Mr..
hirkpntrck's, two miles north of
40 " i'bAi NubIb AAtJ WtIt IlFngl
loose I'm wheat field aud where they
were found the next day by Deputy
sheriff Il. X Buus.
A ghost was undoubtedly seen I'm
MarIntOn last week. "A citizen Of the
suburbs of tho place was awakened
after the turn Of the night by his dogs,
which we're in the house with him: ono
OF these dogs is large and most ferocious
and was giving blood Curiling groWls
us he endeavored 10 get out OF the
house. On hearing the noise OK q
wagon slowly passing, he looked ont
and saw man drawing IA light wagon
without apparent effort, mp Hill and
through the mud. Passing the house
he assembled the hill and was gone long
enough, probably, 90 have reached the
Soldiers Grave Yard, on top OF the Hill,
when he was seen 10 return and pass
the house In the same mysterious man
ner. The contents Of the wagon could
not be distinguished. The night was
bright and starlight, but on the bot
toms tho mist was lying low and
heavy. lie was seen TO enter ono Of
those clouds and So disappeared. There
ia no residence ON this road for five
miles after passing the gent'cman's
place referred 10. All ia that house
saw ana marked the strange appearance
PoaUlout0s Times
Thomas Kennedy, a big burlv woods
man who stands e. feet % inches i'm his
stockings and weighs elO pounds, wa
in Davis part OF last week. aud IS at
present employee il n camp of ono Of
the Dig lumber companies OF Tucker
county, although tho company is prob
ably not aware OF the character of the
man. There us @ reward of $3.50 for tho
capture OF the man. whom il is alleged
murdered Thomas Glover, at Halls,
Potter county, Pa, ON the l9th OF Sop
tember last. Kennedy boasts openly
he viii not be taken alive.
it,'e co.Orcd boy by the name of
Ross Morgan was mysteriously shot
twice in the leg Wednesday Mt Romeo
vcrte. The wounds arc not considered
dangerous. The lutte fellow says ho
was throwing pebbles into tho branch
when someone fired two shots at him.
Warrants were issued for the arrest Of
three citizens " BOuceverte who were
oui hunting and said 20 naye been In
the neighborhOod OF whore the shooting
was done, but they deny that they were
within half nile OF the place.
Iorty-one United States prisoners
from the Indian Tcrritor. uasspd
through Grafton last Sunday evening
on their way TO Sing Sing prison, New
York, To serve out sentences for the
violation OF federal laws. The young
est prisoner was only twelve years old,
and was being taken % the reform
schoo. at Washington fo- wreckiug
tram, causing the death OF seven peo-
Pile. Two or three OF tho prisoners
were Indians, several "half-breeds" aud
tho others white men.
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