The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-08

FriEzell and the wounding Of several
Others during 4 riot between the Dem.
ocraic partisans Of Senator Camden
and Ex-Governor Wilson, in Wayne
county on Tuesday. Owing to the fact
that the scene Of the tragedy was q
point comparatively inaccessible the
details have been meagre. The Wayne
County Meus (DemOcratic), published
near where the tragedy occurred, gives
the following account Of tho affair:
"Goyernor Wilson's meeting at Echo,
FIVE miles south q here, Tuesday after.
noon, resulted ii terrible tragedy.
SIS. Yinson, ~. $. marshal for West
Virginia. aud several Of his deputies
were present aud exhibiting bad
humor. At the close OF Wilson's
speech, the crowd, which was almost a
unit for Wilson, agreed to avoid trouble
by leaving The ground aud not remain
to hear Vinson's harrangne. This plan
was adopted and when Vinson arose to
speak, the people began 10 disperse:
Vinson seemed very much enraged
when he begun and more so WHOM the
people would not remain to hear him.
| Quite a number OF Democrats had gone
up 10 Echo from Wayne. among whom
we're William Bailey, Robert Bailey and
his son Greenville, who were on horse.
back, aud ]. W. FrizzeH and several
others who had gone in wagon.
"Ju.t after leaving the ground, tho
road passes under railroad bridge over
| Trace creek, and then makes curve
down the main Twelve Pole. Tho
horses and wagons were just below this
bridge. While the mon were mounting
their horses and getting into the wagons
some Of them were jeering and exchIng.
ing words backward and forward, when
Deputy Marshal Sam Dock Smith rode
down toward where the men wore and
said: "Why don't you come aud get
me?" Robert Bailey was standing un-
der tho bridge, his brother Will was
near by on his horse, and Greenville
wIs on the Gil at the approach
Of the bridge, all uuarmed. The
Baileys. who arc resolute mon,
were talking back, when S. S. Vinson
and S. V, Peters drew their revolvers
and started toward tho bridge. Latay.
cite ylnson first tried to stop his broth.
or Sam and thon drew his revolver and
fred with tile otherA ]. W. Frizzell
was sitting In the wagon with several
others near Robert Bailey, when he saw
the marshals. coming with their revol.
vers, and jumped out and took hold OF
Bailey to pull him around the curve.
| He raised his hand and begged Vinson
not to shoot. s. s VinsOn loveled on
Bailey and firod two shots. Frizzell bo-
ing partially sheltered behind the stone
abutment. Yinson advanced and took
a position whero he could sweep the
space between tho abutnlents, and had
tho men penned.
The men in tho wagon and those on
horseback wore In his range and he con-
tinued to advance aud fire whilo they
ran. Frizzel aud Bailey were still
standing, tho former mploring tho mar
shals TO stop shooting, whom S. s. Vim
son, who had emptied one revolver,
drew another and kept shooting. Tho
second shot with the second revolver,
hit Frizzell in tho breast, below the col
larboue. Hc ran down the road. Vim
son shooting ut him. After running
fifty yards he fell and was carried to q
farmhouse. While S. s. vinson was
shooting at Robert Bailey and Frizzoll,
sam Dock Smith shot his cousin, lobe
Ferguson, who was on the fill, in the
arm, S. v. Peters was shooting at Green
vile bailey, who was also on the Oil and
LAFAYETTE Vinson was shooting at first
ono Inuu aud then another in sight,
ono bullet passing through Will
Bailey's hat, grazing tho scull. Sam
Dock Smith jumped on his horse and
rode away while tho two Wilson's aud
Peters followed tho retreating men down
between the abutments. II any OF these
mon had arms thCy did not draw them,
but Denny Watts aud William Bowe,
who were rcross Trace creek, on the
right, seeing tho murdcrous intent OF
the rnarshals, opened fire on them and
shot out, but none Of their balls took
effect They mado Il so hot for S. S.
Vinson and Lafayette Vfnson that these
two stopped their shooting at the 70.
treating men and began shooting at
Watts and Bowe. After emptyiug their
revolvors, the lnarshals returned TO the
starting point. reloaded aud roto to.
ward Louisa, Ky.
"The ball that struck Frizzoll piorccd
the upper part Of tho left lung and he
died in three hours.
rs. W. Frizzell was thirty.lve years
old and was barber. He was a warm
supporter Of Governor Wilson for sena-
tor. IIo had fight month ago with
Sam Dock Smith, and while they had
made friends, there was strong grudgo
against him on the part OF tho Wilson's
aud their followers.
This may account for thom shooting
at him while no stood begging them not
TO shoot. lie was II warm hearted man
and stood closely by his friends. An
autopsy was made by Drs. Burgess and
Bnnfeld and minute examination was
made. The remains will DO buried here
today.
"The feeling against tho perpetrators
OF the terrible, un-called for and wiliul
crimo Is very strong and great excite.
inent prevailed for several hours. but is
now subsiding. Warrants hive been
issued for all four Of the murd0rors, who
were at Louisa when last heard from.
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