The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-19

Woman Takes Her Escorts Part.
A small riot occurred in Martins
Ferry on Saturday night, the result Of
tho glasa troubles. Two non,union
ghsawOrkors wore followed and a.
Saulted and ono OF them had hii skull
badly fractured, aud this man in turn
shot u man in the leg, The latter may
lose his leg -Four arreata have been
made, two Of tho assalIants being
charged with assault with intent to kill
aud wound. and also disorderly con-
duct,
Fred Taylor and William Brown, two
young men who arc employed ut the
Buckeye Glusa " orks, as blowers, wore
out walking in company with two sis
tors, Misses Ivey aud Ada Wilson,
When they passed the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh railroad on their way up
Hanover street they woro insnltel by
some young men, who were standing on
the street, but 10 this thoy say thOy
paid no attention. According to the
story thGy tell, three nj these young
men, William Molat, Frank Coss and
Steve HollaR, followed them up Han.
over street and down Fourth, While
passing the residence OF j, q. Gray, on
Fourth street, two ladies' came along in
the opposite direction, and ono OF tho
Wilson giTlsran mp against hOr, the aide
walk being crowded, and the ladies crit
iClsed them for this,
The four walked on down street, ro-
marking that they had as much right
on tho sidewalk as other people. The
two young men, il appears, continued to
follow tho two couples, and while pas .
ing tho offices Of W, Il. Frances aud
George w, Rooce, a very dark place, a
scuiilo was heard.
Right hero some one seized TAYLOR,
and no was struck an awful, blow on the
back Of the head with n beer bottle in
the hands Of another follow. pieces Of
tho bottle flying in every direction.
Taylor cried out ooh! my head" AZ
the same time voice was heard saying
you - blacksheep." aud another
bottle was thrown, striking tho iron
guard in front OF McCords news stand
and breaking, Brown was also hit with
something, cutting his neck.
Taylor staggered, and no and his COM
panion anu Brown and tho girl made an
effort to get away from their assallantS,
aud started on down street, several poo
pie following them.
When Taylor was in front Of Hogs's
drugstore no was very pale. with tho
blood running down mis- neck, aud sce-
ing his assaiants were still following.
he stopped, pulled out his revolver and
said: ~ have not done anything,
What reyou fellows following me for2
repeating this two or three times
AZ no backed away from Coas and
iioiicn, Co.'s made a pass at Taylor, and
bic girl showed fight and stayed with
him until tho last.
John Hukill aud George Vonnum,
who were passing along with others Ut
tho time, seized Coss aud Taylor and the
girl, to separate them aud prevent fur
Their trouble, and one or two others
participated. Brown aud Ada Wilson
had gone on down street, with several
after them, aud Taylor continued to try
TO get away from Coss. lie backed on
down street, telling Coss to leave him
alone, and saying he did not want to get
into trouble.
Coss continued to follow Taylor,
keeping close to him all the time, and
Taylor, who had not yet used his re-.
VolvGr, which he hold in his right hand
and at his side, then shot twice toward
the ground, seemingly to intimidato
Co.'S. One OF the bullets struck Coss in
tho left les. Taylor then walked with
ivey Wilson down TO tho residence Of
Charles Bird, corner OF Fourth and
Walnut streets, where no fell at the
doorstep from tho effects OF the awful
blow on tho head aud consequent OK.
hausiion. Ito was carried inside aud
Dr.. ]. N. Hogan called. The cut on the
back OF tho load was star shaped. ono
cash being two inches long and iadt.
eating that tho blow had been struck
with tho end Of base ball bat or some.
thing OF that kind. Tho fracture, while
a large ono and serious looking, Is not
dangerous. Browns injury IL slight,
Co.'S was assisted into llogO'a drug
store and Drs. i. o. Williams and J. NJ.
Hogan probod for tho bullet, without
success. Tho ball entered on the left
sido OF the calf OF tho LET. leg, pretty
well up aud passed downward toward
tho bono, making it almost impossible
10 locate 1t. COss atterward walked
around some, making his leg worry sore.
After Taylor fred two shots, ono or
two others worO fred from another re-
voly0r, down n0ar tho Peoples Savings
Bank, but they wont wild, One OF these
10 said TO havo been fired in tho air.
Constable I. II. Stanton appeared on
tho scuno Immediately after the shoot
ing and arrOatod Brown. lie afterwards
arrested Taylor, but neither was in
shape to ROMAN in the lookup and so
wOro released llOllcn was found In
Kyno's saloon, and arrested, AtIirst no
refused to 10 without a warrant, but
changed his mind. lilo and Cosi are
both charged with assault with intent
10 kill and wound.
A warrant was served on Coss ycSlor'
day. Ills leg was greatly awolIod yoa.
torday. much discolored and presented
an awful appearance. II Is possible that
amputaton will DO necessary. Taylor
could easily hayo shot and killed CoIs,
but acted as II no was trying to got
away from him aud did not want to
shoot him, even though his skull had
bOon broken aud ho was scarcely able TO
stand on his foot Tho affair occurred
shortly attor ton o'clock and wns wit
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