The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-19
Ton A "woMAN's EDlrIoN,r
The Three ladies wsrO Busy GetttnI
News for u,

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The Three Ladies' Mere Busy Getting
News for II,
Plotted by the police reporter Of the
Times. they appeared on the green in
front OF the Heurico county court house
shortly after 10 O'Clock this morning,
observes the Richmond State, They
were young woman aud two younger
women. They were reporters OF the
Woman'S edition Of the Times. The
court yard was dressed in itS best. All
was ysTdHFe or vsrdant theTeabonts,
but tho three reporters were the pref
test green oiall, The women reporters
marched into the jail and caught Dep
uty Sheriff Russell. The sheriff had ss-
Caped. OF course, Mr.. Fusssll was do.
lighted to sec EN- all. They were news
hunting, the least young Of the three
c0nadGd, and they had come to catch
some items. Tho afternoon paper re-
porters hadn't been In the field aS yet
so there were several robust, healthy
looking items lettering about tue prem
isss, Rna Mr.. FuSsell volunteered 10 help
the ladies capture them. Mr.. FusIoll
suggested an interview with the gold.
brick man. GTacioust that was just
what they wanted il tho gold.brick gem
tleman didn't mind. He didn't, 90 they
saw him. He was ono Of the loVeliess
gold.brlck men ever seen.
"Ws want an item, don't you know"
said one Of the reporters. please give
US something to write, Mr.. Parker"
"Well, lGdie'," replied Mr.. Parker,
grGYoly, "a am very tired staying in Jail
and would like to got out" Tho Fepor'
tiers took notoI and then went away
thankfully
"Can we see Mr.. NichoIaSH" they
wanted to know. Mr., FuSsel said they
could. They saw him.
MIR. Nicholas, how do you do to-
day." said the boldsst OF the reporters,
while her companions stood beside her
closely to show that they did not mean
to run away. "We've come TO inter-
view you, Mr.. Nicholas" Tho prisoner,
much aba6hed, looked out through the
bare"
~ beg your pardon, ladies', can't
hear good" he explained.
Poor Mr.. NicholaSW
"I'm deaf, you Know" continued the
unfortunate man. Ever since the day
| came out OF the water 1 haven't been
able to hear"
"You fell In the water? Then your
boat must have cHpsized triumphant
ly.) How did you como 10 be in the
boat and what capSiEed II, Mr.. Nicho'
las2'
The prisoner Withdrew from the bars.
~ don't care to talk about that, ladies"
no answered. politely.
"The water got in your ears, didn't
itP"
at did. It injured my hearing be-
cause | hadn't been in the water before
for eighteen years.
"MyW gasped the reporter. And
they left ~ wouldn't like to be in his
condition." remarked tho interviewer
to Mr.. RUSSELL as she was uiherod out OF
the prison. Eighteen years The
idea! just don't believe him" said
another Of the women scribeI.
As they crossed the yard TO tho street
tall figure in q SLOUGH hat fed precip-
itately from the treaIurer's Office. II
dashed mAdly across the street and into
saloon. 1t was the poet squire" jus
tice Vincent. He doesn't drink a drop
aud hadn't seen the interior Of atrink-
ing bar before in six mouthS. But he
had heard Of the presence Of the female
reporters and no was sore afraid.
"rhOy're gone" announced man with
pen bshind his car, aud who had been
pOering cautiously out OF window in
the county clerks office for half an
hour, and sigh oil relief went up from
every desk in the room.