Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-02

Bob Chambers, negro preacher,
was shot by mob at Cranberry, n.
c., last Wednesday night. He con.
fessed to an attempted Assault.
Col. I. n. Tavener has been ap.
pointed by Governor McCorkie judge
of the fourth judicial circuit. vice ex-
Governor Arthur l. Foreman, deceas-
ed.
Dan Stuart went to Baltimore Mon
day night to get Fitzsimmons' sigma
ture for a fight with Corbett. But
Fitz refuses ''until Corbett defeats
somebody"
During a cyclone and hailstorm in
Faulkner county. Ark, the ground
was covered to the depth of four
inches. A whole flock of sheep was
blown away.
Rev. James c. Caywood. distin.
guished minister of the Methodist
church, South, hanged himself at
Maysville. KY. last week, during a
fit of mental alteration.
John Hosg, a farmer at Orchard
Park, near Buffalo. found the head Of
woman in a load of manure which
he had bought in Buffalo. There was
bullet hole in the skull.
Rev. T. ]. Lee, who created a sensa-
ton in New York two weeks ago by
charging Rev. DR.. Parker Morgan
with plagiarism. has been accused OF
the same ofense by Rev. ID. w
Phelps, Of Old Mystic, Conn.
The unwilling Of the statue Of Gen.
Hancock, on Pennsylvania avenue
Washington, will take place on May
II. The orator will be Major General
John NJ. Palmer, senator from Illinois
There will be a grand military display
in connection with the unwilling.
Arrangements have been made for
Chauncey NJ. Depew to send a rival
of the first famous telegram: "What
God Hath Wrought around the
world by electricity from Niagara
Falls. The occasion will be the open
ing Of the electrical exhibition in Mad
ison Square, New York.
Robert Chandler, formerly mer-
chant OF Huntington. was found dead
in swamp A revolver was found
near him and a bullet hole pene-
trated his brain. Chandler was sup
posed to have been in the East, as he
left home about three weeks ago and
had about 5000 on his person. lie
evidently had been dead that long and
his friends suspect murder.
Some time age John Love, of Mil
ton, Cabell county, married Jennie
Mays, daughter OF Joe Mays. Later
on they separated and have not since
lived together. Last Friday night Joe
Mays and his daughter went to church
and were accompanied home by Love.
They sat around the fire and talked
pleasantly until almost midnight, when
suddenly Love pulled his revolver
and shot his father-in-law through the
heart. The daughter ran out OF the
room, but Love followed and shot her
through the heart also. The wretch
then placed the gun to his temple
and shot himself. A ten-year-old
boy of Mays was the only witness to
the awful tragedy.
Henry Franklin, one Of the wealth
lest farmers and cattle raisers in the
southern part Of West Virginia, is in
the Lincoln county Jail, charged with
murder. His daughter, Berthe, rg
years old is in a pitiable condition,
verging on lunacy, and George Mid
kif. the zo-year-old son Of a family
noted for its wealth and position Is a
corpse. Young Midkiff has for over
a year paid attentions to Miss Berthe
Franklin. Her father objected to Mid
kif1 but her mother looked with favor
upon his suit, and on numerous occa-
sions assisted them in meeting
Franklin went to Huntington on bus
mess, and was not expected home.
Midkiff received an invitation to call
at the Franklin homestead to spend
! the evening. About II O'Clock young
Midkif arose to take his departure.
His sweetheart accom- panied him to
the front door, when Miss Franklin S
father appeared Midkif was holding
/ the girls hand when the father gTufiy
asked what business he had there,
The young man answered that he had
been calling on his sweetheart, wher
Franklin drew a pistol and shot hin
twice. Midkia died ii q few minutes