The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-03

A terrible tragedy occurred yesterday
Just before noon In Slnoktown, a small
hamlet q milo and one-halt west OF
Bellalrc, in which three Wheeling pco-
plc were the chief actors. Ono Is dead
md the others are SO badly injured
that Il 10 thought both will fall short OF
recovery.
Tho principals were scott Linton, IN
Elm Grove young man; William Metz
ger a Wheeling young man, Il boxmaktr
by trade. who lives at G32 Main street.
and q young woman named dot" or
DELI Gray, q former resident OF Shack
town, back OF Bellairc. VINO has been m
Inmate OF ono OF the Alley dlsrcputa-
bic houses.
The details OF the tragedy are difficult
to obtain. for the reason that one OF the
principals Is dead and the others are
wounded so badly that the physicians
are disposed to believe that neither Will
recover. The Gray girl is the daughter
or coal miner, who lives In Shacktown,
but for some time she has been IN In
mate Of one OF tho disreputabln houses
In Alley c In this city. Here 1t was that
she met Scott Linton, OF Elm Grove. a
young man who has borne On unenviable
reputation for some time. He was what
Is known as "tin-horn gambler and q
frcQucnter OF society lnthe half world.
For some time Linton has been q de-
voted admlror OF the Gray woman and
spent most OF his time with her In Alley
c. II has been said that the pnar We're
married recently, out no confirmation or
this report could be had last night.
Within the past ten days Linton and the
Gray girl beoame estranged and Linton
has made threats that he would take
her life. Linton's jealousy was aroused
by tho attentions paid the girl by young
William MGtZger, OF North Wheeling. q
son OF Mr.. Louis Metzger, OF CO Main
street. n weil-kn0wn carpenter and re-
spected citizen. The younger Metz6er
Is said to have been dutlful son, and
until recently had not been freQuenter
of the dens in Alley c. Some time ago,
however, he visited one OF the houses
In that thoroughfare, and met Dot
Gray, with whom he became infatuated.
Linton's insane jealousy must have had
It's effect on the pair. for Saturday night
they went down to Bella!re and thence
out to Shacktown, where they stopped
at the homo OF the girls father. who -
Il coal miner there. Young MetZger had
tersvIIle with the Tariff Champions,
but instead he went 10 Bellaire with the
girl.
Yesterday morning az II o'clock Lin
ton put in an appearance. lie kne"
where MetZger and the girl would SO,
as he had visited the Gray house with
the girl several times. he went TO the
rear door first, but Mrs. Gray, the siris
mother, barred the door and would NOT
allow him TO enter. Then Linton par
lAycd and as soon as the woman
partly opened the door, Linton pushed
her TO one side and entered the mouse:
He went at once 10 the room occupied
by Metzger and the girl, and without
saying n word pulled out his revolver
and began shooting. His first shot was
aimed at the girl. The ball entered nj
the right side at the back-the girl was
evidently trying to escape-and came
out In front under the breast bone.
The girl dropped In heap on the floor.
In the meantime Netzger succeeded In
getting out OF the room and was at the
doorway OF the house when Linton, who
was close at his heels, fired. The ball
entered at the left side. about three
inches under the heart.
Standing over the body OF his more
recent victim, Linton placed his revol-
yer at his right temple and fired. He
died instantly and fell across the body
OF Metzger
The osly witness OF the tragedy was
Mrs. Gray, but the shots soon brought
TO the scene many people from the sur
rounding dwellings. As soon as possible
word was sent In to the Bellaire police,
and Marshal Bahra went out TO the
scene OF the tragedy. OF course. as the
CHIEF actor In the affair was dead, no
arrests were made. The marshal Mt
once notified Coroner Furbay. OF Bel
mont county, Mt Martins Ferry, and
this official made an investigation. Un-
til his arrival At p. m. the body of
Linton was allowed 10 remain In. the
doorway where he fell after his act OF
selt-dcstruction.
Drs. Cooper and McCiclland, OF Bel
lalre, were called to the assistance OF
the two wounded persons. Young Metz
distance away, and the Gray girl was
made as comfortable rs possible at her
own home. The young mans father,
Mr.. Louis Metzger, OF this city. and
officer VIII Trautwinc. OF the Wheel
Ing police force, went down rs soon rs
they heard of the affair Mr. MetZger
desired to bring his son 20 Wheeling
for treatment, but the physicians re-
fused to allow this to be done. claiming
It would forfeit the very slight margin
he has for living at all.
Young MctEgGr. although probably
mortally injured, was able TO talk after
the shooting. and sert n message TO his
father, which was the first Intimatlon
he had of the terrible affair. He was
expectorntinG blood and Is In very bad
shape. lie was an employee ut the Acme
box factory, over the creek.