West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-03-11
YOUNG LADY SHOT DOWN.
MISS RATE TANNER SHOT BYAN
UNKNOWN PERSON
Lies Seriously Wounded The Would
BE Murderer Escapes No CIew TO
The Perpetrator The People OF
salt Lick ArrOased-The Affair the
Talk OF the COunty-Full Detailg
Obtained by The Argus.

Miss Rate Tanner, tae youngest
daughter OF Nathan Farmer, lies at
her fathers home badly injured
from gun shot wound. The shot
was fired from rifle, 80 caliber.
on the morning of Saturday, March
| Gth, by some unknown person.
Nathan Tanner, father Of the Young
lady, IS well known IN this county
and resides on Salt Lick, not quite
tive miles southeast of Am blersburg.
The news OF the shooting reached
hingwood first on Monday. On
Tuesday morning The ARGUS dis
patched special correspondent to
the scene OF the shooting in order
that we could obtain the very latest
and most correct detailed account
Of this unfortunate affair, for the
benefit OF our realers. We present
herewith the special report, and the
story is just as the friends of the
young lady gave it to The ARGUS,
as nearly as possible.
On Saturday morning at 10
o clock the shooting occurred.
There was no one at home at the
Tanner residence except Rattle and
her uncle, VIM. g. Tanner. Rattle
is the only daughter at home now.
and on this morning was attending
to the household duties. Her uncle
was standing at the front fence
(along which the pike runs) en-
gagged In conversation with John
Hewitt, who lives four or Eve miles
away. Rattle went out in the back
yard and into u wood shed, which
is open on the north and south.
She was stopping down in the shed,
with
HER FACE TOWARDS THE HILL,
which Is south. She was securing
knives. The shot was fired from
a point nearly hundred yards up
the hill, at the fence. Rattle
screamed when the bullet struck
her, and ran staggering around the
house into the west kitchen door,
when she fell headlong into the
kitchen, her feet on the door sill.
Her screams attracted the attention
OF her uncle and Hewitt. Rattle
bIed profusely in the shed where
she was shot, blood being found on
the boards and paper was satu.
rated with 1t. Her father 10 under
the impression that she fell in the
shed when first struck, but tho girl
says not. When William Tanner
re 'cbed her side he said:
"W by, what's the matter, Ratie?''
con ! / am shot, and shot bad.
| can't stand it,"
Mr.. Tanner called to Hewitt to
help him, but H. seems that Hewitt
Was frightened at the shot, and the
whole affair, and whipped up his
horse and went ON down the pike,
east. lie alarmed the neIghbors
as he went. Nathan Tanner saws
that 1t is reported that Hewitt look
ed up the hill when he heard the
shot and saw the smoke, aud also
saw man step back from behind
the tree aud walk up the hill with
his gan. This story could not be
verified, for Hewitt lives good
distance away and could not BE-
seen on Wednesday. If tins be
true, 1T may AID in securing i de-
scrIption Of the VILLAIN.
William Tanner got Rate into
the room and propped up her head.
doing what he could to relieve her
sufferings, then he ran TO the near.
est neighbor, Ga quarter Of mile)
and several ladies we're soon on
hands to administer to the
UNFORTUNATE YOUNG LADY.
Messengers on horseback were sent
in gallop to Terra Alta and
Rowlesburg for physicians. Doctor
NJ. ii. Proudfoot, Of Rowlesburg.
and Doctor Borgess., Of Terra Alta,
were at the bedside Of Miss Tanner
within n very few hours, and proper
professional services were rendered.
Those physicians have been attend
ing the young Indy ever since. DR..
Proudioot was at Mr.. Tanners
when The ARGUS representative
arrived, and very kindly gave as
much valuable Information con
corning the affair. 40 present Miss
Tanner is in fiir way TO recovery.
DR.. Proudfoat Gays that unless
something unusual trauspircs he
believes that the Young lady viii
recover, and she has made q brave
struggle for life against the fearful
results Of an gssassn's cowardly
attack from ambush. The bullet
Was extracted from the back of
Miss Tanner ON Monday. She folt
something hurting her back, and
ON investigation showed that the
/ bullet was .uJcdled iu The muscles
Of The back ON The right side and
near the back bone. Tho bullet
struck Miss Tanner on the righ.
side, five inches below tho arm-pit.
and made an ugly flesh wound,
which DIcd very profpsely. The
bullet struck % rio and glanced
coming out in the back, as above
stated.
Miss Btl.c isa handsome Young
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