Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-07-08
West Virginia News.

Lemuel La1ollette, OF CaPoi DriuSe'
was run over by a wagon a few days
ago and SO badly hurt that he died.
Mingo county has a band of so-called
Regulators" doing business on the
ku-klux plan and known as "Plu-
tanges." Serious trouble is anticipa-
ted.
John E. Estop, who killed DR.. o.
R. Brewster week ago Sunday at
Trace, was shot and killed Saturday
by Detective W. P. Devine in the
mountains south of Williamson, while
resisting arrest.
Lightning struck Curt Miller, Of
Arnettsville, Monday afternoon, and
tore his clothes and shoes from his
body. The strange part Of the acct
dent was that he was not injured and
was able to walk to his home.
Mr.. Griff T. Smith, of West Vir.
GINA, confidential secretary to the
commissioner Of internal revenue, has
rendered his resignation to Secretary
Gage, to take effect July 81. Mr..
Smith will engage in business at Point
Pleasant.
At Green Bottom, twenty miles
north of Huntington, Tim Black was
shot and fatally injured Monday night
by Ben Arthur, his neighbor. The
men quarrelled during the day over a
dog fight, and this led to the tragedy
at night. Arthur made his escape to
Ohio.
The United States internal revenue
collections for the district of West
Virginia during the four years term
of Office of E. NJ. Gilkeson, which has
Just expired, are $2,9O1, 1884, which
is falling off of $508, 1902 as COM
pared to those of the preceding four
years.
B.. L. Priddie, Wilton Randolph and
E. S. Aleshire, deputy United States
marshals, claiming appointment under
the civil-service law which prevents
removal except for cause, have been
granted an injunction by Judge jack
son enjoining Marshal John K. Thomp'
son from removing them from office
and appointing others in their places.
The writs are returnable on July 9,
when the case will be heard on its
merits before Judge Jackson at Park
ersburg.
Some time ago the wife of E. S. Shue
was found dead in her home at Romeo
verte. A coroner's jury rendered a
verdict of death by heart disease.
Neighbors were not satisfied. The
woman's body was exhumed and her
neck was found broken. Shue was in
dicted, convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. The principal
direct evidence was that Of Shue s
mother-in-law, who testified that her
daughters spirit had come to her at a
seance and said Shue had killed her
by breaking her neck. All the other
evidence was purely circumstantial.
The State Board of Public Works is
now making its annual trip of inspec-
ton of the railroads Of West Virginia.
After the inspection of the railroads,
which is for the purpose of fixing the
assessments for taxation, Governor At
kinson goes to Toronto, Canada, where
he is to deliver an address to the Ep-
worth League at its annual convention
on July IS. In the inspection party are
Governor Atkinson, Attorney General
Rucker, Auditor LaFollette, State
Treasurer Kendall, Secretary of State
Dawson and Superintendent of Schools
Trotter, accompanied by members OF
their families.
The requirements of admission to
the bar in this State, which formerly
amounted to practically nothing, were
made very difficult by the last Legis'
lature, which invested the Supreme
Court of Appeals with exclusive juris-
diction in the matter of examining
candidates for admission to the bar
The court has just issued an order con-
shutting the law faculty of the West
Virginia University a commission tc
conduct the examinations. The can
didate will have to show that he has
studied law for two successive years
next preceding his application, and
then undergo a rigid examination on
all the branches Of the law, The ex.
animation is in writing, and should
the candidate succeed before the COM
mission his papers are so Endorsed and
then transmitted to the court for re,
view