West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03
YOpNG BLOOD VS.. BULLETS.
Cold Lead Couldn't Down the Health
and Yigor or Saw Mill Man OF the
Mountains.

saw mill over OF Salt Lick, was
here last Saturday taking ia the
circus. lie carries three bullets in
his body and is the perfect picture
of health and youthful yigor.
The shooting ARRAY between vii
helm AID Charley Wolfe ia still
fresh IN tho minds of our people,
and this young mau is a living OK
ample of what strong and vigor-
Gus constitution can stand, backed
up by grit and good blood. VII
helm was shot four times at close
range with 32-caibre revolver, in
tho lcft wrist, breast, thigh and
back. The bullet was cut out of
the thigh, but the others remain as
q memcnto Of the "woman in the
case"
Wilhelm is about 81 years of age
and has been working over on the
mountain in the timber and OH the
saw mills, where a man can get
moro health and vigor than at all
the sanitarlums and health resorts
III tho United States. This saved
his life and enabled him to stand
an ordeal that but few could UNI
dergo and live. His case knocks
out Sheriff Shaw, who carries
around one bullet from the revolver
OF the loader of the Smithley gang,
and seems to have as good health as
before the shooting, but Wilhelm
has three, and was never bed fast
at all from the shooting.
The same week it occurred, We
were over there at the scene Of the
tragedy to get the pal ticulars, and
about the first man we saw when
we arrived at Jim Tanners saw
mill, whore the shooting occurred,
was Wilhelm out on the mill with
the other hands, and it was damp.
cold, wet day, too, and hardly fit
for well man 20 be out. Wilhelm
was not at work, ms his arm was in
Il sling and was hurting him con
siderably more from the bungling
OF the physicians than from the
bullet. They had tried to cut the
bullet out which was lodged be-
tween the two large bones Of the
wrist, but had failed to extract it,
and in addition bad burned or
scalded the arm badly in some way
with hot water while the patient
was under the influence Of some
drug, probably trying to reduce
the inflammation in the arm. The
other wounds were almost healed
up in less than a week after the
shooting, and were not bothering
the patient bit.
Wilhelm claims that he is still
willing to marry the girl any time
she will consent or her people allow
her to, and it is reported that the
match may be cousummated yet,
and would be the proper thing for
all parties if it could be arranged.
The father Of the unfortunate
young woman was bitterly opposed
to them marrying and refused his
consent, while the brother, it
seems, gees and shoots the lover
because he would not marry the
girl. So the situation is badly
mixed, and the old gentleman and
his son ought to get together on
the match. We hope a wedding
will be the result all around, and
that the case will be settled in
Cupid's Court instead OF IN the
Circuit Court.
Charley Wolfe, who did the
shooting, is very popular young
man, and his host Of friends are
anxious that be come out OF the
scrape as creditably as possible. lie
is now under $1,000 bond to await
the action Of the next Grand Jury,
which convenos September 1st, and
II any action is brought, it is not
likely that the case will be tried be.
fore December Court. Wolfe is
now working on Chas. VI. Browns
Bridge Camp, engaged in building
and repairing bridges, trestlcs, etc.,
along the y. 81 U. road, with head
quarters at Grafton. 1t is very
lncsy all around that the shooting
was no more serious than 10 turned
out 70 be.
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We hope our Board OF Education
will MAYA af cuoo To ore ia oot,..,t