The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10
snecInl plsnnteh 10 the Inlelllgeneer.

Special Dispatch to the TntelllGsNceE
TERRA ALTA. w. Va, March o.
Miss Rachel Tanner, the young lady
who was SO cruelty shot from ambush
by some unknown person last Saturday
morning, IS still living. but her condi-
tlon IS precarlous. Her assailnnt has
not been Hpprchended, although three
persons living in the neighborhood were
arrested to-day. The IntelligenCer cor
respondent visited the scene OF the
shooting to-day and found the commu-
nifty In u great furore over the terrible
affair.
Miss Tanner, n daughter Of Nathan
Tanner, is highly respected young
lady and no one in the entire neighbor-
hood has aught but the best TO say
OF her. She had not living enemy.
ard why this handsome and popular
young lady should be deliberately shot
down Is more than any one OF her ac-
Quaintances can explain. The shot was
fired at point ninety yards away and
the tracks of the mnrksmnn to anu
from the place are plainly visible.
Charles Nice WylIe Nice and Ed An
derson, three young men living near by
were arrested to-day and given hear
ing before Squire s. n. Taylor. but re-
leased for lack Of sufficient evidence.
These cases were worked up by young
Scott, who was driven out OF Morgan
town recently by the university stu
dents Young Scott came into the Tan
ner settlement on Sunday and announc-
ed that he was detective sent 10 ferret
out the tragedy and the assassin. He
was fairly well dressed and the people
took him up, for they gladly welcomed
hole 60 IA
tice the one who shot Miss Tanner. The
IntelIigencer correspondent, with Mr..
Albright, photographer OF Kingwood,
spent to-day running the grounds where
the shooting occurred. They heard OF
the young detective and hoped to see
him. on their way 10 this place they
passed Squire TaylOr's house, where the
trial OF the Nice boys was In progress,
They found smartly appearing young
man with foot ball hair in charge OF the
prosecution. He was the detective.
The by-standers said. Mr.. Albright i'm
medlatcIy recognized him as Scott, who
had figured at M0rgaRtewH. His !deH-
tity was tipped 10 Squire Taylor, who
had been suspicious or the detective
because he possessed no credentials,
and the squire dismissed the prisoners.
When Scott came out he admitted MS
identity and quickly started down the
pike. The constable missed his hand
cuffs. which Scott had, and after hear
Ing that the lntter had been imperson-
atlng an officer hurried after him on
horseback and brought him back. Scott
Is In no way relative OF DIR. T. NJ.
Scott, Of this place.
The story of Miss Tanner being shot
down, In brief. IS that she was stand
ing on the porch Of her fathers farm
house, when, without warning, a shot
from the bushes above the house sent
her rceling to the floor. A rifle ball had
pierced her left breast, and will doubt
less cause her death. The young woman
was able to teIt her parents where she
had seen the smoke OF the gun. and the
search revealed the tracks OF the as
sassIn behind the clump of bushes. The
tracks were followed TO the road and
lost.
Tho family IS well-to-do, the young
woman popular In the neiShborhood,
and her friends are making every enort
10 arrest the would-be murderer. 1t Is
said Miss Tanner Is the principal wit
ness In a law suit and that threats were
made against her life, and another story
Is that the tracks indicated that q wO-
man had done the deed.
II will be remembered that the ex-
ploits OF young Scott, the alleged detect
i've, were detailed in the 1ntelligencer
some weeks ago. The State University
students ran him out OF Morgantown
after he had worked confidence game,
Of which hotel keepers, merchants and
a number OF the students were the VIC
Tins