Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-25

Number of Months Ago and Has
Led the Officers Merry Chase
Ever Since - Will Be Brought
Home on a Observation-Disclosures
County Republican Primaries To-
day-A Benwood Man Brings a
Damage Suit Against Wheeling
Street Gar Company-Other Ben
wood Notes.
Bart Flaherty, a Baltimore & Ohio
| railroader who shot ex-Officer H. C
Brannen, at Benwood Junction, some
| months ago, while the latter was on the
BenWood police force, was captured a,
Plttsburg yesterday. Word to this eff
feet was received at Benwood yesterday
morning. The Marshall county and
Benwood officers have been on Flaher.
tvs track ever since the shooting and
several times nearly caught him at Elm
Grove, where encounters took place on
several occasions with Ohio county an6
Benwood officers when went after Fla
herty. Flaherty has been in the vicin-
lty OF Pittsburg for some time and the
Pittsburg police have been endeavorine
for some time to locate him. Prosecut-
Ing Attorney Parsons, of Marshall coun-
ty, has already applied for requisitiou
to bring Flaherty home for trial. The
Marshall county authorities will pay
$50, which was offered by the Board OF
County Commissioners for his capture
OTHER BENWOOD NOTES.
Albert Serig returned home yester-
Gay from Steubenville, where he was
visiting.
Mrs. Howell and daughter have NOV
ed into one of Michael Manion's houses.
Thomas P Deegan, who is president
Of the State A. 0. H., will leave to-
night for Trenton, N. j., to attend the
annual national convention of that or
ganization. On his way back he will
visit the soldier camp at Fredericks-
burg, Va, where his brother-in-law
James Smith, is stationed with Cap
tain F'ranzheims company
Quite a number of the visiting Ep-
worth League delegates will be enter
tanned at the homes of Benwood peo-
pie.
George Miller, editor Of the Irwin,
Pa, Republican, who has been visiting
George Kimpton, left yesterday on a
pleasure trip to Cleveland and Toronto,
Canada.
Miss Laura Burgy, who visited her
sister, Mrs. O. 0. Gates, returned q
Powhatan yesterday.
A petition for the pardon o. John
Hahn was circulated yesterday and is
being circulated. A number have sign
ed the petition, which asks for the re-
lease of Hahn from serving the four
months Jail sentence imposed on him
for killing Oscar Hamlin
A number of new houses will be built
at Pearlbottom, the Bogg's ruin settie-
ment this summer. Among these will
be two-story frame dwelling for John
Perch. This settlement has been laid
out in town lots and there is only one
lot that has not been bought. Despite
the efforts of jealous neighbors to wrest
the honor from him by destroying the
signs, which he put up, there is hardly
any likelihood of "Kentuck" Pearl be-
ing deprived of the honor of having the
new town named for him.
The Republicans of Marshall county
will hold their primaries to-day
throughout the county and will elect
delegates to the Congressional and
no change in the sentiment that has
been prominent to give Judge Campbell
the majority of the delegates. Some of
Captain Dovener's friends are active in
his behalf in Upper Benwood and are
endeavoring to be elected to the Con-
gressional convention in order to give
the Captain lift.
James Moran has brought suit
against the Wheeling Railway Com
pany and asks for judgment of $500
for alleged damages. Moran was on a
street car a few days ago going down
town and had a difficulty with the con-
ductor. The conductor alleged Moran
had offered him a piece of foreign mo-
ney in payment of his fare. The con-
ductor asked Moran to get off the car
which he did and now brings suit for
the above named amount. Moran claims
he rendered the conductor a three-cent
piece and two coppers.
Rev. Paul w. Metzenthin, pastor OF
st. Matthews church, gave 81 500 bond
yesterday and was authorized by the
county to celebrate the rite of marri-
age. c. w. Kronhart was surety.
Cleveland Bicycles at % per cent re-
duction for 10 days only
rNYr ON yIrIILTAT O. LA NyT.IIED ~