Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-15

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EY'S WOUNDS MORE SERIOUS
THAN AT FIRST SUPPOSED.
ELSLAGER HELD AS A FUGI-
TIVE FROM JUSTICE IN BRIDGE
PORT AWAITING REQUISITION.
OTHER JUSTICE SHOP COURT
ITEMS.
! Edward Mahony, a bartender, who
was badly cut up by John Elslager
Wednesday evening, on Twelfth street.
near alley C, is lying critically i'll at his
home. No. 1857 High street. At the
time he was cut Mahoney had presence
of mind enough to make for the nearest
doctor, or he would have bled to death.
At that time it was given out that his
| injuries were not Of very serious ma
ture.
Yesterday Mahoney sent for Justice
Fitzpatrick. He was very weak and
was only allowed to tell the Justice the
story Of the affair and swear out the
warrant.
Mahoney's story is that he was 60
ing home on Wednesday night at the
time the trouble occurred. He met
Elslager and several other men at the
Mcclure House barber shop on Twelfth
street. Elslager wanted him to fight.
He saw that Elslager was drunk and
so paid no attention to him, endeavor-
ing to walk on by the crowd. Elslager
got in front of him and seemingly try
ing to strike him. He merely endeav-
ored to ward off the blows. Finally
losing his temper, he rushed in on
Elslager and grabbed him by the
throat.
Elslager said, LET me go and
won't cut you any more"
1t was not until this point in the
scuffie that Mahoney knew he was cut.
He got assistance to the nearest doc
tors office, and from there was taken
home.
Mahoney's clothes show that he was
cut up in horrible fashion. He received
two cuts in the back below the left
shoulder, one ten inches and the other
about four inches long, three cuts in
the lower abdomen and one joint of the
first finger on the right hand was cut
off. He was saved from a slash on the
hip by a comb in his hip pocket.
Constable Henry Thomas arrested
Elslager in Bridgeport early yesterday
afternoon. He refused to accompany
the officer back to this city without
reuuisition, and he was locked up in
Bridgeport on the fugitive charge. He
claimed some one else must have cut
Mahoney as he only used little pen
knife.
From all appearances the weapon
| used was very sharp razor. Elslager
will be brought to this city and held
pending the result of Mahoney' S
| wounds.
OTHER JUSTICE COURT ITEMS.
Before Justice Rogers yesterday
warrants were issued on complaint of
Effie Ray against Mrs. Edw. Weineke,
on the charges of breach of peace and
profane swearing, and against George
| Weineke on the charge of profane
swearing. There are fourteen wit
nesses summoned, and the case gives
promise of being holly contested.
The cases against Jacob Emsheimer
and Morris Jacobson, on the charge OF
| Sunday selling, brought by the Clerk S
| Union, have been set fer the 20th
inst.
officer Troutwein swore out war
rant against John Lavelle yesterday on
lunacy charge. Lavelle was commit
| ted to Jail for an examination.
The action against ]. w. Williams,
colored, brought by Mr.. Anderson, was
dismissed. The charges were contend
ing with loud and angry words, and a
peace warrant. Williams threatened
to shoot dog, which botn men claim
ed. The Justice very logically ruled
that it was the dog that had the griev-
ance against Williams and the case was
dismissed.
In Justice Fitzpatrick's court yester-
day, Albert Friedel was fined SIS and
costs on the charge Of jumping board
bill. Charles Miller, guard at the work
house, was the complainant.
William Davis and John Cochran
were both fined SIS and costs for fight
ing on the street.
In Squire C. S. Greer's court on the
South Side, yesterday morning, the case
of Mary Donovan on the charge of dis
orderly conduct and breach of peace,
as preferred by Mary Seidler, came up
for hearing and was continued until the
18th inst at 10 a. M, owing to the abb
sence of an important witness.
A Pleasing Courtesy.
F. w. Banner Co. have furnished the
K. of P.'s hall with a Graphophone
Grand for their banquet concert last
Wednesday evening.