The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-25
PARSONS in TROUBLE.

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AWhcclinG Young Man Arrested at
Stcubcnville Yesterday on a Serious
Charge-Charsed With Completely
in Shooting Man There.
Colonel W. W. Arnett las. night re-
celved telegram from Steubenville.
stating that Arthur Parsons, formerly
OF this city, and a son OF J. II. Parsons.
deceased, long prominent Wheeling
photographer, was In trouble there. and
asking for his legal services. The
colonel will go to s,eubenrille to-day
A story was In circulation here last
night that young Parsons had shot his
step-father, but this was withou: foan-
dation. The stor" OF the difficulty Is
told in last evenings Steubenvile
Eeraid-Star. as follows:
Leonard Anderson, well known c!;i
zen, residing on Church street. near
Market, had thrilling experience with
three strange characters about4 O'Clock
this morning. which resulted In one of
the men drawing 3S-calfbre revolver
and shooting Mr.. Anderson In the left
limb, above the ankle. inflicting pain
full and perhaps serious wound.
About $3.50 this morning Mrs. Ander-
son was awakended from her slumbers
by loud knocking at the front door, and
calling to know who was there, was an
swered by gruff voice demanding ad-
mittance. The lady again inquired who
was at the door and what WAS wanted.
and was again ordered to open the
door and then she would see" By this
time Mr.. Anderson had been awakened
by the racket. and hastily dressing.
opened the front door, which leads out
onto q porch. There In the darkness
stood three men, strangers to Mr.. An
derson.
what do you men want here?" in
Quired Mr.. Anderson.
1--WE want to come in for awhile" i'm
pudently answered one Of them, tough
looking Individual.
We'll, you ought to know this Is not
that kind of a house" was the reply,
Now get out OF here" and Mr.. Ander-
son made move as IL TO nut his demand
into execution.
The men stepped off the porch Into
the ward, and before ANYTHING else had
been said one OF them pulled a revolver
and fired at Mr.. Anderson, the bali tax.
ing effect In the limb above the ankle.
When the sho, was fired Mrs. Ander-
son screamed and the men ran out OF
the ward and up toward Market street.
In the meantime a Young son OF Mr..
Anderson. with rare nerve, hastily
dressed and on finding that his father
had been shot, started TO follow the
gang. and II possible cause their arrest,
The bow ran out, to Market street in
time to sef. three men walking I'm The
pan Handle platform. and running 10
the Imperial hotel he telephoned for the
notice In n few minutes Edrerly. Mer.
ce- Dunn and Conner were at the depot.
and the men answering TO the descrIp-
tion of Mr.. Anderson were arrested and
locked up.
They OF course denied that they had
done any shooting but on on. or them
giving his name as Lewis Morshland
Vas found n aS-caI,bra revojrer. With
one cha nber EMMY Tho at her ,rv, fei-
lows gave the names ~ 4 g Person
(nrohablv Parsons)) and Charles Fm.
erson.
Two satchels and n heavy paper bo.
balancing IN the men we're taken Ia tho
MAYORS office. The bo. contained sev-
ternl dozen OF cmpty half MINI whisky
fl,s.s and several mi, hott,es Of u.hisrv
and the notice cYnIain' tbat The men are
evidently travelling sneak-eosles who
were on route 10 thr oil fields The
me-, also had In.tbe,r n,ssessIon n nun
Der of Conductors checks, TWO reyoIvers