The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-10
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VERY NASTY
ALLEGATION
Is Frank Mooney, of the North End,
the Charge Being Criminal
Assault on q IA
SEVEN.YEAR.0LD YOUN6SfER.
Mooney Resists Officer Lawson, and
Takes His Revolver From Him.
An Exciting Affair.

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Frank Mooney, young North End
er. who Is employed at the Peninsular
cemetery by Sexton Chester Dean, who
is his brother-in-law was arrested yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock by two
county constables and a policeman after
he had disarmed the latter and threat.
ened to kill him, on the charge of COM
hitting criminal assault on 7-year- old
Clarence Cox Wednesday afternoon.
4 The crime is the most repulsive in the
criminal calendar. and great indigna-
Stion has been aroused against the al.
legged assailant.
The. details of the assault, committed
: Wednesday in the seclusion Of an
abandoned vault OF the cemetery, are
+ too filthy to appear In public print. Lit
tie Clarence Cox, aged years, son Of
Charles Cox. OF the Fourth ward, had
visited, the cemetery In company with
two other boys Of about the same age.
Z Joe Donahue and Chris Roberts. and
Clarence was singled out for the as
sault. The father of the boy learned
what had happened Wednesday night,
and In his impulsive anger started at
once for the cemetery. but wisely re-
considered. and instead went TO police
headquarters and laid the matter be-
{ fore Chief Clemans.
( The chief decided to detail officer
Lawson on the case, and Thursday
afternoon the officer In plain clothes,
accompanied by the lads father. and
the three boys. went 10 the cemetery.
The boys were sent ahead, and the two
men followed. The boys, VINO hid
themselves behind the shrubbery. saw
I. Frank Mooney approaching, and,
jumping out from their place of con-
ccalment, called out That's the man."
= Officer Lawson approached Mooney,
and said: You are under arrest,
Mooney seemed surprised, and Inquired
,assto the charge against him, on which
Lawson would no. cnllghtcE him,
wliereupon Mooney pulled loose from
the officers grasp and said, You can't
arrest me-
The officer then pulled out his revolt
yer. Intending 70 friShtcn Mooney Into
submission, but Instead he jerked the
revolver from the officers grasp, and.
pointing 1t at his head, deiiad him to
do anything.
~ or course the officer was helpless.
! ard could Go nothing but telephone to
police headquarters for assistance. In
the meantime Mooney had walked to
2iha saSton's lodge. some distance away.
5frca, the scene of the trouble with
LawsoH.
Corstub!es stoahr and Moran on the
case, they going out to the cemetery in
the patrol wagon. where they were
Joined by Lawson and Cox The quar-
tctte proceeded to tl,= sections resi-
dence, where they found Mooney and
placed him under arrest. He was dis
posed TO make more trouble. but Stoehr
was too much for him. and he was soon
disarmed and under arrest.
Mooney was brought TO town in the
patrol wagon and placed in the city
lock UP. Then the officers and Mr.. Cox
went to Justice Rogers office. where
the latter swore out n warrant for
Mooney. charging criminal assault
upon his son. This was served and
Mooney placed in the county jail pend
ing a preliminary hearing this morn
! Ing at 10 o'clock.