The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-28
Causes the Death Of Two, and Three
Seriously Wounded.
FENALEDOCT4oRII FlGHTSiA MOB
with the Above Results-Trouble
Caused by Charges Of Criminal
Practice on the Part Of the Doctor.
Excitement in the Neighborhood
Intense.

An all-night. battle between q mob and
Ms. DR.. C.. W. Wright, who was ac-
cused OF the murdersof Bessie salter.
the slxteen-year-old daughter of a cit
ken OF Gilman.
The dead:
John Myers, !aborer, employed by
Mrs. DR.. Wright.
Michael Ryan. citizen, serving as
deputy constable. rs ~:
Fatally wounded:
Lawrence Rryan, brother of the dead
man, wounded in the abdomen. III
George WIlloughby. citizen. shot
through left lung.
Mrs. DR.. C. w. Wright, shot through
rIgh; shoulder, bullet taking downward
course. d. . e. 81 Y. ~
Seriously wounded:
Peter Lauer, member of the. cItizens'
attacking patty.S shot through the
stomach. - !, X y 80 -
First Act Of Tragedy.
Earlyii IN the evening the first act Of
the tragedy. was enacted, when Consta-
bic Niistead went to the house on the
outskirts of the town. occupied by Mrs.
Wright, 10 serve on the occupant q
warrant sworn out after the caroRsr's
jury mad declared her guilty OF murder,
4 number If deputies gathered upon
the street, accompanied Constable MI
stead Mrs. Wright barred the door,
and in forcing an entrance the consta-
lie enccuutc.ec, unexpected opposition,
They broke the outer door open and en-
tered the darkened rooms. Michael
Ryan felt hts way across. the frs,
room, ard waa about L, enter the door
Of the inner apartment. when a shot
rang out, and he&fei dead. The con-
stables made hurried exit, and formed
picket line around the building. At
regular intervals they fired Into the
building. in ths;hope that the occupants
would surrender, but without success.
Decided to Fire Buildings.
Finally, II was determined to set fire
to the building. The recent rains had
90 dampened its timbers that the fire
would NO, catch, ana after burning
some outbuildIngs, the posse gave up
the attempt. aud fell back to the their
original plan Of driving out Mrs.
Wright. ) + &.
about ] o'clock the family OF Michael
Ryan, arrived. The dead man had been
carried TO the bushes near the house
where he met his death. A mob OF
probably go people had gathered. Most
OF them were armed, The scenes Of
grief which followed the. arrival OF Ey-
ans wife and children fired the crowd
with frenzy. They seized dozens OF
bundles OF straw, saturated them with
petroleum, piled than aga;nstthe front
and sides OF the tso-callcd hospital and
applied the torch. In moment the
place was a mass OF flames. Shot after
shot rang from the upper windows, and
George Wflioughby. q local representa-
tive of the Standard Oil Company. fell
with. a bullet In the left side.
Crowd Volleyed the House.
b. . d.
The next victim was Peter Bauer, n
member of the attacking party. These
casualties so+ansered the crowd tina.
they, volleyed the. house fast as they
could"loal their firearms.
Contrary to. expectations. no screams
followed the progress OF the flames, and
the mob> began to think that the In
mates OF the. burning house had been
cremated. .s5=
Suddenly from a bunch Of timber In
the rear. several shots came In the d.
rection OF the mob. They were an
swercd a hundred to one, and the fire
was quickly slIenced. Members OF the
mob rushed to the timber. and In the
dim light of the coming dawn found
the body OF John Myers. a blacksmith.
who had been employed by Mrs.
Wright stretched in the death agony.
He was sho, In a dozen places about
the, bead and shoulders. showing that
he hadfbeen lying on his face, firing a.
his enemies, when he met death.
Jeering as They Went.
Nearby lay Mrs. Wright, a ragged
hole In her right shoulder. She had
been wounded while lying down in the
same position as Myers. The mob
carried her down town. je2ring as they
went. She was taken to the council
chamber, and physicians set to work in
an endeavor-to bring her TO conscious.
ness. Up TO 0 a. m. they. had been un-
successful. and 1t is probable that she
will not recover.
The mob Immediately dispersed. It
had been reported thar there wcre three
women In the house besides Mrs,
Wright. but no sisns OF them have been
found,
Mrs. DR.. Wright was about fif,y vars
old. II, is stated that she was formerly
an actress. For some time she has
been conducting ly!ng-in hospital on
the outskirts OF Gilman. The death
OF Bessie Salter in the house last Fri
day and the verdict of the coronrr.s
Jury Saturday. caused the Issuance OF
a warrant for her arrest. which result
ed In wholesale shooting and the prob
able death OF the principal.
A Pleasant Duty.-"When know
anything worthy OF recommendation
consider II my duty TO tell It." says Rev.
Jas. Murdoch. OF EdmsSurg: Pa. "Dr.
AYnnw'a Catarrhal spowIer bnu ctra1