Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-29
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
CLINTON AND HENRY DTTMAN.
BROTHERS, OF BENwOOn. EN-
GAGGED YESTERDAY AZ
TERN0ON
IN A LIVELY ALTERcAuoN
And the Latter was Shot In the Neck
and May Not Recover-The Young
err Ditman Boy Taken Into Cus-
tody-Excessive indulgence In In
toxicants was Probably the Cause
of the Trouble.

What may prove to be fatal shoot
ing ARRAY occurred yesterday after-
noon about 4 o'clock in that part OF
the river bank in Lower Benwood
known as The Beach, or Boat
Town" and where is tied up. closely
together. quite a number CT house,
boats occupied by different families.
Cliatcn Ditman, aged about II years,
aid Henry Ditman, aged about 20
years, brothers, engaged in lively
fisas, and as a result the latter was
shot in the neck and may lie from
the effects of his injuries.
According to the story of the ARRAY,
young Clinton Ditma1 was sitting on
the beach near the railroad loop about
two hundred yards south of the Dali
tiInore & Ohio bridge, conycrsing with
Mrs. Tom Bickerton. VINO lives In that
viciAity, and his brother Henry ssme
walking along the bank. evidently nm
der the influence OF intoxicants. and
after making some hostile remark
kicked him several times on the body.
The younger Ditman boy Immediately
GOT UP and started to run away and
his botner followed him. They soon
cane together again ard this time
blows were freely exchanged, and the
younger boy picked up barrel staye
ana struck his brother Henry two or
three times with telling effect LATER
young Ditman ran up the bank to his
home IN one Of the househoats and
securing a 32-calibre revolver, re-
turned to the place where the fght-
ing bad occurred and fired two shots
at his older brother. One shot went
wild and the other took effect, The
bullet entered the right side OF his
neck, passed behind the clayicle and
tbeL cider penetrated or passed be-
hind the lung. The injured mar. real-
izing his condition. at once turned ana
walked TO Tic home of Mrs. Tkotn&a-
BickeIton, short distance away, and
as he was about to enter tne itsidence
swooned end fell to The ground lie
was cared for by those who we're near
by, and Or. Leonard Eskey. OF Wheel
ing, and Or. J. N. Alley. of Benwood,
were hastily summoned. rho unfor-
tunate MaL was given the necessary
medical aid in due time and last night
was reported to be resting &c comforts
able as could be expected The wound
was inflicted In such a part OF The
body that the physicians deemed it
useless to probe for tic bullet.
After the shooting CLIFTON Ditman
was placed under arrest by Marshal
George w. Furbee and taken to the
lookup. The lad will be held by tho
authorities and the natme OF tae
charge viii, OF course, solely depend
upon the results Of heary DItman's
injuries.
The l'itmao boys are s.epsons OF
Fred k"ope, and lived ia Boat
Town" for some time. II IS said that
both drank freely of beer yesterday
and were .rsoxicated wnen they got
into the alteration.
The attending physician stated that
while Ditmans wound Is OF a most
serious nature he has chances OF re-
covering.
The mother OF the boys was away
from home at the time. and on learn
ing OF the ARRAY seemed to be much
affected and declared that she viii
have certain Benwood man indicted
before the grand jury on the charge
OF giving her younger son keg OF
beer for helping him do some work.