Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-23
THE TRIAL OF THE
TWO ITALIANS
| At weIIsbure Has Again Been POST
p0ned-A Case Thrown Out of

pOned-A case thrown out OF
Court.
Special to the Register.
WELLSBURG, w. Va, October o.
The trial of the Italians charged with
the murder of William and Jacob Ed
ener, at Wheeling Junction, last Fourth
of July, which was to come up III the
Circuit Court to-day, has again been
postponed, this time until the Both
inst--next Wednesday.
The appeal case of Williams & Lett
kus VS.. city of " ellsburg came up this
morning and was thrown out on an er-
ror in the warrant issued for the ar
rest of the appellants for the unlawful
sale of liquor, the warrant having been
made to read State of West Virginia
Tvs. Williams C Letzkus," instead of
"City of Wellsburg VS.. Williams &
Letzkus," as it should have been.
in the case of State of West Virginia
VS.. Samuel Williams the jury was sent
out shortly before noon. but up to this
time have not agreed on verdict.
The case against Andrew Letzkus,
in the same cause, did not come up on
account OF MIR. Letzkus being too i'll to
attend court. Mr.. Letzkus has grown
much worse in the past two Gays and
his death is hourly expected.
County Commissioner n. w. Poole,
of Golfers, is here this week attending
court.
Among the Wheeling people in our
town to-day are Ii. c. Caldwell, John
j. Gaus, James d. Hanes and j. n.
Schultz
E. A Phelps and John Brown, of
vi
ness.
Miss Matte McNally, of the Third
ward, is on the sick list.
Miss Belle McIntire is visiting
| friends in Morristown, Ohio, this week.
G. w. Hill, foreman of the Daily
Herald, has returned to his work after
weeks visit to his parents in East
ern Ohio.
Mark Walter and John Letzkus re-
turned home last night from Wheel
ing, where they spent yesterday with
Andy Letzkus, who is now almost at
the point Of death with rheumatism.
Miss Carrie Matthews went UP to
Pittsburg this morning to spend the
day with friends.
The crowd of country people in town
this week is unusually small for court
week.
Louis Nichols, who is employed at
Uhrichsville, Ohio, came home Sunday
to spend few days with his parents.
Samuel McCord and son Otto left
this morning for Buffalo, where they
will spend week at the exposition.
w. c. Jacob and Mrs. E. J. Paul are
at the exposition at Buffalo this week.
Miss Leona Scott, of Somerset coun-
ty, Pa, returned to her home yester-
day after a short visit to her friend
Miss Carrie Matthews.
Miss Margaret Combs is confined to
her home with illness. Miss Tarr is
acting in her place as teacher in the
Third ward school.
George l.. Gould, aged "a years, an
old civil war veteran, who has been
living in this city for the past year.
died this morning at the home of A.
Aldridge. on Charles street. The body
will be taken to Wheeling for burial
tomorrow.
H. n. .Pillsburg. the world famed
chess player. is in our city and will
give an exhibition this evening in Pal
mer's law Office before the local chess
club and several invited guests Wells
burg has large chess club and con-
siderable interest is being taken in Mr..
Pillsbury's visit.
C. Mitchell, the veteran clock re-
pairer. who has been making periodical
trips through Wellsburg and vicinity
for half a century. arrived here last
| night Mr. Mitchell is known and re-
spected by nearly every citizen of
| Brooke county