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stantly killed his wife the other night,
while she, together with her mother
and sister, were returning from
church. at ST. Marys. The deed was
committed with a shotgun. the whole
charge lodging in the back OF the
head tearing away the whole back
portion of the skull The murderer
is at large. with dozen posses in pur-
suit Jealousy must have prompted
the deed. Cooper was in an asylum
until six months ago. when he was
discharged as cured. He came back
home to st. Marys and has been act
ing sanely ever since. until the night
he committed the crime. which he had
threatened while insane. II is said he
secured a shotgun down town and
told some OF his intentions. He chose
very dark place on the railroad track
and waited for the women, who were
walking together.
Harry Butler. aged 80. a well-known
river pilot, lately on the Otto Marmet.
dropped dead on Capitol street.
Charleston. Physicians pronounced it
heart disease. The remains were talk.
en- to his home at Huntington. He
leaves a wife. Butler had been in bad
health for a year or more. but at the
time of his death was in his usual
health.
In the case of Robert F. Cline chief
of the Wheeling fire department in
dicted on the charge of Offering the
president of the Second Branch of
Council. Jesse Schaeffer. bride of
$1,000 for voting for the passage OF an
f,on y
City Traction company, the jury re-
turned verdict of not guilty.
Doe Connolly proprietor OF a speak
easy in the Fish creek oil field. hanged
himself. He and his wife had been sep
arated for some time.
The home of Adam Francis. located
in an isolated place near the village
. of WACO. contained the other day
( three dead bodies. the last OF the oc.
cupants of the house. On Sunday
Adam Francis died of the effects of
typhoid fever. and he was followed
in death Monday by his only child.
This made a burden too great for the
mother to bear. She repeatedly re.
marked that she had nothing to live
Tor. and prayed to die. Death claimed
her Monday afternoon The father.
mother and infant daughter will be
buried side by side.
The state board of agriculture elect
ed ]. b. Garvin assistant secretary and
superintendent OF the Farmers insti,
tute.
George Deem teamster, was kick
ed to death by horse in the Yellow
creek neighborhood, near Parkers-
burg
Four thousand and sixty-eight dol.
lars is the aggregate of fines and costs
imposed in the criminal court. Wheel
ing, upon 115 saloonkeepers who plead.
ed guilty to selling liquor on Sunday.
AT Parkersburg. l.. d. Boggs quar-.
relied with his sister. Mrs Otie Ham
rick, over some trivial matter. She
reported 1t TO her husband and he
went after Boggs with shotgun
FINDING him at work on his farm
Hamrick fired at him with deliberate
aim and killed him Hamrick then
Ned and has not been apprehended
The report has reached Wayne that
a newly appointed agent for the n. and
w. railway at Dunlow, worked there
Two days. and then went to Hunting
ton TO be shaved. He took with him
IT is said, $500 of the railways funds
and $3.50 express money He has not
yet returned from the barber shop.
Five prisoners were given peniten
tiary sentences by Judge Keller. OF the
federal court. at Huntington. as fol
lows: Ebenezer Coats, alias James
Wise, pension fraud. two years: Jim
Howard and Frank Mcmillan. robbine
Haw's Nest post Office. five years Ros
coe Wire and Sam Morris. robbery of
Matewan post office, five years and
$500 fine each.
Elkins, w. Va, April 12.-Chief OF
Police +. G. Marstiller was shot and
killed by Wllfred Davis. a woodsman
whom he had arrested and was taking
TO the city prison Davis appeared
willing to go to Jell and offered no re
sistance until within 30 feet of the
jail door. when he told Marstiller that
he would go no further. A slight scuf
fe followed. when Davis pulled a so.
caliber revolver from his pocket and
fired. the ball striking Marstiller just
above the left ear. Mayor WoodforG
heard Of the shooting and I'm less than
ten minutes had 30 men on horseback
occurring the country for Davis These
were Joined later BY the sheriff and
posse until there were 100 men in tho
chase. all armed with shotguns and
rifles.
Davis was sighted as ne came 10
where the creek crosses the country
road. They ordered him to halt. bu.
he started TO run and the posse opened
fire. He then surrendered and begged
them not 10 shoot him When Davis
was brought back 10 town a mob OF
about 1000 surrounded the officers
having him IN charge and the cry ~
lynch him" soo1 became n roar but