Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-08-03

Stats Odds and Ends.

the governor. arrived at Moundsvills
and took George Williams. the colorcI
alleged assailant OF Laura Knade. OF
Jefferson county back To Charleston
toS trial IL is che first time I'm the
history OF the state that soldiers have
nad to bee called out to protect n pris.
oner
Justice Of the Peace l.. IL. Hundley
nes in the fayette jail awaiting seq
tence to the state prison for embez-
ziing moneys collected by him on
nnes. He comes of gCod Virginia
family
W"a'am Jackson. u Colored canvas
man FOR the Empire railway circus
which has been playing I'm minin.
towns near Charleston. was shot and
dangerously injured AT the Kanawha
" Michigan railroad station. Charles.
ton by Dock Langley. the manager of
the shoN. Jackson had asked some.
thing about pay. and the alteration
started. Langley stepped on train
and left for Maiden. where he was Ia
ter arrested by officers from Charles.
ton
Attorney w. Il Thompson, OF Hunt
tngton. and one of the leading demo.
Gratis of the state. announced his can
didacy for the nomination of governor
on the democratic ticket. Thomson
is the first To- come out openly and do.
clare himself
Maj. W. j. w. Cowden died i'm
Wheeling in his 5Sth year after n lin
gering illness. He was a former most
nT
secretary and chairman of the repub
mean state central committees. and nj
the time of his death was president of
the board OF regents of the West Vir-
Sinia university. He was born i'm Law
renee county. Pennsylvania. He serv-
ed as paymaster in the Spanish war.
with rank of major
John Cooper. young son OF Mrs.
Martha Cooper, choked to death Mt
Charleston on crust of bread. While
at table with the family he nibbled on
biscuit. portion of which lodged
on his lungs. and before n doctor
could be obtained strangled to death
Jack Carlin. a brick contractor. was
held to the criminal court ut Parkers
burg charged with having murdered
Frank McCabe. white. and with shoot
ing with intent to- kill Arch Justice.
colored Carin fired five shots at JUS.
tice. One went wild. killing McCabc.
Another almost fatally wounded Jus
tice.
The honeymoon trip to Parkersburg
of William Bower and bride. of Ath.
ems. o., came TO sorry end the other
N NJ
arrested by Chief of Police Barron on
warrants charging them with stealing
the horse and buggy in which they
made their wedding journey. After a
drive of 80 miles Bowers sold the OFT
fit to liveryman in Cornice for $500.
though II was valued at $500. He and
his bride then went to Huntington by
train Marshal Funsterwald. OF Atli-
ems. pursued the couple. and. with 10.
cal officers, found Bower and his bride
hiding in cellar. They consented tn
return without extradition
James Brown. aged Is. son Of Wait
man Brown. of Wise. Is in Jail in Nor
gantown. charged with threatening To
shoot Mary b. Efaw daughter of Isaac
Efaw, who swore out a warrant for
Brown. The other day Deputy Sheriff
Isaac n. Robinson and son, G.. l.. Rob
inson, went to young Browns home to
arrest him. AS soon as they entered
the house Brown opened fire with a
32-cailber revolver. shooting /. n. Rob
inson in the left groin above tho
heart. In the left arm, and I'm the hin.
Robinson returned the fire, shooting
Brown in the back and hand Robin.
son was taken to- the hospital at Fair.
mont. though both will recover Thu
families are prominent Jealousy was
the cause OF the affair.
Thomas w. Tfchenal. alias o g
Gundale, postmaster at Pleasant Hill.
was lodged in Jail at Charleston by
Post Office Inspector Edward I. Allen.
charged with u bold green goods
scheme. In his position as a post.
master Tichenal is charged with send.
Ing circular letters through the mails,
claiming that he had been an engrav.
or in the treasury department at Wash
lngton and proposing TO sell bank
notes at 81 for ten dollars worth Of
the spriOus money. The arrest is Of
national importance. as his correspond.
ence shows names of people I'm all
parts Of the country who were willing
TO circulate counterfeit money.
Two men we're killed and one seri-
ously wounded by the Pittsburg ex.
cursion train at Padden's Crossing.
four miles south of New MartinsviIIe.
Ned Harrigan. Charles Longwell and
Newton Kemp went 10 Sistersville and
drank heavily When they reached
Padden's they stopped off. missing the
last traction car They then went To
sleep on the Ohio River railroad
tracks A farmer found Kemp in a
field where he had been knocked by
the train. so badly injured that he
could not walk The bodies of the
other two men were 80 horribly man.
gled that IL was impossible TO distin-