Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-08-24

State News PiGk-upS.


] Not. hooert Ward Greer. former
business man of Martinsburg, is dead
! In Washington. He was prominent in
West Virginia |. q. y. l.. and c.. A. Il.
circles. He was at one time a mem.
Der OF the stan of the department. com
! mander OF the G.. A. II. OF West Vir-
ginia. He had n place in Washington
with the fish commission.
Unknown persons placed a dynamite
bomb on the porch of the residence of
Capt. f. Nj, Norchler. Wheeling. and
blew it to pieces. No one was hurt.
Capt. Norchler believes that strikers
are responsible for the outrage. as
the employees of the coal company of
which he is president have been on
strike for months
/ Max Miller, of Portsmouth o.. is in
Jail ut Charleston charged with for
/ gerry. He claimed to have $4,000 in
the Portsmouth Security Savings and
/ Trust Co. and gave checks for goods
/ purchased. Firms which sold him
/ goods wired TO Portsmouth. which re-
suited in his arrest. The police have
recovered the goods.
Alice Penley. aged 40 years. swal-
lowed carbolic acid aud died at the
edge OF the Ohio river, Parkersburg. n
few minutes after she was found un-
conscious. She had quarreled with
her lover short time before.
T.. II. Hutchins. the bookkceper who
the other night was mysteriously shot
at the front door of the home of Red
Grey by Mrs. Grey. will not prosecute
Mrs. Grey, IL is said. The rumor is
that the prosecution would involve the
names of many of the leading bust
ness men of the city. and every effort
is being made to keep the matter out
of the courts. Hutchins will probably
] lose his leg as the result of the shoot
ing. Mrs. Grey is under $4,000 bond.
While freight train was passing
Prince. on the C.. & o. railway, the
walls of an infant were plainly heard
The cries came from one of the box
cars. daughter of Squire Brash no.
titled the train crew. The car was
unlocked and an investigation made.
IL was loaded with large packing
cases. Despite diligent search no
trace of the infant was found. The
searchers at Prince are not satisfied
and Deputy Marshal Dan Cunningham
has telegraphed to Harrison Ash
chief of police of Thurmond. to make
further investigation. He says he be-
lieves the infant was In one of the
packing cases.
While playing near the Chesapeake
Il Ohio freight yards at Charleston
two small boys found the body of a
Negro with the head smoothly severed
from the body near n car OF bananas
The police at once began an investiga-
ton which resulted I'm strong suspi-
cion of foul play. 1t is limited that the
mysterious death is the work OF Malta
or members of the Black Hand. The
: Negro worked for fruit dealer nam
, ed {. II. James, who Is rival of Ital-
ian and Syrian dealers Recently
James had fight with some Of these
men. The other night a number OF
suspicious looking men were seen in
the vicinity, and owing to the way the
head was cut off 1t is not believed he
I was struck by a train.
! Dressed in only n night shirt. which
was given him when sent to the city
hospital after he had received what
were believed to be fatal injuries. Gro
/ yer Orchard, of Huntington. who es-
capped from the state reformatory. es-
! capped from the hospital at Parkers-
burg the other evening and was cbas-
ed through the principal streets by Of
ficers and nearly 200 civilians. He
eluded capture, although the officers
fired at him several times.
Policeman Abbott, while attempting
TO arrest Alonzo Hammack at Charles
ton, had one of his hands nearly sew
cred from the wrist. John Summers.
a cousin OF Hammock, was so badly
cut by Hammack that it is thought
| that he can not recover Summers
/ and Abbott are in the general hospi-
\ tai; Hammock is i'm Jail The ARRAY
took place in Nutter's barroom. Ham
mack and Summers 1t Is said. had
threatened the bartender. who sum-
moned the policeman When Abbott
| arrived Hammock and Summers at
| tackled him. During the fight Ham
mack. installing Summers for the of
/ ficer slashod him In the back. making
two ugly wounds IS inches long and
/ quite deep. Summers was also cut
about the head and arms before the
| frenzied man realized that he was kill
! ing his own cousin.
While returning home from a dou-
/ Bile wedding ceremony near Leroy, by
/ which her twin sisters, Misses Grace
and Edna Nuzum. were married TO Al
bert Shepherd and Okey HINES. re-
/ spectively, Miss Pearl Nuzum. daugh-
ter Of Gen. Theodore Nuzum. OF Reedy
district. was thrown from her carriage,
receiving injuries from which she died
within a few moments Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Shepherd. the former a lead
! ing politician Of Writ county. were
thrown from another buggy and seri-
ously injured. Early Shepherd son OF
Samuel. who was with Miss NuZum.
old ri.