The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-12
FIURLIVG STONES AT TRAINS
DONE BY DESPERATE GANG

/ zen who stoned passing passenger
and freight trains, was brought IN
Thursday night from Salem and
lodged in Jail here. Friday after
noon he was taken before Justice
James n. David He waived exam
nation and was remanded to iail III
default Of a bond of $4,000 to APP
pear to answer an Indictment by the
next grand jury.
Stutler's real home is at Morgans-
vile, but he appears to have been
operating all along the RAILROAD from
Smithburg cast 10 Wolf Summit
The first victim of his throwing
stones at the trains was Fireman Fl
T.. McHenry Tuesday morning at
Smithburg, who is now in st
.Toseph's hospital, in Parkersburg, in
serious condition.
Since the assault on Fireman Nc
Henry, an effort has been made to
locate the stone thrower On We'd
nesday night it was discovered that
stones had been placed in the switch
es at different places, which was sup
posed TO have been the work of the
same individual that had been throw
ing stones at the trainmen. When
it was discovered that stones had
been placed as stated above, orders
were given for different trains to
run slow for some distance through
that section, and engineer Harry
Cook. on passenger train No. 4, east
bound, was one of the first to receive
this order.
When his train arrived in the ter
ritorv named in the order. he was
running his train at greatly reduc-
ed speed, when stone crashed
through the window of the engini
cab. striking him under the left eye.
inflicting. quite cut, but not suffi
Gent to interfere with his continu-
ing on his run As he continued or
he met freight No. 81, and he iT'-
formed Engineer Brumbaugh to look
out for the fellow.
Engineer Brumbaugh was also
running his train at low rate OF
speed. and when near Wolf Sunmli
a stone was hurled at him. BeIne
on the lookout, he saw the fellow
throw the stone, and avoided bein@
hit. He jumped off his engine and
caught the Young man, who did not
offer any resistance. 1t is also al
legged that Brumbaugh handled tho
fellow quite lively.
j. r. Cabell, of Parkersburg, who
was a passenger on the train stated
that besides the stone which was
thrown and struck Engineer Hnrr'
Cook, that stone was thrown
through one of the windows of thf
smoking car.
He said that the passenger VIII,
was occupying the seat by this win
dow happened to be living down II
the scat. or he would no doubt hay
been struck, or injured by the brok
en- glass from the window. Th'
crashing of the stone into the car
caused quite a commotion among lh'
passengers, the majority OF whom
dropped down between the seats
and IN the aisle of the car, expect i
ing that more stones would he
thrown.
Tt was learned also from ss NJ
he'll that he ran the train from tailt
Mace into ClarksbtIHg instead of.snl,5
aineer Cook; the latter, while not IN
siiured to a great extent, being afraid
that he might be running some risk
in taking cold in the wound caused
by a piece OF glass from the cab
window.
1t is also believed that there are
others interested with the young
man Stutler, who was arrested by
Engineer Brumbaugh, in the attacks
that have been made on the trains in
that vicinity. and the opinion is tina
there are still about four Others IL
tbe gang, and that other arrests will
soon follow. The opinion seems to
be that those who have been doing
the work are in some way connected
with the gang that were rounded up
not long since at this place for rob
bling Baltimore & Ohio cars, and II
is alleged that the young man, Slut
Ter, is related to some of the mem
bcrs of the gang
Two warrants were issued against
stutIer and the bond fixed at $1,000
on each. They were sworn out by
Engineer Henry T.. Cook. In one
he makes the charge that Stutler
threw a stone at him, and struck him
in the face and eye, doing him great
injury. The other charges him
with throwing stone into n passen-