Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-15
State News Happenings

y. ~. Emmons, who are her old
friends. Mrs. Fairbanks lives i'm
Springfield. o.. and stopped there ON
her way home from Washington,
where she witnessed the inaugural
ceremonies that made her son vice
president of the United States.
Al Shrewsbury, a mining village Is
miles above Charleston, a mine car
loaded with coal and carrying 10
workmen who were coming from the
mine dash 1000 feet down the 45-foot
incline, killing four OF the miners and
injuring four others. The dead are:
Andrew Hunt. aged 80. married; VIM.
McSurley. aged IS: John McSurley.
aged IL; Ed McGlothlon, aged 10.
The injured Herbert Hannigan, Jas.
Sheets. .. l.. Hastings and William
Martin. The men were riding down
to their homes when the rope pulled
out OF the "dead-eye end" of the draw
head and the car descended like light
ming to the bottom of the incline.
1000 feet below.
Judge John p. Jackson. who has re-
signed his place on the federal bench,
was born In Parkersburg. August 4.
1924, and was the son of Gen. John J.
Jackson. He was admitted to the bar
in 1916. and In 1S4S was made prose
cutting attorney OF Writ county. He
served in the Virginia legislature from
1851 To 1885. and was three times
presidential elector on the whig ticket.
Judge Jackson held court In this state
during the civil war when his life was
threatened If he mounted the bench
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cisions i'm land title litigation and in
recent years In injunction cases.
Judge Jackson's resignation was ten
dered To take effect March 15.
John Mcintyre, the 15-year-old son
OF prominent farmer living near
Buffalo creek, was instantly killed un-
der peculiar circumstances. He was
riding and driving a herd Of cattle to
Wayne, when steer ran amuck, kill.
ing two of the cattle and scattering
the rest. The boy bravely tried to
subdue the steer, which, with n mad
roar. charged, striking the lads horse
with such force that the animal was
knocked from It's feet and the boy
thrown high in the air. AS the body
descended 1t lighted on the head,
.
instantly.
What was to have been a marriage
resulted In a murder at Ashland. VIII
Trent and Ella Moss, colored. were the
principals. The minister and guests
were present, when the bride-to-be re-
fused to allow the ceremony to be per-
formed. Thereupon her lover shot her
in the forehead, and death resulted in
| stantly. The murderer then escaped.
AS a result OF Ill feeling growing out
OF fuss between the children OF
Councilman Abel Massie and G.. G.
Moore. at Bluefeld, the latter, It is
alleged. waylaid the former on his
way home and struck him with n
heavy stick, inhicting serious IL not
fatal injuries. Moore has been arrest
ed and is being held for trial.
M. b. Bartlett. past grand command
er of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie for the department of West Vir-
ginia, died at Parkersburg OF Bright's
disease aged 60 years.
Sidney Cole was acquitted of the
charge of murder after serving four
years Of a sentence of 10 years, i'm
posed after a former trial He shot
VIM. Terry. carpenter OF the steamer
Keystone State, while the vessel was
landing near his home during the
flood OF 1900. Cole claimed he shot
after ordering the vessel to stop in
order to save his home from being
washed away A new trial was grant
ed after he had been four years In
the penitentiary, resulting in his ac-
quittal.
Before retiring from Office Gov.
White signed the appropriation bill
passed by the legislature in extraordi-
nary session. The bill carried the ap-
preparation OF $3,033. 9G7. From this
Gov. White pared off, by veto,
S92.738.90 Among the items cut out
was one appropriating mileage to
members Of the Legislature for an
imaginary trip back TO their homes
after the regular session and return
ing for the extra session called by
Gov. White Immediately upon the al
journment of the regular session. But
six hours interviewed between the ad-
journment of the regular session and
the meeting OF the extraordinary ses-
sion.
Death by hanging will be the pen
atty Thomas Owens will pay for the
murder Of G. & o. Railway Detective
j. H. Crockett The jury A. Hamlin
brought in a verdict OF murder in the
first degree with the death penalty 10
be inflicted on May 3 He raised a
row on a train near Big Ugly Station.
He was arrested and disarmed. BY
some means he got hold Of another
revolver and blew out the brains or
Crockett. Knocked ont the coach lights
ahc in the darkness escaped 10 the
Tiountains A posse arrested him two
days later and he was brought 10