West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-01-26
HAIR TURNED GRAY
IN ONE SINGLE NIGHT
Thrilling Experience Of Kingwood
Merchant.
ASSAULTED BY A BOLD ROBBER.
Rescued by Nsishbors and Highwayman
Captured After an Exciting Chase
Through Streets Of Town.
From The Morgantown chronIole

From the Morgantown Chronicle
a peculiar case Of fright comes from
Kingwood. distances have frequently been
cited where men have turned gray in few
hours or a few days from fright, but these
instances are seldom near home.
l.. NJ. Albright is prominent merchant
OF Kiugwood, and is one Of the most sub
stantial and respected citizens Of the town.
On the night Of January Q. lutte before
ten O'Clock, nc started from his store to 90
home. While passing down the street he
met man whose face was concealed by
cap or toboggan drawn down.
When in the act Of passing Mr.. Albright,
the highwaYman raised his arm ready TO
strike with knife, aud at the same instant
ordered the merchant to throw up his hands
Having no weapon with which to defend
himself, Mr.. Albright complied with the
demand, and his hands went into the air in
a moment
As his hands went up his lung power was
brought into play, and lac uttered the most
terrific yells ever heard in Haywood. The
alarm was sounded, and it being in y thickly
settled part of town, it was quickly respond
ed to. In moment Neil J. Fortney, DIR.
Sherwood, William G.. Brown, Gus J =.
Shafer and Frank Shafer responded to the
call for help and were on the scene.
The highwayman was taken by surprise
when he found himself confronted with half
dozen men, the smallest of whom would
tip the scales at two hundred. Without
taking time 10 20 through the pockets of his
victim, the robber took to his heels and went
down the street like streak Of light. The
six men went in hot pursuit. DR.. Silver.
wood led the chase and Junior Brown was
close second, while Mr.. Fortney came in
third, and the others followed two or three
jumps behind.
No such foo,race had ever been seen in
the streets of Kingwood The robber
measured the blocks toward the lower end
of town in rapid succession, but his speed
failed to save him. DR.. Sherwood got his
clutch on him, and the others closed in and
took hum prisoner.
The hghwayman was found to be hypo-
fiend who had become desperate for want of
drugs, and had taken that method TO get
money.
Mr.. Albright had not been hurt, but the
fright turned his hair gray within twenty
four hours.
If one should judge from the re-
Gently opened, last will of the late
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Sire
litz, that monarch must all his life
been hoping to see the German EN-.
pire to go to pieces, as even in this
document he states what he wants
done with his fortune, "when the
times comes when the smaller states
of Germany rise to throw oft the
yoke OF Prussia.
1t was a good thing for the Grand
Duke that the Kaiser had no idea
of the contents of his testament
while he was still alive, or his high.
ness would probably have been i'm.
prisoned for high treason.
The testament leaves no doub! of
the Grand Dukes hatred of the
Hohenzolerns and Prussia, which
Promtped him to deposit his fortune
in the Bank of England, where over
four million dollars was found to
his credit after his death, and he
stiPulates that it shall remain there
until his own country shall have
succeeded in becoming independ-
ent of Prussia, as it was befor 1866.