Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-13
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

! home WASH Brunswick.
Oscar Morgrat, aged 20 years,
telephone lineman, fell from tele-
phone pole in Cumberland the other
day and was instantly killed. His
home was in Berkeley Springs.
1t is said that the Vanderbilt rail-
road interests will secure the Little
Kanawha Railroad, unite with the
Davis. Elkins combination and con-
struct line through the Virginias to
Newport News.
An unknown white tramp attempt
ed to criminally assault the l2-year-
old daughter of Alexander Patterson,
a farmer residing about mile north
of Martinsburg, Monday afternoon,
but was fri htened away before he
accomplished his purpose. The child
and little brother were enticed be-
hind barn by the tramp, but the
boy went to the house to inform his
father, and the tramp escaped.
Mrs. Newton Ambrose, wife of
brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and her little daughter Car
RE, aged II years, were struck and
Instantly hilled by Baltimore and
OHIO passenger train No. 6 Monday
afternoon at Woodmont, near Paw
Paw, this State. Mrs. Ambrose, her
daughter and the 12-year.old daugh-
ter Of Conductor Smith were walking
along the tracks when the tragedy
occurred and did not hear the ap.
proach of No. 6 because Of the noise
made by another passing train. The
Smith girl escaped death by stepping
from the tracks few seconds before
No. came up. The remains Of the
woman and her daughter we're taken
to their home at Paw Paw. Mrs.
Ambrose was about 80 years old,
and is survived by her husband and
three small children. She was for
merly resident Of Martlnsburg. On
the train which struck the two was
Conductor Smith. II. aHghted to
ascertain the nature OF the accident,
and found his little daughter stand
ing along the tracks, greatly fright
ened, but unhurt, except for the ner-
yous shock
Sheriff Z. D. Gardner, Berkeley
county, succeeded in etfectlng the set
tiement of case that threatened for
a time to tie up completely the brew
ery of the Lvder- Weidmaun Co., at
Harper's Ferry. Some time ago the
brewery people applied to the Berke-
ley county court for wholesale liquor
license, under which it was proposed
to DO business. The license was
granted by the county court, but when
It came to paying for it the brewery
people declined to DO SO, saying they
had changed their minds about the
license and did not want it. In the
meantime, the license, which amount
ed to 1915, had been certified by Tax
Collector Dillon, and a communication
from that official instructed the OIL
GERS to collect the amount, under the
ruling that the application could not
be withdrawn after having been sent
to State headquarters. He stated
that the recourse of the brewery peo-
pie would be to apply for the refund
ing of the money. Sheriff Gardner
levied on all the property Of the brew
cry in Martinsburg and came went to
Jefferson county and enlisted the aid
of the sheriff Of this county. When
the brewery people were brought face
to face with the alternative of paying
or having their place closed, they
promptly paid.
Three killed and a number wound
ed is the result OF bloody riot II
which 100 revolver shots were ex-
changed between members OF Texas
| Bills Wild West Show and Baltimore
and Ohio trainmen and policemen on
a Clarksburg and Redwood excursion
train near Burnsville, W. Va, last
Sunday evening. The dead are Tex
as Bill, owner OF the show, Joe john
son, a cowboy, AMI Mexican George,
2 cowboy. Texas Jack, cowboy,
was seriously injured and is now in a
Weston hospital. He may die. Sew
eral passengers were slightly wounded.
The trouble took place on a train
that was run from Clarksburg to Rich
mond. 1t left Clarksburg early Sun
day morning. Texas Bills show was
on a train lying OIL a siding at Burns
Vile. When the excursion arrived
there a drunken cowboy from the
Wild West show boarded the train
and Immediately began to raise dis
turbance. He insulted women and
became boisterous. He was forthwith
elected by railroad policeman. The
cowboy returned to his companions
at Burnsville and told them OF the &C.
currence. When the train returned
a few hours later about dozen cow
boys surrounded the last two cars and
opened fire on the passengers. Some
OF the excursionists, who were armed,
with the policemen, several of whom
were on the train, returned the fire
and general battle ensued. the
cowboys were finally driven away,
leaving four Of their number lying on
the field, two OF whom were already
dead. The cowboys did not return
to their train, but Immediately took
to the mountains. a posse was or
ganized as soon as the train arrived
at Weston, but at last reports had not