Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-01-17
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up TO him and shot him in the breast
Il can't walk now" said HILL who
died before Hankdns got out OF the
house. Hankins was arrested. The
men had QuaTeled over the same
sweetheart
French Hays. member OF the West
Virginia Legislature from Gilman coun.
~, Is at Parkersburg under indictment
by the United States court for inter
fering with a federal officer. At the
Arnoldsburg fair last fall whisky was
sold on the grounds. Deputy Reve.
nue. Collector c. A. Musgrave discov-
cred three barrels OF half-pint bottles
or whisky with Jacob Albert's name on
them. He seized the liquor. but be-
fore he could get out OF the building
French Hays Is alleged TO have stop.
ped him. claiming that one barrel OF
the whisky was a present To him from
Senator Jake Snyder, OF Wheeling. A
fight ensued In which Musgrave was
beaten up. Albert was arrested and
selling liquor, and says that Hays had
no interest in the liquor. but had
promised to protect 1t for him.
Fielding Harris Yost. the famous
football coach for Michigan. had a mar
row escape from death at Fairmont.
While passing slyscraper large
mass OF ice let 60 Immediately over
him and he escaped barely In time to
avoid being crushed to death. He was
not injured. In speaking OF his de-
feat Thanksgiving day at the hands
OF Chicago university Hurry up said:
I'VE simply could not help IT. Our de-
feat by Chicago will make little
change in the football status OF the
west. You see. Michigan has her
standing pat. and II will take moro
than one defeat TO change the public
mind. or course. you know our de-
feat was through an unavoidable oc.
currence. but II stood good just the
same You will see Michigan have
tho greatest team In her history next
year An awful effort will be made
to wipe out the memory OF the defeat
am going back" Yost will spend
the remainder OF the winter at his
home. few miles from Fairmont
Alison G.. Dayton, formerly ranking
member OF the house naval commit
tee, and now Judge OF the United
States district court. scored railroads
and by Implication Senator El6ins
from the bench In the case OF the Full
mer Coal Co. against the Morgantown
q Kingwood Railroad Co. for alleged
failure to deliver cars according to
contract The defendant railroad and
coal mine on its line are reported
TO be owned mainly by Senator s. Is.
Elkins. and the questions involved I'm
the railroad rate legislation pending
in congress are involved. John Daugh-
erty, car distributor for the Baltimore
e. Ohio. and a stakeholder OF the Full
mer Coal Co. testified that the NJ. &
X. railroad failed to deliver cars to
the Fulmer Co. which had been ap-
portioned by the b. 81 o. The defense
alleged that In supplying cars to
company, In which he was q stock
holder, Daugherty had Disseminated
and had not carried out the policy OF
the Baltimore & Ohio. Judge Dayton
said that while Daugherty may have
been acting in the dual capacity OF car
distributor and interested party his
conduct was no worse than that OF
railroad companies which own coal
mines also. II do not" said he. con
slider this interest any more at fault
than a president or n director OF
railroad company In the coal mining
business. In my Judgment they should
all be rendered liable for criminal
procedure"
A serious shooting ARRAY took place
at Glndy, on the Coal g. Iron railway,
In which one OF the parties will prob
ably lose his life. Leslie Phares and
Collman AJkire had a dificulty which
led bo blows when Alklre drew his pis-
toll and shot Pbares in tho stomach
Phares. whose people live at Elhns.
was taken to the Keyser hospital Al.
kire was arrested aud locked up i'm the
Beverly Jail
Delvlng through the snow and into
the frozen earth with picks and shov-
els Sheriff John Durham of Giles
county. Virginia: Deputy Sheriff Taw.
ley and Police Chief Ncwkirk made
search near Blucfeld for buried treas.
urc Morris Creamens under sentence
Of death for Killing J. " Kid claim.
ed 10 have buried money and jewelry
at a spot pointed out by his wife 20
the officers They failed to end the
treasure but will make another search
after the snow mclts.
Judge Hunter " Moss. Of Parkers-
burg. has issued AN injunction TO pro.
h'bit man from woOing bis wife
whom he has been trying to win back
after an arrangement His attentions
have become annoying 10 the wife. and
the circuit court now enioins william
Brown from woOing or making love
10 Mary t. Brown. The injunction also
prohibits Brown from entering the
premises where his wife resides or try.
ing to induce her TO continue to live
with him She filed suit for divorce
J. g. Robinson. a conductor. SO years
Old was run down IN the railroad