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Bullets from weapons carried by
sheriff Robert H6bbs and Deputy
Sheriff Edward Mlniek. Of New Cum
berland. killed Prosser. The former
+ is believed to have fred the fatal
shot. Prosstf died almost Instantly.
accompanying Prosser was Charles
Stevens. 36s years old, Of Chester. He
was slightly wounded in the right
arm. He was taken to New Cumber-
land Jail Prosser, it is said. planned
to rob the Hamilton home on Deco
ration Day. The family failed to
leave, so second plans were laid. Ste
vens. 1t is believed, warned the sher-
III. He then arranged to be on hand.
The family left the house ct the
sheriff's suggestion. He took pos
session and met Prosser as he
climbed through window. The lat
ter tried to hit the sheriff with a
Jimmy, and then both officers fred.
Prosser is believed to have been con-
nected with number OF postofice
robberies. He was a bad man. and
Is said to have been guilty of more
than one killing.
Wheeling. Two deaths, the
wrecking Of five motor-boats on the
Ohio River and a narrow escape from
destruction Of the Pittsburg- Cincin-
natl Queen City were caused by a
severe storm that broke over this
city, The storm broke after numer-
Gus minor electric disturbances
throughout the day, and the terrific
wind was accompanied by almost a
cloudburst. The Cincinnati packet
Queen City, laying up under the Sus-
pension bridge, was torn from her
moorings and blown, ashore, where
she crashed into and destroyed five.
gasoline launches anchored at the
Ohio Valley Yacht Clubs landing.
The big steamboat was not damaged.
On the Ohio side of the river, near
Bridgeport, Fred Young, mill work
er, was feeding his pigs when small
run overlooked almost In an instant,
and carried Young and his pigs in a
violent torrent down the hillside to
Bridgeport. where they lodged under
a stone culvert. Young was dead
when his body was found, but the
pigs were alive. Dorothy Maxwell,
aged 1 8, while bathing, was blown
out In midstream by the wind and
drowned before help could reach her.
Charleston. Charged with coun-
terfeiting, Peter Alderman was ar
rested. by Detective Howard Smith
and Robert Bell, on evidence OBJ
tanned some time ago by Capt.
Charles Wright, of the federal secret
service departments. Alderman is
charged with making rs and 50-cent
pieces and IS and $40 gold pieces.
| The money was mostly circulated
through local gambling houses. The
moulds from which the money was
made were captured some time ago.
| Alderman was taken before United
States Commissioner Joseph Ruffner,
in this city, and held under 1000
bond Other persons are said to
have been Interested with Alderman
in making and passing counterfeit
money.
Parkersburg. In the Federal
court here, United States District At
torney H. Roy Waugh and former
District Attorney Reese Blizzard
came to blows and were each fined
| $50 by Judge A. G.. Dayton. The
trouble grew out of insinuations
made by Blizzard concerning
Waugtf's procedure in the case in
which they were appearing, it being
a condemnation suit on the part of
the Government to acquire property.
Bad feeling has, existed between the
two attorneys since Blizzard was sue
ceeded by Waugh as District Attor-
ney.
Martinsburg Deputy Sheriff T..
Harrison Kettering, SON of Sheriff E..
B. Kettering. Of this county, was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming while in a barn on his farm,
near Baxter, in the western section
of the county. He had gone to the
barn to care for his stock during a
violent storm. The barn was de-
stroyed, with all its contents, and the
body of Deputy Sheriff Kettering was
partly consumed in the destroyed
building. He was % years old and
is survived by q widow and one child.
Wheeling The Municipal League,
recently formed by leading business
men, has begun q war on gambling.
The league Is fighting to Gust the
wheeling Turf Exchange, claiming
many of the employees lose much of
their money there.
Huntington The infant mortal
ity here has alarmed physicians and
the Board of Health has begun an
Investigation. Fifty have suecumbed
since June 10.
MartiIsburg Joseph Mongan, a
weIl-known carpenter and contractor
Of this county. while employed at
the farm Of his son, near here, was
overcome by the heat and died in a
few minutes He was 81 years old
and Is survived by eleven children.
He was native of this county.
Bluefeld AT Red Jacket, Sid
Yost upon his return home found his
wife in company with William Hat
field and j. H. Reeves. Yost secured
shotgun and shot both men fatally.
He then escaped to the mountains,