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THE NEWS OF
WEST VIRGINIA

the nuTBes at the North wheeling
Hospital, which is Catholic ihStitu-
ton under the control Of Bishop
Donohue, was discharged for some
|infraction of the rules. Within an
hour eyery one Of the other nurses
had walked out. first delivering AZ,
ultimatum to the effect that unless
the erring one was takenf back they
would stay out. Their request was
not complied with, and as result
the hospital has secured other
nurses to take their places In de-
Tending the action Of the hospital
authorities Bishop Donohue, IN q
published statement, says ANY
one recognizing the needs Of the sick
will realize the necessity Of peace,
good order and steady discipline in
hospital This Is what those in
charge are bound to insist upon. This
Aurry Will clear the atmosphere and
will, doubtless, bring about greater
steadiness and regularity on the
part Of all 2
Fairmont.T The beating admins
tered to Mrs. Wesley Sutton by four
whitecaps. who entered her room In
Fairmont has led to the arrest Of her
husband and the issuing of warrants
for Alza Adams and two other men,,
BIoodhounds followed a trail to the
home of Adams Sutton, who de-.
clares his wife has been unfaithful,
says he can prove an alibi, but the.
woman asserts that she tore the
mask from his face and thus iden-
titled him. The officers have the
club used on the woman. 1t Is
heavy and rough, with. knots and
thorns, and is covered with blood
and hair. The woman was struck
once across the face and many times
on the back The Suttons have
three little children. The family had
not been getting along well and the
husband told a long tale Of domestic
infelicity.
Parkersburg. The twenty-fourth
annual session of the Grand Castle
Of the knights Of the Golden Eagle
Of West Virginia closed with q big
banquet. Huntington was selected
as next years meeting place. The
following officers were elected: Past
Grand Chief, w. M. Petit, Hunting
ton; Grand Chief, Lee Harper, Jump
ing Branch; Grand Vice-Chief, G. A..
Adams, Chapmansville; Grand High
Priest, Rev. H. X. Ash, Montana
Mines; Grand Sir Herald. r. w. Hall,
Grand Master Of Rec
ords, T. H. Clay, Huntington; Grand
Keeper of Exchequer, E, Kyle, Guy
andotte; Grand First Guardsman, G.
w. Estep, Kayford; Grand Second
Guardsman, j. M. Cabe, Mounds
vile; Grand Trustee. s. J. Gillette,
Central City.
Parkersburg. Edward Cunning
ham, wel1-known sporting man of
this city. was indicted by the grand
jury here on a charge of assaulting
w. NJ Miller, prominent local oil
man. With the announcement Of the
Indictment details of an ARRAY which,
It is alleged, occurred last Monday
came out. It is asserted by Miller
that Cunningham s wife came into his
office and after she had been there
for a few minutes on some pretext
her husband rushed in and demanded
$500 of Miller Miller declares he
to pay it, saying he was being
held up, whereupon Cunningham at
lacked him with a knife, severely
cutting him on the face and in the
side It took s stitches to close
his wounds. One Of Mrs. Cunning
HAMS fingers was cut on and she
was otherwise injured in trying to
the men.
Wheeling. Dragging 15-year-old
Priscilla Galloway from big crowd /
IF people standing at the corner Of
Tenth and Market streets reviewing T
he city day parade, Peesse Spence,
aged SO years, threw her to the (
ground. cut her throat from ear to
sar to the chin and attempted to cut
Anna Hearns, who tried to save the
1ictim. After he had slashed the
girl Spence made his way through
he throng and was captured by the
,hief of police, who trailed him over
he hills in an automobile. The girl
vas taken to the City Hospital. Her
condition is serious. To the author
ties she stated that Spence wanted
Ter to go to his home, and when she
efused he commenced the cutting.
Parkersburg "A suit was filed In
he Circuit Court, by Samuel Ken
ledy, q barber, against J.. N. Smith,
grocer here, for 500 for al
eyed alienation of his wife.s affec-
ions. The defendant was formerly
!. minister in Writ county. Ken
ledy, who was originally from Pitts
,urgh. was convicted In March. at
he Criminal Court here. Of shoot
ng at his wife, and was released
rom Jail only q few weeks ago. f
Wheeling. - Mystery surrounds
he death Of Isaac Black, who died
t the City Hospital from Injuries re-
eiYed from unknown assaiiants Sew
raj days ago Black was attacked on
lonely part Of the National Road,
act Of the city. and after being
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