The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-08
FORMER LOCAL STEAMBoATndAH
OFT TRIAL AT PITTSBURGH.
For Being Responsible For Drowning
OF Pittsburgh Maa-GenerL
River News.

Local friends Of stephen IL MeIlott.
Of Charleston. formerly Of this city.
were greatly pleased last evening To
learn that he had been acquitted Of the
charge OF involuntary manslaughter be-
cause Of the drowning Of rank "a.
berry. an East End Pittsburgh plumber.
on the steamboat kanavhst at the
Smithheld stree: wharf. Pittsburgh. on
september 30. The trial WAS held in
Grim nal court OF pittsburgh before
Juoge l.. l.. Davis. Several witnesses
were examined and the jury yesterday
afternoon returned "A verdict finding
Aieilott not guilty and placing the costs
III the county.
MelI);ts Tory Of the occurrence as
gwen a. the trial yesterday morning
Vas follows.
An employe came to me and said
that man. either drunk or crazy. had
CORE On the boat and was in the ladies'
retiring rooms ! went there and found
the man. who later learned WIS Berry.
studying the skyliehts and muttering
tn~oherently to himself. said Brother.
I'LL X ndiy ask YOU 10 go out These
rooms are fo~ the ladies' ~. did not
go and | saw he was intoxicated. took
him by the arm and led him down the
stairs and across the gangpiank To the
Nov. brother. said. leaving him
there. I want you To- stay off the boat
] went back on the boat and vs. going
mp the stairs when he came andrcaught
me By the coat le.i aim of again and
said. Now. brother. stay off. We don't
allow drunken people on the boa.
went back and was talking 20 Mr.. JUS
tiee, the second mate. when Terry came
back Ct me IN "A menacing attitude. lie
was grittinR his teeth and mutterinE. lie
made vicious lunge at me I seized a
tcapstan bar hansing on wall close 20
me and struck him twice on the arm
Tightly. lie vas man much heavier
than i. and I was excited and afraid lie
off the boat, but stumbled over cavil
at the side OF the Esngplank and rel.
onsto the deck Of the wharfboat Then
he rolled or into the river 7 shouted
MAN 0NarhnNFff' and 90 enKe as
the boat. LAY down and tried 20 reaca
him. but could not ! id not know
fhs man had never seen MIN before
md bad no more malice against him
nsn have a. any pne ia this court
Great Preparations for Trip.
Great preparations have been made
for the first trip OF the sten mi boat city
u PArksrsburg IN her new Pittsburgh
ParkersburE trade. and 10 vii resemble
m many resfe~fs holiday excursion.
The boat viii leave Pittsburgh fD-fnOr-
rev AZ o'clock and g. due 70 reach tn
local wtarf az 80 O'Clock JOnn "
hubbard, president Of the ohio a. Mis-
eissippi Navigation Company Will have
Ne hi guests On the trip a number ~
several 81 the Pittsburgh c9uucilnen.
and Congressman James Francis Burke
and Andrew J Barchfeif. Quit an
elaborate reception has been planned FOR
the boat upon 81 arrival in Parkers-
burg.
Large rise Coming.
with a stage d 10 feet inches regis
tered - the local wharf last evening. the
rtver rising aHh0ugh rather slowly de-
spite the heavg rains 81 YESTERDAY Tho
river vas rising ~ all points above and
rains were reported over the wafnraf eIs
From prssent indications the crest ~
The rise Will reach AZ least 40 feet and
II the rains continue may even exceed 30
feet There 81 fo Immediate danger ~
a big hood. however. and ~ the predfc feI
cold weather maferfrifzea fna water may
be checked before fhe 31-f00t stage ~
reached
Rivsr Briefs.
II /ossible. fhe fyg vas more dense
yesterday tfan ur Monday and caused
the PACKETS rprHlderahIe trouble DELAY.
Ing Them several hours
The Liberty arrived and departed .es.
ferday Tor Darlington IN screesIIed time.
and vii make another trip today
The Iorera vas nearly - hours LATE
ln passing down for PnrkrsburF yeafer.
day. having been delayed by fYV ~
Roc hester
The KanaUha BE- sr1eduied o. arrive ~
0ciock tria wprnirg. on route fIr
Cfariesfon.