The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-08
STEUBENVILLE
C, & P, Lineman Meets
Death in Contact With
Live Wire on Bridge

S,cubcny;lie. Ohio. Dec. Carl Man
hover aged - years. cmploye OF the
hnsapcake and Potomac Telephone
rompapy Of this city. met a sudden
death BY electrocution shortly before
noon today at the West Virginia APP
prosrh 10 the St~eubenvtilc hrtdG", When
he came in contact with = high tension
VIE. y.
Nonba,,,r was working at the top OF
= roll" making som" repairs on damaged
wirss and in raising from a stopping
position. hrs head came IN contact with
he. liz. wire. Twenty-Five thousand
volts coursed through his body and he
fell lfeless to the floor Of the bridge.
Several OF his fellow employees Wit
messed his tragic death. His remains
yer. removed to a local morgue ana
nreparrd for burial. Coroner Walkin-
shaw OF Brooke county, W. Va. held tho
inuuest tbs afternoon and rendered a
verdict az accidental death.
The unfortunate man has been q
resident here for two years. lie was
married L. Miss Elizabeth Fest OF this
city about ten months ago. HIS wire
and his father. the latter residing At
columbus. survive.
After Detectives
As =: result Of alleged high handed
methods being used by alleged pro-
hibitsru enforcement officers hero, sew"
rral arrests arc promised tonight or to-
morrow The arrests are 10 result from
the arrest Of pietro B~onitat'has ana
wife &c this city. charged with possess
sing II small quantity Of alcohol.
It Is alleged that the officers used \
skeleton key to get into the home In
the absence Of members of the family,
1911 ,n,, ,r,.- tl.fr lanartprA artiClaq
OF jewe!rv were missed. Mrs. Bonita
t!ha&. it is ALLEGED. was later arrested
on a warrant sworn out for her huS-
band and was taken ~ New Alexandria,
where she was fined 500 and cost. She
secured her release 10y paying S@h.i5
costs To- one Of the detectives, II Ia
charged. Last might IN" same officers
arrested her husband and put him IN
iail for possessing alcohol. The COM
ritmcnt indicated that he had been
given Z hearing and fined $50 ana costa
but the prisoner charges that he had
no hearing \ searching investigation
IS to be made into other such com
plaints and II il stated that suits for
damages for false arrest are to be In
Stitutcd.
Mayors Cabinet.
Although no official announcement
has as YET DHeu Ulbu', "FlI lONnueu
rumors have II that Mayor-elcct Frank
Hawkins has selected two members or
his cabinet in f. NJ. Gcary. we'll known
business man. who IS to 10 safety d!reC-
tor. and Russell Price. former city
auditor. who Is to be service director.
Price has resigned his position at the
la Belle Iron Works. II is understood
that Mayor Hawkins will clean hous"
81 present office holders and that chief
81 Police Blaine Carter is to be sue
ccedcd by George iloto former local
football and b1~Hcthall star or this city.
To Address women.
The Wnm"n's Republican club 81
Jefferson count" viii hold a meeting AT
the Fort Sc"uh"a hotel next SATURDAY
afternoon at 10 =. m. AMI lNrG" dele.
cations OF woNlcG are expected from all
sections os tlc county to hear Mrs.
Elizabeth Motz OF pittsburgh who will
deliver tic principal address.
Nod Close all.
cr,nn r.t;'cr hauhp on The = and y
railroad had - arrow escape this morn
.nr. lrap!ng f~,m The car just = second
irtore il wn~ ,'-urE and hurled fifty
foo, hy . ~ao"c.ni train carrying railroad
officials. The accident occurred near
Toronto aud VAS do 70 - fig. None
~ tho section bands We're EUrl
MnlrtrTo licenses.
Will!sIn L Mallern"e. % ana Lorenn
Wees. % ROTH ." Srltht"'d Robert
Wnf'.. o. e.: M" J;.rc.ion ana lI"l"n
,..,rl. g Of -. T',-u~ii,c.
Play the Tigers.
Tho Hub a." this - has. arranged
60 |aantrnr ru"'Ini' same with u"
Toronto Tiger. &C. g., played on thr
'oc.l Gc'H u",' Erudn'. I'll" Tigers