Messenger (Newspaper) - January 4, 1912, Beckley, West Virginia MURDERED AT MULLENS DR E 0 THORNHILL KILL ED BY WILLIS HATFIELD LAST SUNDAY Shot Four Times All Taking Ef by Refusal To Give Whiskey Arrested At Maben Wyoming county about noon Sunday Willis Hatfield a son of Devil Anse Hatfield of Logan shot and instantly killed Di Edwin 0 Thomhill a and widely known cian of county and a practicing physician at Cranberry near this The best news of and lead ing up to the committing of same is to the that it was commit ted upon a and unjustifiable Dr Thomhill who at Maben bad gone to Mullens Sunday raoi nmg to meet his sistei who bad been visiting relatives at and was reluming to Maben where she was keeping house for While there Di Thoin Inll was engaged in his chosen pro and at the time the kilting occur i od w as bandaging the hand of the druggist Mi Phillips who been that morning He was in the hug store at place when Willis Hatfield ap him and asked the foi a foi a pint of whiskey Or replied that lie did not write preemptions of that kmd and proceeded with Hatfield again insisted that lie unte the pi eruption and tlie declined to do so thereupon begin to curse nd abuse the The stopped his and pushed Hut held then whipped his out of Ins pocket and opened Inc on the physician and the shot wis died the tell to the dead Hatfield then and placed against the head of Or Thomhill and fired again Two Business Mens Association Business Mens Association of Beckley will meet on Tues day the transaction of business matteis coming that body at that time The m for the en suing jear will be one of the fea tui es of the evening ei al mat wbich been hanging fire be taken up and A large attendance some will passed upon is expected to be present Captain Richmond Hobson Among the most attractive and no doubt the attended event of the season will be the on Thursday evening Jan 11 at the Carter by Captain Richmond P Hobson This brilliant woi Idre and thoroughly experienc ed orator needs no eulogy at oiu hands The leading public and those aie too well acquaint ed with the history of Col Hobson toi us to attempt a of Ins It is a opportunity and one which will be welcomed by the people of Beckley to be pei the of one of the men of the United States in our city A laige no doubt w ill gi eet Hobson Teachers Institute foi the Un of the shots took effect iti the ab domen and one in the Hatfield walked out of the drug store and started up the Virginian railroad Shortly thereafter ho was apprehended by Golden Fry and Sol Mace offered no resistance nor showed fight Me asked protection of the officers from mob violence The officers took the guilty man to where he was lodged in jail is about 3 years of age a brother of Elias and Troy Hat who were killed at Harewood Fayette county on Oct 17th by Antonio an Italian the details of which will be well re membered by The Messenger read ers His wife is a native of this county being a Miss Maynor of ion Institute to be held at Cn ts 13 1912 1 oi the Whole Child a The School and the Child s Cada White b The School and the Childs A Thompson c Discussion 20 minutes The Treatment ot the Child m ed by Miss Ethel 2 How to use Cm lent Events A Hednck 3 the Medical In Law and how the ma have medical inspection with out a Superintendent U S Dickens i English a Value ot Technical Giam of b Composition m the Inter mediate and Upper Gi minutes Mr Davis c Reading and 15 B H White min V Watson C Query Opened by County Supt Peters Andrew Davis Befell Bad Acci dent Christmas scious for Eight Days Andrew Dans a resident of Cabell and widely known through out the county while attempting to board a tiain at Mabscott on Christmas day sustained horn which he has not yet ered and while he is doing as as could be expected theie is yet fears of Ins recovery In boarding the moving tiain he lost his tooting and became entan gled w rth thp moving car and was dragged for some distance before the tram could be stopped His clothing was torn into shreds lus body and head lacerated and bruis ed and his condition at hold out no hope of i carver v He was brought to thp Campbell hospital where Ire remained unconscious and is yet at times 01 semiconscious Bio sisters and i datives have been in the city since the accident and some aie yet here from a distance awaiting the outcome The attending cians are yet hopeful ot his ery and give TRADE Big Orders Placed By Railroads With Mills Feature of Last Weeks Market The features of inter est in the steel tiade of last week were the placing ot contracts toi 130000 tons of i ails ac ity in sti steel toi build ings and budges and the Faster n Steel Com pany the Wai wick Steel Plant in eluding four fin with a ca of 275000 tons of pig n On annually The rail included 60000 tons foi the Chicago and North western 40000 tons foi the Balti more Ohio 15000 tons for the Chicago and Minneapolis and Sault ments For State Senator The following news article which appeared in the ent Herald of the ult will be to our in this county who are well acquaint ed with Sheriff Cottle Sheriff Cottle has made a splendid county official as well ing d as hav himself as a Price Williams Com with honor and distinction member of the won Id have a strong m Raleigh Clarence V Cottle Sheriff Raleigh county spent a day on Hinton this week fiom Coungton Va oi in his return where he had gone after two cd with The Va refused the prison ers toi the present as tiny aie in hoc foi in that state Shei ill Cottle is an old Summers man and of course is mak ing good Ho is now being Spok en ot as the next nominee ioi state senate for this district He is a strong man We are not in formed whether or not Mr Cottle will permit his friends to use his name Ste Mane 1000 foi the New Louis and 5000 tons toi the National Kail ways of Mexico Budge orders calling tor about 3000 tons placed b the Grand Trunk Penn sylvania Baltimore and Ohio and Southern Railway The asked for bids on about 8000 tons including 5 000 tons for ter at Buffalo while the Michigan Central put out specifications tor 10000 tons for depotat Bids went in on tons toi the Accepts Lucrative Position W W has been thp of lire Raleigh Construction planing mill at Mabscott has re signed his position w nil that com pany to accept a more lucrative one with a largo lumber company in Wise county Wise Com t House move Ins family in the future he having left Tuesday of tins week to take charge of duties connected with his position Entertained at 42 Mis L B assisted bv tier sister Mis John Andrews en a number of her friends at her home on North Kanawha street on last Tuesday noon at Mis Harvey Dei no was the re Southern New England and the New York Central and Boston and Maine put out inquiries foi several small budges The principal sir con tracts placed weie 3000 tons toi the Eagle Loft building at New of n handsome bon bondish foi having won the most points n the evenings diversion Mrs E W McDiaimid received the con solation handsome of candy Those pi weie Harvey Derno C L Allen G II Moss Heindon T K Lame J K Laing j C Baker York which y and went to the Hay tons toi the Baldwin Locomotive Works plant at stone In all bids toi about 40000 tons are for buildings and 30 lOjtoiij for Contracts foi pig uon gated 100000 tons aggie To Pennsylvania parents are yet His both living and arc residents of Logan county Dr Edwin 0 Thomhill was about 35 years of age and came from Lynchburg Va to Cran this city about four years and from there went to Mul lens Wyoming county where be remained until killed on last Sun day He was unmarried and was a brother of Dr G T of Tarns this county and W D and W A Thomhill of Miss Margaret of Lyn and Miss Dora who was keeping house for her brother since her mothers death He was a member of the A F AM of this city and as soon as the news of his death was received a delegation from the lodge was Entertainment at Marshes A very credible entertainment was given by the pupils of Sur veyor school at Marshes on Tues day evening December 1911 and was attended by a large and appreciative audience The en consisted of recita tions songs and dialogues and the pupils rendered their respective parts in such a manner as to re lied credit upon those who successfully trained the scholars and conclusively showed tire abili ty that the trainers Miss Bess Gore and Miss Mary possess in training the little folks Foot Badly Mashed Cook while at work in the mines at Mabscott last week befell a very unfortunate accident by a boulder of slate falling on his right foot and beside considerably mashing same some of the bones were broken It will be several days yet before Mr Cook will be able to resume work sent to take charge of the remains of their brother The remains were taken to Blue field interment was made Tuesday with Masonic honors John M Andrews left Tuesday for Sharon Pennsylvania where he will make arrangements to move his family in the near future Mr Andrews moved to this city about two years ago and a host of friends regret their departure but wish them abundant success in their new homo Home Burned A house owned by Elias Lively on Paint Creek and occupied by Giles Allen was totally destroy ed by lire together with its con tents on Wednesday morning The fire is supposed to have originated from a defective flue Loss about Sun Will Return to Beckley Mr J L Wray and family who several weeks since moved to Hinton to take up their abode will remove to Beckley as soon as they can secure property in which to move Residence Sold The splendid brick residence of Atty M F Matheny on South Kanawha street was purchased on last week by C P Phillips Jr The purchase price is said have been County Court in Session County Court compiled here Monday morning in regular ses sion Much of the time has been customary routine The com twill ake steps on Monday toi Ire consti ol the new jail at his place the foi some time wd the plans and specifications raving been maturely consider ed Miss Turner Entertains Miss of ley delightfully entertained a num berof her friends on last Tuesday evening a present report an excellent time M E Church South There will be preaching in the Beckley M E Church South next Sunday morning at the usual hour Skelton in the afternoon and Mabscott at Revival Meetings meetings are now under way at the M E Church Song service at preaching at S These meetings will not be offen sively denominational and con join the Coopera G W E M Payne II M Patterson Ashton Frle E W II F J L John Andrews E E L Ellison Mac and W W flume and Miss Ethel Pretty Wedding The home of Mr and Mrs M E Kanode on Washington ave nue was the scene on Wednesday evening of a pretty but quiet wedding the parties being their attractive daughter Miss Hilda Claud Gautier of Curtain W Va Rev V W Darlington performed the cere mony m the presence of only a few friends and immediate ly At the appointed hour the the and groom entered un attended and took then places m the artistically decorated parlor a bower of potted plants consisting of palms ferns mis and holly The bride is a pretty girl of the brunette type and is possessed of charming traits which makes her univer sally liked She was beautifully attired in a traveling suit of blue iii t MYSTERIOUS DOMENICO SCOGLIO SUP POSED VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY Death Reported To Have Been Caused By Drinking a Bottle of Cocoa tion to the Contrary Scoglio a married Italian miner at the Beckley Coal Company aged about 35 year as b ought lo this city Tuesday dead The circumstances sm roun ding and condition of the dead man bears every indication ot foul having been done physician Di W was summoned Tries to see who was upon found to be dead T Son us notified to take charge ot the and it was br ought to Beck lev Ioi preparation for burial Dining thp preparation it wasdi Unit were bruises around Die ear and on the bise of the cranium mid the neck was bio ken The ties apprising the of illness had he became having di unk a bottle ot tocoa cola and it was at fir k thought to have poisoning But alter the discoveries at the morgue a thorough post examination ot the dead Dis Camp boll and Wi iston The rear poi tion ot the cranium was removed and contusions of the brain found The cervical 1 opinion of the examining cians that Demonico Intd receiVed a blow bv some blunt instrument Five Italians wers arrested Wednesday at and brought to this city and placed in mil upon the charge ot being ac complices ot tlm above mentioned with bodice shoes ensuite hat gloves The groom and is a rising young physician having graduated with honors in Balti more and is now located at Cur tain where he built up a nice practice Mr and Mrs Gautier left on the midnight train for a brief honeymoon trip and on their return will be pleasantly located at Huntington Advertiser free to choice verts will be church of tion invited The topics for the as follows last of the Thursday night Sand Castles and High Water Friday night Christ and the Grafter Saturday night He Buncoed Himself Sunday am Arc there dif of reward in heaven Sunday night Sin with the mask off Miss Agnes Porter of Scarbro is visiting Mrs William MacTag gart Returns from Texas County commissioner Joseph Chambers returned last week from San Antonio Texas where he spent the past two weeks vis iting relatives and attending to some business matters He ac companied James Shumate as far as Okla and was up on the farm purchased by Mr Shumate Mr Chambers ports Ian excellent trip Mrs Luther Lilly Dead Mrs Luther Lilly daughter County Commissioner A W Grif fith died at the of her par ents at Ghent on last Friday aged 26 years Mrs Lilly bad been ill for some time of tuberculosis and her de mise was not unexpected Inter ment was made near Ghent on last Sunday witnessed by a large con course of sorrowing relatives and friends re of The evidence procurable is very i emote and the not sufficient for tion The major poi tion ot w Inch being and ural Domenico Scoglio was in in the Catholic cemetery here Wednesday wit a large concourse of his fellow i Just as we are going to press a warrant is being sworn out upon evidence of the dead mans wife who has been put through a rig examination for Petro an Italian who has been paying considerable atten tion to Mrs Domenico Scoglio for procuring strychnine which Mrs Domenico put in a bottle of pop which produced the death of Domenico Scoglio her husband Officer H T Lemon has the Warrant and is now on his way for the accomplice to this crime Suspicion surrounding the cir of the death has been excitement Italians are grouped in the Court House Burglary Attempted Last night about twelve oclock an attempt was made by some un known parties to effect an en trance into the Hardware Supply Company and Pickus Bros general store They were scared away by parties occupying the rooms of the third floor of the Raleigh County Bank Building In breaking the glass of the window rn the rear of the building Of the hardware store it awoke the par ties in the building Blood hounds were put on the trail but on ac count of the stormy night no cap ture was made confirmed Much prevails and many
