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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1889
Page
1
Fragmented transcript reveals courtroom tension as prosecutors and defense present divergent views during a major trial. Witnesses grapple with credibility while judges weigh admissibility and potential delays. Public interest soars as officials seek clarity amid conflicting reports from legal teams.
A detailed scene inside the jail describes prisoners like Harkey and O'Sullivan awaiting a verdict. Reporters witness their restrained movements and questions, noting one prisoner’s calm, another’s anxious readiness, and a defendant voicing innocence amid tension.
The December report outlines testimony from committee members about alleged office misdeeds. It cites overdrawn accounts by speakers and officials, and hints at broader misconduct tied to book custody, with named figures including Carlisle Reed and others under scrutiny amid a lengthy inquiry.
Philadelphia December 14 Gowen a noted railway official and former Reading president died by suicide in Wormsley’s Hotel He was last seen cheerful and later found with a pistol beside him The case linked to his ongoing Interstate Commerce Commission matters and legal work in a major case.
A December 14 telegraph summary reports McCorkle- Reber altercation in Heber West Virginia after McCorkle struck Tribune editor Reber over Jefferson Davis remarks. In New York City four electric line crews cut poles and wires, halting service as regulators objected to insulation defects and warned liability. City descends into near darkness as outages spread.
In Brudefonta Pennsylvania on December 14 officers and the National Heat and Power Company board studied operation at the nail works Roe cheap fuel gas plant. The firm, formed about six months ago, has a capital of 5,000 and reports one machine yielding 100,000 feet with moderate coal and hydrocarbon consumption.
In New Orleans on December M at 2 am a fire swept the fourth story building at 78 St Charlon street owned by John McCloskey. Guests included members of the Nellis McHenry troupe and four of the Frederick Ward Company. Thomas Peter the cook and Frederick Rost were seriously injured after jumping from a second story window. others escaped.
Boston December 11 At the Federation of Labor session the committee on computation was discussed after roll call. The debate grew animated with strong talk for closer union and better strike handling machinery for May 1. Supporters from Informational Typographical Union opposed new expense measures for anticipated strikes.
Reports from New York detail complaints against 72 year old Dr Lone H Aldrich accused of assaulting two 12 year olds in a torts session. An agent for the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children presented six girls at Tombs Court testifying he induced others to visit him. In Chicago O J L Meyer Lone Co. declared bankruptcy with liabilities of 302000 and assets of 295000.
Edward Hanlan offers $1,000 stakes for a three mile open race on any lake in the country or the Thames, England, with winners to take two thirds of the pot. He would also race an Australian for $4,510 a side on the Thames next July for the world title. Teemer shows interest in a world championship contest. William OConnor posts a challenge for a three mile race with $2,600 to $5,000 at stake. Yale replies to Cornelius by declining to row any American university besides Harvard next June.
From Washington this morning a column notes West Virginia Republican claimants for Democratic seats push claims through media. It quotes Maish of Pennsylvania denying intent to bias the outcome and states he will be guided by evidence as a Democrat. Also reports on Gen Longstreet for Register of the Treasury and various pension and local political items.
A chaotic array of foreign dispatches reports Britain pressing Portugal to curb Captain Pinto’s movements in East Africa amid a looming conflict. The Globe notes Portugal’s possible refusal could force Britain to act, while other items cover Berlin influenza fears, Queen Victoria’s mourning, Austria’s cabinet rifts, Ireland’s viceroy, and London literary notices.
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