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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1891
Page
5
The report details a court session in Warin County with multiple arrests including a man named Hours charged with burglary and other offenses. The narrative describes a tense scene at a home where a disturbance occurred and police intervention followed. Local officials urge unity for economic and social stability amid ongoing investigations and community tensions.
District inquest details the Wheeling city shooting between Dr. George Baird and Dr. George Garrison. Witnesses recount moments of the two pistol shots, the positions of the principals, and the aftermath including Baird's death and Garrison's self defense claim. The narrative includes witness accounts from merchants, clerks, and local residents who witnessed the confrontation and the gunfire near Prager's and the Market Street area.
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