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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1891
Page
2
A courtroom report details a West Virginia case examining the legality of firearm possession and related offenses. The jury must weigh evidence of violent intent, lawful ownership, and public safety while considering mandatory penalties and the defendant's fitness as a citizen.
Fragmented report from Tehorwm ta the Sinnlauar ses outlines various court opinions and actions. It notes appeals to-day from Duk, Talim, and Coin, with opinions by judges Mercer and Motts, and mentions reversals in several circuits. Other items reference county and district court decisions, and upcoming hearings with named counts and firms.
Cranmston W Va November 21 The U S Court this week heard several long trials with acquittals common. Marmot Company eviction actions from Meymond City were postponed to Monday as KL Menager a declared candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination arrives as attorney. Joel vd reli named Deputy Clerk of the U S District Court by Jasper Y Moore.
In Jefferson county the sheriff sent five more prisoners to the penitentiary at Columbus this morning. They include Joseph E Mercer and William Wingard convicted of burglary John Cunningham and John Gaughan convicted of bidway robbery and I N Drickard convicted of shooting with intent to kill This brings this term’s total to ten prisoners from the court Agnew convicted of attempted rape and sentenced to three years may appeal next week The record is noted as the trio’s break in Jefferson county A drowning attempt by a man named Kano was thwarted by Bill Walker at East Livernoor Oliver’s saloon A Martinsburg minister Rev John Landsdrowt died in Maschessmnn W VA after three years of heart trouble He served as Chaplain to the First Virginia Cavalry and will be buried Monday at Green Hill Cemetery The Clarkburg newspaper consolidation will form the Guardian News edited by Leo Wolf
The Republican National Convention is criticized by Pat Denan in a feeble fealty editorial. He argues Minneapolis would be unsuitable and mocks a crowd quartering plan while noting distances to St Paul and Minnetonka. He suggests New York Chicago Philadelphia or St Louis as venues and derides the concept as brassy and undemocratic.
In Davies County 500 more Indiana miners joined the strike after a Washington County meeting. The total idle in Indiana coal has risen to about four thousand, worsening supply. Meanwhile, rumors of Mrs Blaine's divorce were denied by Mrs Distne in this city.
Stathertonp Mags reports Yale won a decisive football game before about 20 000 spectators at Hampden Park. Yale dominated Harvard with strong back play led by HeMinger and Aisle Biss. The final score stood Yale four Harvard nothing with Yale scoring early and maintaining the lead throughout the match.
In a hard fought game Yale defeated Harvard 10 to 0 after late misses on field goals. Trafford failed on a drop kick and Yale pressed in the final minutes to secure the win.
The Cornell-Ann Arbor football match in Detroit on November 21 ended Ithaca 58, Detroit 12. The contest showcased hard, scientific play with every inch fought for, despite the lopsided score.
Stockton Cal on November 21 Fausta a yearling filly by Sidney was driven a mile by M Sanders in 2 26 45 breaking the world record of 2 25 3 4 on the kite shaped track in Stockton.
President Phelps of the American Association arrived from Louisville and stated there is no probability of consolidating Association and League clubs into a twelve club circuit. He said no member would consent and that he holds 61 percent of each club's capital stock in trust for the Association.
November 21 in Brooklyn New York a conduit extension burst flooding the trench and a parallel gas pipe broke sending gas fumes through the site. Four laborers were buried alive and possibly seven. Hugh Murphy and two Italian workers identified only by numbers were entombed. An Italian worker was partially buried and knocked down. Frank Besin disappeared in the collapse as another cavern formed. Rescuers pushed work but access to the bodies was not possible until Sunday afternoon.
In Washaros Pa on November 21 Judge McKvaine charged the jury in the Catlin murder case. The jury returned at 7:30 p.m. finding Catlin guilty of murder in the second degree. The judge sentenced him to eleven years, eleven months and twenty days in the penitentiary.
A report from Gardiner Georgia details a burglary investigation where Dr Boyce Dr McAdam and a livery stable keeper were caught planning a bank safe blow by a detective who joined them. In Savannah Mount Vernon a colored man named Wm Biss was hanged for murder after confessing. Lane was shot fleeing from a robbery scene and Blash was implicated in robbery and literary theft.
Washington November 21. Crisp and Millis vie for Speaker as New York returns from talks. Crisp backers claim 107 members pledged and expect a first ballot nomination with strong New England support and a solid New Jersey bloc. Mills team shows clouded prospects amid Brooklyn visit. .
Ontario crops soared with fall wheat averaging 25 to 30 bushels per acre and weights of 60 to 66 pounds per bushel. Spring wheat and oats also exceeded average, with total wheat around 32,584,026 bushels and oats far above last year by tens of millions of bushels. In other news, Hugh J. O’Neil, a wealthy stockman, reportedly murdered his wife and hid her body, while authorities search for him. A separate note reports the Borghez Gallery seized by National Bank creditors with a $1,000,000 asking price for the collection.
Bemix November 21 reports Russian ukase curbing wheat exports tied to Moscow’s talks with Berlin financiers over reopening Russian loans. St Petersburg official statement says grain stock suffices until next harvest, with 10 million roubles allotted to farmers from treasury reserves. Tolstoi urges American corn purchases to avert famine and possible social upheaval, warning revolution if government misstates stock.
From Teheran a dispatch reports that Mutrhidor, high priest of the Shah’s sect, led a revolt in Mazanderan. Government troops quickly moved to quell the uprising, engaging in a fierce battle. Two hundred rebels were killed, twenty soldiers fell, many rebels were captured, and pending summary justice is anticipated.
Paris reports that Russia and France have formed a verbal entente regarding their alliance. The understanding emerged during visits by the Russian Grand Dukes to President Carnot, with further definition still pending from both nations.
Representatives from Omaha Minneapolis Cincinnati San Francisco and Detroit gather at Arlington Hotel to press for a Republican National Committee vote favoring a western hosted convention. West favors Midwest strategy over New York, wary of Wall Street influence and aims to reclaim Iowa Minnesota and Kansas with a western victory.
At a large mass meeting in Perranona on November 21 a committee of Republicans and Democrats, led by Robert Piterain of the Pennsylvania railroad, was appointed to travel to Washington to press Pittsburg's claims for the next Republican National Convention. The group will depart by special Baltimore and Ohio train tomorrow night and will also seek support for the Democratic convention.
The Russian ukase bars wheat and wheat products from export starting Monday, aligning with recent oats ban. Officials say the move holds military significance amid influenza cases in the czar’s entourage. Reports from St Petersburg and London note related limits on horse exports to Austria and Germany. The pope’s appointment is also mentioned in a separate dispatch.
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