Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-07

TIE AFFRAY AT ELKToN.-The Cecil
Wing Of Saturday contains Mr. Rickeu's statement
Of the late fatal affair at Elkion, as follows:
ELxrSN, Friday morning.
Having been advised by counsel that magistrates
had The right rfhey thought Fl, T. exercise n. 10 hear
my statement OF the s1fay, yesterday morning
before the hom OF NV hearing, wrote down the
following statement. which l would have presented |
To them, the substance of which would have |
stated orally had II been required II me- As u was
not called Tor, It not given, aud have thought
proper TO publish It, in order, that my iIiends may
see fair sIatement-a statement VIII eh I was
happy find corrpbursied by almost every witness
examined AT my hearing.
The mail from The having arrived. I started
from my office H. get my papers. I went through
FOaIds Hotel. When got on his irunt porch.
saw Mr. Furwor1 sitting the pavement before his
office and thinking he would attack me if went up,
sat down the tavern pOrrh. dreaded "a rer-
cuuire I told of my friends during the forenoon
that would not we should for any consideration
Tnis my feeling At the uine-he"cs my delay
on the tavern Iy,rcA. lie presently left his seal on
the pavement aud went upwards aCruss the street
out of my sight. After he had gone o or )
minutes. went up To The office, intending get
my papers and come away without u IN 'meuIs de-
lay.
went and without halIng. spoke To Mr. Jas S
at the ime-gOi my papers out of the brX-Iurned
| round immediately aud went out, Intending Ia
proceed down the street. When | passed through
the door saw Ma FnrwOod meeting me- carrying
| a heavy stick. believed he was gong 10 attack
me.-bdt keeping INV face 10 him stepped aside to
] allow hun go he post Office II he wished. lie
came directly Up ia front %; nc, Eaiug when about
/ three feet distant. 4 iyw wuIG- passed. when he
sprang upon me. catching my right wrist with a
violent grasp with LIs leiI hand. (,ny right hand
being IN my pOckeD aud ran inc back against the
| house
attempted 10 wrench my rm from his grasp. but
could not, u being against the house. lie being
against me- could not ~haI he dOisg with
has right hond. but from the motion Of his arm l
believed he was attempting draw pistol or bowie
knife. had Leen told that lac carried both these
weapons. knew he was a violent man. I knew
he had used deadly weapons upOn other occasions
1 had been warned a hundred times To he on my
guard night and day. was continually hearing
threats he had made. lie had stood at the Post /
office with Leuvy budgeon. the day before, during
my usual lime of going there.
had been told repeatedly th Il he said this world
ca sid not hold us both. Some OF has friends had
sand that other OF would be ia hell before
The week out had seen him cross the street
when vas up town ia the mnruiug-he had on a
linen coat (Ihe same he la on " hen he IIac ed
ne) ia the side packet of winch weight was
langlIng-I believed II To he pistol with which
he Intended To slsoI me. and helIeNe sill. lie
caught hs coat aud held up the side IN which the
weight was TO Keep At from being observed. sup.
posed From all these cOIIs leraIIUits 1 VAS led To
expect quarters.
| made a violent effort 10 escape from his hold, |
loused myself and The exerIiin fired Ihe pistol
thought it dad strike him. rerrraIed backwards
he rushed mp ia again. could not see whether
he had a weapon drawn or nOI--l fired again, AMI
again rcirelIed-he rushed upon again. fired
again. still rereaIIng he sill rushed ami fired
a fourth tune. lie then clnpped his hand upon his
breast; walked towards the tavern, aud called out
he killed | did not kHOU0 had struck him I'LL
the last shot.
looked towards Dehlvea's tavern. the porch was
crowded, II being the day oi political meeting.
knew the crowd TO be my pohucai, aud many of
Them my personal Toes. There Was great cOmm,-
lion, a geI eral rush towards me, and vOcIieraions
Of various kinds, and not knowing hut I might be
shot down ar Otherwise injurei relrealed through
Mr. TOrbeT's Store into a Lack rDpm h,s house,
and concealed myself until recognised the vince
Of the Sheriff. when | came out aud told HIM was
ready To give ryselI up, as | was assured |
would receive personal injury. lie assured me
vOlt ace should be shewn me- aud took charge vi |
me.
The above TO the best OF my knowledge and belief |
is a true statement OF the encounter between Amor
i FUrwoOd and myself, which occurred Wednes.
day the 3OIh day Of August, 1913, and resulted IN
his death. | believe could not give a more |
impartial and !aIr statement | disinler rested
touching the mailer. the whole OF which am sure
Will be sustained by the testimony OF ih"se who ,
witnessed the afTray. ! had resolved TO only on
on The defensive aud | only acted thus ] then |
believed that was doing Than necessary
TO preserve my own life, and 50 | slIll believe
August 3lsi. lS43 & RICKETTS,
la addition 10 the facts set forth la the above |
statement, it was proved on the examination before
the magistrates, that at The lime we were on our |
way 10 The Pest office, MIR FutW ord, who was sitting
on the porch Of Dchaven's Tavern the opposite !
SIDE Of the street. on seeing approach left ms seat
went TO his office, got a large stick rhereirom
and immediately came out and met us as menGioned
in The above statement, aud il was further proved
that after the attack there was Inken from his pocket
pistol, with which he had been armed