West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
is IT MURDER ?
A NAN KILLED IN THE ROAD
NEAR TUNNELTON.
1T IS TIE SEQUEL OF A 4ru OF
JULY DRUNK.
THE FACTS AS PROVED AT THE
INQUEST.

Ga the morning Of the Fourth Harry
Taylor aud James Turner met az the resi-
dence of William Chichester at T. Shty Cut.
got outside sufficient quantity of "o.be-
Joyful 10 make them drunk, sn6 then
proceeded To the residence of John +
Miller for cherries. They had quantity
of the ardent with them and both drank
freely while at Miller's. After procuring
as many cherries as hey desired TO eat,
they started for Tunnelton, AMI soon fell
into company with two or three young
men by the name of Shruut. In passi- z
Aloog Taylor and Turner began scufilug.
and Turner being an old man, II was n
very easy matter for Taylor to handle
him. Ga several occasions he threw the
old man down. and at last stood him up-
on bis head by the road side. Letting
loose, the old gentleman iell and lay upon
the ground in an apparently senseless con.
ditiOn while Taylor aud the Shruu.s pso-
cecded on TO wards Tunnellon. They had
| gone oaly a short distance when they re-
turned aud aroused the old man who sp
peared Sngry and threatened to thrash
| Taylor. Arrangements wero soon made
Tor fight, Turner being given the advan
iage the ground hffori91. lie made a
pass al Tayl who caught him and threw
him hcross The road into drain. He and
the Shrouls then Started for Tunnelton
again, aud had not gone Car u2til ore Of
the Shrouls observed that he believe Tur-
nor WAS dead. After come dclibtrauon.
! Taylor started back To the SCENE Il the
| tight, aud ou the way met John +. Miller
] who had In the mean tine started for
Tunnelun AT d e. urd Turner desd by the
road sid, ral Tor rckrowl,dg 4 be had
mmhtd the q, ed, and asked what he
had hest do. Miller advised To give him b.
s'lf ap. He acted upon this suggestion
by lug Fl st To Tunncl,uu auo ih.n To
The { mo- Or und where be- fluid Squire
! Shift & ard related wha: hal happened
The Squire, susprcling Turner was drunk
Instead I DECD treated the matter rather
lightly. NJ licr soon arrived, how, yer.
only 10 cnLfirD Taylot's staten nis, and
lac was at OF CO pu, under arrest sher II
TG"mas, who WA upon the gruurd. I'm
lied tic fO.hWhG ~ To hold au
j qoe,t:
II 2. Miller, b, S Miller, J. l. Maik,ns.
lhn IL Phillips, + b. Q nl,y, w. W.
Williams, @ w Shaver, NJ G. Gibson.
q. w Hartman, A. u. White, JoLu l.
Gibson d l. Shaw, who scl, d as fp,e-
man. Afur the nqrisitcD AID post
NOR TEN Examination, tie jury returned
the f. iIo"ing verde
'Tb' jurors sworn 60 irqnire when, how
and bv what means j ms Turner came
to bis desib, upon their oaths do q 81 lre
that said Hcs TnrI,I c.me To- his death
by violence al the hands Of Harry Taylor
On July, 4 Ia. 8 I'd vi"l,pce consisting In
brig * n by The urn aud being thrown
I" the gi",Ind disl' calirg his n, OK"
Tsyioo as brought TO town in the
'vcLloS and placed IT, i.il He talks free
~ about the Circumstances attending the
Gaze. aud does not appear uneasy. He
declares 1t wac purely uccido u,a'; that he
ente"td1td 30 malice * nnst the old man,
and did not wish to IL jure bin.
Taylor 10 an unmarried man. Turner
leaves wife and four or five children.