West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14

talking apparently in good humor
rather jovially. as thought. saw
Charles Lakel standing on the upper
stone step of the West front door OF
said Hagans's store. | saw at that
time no demonstration of violence
between said Charles Lakel anu 4 %
j. Lieb. Lakel stepped back from
said upper stone step inside the store
room; and in few mingtes Lakel
returned to the same store door
walked down the steps, across the
pavement ard leaned with his back
against the lowermost post, or the
post farthest west, in front. OF the
store, and had an open kdife in his
hand. Lieb was telling something
relative to certain parties (did not
say wbo) who were in the habit OF
getting water from his well. Lakel
spoke Grst addressing Lieb as fol.
lows: You dirty old rascal, or scoun-
drel, L want you to quit your lying
on me- Lieb turned around and
said, Il don't know as am lying on
you; don't take knife out to me,
you s. of b. Lakel replied,
Don't call me s. of b. start.
ing towards Lieb reversing the knife,
the blade protruding from the ulnar
surface of the hand; with the knife in
that position, his hand raised in a
striking position, he struck Lieb near
the breast bone or left side, / cannot
say exactly which. Frank j. Benson,
who was present, stepped up and TAX
ing hold of Lakel threw him into the
street. Lieb then seized loose
brick and hurled it at Lalxel, but did
not hit him; then Lakel caught Lieb
by the clothes and body and threw
him on the pavement, face down.
ward, and said to him, Il want you to
behave, standing over Lieb who was
endeavoring to get a brick from the
pavement, in which he did not sue.
coed, the brick being fast; then La.
KEEL pulled or jerked Lieb off the pave.
ment. Lakel then backed into the
store house. Lieb then got two
stones and followed Lakel to the
store door. ! did not at time think
that either of the parties was intoxi.
Gated, but afterwards / changed my
opinion.
Frank j. Benson testified as fol-
lows {: | am l8 years old, and l re-
side about three miles west of Bruce.
ton, on the Morgantown turnpike. l
was in the town of Brandonville on
the 9Th day of May, 1886, between
the hours of 6 and 7 O'Clock p. NJ. |
came down the main street of Bran
donv.lle onto the pavement of Il. G.
Hagans's store. Charles Lakel was
standing on the upper, or east end Of
said pavement, and walked with me
into the store at the east out door of
the building After we were in the
store Lakel made some remarks about
Lieb, and said he was ready to meet
Mr.. LiCb at any time, and had then
and there an open knife in his hand.
l then walked out of the store room
at the upper or east front door, and
Lakel walked out at the lower or
west front door of the store, walked
down the stone steps in front Of the
door, with an open knife in his hand
walked across the pavement and
leaned with his back against the low
or, or furthest post west, In front Of
the store building. Lakel said to
Lieb, who was cOnversing with sew
eral parties standing on the pave.
ment, You are talking about me, and
don't want you to talk about me
any longer, You have said enough
about me- Lieb then turned around
and walked towards Lakel, raising
his hand, but had nothing, that is no
weapon or missile in mis- hand made
no threat. Lakel stepped from the
post toward Lieb with an open knife
in his right hand with the knife re-
versed) and struck Lieb with the
knife. Lieb threw up his hands and
reached for brick and threw it at
Lakel, but did not hit him; if so, but
slightly. Lakel again struck Lieb
with the open knife on or near the
left side or breast. ] caught Lakel
and threw him ir the street. ] then
started to go into the store, and look
ing back saw Lakel shut his knife up
and put it in his pocket, and saw
Lieb throw a brick or stone at Lakel
but the missile did not hit him. /
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