The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-05
STABBED TO DEATH.
BARNEY WATSON KILLED AT IN.
WOOD YESTERDAY.
FATAL TERMINATION or 4 DAYS
PLEASURE THE YOUNG MUIR
DERER SAFE IN JAIL.

equally as atf0clOuS ana shocking IN
all its details was enacted at Inwood
yesterday, when Barney Watson, a
young man about nineteen years Of
age, was murdered with knife in the
hands Of Edgar Lee Arvin. The par
ticulars Of the mArder which were SEE
cured with much difficulty owing to
our jailor, per instructions, having de-
MED reporter an interview with the
accused man who was brought here
last evening, and taken before justice
Mckee who committed him to Jail. The
facts as developed at the Coroner's in
quest yesterday so kindly furnished us
by Capt. Colston, are rs follows: Rev.
J. F. Gibson. colored, of Winchester.
testified that he saw Barney Watson
and an unknown man qnarreling. The
unknown man called Watson liar.
Watson then knocked unknown man
down. Unknown man got up with
knife in hand; made lunge at Wat,
son; saw Watson fall.
The jury Of inquest returned yer-
diet that said B. Watson came to his
death from cut or stab in or near the
groin, which, in the opinion Of the
jurors, severed the femoral artery,
causing death in q few moments, and
that said cut or stab, was inflicted
| with a knife in the hands Of one Edgar
| Arvin.
] The Coroner was Mr.. Robert G.
Burkhart. Jury: W. B. Colston, Peter
Foreman, Jas. H. Walker, Geo. w.
North, $. A. Westenbayer, Jas. Shep-
herd, Jr., r. N. Stewart, David West
enhaver, ST., W. r. Lewis, Ed. L.
Tabb, Brown Morril and G. s. Gun
bingham.
Blood flowed copiously from Wat
sons wound and he soon expired He
was taken to his home at Bunker Hill.
After committing the deed, the muir
derer was pursued and caught at the
house of John Brathwait, near Inwood
Park, by Messrs. Ed, Grove, Stephen
Mcbride and s. S. Durham, who de-
livered him to Officer O'Connel. The
dead mans clothing was also cut about
the shoulders. The alleged murderer's
residence is at Main, four miles north
west of Winchester. and he is is years
old. He came to Inwood Park yester-
day and INDUCED in drink to which
the terrible termination Of his days
pleasure can probably be traced.
A preliminary hearing will probably
be given the prisoner to morrow when
all the facts connected with the case
Twill be given. Too much praise can
not be bestowed upon Officer O'Connel
for his promptness IN securing the
murderer, and our city fathers will do
well to have him continue in his pres
ent capacity.
TIMOTHY o'coNNELL's TESTIMONY.
WAS on railroad ready to come home.
Young Burns came down to me and
said there was a young man cut down
in the woods. / started and went up
there. Saw the man that was cut.
asked who done it; told me they did
not know. Asked them which way he
went. Said they did not know. AS
] was going through the woods met
two men, arrested one Asked me
not to shoot him as he was the wrong
man. started out and ran as fast
as / could towards house. met
parties coming with man, | says,
gentlemen, ! will take that man.
He made some resistance. Searched
him and got knife; had two hats,
wanted to take one away and in doing
so tore one. brought him down the
road to the depot and the crowd cried
lynch him r told them to wait
and exercise their own Judgment
and they would find out better after
while. I got him as far as the
train; he made some resistance and !,
said train was going the wrong way.
! told him 1 did not want to take any
one away from home, that would !
take him home, and he concluded to !
tosget on train. 4,
After / got him on /, said to him
that was bah cut you gave that fel.