Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
A BRAGGART KILLED.
He Boasted Too Much in the Face Of
the Husband He Had Wronged.
THE RASCAL FOLLOWED AND SHOT.
Pipes Sudden Illness Puts Short Stop to
the Murder Trial.
NEWSY NOTES FROM NEARBY TOWNS
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WAYNEsBURG, May Ga terrible trag-
edy occurred in Aleppo township, this
county, Wednesday night, news of which
has just reached here. James Bosworth
came from Cameron, w. Va, that evening
drunk. He passed Jacob Miller's house,
and, calling him out, learned that Miller's
wife was at a wake at the home of man
named Tedrows. He then made some in
sulting remarks to Miller about improper
relations that existed between himself and
Miller's wife, BOsworth rode off, saying
he was going to Tedrows'.
Miller hastily got ready and followed
him, and there learned that Bosworth and
Mrs. Miller were in room together. He
opened the door and attacked Bosworth
with knife, cutting his throat and making
a number of deep slashes on his breast.
Miller then escaped. Bosworth died to-day
at noon.
Two of Miller's brothers came to Waynes-
burg early this morning and had a note for
q, 600 entered against him and ordered an
execution issued. Deputy Sheriff Maple
left for the scene at once. Miller is believed
morning. Bosworth was ma rried man.
When court was called this morning in the
Pipes trial it was announced that the de-
fendant was taken very i'll during the night
and was unable to attend. His physician
was sworn as to his condition. Judge Ewing
had held night session of court in order to
finish the trial this week, and the strain of
three hours on the witness stand yesterday,
together with the prolonged session of court.
tad it,f dnfa
of nervous exhaustion. He also suffered
from neuralgia in his side. Court adjourned
until o'clock, but at that time the physician
announced that his patient was not able to
sit up and had symptoms of pneumonia.
The defense only asked all adjournment
until Monday, but, owing to the serious ILL
ness OF the father of John Robb, the counsel
agreed to postponement of the trial until
next Thursday, which was fixed by the
court. The jury will be guarded and kept in
comfortable quarters at the Downey House.
The defense made strong case in the tes
timony offered last night. Sheriff Goodwin
and W. W. Evans testified to finding three
stubs of burned matches on the floor of
Pipes stable under the pegs where the har-
ness hung. Mr. Pipes had told at first, and
on the witness stand. that he saw the man
striking matches and eXaming the harness.
The burned matches were offered in evil
dence. In corroboration of this, it was
proved by half Il dozen witnesses that when
Porter Hnffman's body was searched by the
Coroner, matches among other things were
taken from his pockets.
Samuel Anderson, John G. Rinehart, A j.
WorIey and Emmor Sanders, who were at
their places OF business, testified to Mr.
Pipes having run up Washington street and
telling them to go down to his stable, as he
had shot man. They also testified to the
wounds lie had received and the torn con-
dition of his shirt. Mr.. Pipes clerks, John
Hoffman and George Carpenter. testified
that he had never had quarrel with Porter
Huffman, the man killed.