The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-16

$50 W PieNcnt MN from uolng Doully
harm to herself or sou. ~ was holding
him. and no fell back. throwing mo un-
dor HIM" She didn't know whit alo
sald exactly after that, but she took tho
revolver from George.
ABOUT THE RATCHET.
To Mr.. Howard sho sald the MI know
That the hatchot was kept In that cup
board. 1t was while no was knoeling
down TINT he was shot. sho did not
know whether or not tho hatchot was
In his hands then. His hands wero In
the closet whom tho shots were fired.
AZ sho was holding on to hor husband
whom tho shots were fired, she couldn't
500 George. Whom asked II no was
drunk, sho said that no was not drunk
enough to Btagger, but no must have
boon drinking. Frank Ind not earned
any money for a long tinlo, having had
only thrce weeks employment since
Christmas.
To Captain Dovcnor Mrs. Blakomoro
said, this was not tho frat time Frank
Blakemore had attacked his family.
lilo had struck at her once before with q
chair. On another OCCASION he had
gone at her with u knife, infer locking
tho door Of tho room, and than threat
ened 10 cut her heart out George had
broken the door In and thrown d hatchot
at him, but others had como to tho rcs.
cue and tho quarrel stopped. This took
place about six years ago. Tho family
Affairs have been going much tho same
Tor years, in fact ever since the marriage
seventeen years ago.
After tho shots had been fired, George
was standing by his father. In answer
to Il question sho said sho knew that
her lifo wns in danger.
Charles Coltor, Il son Of Marion COL
tor was next examined. lie was in tho
other house ut tho timo Of tho tragedy.
Uo heard
pIAHEMoRE's LOU TALKING,
and went around 10 their door. In the
room were Nj. aud Mrs. Blakemorc,
and his father. l~IopcrsuadGd his father
to leave. His father won't in again and
no followed. Mr.. and Mrs. Blakomoro
were pushing each other around, aud
then Colter went homo again. He stayed
there and saw George come down stairs.
George said, Don't hurt mama," and
Mr.. Dlakomore replied, "Pll chop both
your heads OIL" Tho witness then left;
George was standing ut the middle door,
looking toward the front room. He had
not got five feet beyond tho door when
he heard two shots fired. lie turned
back and saw George handing Il pistol
TO his mother. Blakemore was lying at
length on the floor.
Mrs. Blakemore was recalled, and said
that George was the solo support Of the
family, aud had been SO since no was
ten years OF age.
Marion Golfer. the father of Charles,
was next called to the stand. He was
examined by Mr.. Howard. When he
vent over to tho Blakemores Sunday
morning no did not gee Frank Blake.
moro. His testimony about the con.
versation, regarding the dross, was sub
stantlally tho same as related by Mrs.
Dlakemore. Frank camo in aud COM
mencod TO abuse his wife, accusing her
OF kissing Golfer. IIe went back home
and heard the shots fired. George, he
said, is Il quiet, peaceable and iudustri-
Gus boy.
Officer Devlin. who arrested George
Blakemore Sunday morning, testified.
Tho arrest was made OH the porch OF
the Golfer house about 1915 q. III.
George told him that no wa Just going
to hunt him up to give himself up.
lie got his hat, went in tho house and
kissed his mother and loft with him.
The officer stated that he got the pistol
from Miss Golfer.
Il SHOOTING.
At this stage Captain D~ovcner, for
the d~eieuse, admitted that Frank
Blukemore had como to his death from
q pistol ball fired from a pistol in the
hands OF George Blakcmorc.
81 rest" said Mr.. Howard.
Miss Maggie Golfer was called by tho
defense. She was in bed when tho
trouble started. When the shots wore
fired she went over, and got the Ratchet
on the floor in front OF the closet. Mrs.
B!akemore gave her tho revolver.
George Blakemore, the defendant.w was |
the next witness to testify. lie was in
bed upstairs when he heard his father |
swear at Golfer and threaten to kill
him. Ito then got up, put tho revolver
in his pocket and came down stairs,
but for Il time he could not get the door
opened. To 4 question he said no had
the revolver because no was
AFRAID OF HIS FATHER;
he did not intend to kill him until he |
saw him getting out the Ratchet from
tho cupboard. His iuther was s,rug.
Cling with bis mother. and was threat
ening to kill her. lie knew his father
had been drinking; no know it by his
face. He had often threatened both OF
thcm. Replying to a question he said
he had worked for James Travis ut tho
LII Belle mill, and that he could not
read or write. not havinggono 10 school. |
lie had boon working over since no was
able to. and gave his money TO his
mother.
Charles Golfer had given him tho
pistol. Ho had been afraid TO 80 down
stairs without it. ny his father was in
such Il rage. When no got in tho room
his father had started out, but he
turned back, tore off his coat and vest
and yelled out, "I'll kill both Of YOU;
I'll cut your heads off," Then it was he
started for tho cupboard.
81 saw thu hltchpt in his hpnho aud