The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-16
AN AFFECTING SCENE
IN Justice G!llospy's Onloc at the
Blakomoro Hearing.
The YOUNG MAN WAS DISCHARGED
FROM Custody Tho Boys Mother
Tainted Away, aud With Difficulty
was Rovived-Tho Evidence Given
by tho Ego Witnesses to tho Tras.
cdy-Mrs. Dlakcmorc tho Most I'm.
portant Witness.


Ono Of tho most Affecting scenes over
enacted IN n court Of justice took place
last night whom Justice r. Ii. Gillospy
announced that young George Blake.
moro, who on Sunday morning shot hia
father in dcfcnso Of himself and his
mother, was guilty only Of juatitlablc
homicide, md dismissodhim. Theyouug
mar appeared greatly Affected, but tho
mother, who had givon hor testimony
no clearly and in 10 uncolored n manner
that tho county prosecutor had boon
compelled to comment on it, on hearing
tho decision Of tho squire, gave Il slgh
and icll back, utterly inecnsiblc. Tho
u room was at onco cleared. but 1t
was fully half IN hour before Mrs.
Blakemoro recovered sensibility.
Tho examination had been sct for .
o'clock i'll tho afternoon, but for several
reasons was postponed until 7 o'clock
last evening, at the office Of tho ~justice
OH Chaplino street. After q wait OF
some time on account OF the absence OF
MIR. Howard, the proceedings were
started at 7:45. Mrs. Blakemorc, the
mother OF George and widow OF tho
dead man, was first examined, tho other
witnesses being kept in another apart
mon.
MRS. DLAKEMoRE's TESTIMONY.
In substance hor testimony was as
follows: George. her son, was in his
sixteenth year; her husband was forty.
three years old last March. She re.
counted his coming homo Saturday
evening, when he wanted hor to 10 to
the Elm Grove political meeting; when
she declined lie wanted her to give him
money to pay his car fare, but this she
would. not do, rs she could not spare it.
Afterwards he got Il pitcher of beer,
and ven to bed early. George, tho boy,
came in about 1870 o'clock.
Sunday morning they got UP between
7 and s o'clock. Mr.. Blakemore got his
breakfast and went down street. George
was not up ut this time. Her husband
was down street about ~three.quartcrs OF
an hour. The relations between tho
father and son we're ordinarily friendly,
but sometimes he would be hateful to
both Of u.s." His hateful! moods were
Of frequent occurrence. lie had not DO.
fore struck either, but she was almost
always expecting he would do some.
thing awful. About two years ago
there had been a terrible fuss" when
he broke 4 lamp and some furniture
with n poker.
Before her husband came back from
down town Sunday morning, her niece,
Maggie Golfer, who lives next door, had
come IN to 600 her about a new dress,
and the young people were talking
about a coming party. While she was
talking about the dress Marion Golfer,
her brother-ir-law, and the father OF
Maggie came in. She told him that he
should get 1 white dress for the girl,
but be wanted q Bingham Il because
1t would be more servlcable. While no
was talking Maggie went out and they
were alone. She told Mr.. Golfer that il
he would get the white dress she would
gee to getting it washed every two
weeks. When she sald this she laid
her hand on his right shoulder, and rs
he answered "All right" her husband,
Frank bla!icmorc, came in at the door
and aaid:
WHAT DOES THIS MEAS?'
and repeated his question two or three
times. Mrs. Blakomorc inquired what
he meant, and he then accused her OF
kissing Golfer. BlaCkmore got in n ter
rlble tit OF rage. Mr.. Golfer after try
ing to quiet him, left and went to his
WI house, which adjoins the Blake
more house. This all occurred in the
front room, where the door and the win
dows were open. Frank, her husband,
continued his curslng and was wild
with rage. George. who had been sleep
ing up stairs. was knocking and pound
ing at the doorirom tho stairway, which
was fastened by II latch on the outside.
Finally George rot in. and wanted his
mother to leave the hoUic, but she
refused to do 80. Frank. who was
getting more violent than before, gave
her n push very hard, inc then
George said. Don't you strike mother"
The in,hcr gave him a push and said,
"Iou stand back" At this time they
were in the kitchen at the rear. Blake.
more threw oil his coat and vest. and
yelled, u am -, III
kill you all, the whole business OF YOU"
lie then stopped down and tried to get
tho Ratchet from the cupboard by tho
stove. Mrs. Blakcmorc said there was
murder in INV eyes and sho clun. TO