Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-11
THAT MURDER CASE
TURNS OUT TO Be A COMPARATIVE SMALL
MATTER.
Dave Roberts Died from Complication of Causes.
The Prosecuting Attorney of Greene County
Says hare MAY DO Taken Back to the
Hospital, if Necessary.

The charge OF murder upon which
Thomas Hare was arrested at the
Wheeling Hospital, Wednesday, and
committed to Jail, does not appear, at
this time, to be very serious matter
Information yesterday from WaYnes-
burg, coming to brother OF the ac-
cused, and also to Capt Dovener, coun-
sci for Hare, was to the effect that
Dave Roberts, the alleged victim, came
to his death from variety OF causes, all
growing out of his hunting for trouble
on Christmas afternoon, and judicial
investigation may show that he died
wholly as a result OF his Own act in
jumping from a window wnl lie intent
upon killing or at least whipplng some
one else.
Tue version OF the story favorable to
the accused is as follows:
Roberts, the dead man, had a sweet
heart in a boarding house at Davstown,
where a number of oil men were living,
and on Christmas, after be had drank
considerably, he came to the conclusion
that some OF the other men about the
house were poaching upon his preserves,
TO put it mildly. With this idea in his
head, Roberts procured revolver and
went TO a room usually occupied by four
oil men. their names being Hare, who
is the prisoner now in jail here, Kel-
ley, Williams and Lowell Hare and
III. LII. inh
asleep in bed at the time,
and did not hear Roberts come In.
little later, however, Williams entered
the room and found Roberts sitting In
chair near the bed with revolver In
his hand, and being asked what he was
doing there, Roberts Drofanely an-
nounced his intention Of doing some
body for the supposed intimacy with
his woman. Williams undertook 10 put
Roberts out of the room, this aroused
the other two men, aud general scu1ile
ensued, during which Roberts was
struck several times. Finally. he was
gotten out, and the landladY and others
put Roberts il another room, an oil man
named Steel, and a friend of Roberts,
going In with him to pacify him. The
door was locked on the two, but Rob-
erts would not quiet down, and after
announcing his intention OF being re-
yenged, and finding the door locked, he
Jumped out Of the window TO run around
and get back into the room where Hare
aud Kelley were, Steel sprang out OF
the window after Roberts and fell par
tiallv on him. BY this time, as result
OF the blows he had received, OF his
jumping from the window, or OF Steel
alighting on him, or OF all three com
bined, Roberts was little the worse
for wear, and was removed TO his home,
where he died.
As result of the troubles, all the
oil men lost their jobs, and after walt
ing around the town for a while Hare
aud others walked cross the country,
nine miles, TO Point Marion. This was
on the Saturday following Christmas,
and it was then that Hare, who wore
gum boots, had his feet frozen. At
Fairmont be had TO be lifted into the
cars, and on his arrival here, had TO be
transported to the Hospital, where he
remained until arrested, as stated in
yesterdays Register.
Yesterday it was stated that Hare's
physician said the patients feet were In
bad shape, and that amputation of one
of them might DO necessary, and this
being communicated 10 the Prosecuting
Attorney of Greene county, he said
Hare might be returned to the Hospital
if such a course was necessary 10 save
his feet. Something definite will prob
ably be done In the matter to-day. Last
evening Hare was still in the Jail in
this city, but about nine o'clock he
was taken back to the hospital.