The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-17
HE BLED
TO DEATH.
Mat. LinkenhOger a Victim of
ChaSe'S Deadly Bullet.
y SUIT FOR MONEY DUE RESULTS
IN THE DEATH Of A BOTE-
TOURT FARMER-HOT WORDS
LED ON TO DEEDs-APpEAR-
ANCES INDICATE THAT CHASE
FIRED IN SELF DEFENSE.

Wednesday night between s and 0
octock' IN Botetourt county, within a
nile and half of Hollins, there WAS a
very serious shooting ARRAY which 70.
suited in the killing OF Mat Linkenhoaer,
very prosperous farmer of Amsterdam,
by Gilbert q. Chase, n nurseryman living
near the scene of the sh ooting.
The Times reporter could not get tho
lacts in the case Wednesday night, but
got TO work Yesterday and the following
facts are vouched for by some of the b. ST
and most reliable men IL Botetourt
county
1t seems that ..nkenhoger had been
pasturing colt OF Chase's for three wears
and had charged him 800 for it, which
amount Chase refused to pay and LIN
kenhoger sued him. The case came up
yesterday for trial before magistrate in
ttncastle and was decided in favor of
Chase, at which ,Linkenhoger became SO
enraged that he threat ened to kill Chase,
to which Chase said: "Well, why don't
you do it now"
Early in the evening Liukenhoger left
tincastle ano drove to a Mr.. Mining ec's
this side of Hollins and got his supper
there and then drove back to Chase's
gate and tied his horse to the fence. TAX
ing oil his cont and hat he left them in
work of u bridge nearby, waiting for
Chase
In short tine Chase came along in
his buggy and when he got to the bridge
man stepped out and stopped his horse
and asked him il that WAS Chase. 10
which he said Eyes " Linkenhouer re-
piled by saying, "Well, have you now,
and fired at him, which frightened the
horse so that he wheeled around Lin
kenhoger then fired again. Chase re-
turned the fire and, after having emptied
his revolver, he drove on through his gate
towards his home After he had gotten
through the gate Linkenho1er got up ON
the top of pile of rocks and fired again,
but without effect
After getting to his home Chase sent
hiH son for some cartridges aud after get
ting these he waited on his front porch
until about II O'Clock to see IL Linken,
hoger WAS going to attack him again ms
he did not know whether he hau hit him
before or not
MIR. Chase when passing through Dale
vile on his way home was stopped by
man named Roberts, who begged him not
to 20 home, telling him that Linkenho-
ger was lying in wait for him and that
he had said that one Of them must die
that night; but the old gentleman said
that he-was not afraid of having any
trouble with Linkenhoger.
Mr.. Roberts then asked Chase to let
him 20 with him in case there was trou-
bic, but this Mr. Chase also refused to
do. Roberts finally persuaded him to
tax q his pistol. which he afterwards used
with such deadly effect.
Mr.. Linkenhoger was shot in the neck
severing an artery, ana he bled TO death
by the roadside and WAS fonad yesterday
t,tnr ,ir,tr al in, a.. L.
firmly erasped in his hand and with his
finger on the trigger
Mr.. Chase bears good reputation and
has never before been mixed up in any
trouble of any kind, while Mr.. Linken-
hoger's reputation was anything but the
best, as he is quoted as saying that he
had such bad name he could not get
justice IN that community
He had been in several no MS before and
was on one occasion nearly killed by be-
ing beaten with an AK handle.
Mr.. Linkenhoger leaves yonng wife
and several children ana WAS at the time
of his death go years old, His last words
are said to have been, Take care oG NV
horse and buggy"
Mr.. Chase IL an old gentleman with a
large family and is ~ years old.
An inquest WAS held yesterday morning
by Magistrate Male, after which the re-
mains were turned over TO his fa Nily and
the funeral will take place this me rninv
at Amsterdam.
Mr.. Linkenhoger is n brother of Ballard
Linhenhoger. q highly respected citis en-
of this city.
ANOTHER SHOOTING SuRAPE.
Last night between Z and s O'Clock
there was shooting scrape on Err
nest avenue but as far as could be
learned no one was seriously injured il ut
all. The participants were Will Hester
ana Will Bradshaw and they were shoot
Ing John Henry Wade. They were all
colored. II seems that the fuss fist
started at Charlie Motions restaurant on
Railroad avenue and Wade afterwards
went home. Hester and bradshaw fol-
lowed him and began shooting at him
while he was in his house, but it is not
known whe Their Wade returned the fire.
1t was reported that Will Hester was
shot but this report is doubted by the po-
lice. All three Of these men are tough
characters and have bad regulations and
all are eX -convicts, He ster and Bradshaw
having served terms in the State peniten-
tiary and Wade in the pententiarv in
Pennsylvania. Officers Evans, Eanes,
Tally. Falls, Merriu:an and 2atsel went
to the scene of the shooting but failed to
get any cIew rs TO the whereabouts of the
two men wanted. Wade Is in Jail having
been ARE sted by Officer Merriman.
OFF TO THE PENiTENTIARY.
Guard Ware. of the State penitentiary,
arrived in the city Yesterday morning and
at noon took Bette Webster alias BETTE