West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-08-05

Piled Ray monG, "but / don't want
to see anybody do thing Of this
kind" At this time they were
within two or three feet OF each
other, and Collins, thrusting the
revolver into RaymondIs breast,
fired and the ball entered OH TIE
right side. Before Raymond could
reach for weapon, or in any way
defend himself, he received ball
in the left arm. Finding Collins
had the advantage he started to run,
and fell as he passed out the back
door. Collins fired after him twice,
but both shots missed him. Collins
then turned to his wife, and as he
moved toward her she dropped to
the floor on her right side. lie
seized her left arm and attempted
to raise it from her body so he could
aim 1T at her heart, but she strug
SiSA aIh llC SllDb htI III tue arm
near the shoulder. lie turned to
look for Raymond, and finding him
gone, he ran to his wife and shook
her and said, "Ma, are you dead p"
She wisely kept silent and he told
the children their mother was dead,
that he had shot her. He SAID he
would go down to Jerry Guthrie s
aud tell them. Ho went to Mr..
Guthrie's, hourishing his revolver
above his head and shouting that
he had killed his wife and Albert
Raymond, and wanted them to 90
buck up with him. They did so,
but were unable to find either of
them. He then kissed his children
and told them they would never see
him again. He said he meant to
dodge around little while and see
how things turned out, and then
"skip" out. When he found his
wife was gone, he said that perhaps
he had not killed her after all, ana
he would DC glad If he had not. lie
told them to hunt her and summon
DR.. Rayenscraft and do all they
could for her. Just before be left
he gave Mr.. Guthrie some money,
aud told him to see that his family
got the benefit Of it.
The neighbors hunted for Mrs.
Collins for several hours, and she
fearing Collins was with them and
would kill her, allowed them to
hunt within few feet of her and
kept quiet. Between twelve and
one o'clock she made her way to
David Harshbarger's.
Raymond, in the meantime, had
walked to Harrison Goodwin's, over
a mile from Collins, us soon as he
left the house. By that time he
was so weak from loss Of blood that
he had to stop. Mr.. Goodwin's
daughters ran to the telephone
Office at Charles Frankhouser's and
'phoned for doctor. DR.. Ravens.
craft went out at once and dressed
the wounds. The ball was extracted
from the breast, but the one Iu the
arm was not removed until the next
afternoon. Neither wound is dan
geroRs.
After leaving Raymond, the Doc.
tor went to see Mrs. Collins. He
found her wound to be but flesh
wound, and thinks she is in no
danger.
Sunday afternoon Raymond swore
out warrant and Squire McGrew
placed it in the hands of Constable
David Ridenour, who deputized
some men to assist him, and went
to the Collins premises, thinking
he might return and get his horse.
In the meantime another constable,
with a mistaken idea of his duty,
had gone with his men to the COL
Inns place, and when Rldenour
came up, each party thinking the
other was Collins and his coufed.
crates, had fired upon each other.
Jacob Harshbarger was with Ride
nour, and his brothers, joe and
Charles, we're with the other party.
1t might have resulted in the death
of some OF them, but fortune and
the darkness favored thcm.
Mrs. Collins is Mt the home Of
George Collins. The children are
staying At Mr.. Guthric's.
Very little trace can be found Of
Collins. Through the prompt action
OF Prosecuting Attorney Fortncy
a reward IS offered for his arrest.
KldenOur aud bis men are following
him up, but without success so far.
lie is a dangerous man To- arrest