Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-20
ANOTHER MURDER
On the Monongahela River r. r.

hIlied by train but there seems 10
be little doubt OF Foul PLAY The
Coroncr's Jury Renders verdict OF
Murder.
SHINNsroN, August 19.-There is
no room for doubt that w. H. Davis
the pedlar, whose death from rail
road injuries was reported in the
Fairmont Expositor to-day, was
foully dealt with. The coroner
jury returned this verdict.
There was little or no money on
his clothes when the body was
found and it is known that he had
money with him as he planned open
ing store at Clarksburg
He has been killed, and there is
proof of that from the appearance of
the skull, and doubtless robbed of
the money. His body had been lain
on the track and the extra Wednes-
day night run over it.
LuMBERpoRT, August 19-Last
Wednesday night stranger came
into Boggess store, a pedlar as it
proved later. He bought five cents
worth of tobacco and displayed a
well filled purse in making the pur-
chase This was about 8 o'clock at
night.
Since the coal business has been
so prosperous in this district the
NJ r. has been running an extra"
and this train passed Lumberport at
1912 last Wednesday night
At eight o'clock the next morning
the local passed and Cecil Harter, a
boy riding the bumpers noticed the
body of man about ten car lengths
north of the station. He called the
attention of Conductor Mike Moran
to the remains and he notified Squire
L. d. McCarty.
An examination was made of the
remains. The body was badly cut
up; the local having passed over it.
But the body was cold, thus proving
that the extra" had run over him
also. There was not sign of blood
found where the limbs were laying
this is said to be evidence that he
was dead when laid on the track.
The pedlar's pack was found to
contain soap, hair pins, HAIR brush
es and the like In his pack was
found letter from his father r. J.
Davis at Trautsville, Va. The let
ter was apparently written by a
brother.
From this letter it was learned
that the dead man had intended
opening store at Clarksburg in the
near future.
His purse was also found and it
contained ten cents.
The crime was covered up and not
suspected at first. Coroner McCar-
ty called an inquest and the jury
was made up as follows:
John L. Harter, Lloyd Harter, j.
N. Butler, j. B. Payne, L. w. Mar
tin and Hays McDermott
The jury met yesterday and re-
turned
VERDICT OF MURDER.
He had met his death by foul means
so the jury decided.
There was no bullet mark, there
was no evidence of foul play except
that his skull was crushed.
II there was any reason for him
being on the track lit is known that
he was not drunk it is hardly posi-
BILE that the engine could have felled
him in way to produce this injury
to the skull.
A railroad man, James Dorsey said
yesterday that he believed it to be
foul play This morning Capt. Fits
hugh said he did not doubt it in the
least.
So uire Mccartney has done nothing.
He has no clew to the murderer OF
murderers.
He has notified Hugh G.. Bowles
who has notified the parents of the
dead man.
The remains
WERE LAID TO REST
this morning in the Odd Fellows
graveyard near town. A small crowd
of curious people watahed the last sad
rites performed. Thus another vic
tim of the lax enforcement Of the laws
in this section of West Virginia was
laid away.
w. FL. Davis was Il or % years old.
His right arm was cut off and his
right foot just above the ankle.