The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-04
MoRGANTowN VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 1899

county man cut D. r. noel man
from Allegheny City in the left side
repeatedly and Noel may die as a
result of the injuries inflicted
This fight took place as a result of
the practical jokes which had been
| played by Noel and others on Nor
row. Noel is very large man aud
and is said to have been the bully of
the camp.
About o'clock ON Sunday even
ing Morrow went into the tent to 90
to bed and found number of arti
eles piled on his bed. He got very
angry over this and3said that if the
man was in the tent who did the
work to let him open his head. Noel
answered him and after some words
the assault was committed.
Noel was stabbed in the left side
several times. The first cut was the
worst one and was about three inch
es and half long ana three inches
deep. 1t was between the eighth |
and ninth ribs. As a result of it he
bled very freely. Others were also
given by the Infatuated man before
he could be pulled away.
A preliminary hearing was held /
and he was committed to await the |
action of the grand jury. He was
brought here by Constable W. j. |
Wise and lodged in Jail where he is
at present.
NoEL's STATEMENT
j. e. Noel the injured man being
sworn said that he was in bed asleep
when Morrow came in. The men
occupying tent togethether with sew
eral Others who were on the same job.
Morrow found a number of articles
piled on the bed and became very
angry. He called out with an oath
for the man who was guilty OF the pill
ing to open his mouth and he would
fix him.
Noel called back for Morrow to shut
up and allow them to sleep. When
he was attacked by Morrow. The
first cut was received and Noel tried
to get up. As he was arising he was
cut in the arms and side several other
times but none of these were import
ant Noel then cried out for the
Others to pull his assailant off when
they interfered and parted the two
men. Morrow was held by them until
he was arrested which was promptly
done.
MORROW TALKS.
A representative of the NEW Do
MINIoN called at the Jail in the morn
ing to get what Morrow bad to say
about the case. He was ready to talk
Of it and his story was convincing
one. He is a man about forty-flve
years old and quiet appearing fellow.
He came into the state about three
months ago and has been employed as
a driller.
"All have to say" he stated In
answer to question, is that there
is two sides to this question.
am sorry that things have
turned out as they have but there is
some excuse to be offered for what has
been done.
| had been run over by Noel and the
rest Of them ever since we got on the
job. At times this has been so severe
that 1 have almost decided to leave
the place not being able to stand it
any longer This was told to the boss
and he said that it was shame but
for me to stay on as the well was
nearly done and that he could not let
me go very easily. This was on Sat-
urday the day before the thing took
place.
The men had been in the habit of
taking my clothes and wiping their
feet over them. They would go into
my pockets and take whatever was
left in them. There was no way of
locking up my things and / had to
take it. They would play all sorts of
pranks and then give me the laugh.
/ was afraid to resent it as they were
all larger than myself.
But when / went into the tent on
Sunday night and found all the things
piled on the bed and the men all wait
ing to give me the laugh I became
very mad.
| asked who done IL and Noel an
swered by swearing at me and telling
me to go to bed. | retorted and he
said, did it. What are you going to
do about it and at the same time he
started to get UP. He was a very
large man weighing over two hundred
and / was afraid that if he got up he
would beat me all up and throw me
out Of the tent so / went at him. He
didn, get at me.
1t would have been best for me If
he had in view of what has happened
and | am sorry that he didn't but it
is too late now to think about it. We
had been strangers until we met on
this job.
Love and seasickness are feelings
that beggar description. Is