Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-27
TWO CENTS
The DARK SIDE.
Christmas Day a Day of Sadness
for Many

Opekiska-Dr. Black Murdered at
Greensboro Freeland Rishel Terri
bly, Cut Over Cheat--0ther Accidents
and Mishaps In County and Neighbor-
hood.
Lemuel Harrington, OF Opekiska,
was found on Christmas morning In
his shop in the basement OF the Wat
son store at that place with his head
blown to pieces. A shot gun lay
near the body and was the cause Of
the death His brother made the
discovery.
At first it was thought that a muir
der had been committed. Harrlng-
ton had been engaged in an alterca-
tion with some coal miners in which
man named Wayne had been the
chief actor. He and Harrington
had fight in which the latter got
the better of the argument. Others
mixed up in the scrap and after It
was over Wayne vowed that he In
tended to kill his adversary.
He went to several places and
asked for revolver but was not sue
cessful in getting it. Later Harring
ton fired two shots at the crowd and
from what he said to several people
thought that he had killed two or
three men. Those who were shot at
did not know at the time they were
objects of the shooting but they re
membered that they had felt the
shots falling around them. Two
shots were fired.
Harrington went to some friends
and stated that he had killed several
men but did not intend to have his
neck stretched for the deed. He
told them that in case there was any
inquiry about him not to be alarmed
that there would be no one to blame
but himself.
From the appearances OF the shop
in which he was found it was dis
covered that he had gone into it and
had placed the gun along his arm
against the back ofhis head. It had
been pulled off with his thumb. The
head was turned away when the ex-
plosion came and the brains were
blown to the ceiling.
AT first the theory was held that
it was case OF murder but this was
found to be mistake on investiga-
tion. Harrington was member Of
the Second West Virginia regiment
and was honorably discharged at
the close of the war He was about
eighteen years of age and was a SON
of David Harrington OF Opekiska
The prosecuting attorney Mr..
LazzeIle went to the scene of the
tragedy on Christmas day and at
tended the inquest which was held
there that afternoon. Squire Shoe
maker was forman Of the jury.
The verdict of the jury was that
the death came from q gun shot
wound which had been self inflicted.
The statement has been made by
several and was sent out from Fair
mont to the Register this morning
that the dead man had been drink
ing but this is not the case Moth
ing was shown Of this kind but IL
was proven that he was perfectly
sober at the time of the suicide.
DIR. FRANK BLANK MURDERED
DIR. Frank Black was killed Christ
mas day at Greensboro by o man
named Harrington but we have been
unable to get the particulars. Black
is dentist and was associated for
some time with DIR. Harry Reymer
of Mont Morris. He has been in
Morgantown on several occasions
and is quite well known here.
TERRIBLY CUT.
Christmas morning as Freeland
Rishel was going to work In the
mountain over Cheat he received
cut that nearly resulted in his death.
| He was carrying two axes on his
shoulders and in taking one of them
of the other one which was broad
ak to be used In cutting cross ties
| slipped and cut deep cash in the
neck
| The loss of blood was very great and
| for time it looked like he would
bleed to death but he is doing nicely
now and is expected to recover.
INSTANTLY KILLED.
| Grier Stewart who lived with his
father on Laurel Hill on the Fayette
county side was shot and instantly
killed on Christmas morning while
fooling with a loaded gun. The gun
was loaded by the young man who
wanted Christmas crack. 1t was
held above his head and the trigger
pulled.
In the discharge the gun exploded
and a piece of steel penetrated the
young mans brain killing him in
stantly. He was twenty one years
Of age and a son Of Martin Stewart.
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