The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-04
TWO BAD AFFRAYS.
One man dead and another b ad-
ly wounded in this county

oilG iildH uCdu anu dlOtnCF u u
ly wounded in this county
Christmas is celebrated in the latest
approved manner-Roseoe remnant
cuts will Moore's throat and Mooit
dies on Monday-Free for all fight al
Browns tabernacle responsible Oil
drillers the principals in the other
cutting Hounding man finall. leads
to what may be murder-Resent
ed by the victim and the bully of the
camp is carved up-Daye Morrow the
assailant In the second case and j. e..
I Noel gets the knife-Men in jail here
awaiting the action OF the grand
Jury.
From Daily of Dec. 27.
Two cutting ARRAYS graced the cell
ebration Of Christmas in this county.
One of these is to the credit of native
born people and the other is due to
the services of out siders who have
come in here to work in the oil fields.
The first one occurred on Saturday
night near Moorsyille and was between
Roscoe Tenant son of Mahlon Ten
nant known all over the county aud
VIII Moore nineteen year old youth
the son of the late John l. Moore.
The particulars of this case are hard
TO get, The people refuse to answer
telephone calls and nothing can be
learned as to the details. Reports
state that the cutting took place at
Browns tabernacle place near Moores-
vile where Christmas tree was held
on that evening Tenant and Moore
together with several others all
friends went there to break up the
celebration it is alleged and In some
way got into an alteration with the
result that Moore had his throat cut
by Tenant during the fight which
followed.
Moore lived until Monday noon
when he died. Tenant was not ar.
rested until after his victim had died
and not then until peremptory orders
had been sent by prosecutor Lazzelle
to arrest him at once. Lazzelle was
very hot over the fact that the arrest
was not made Soone~ and at once left
for the place of the killing to investi-
gate and direct the course of procedure.
An inquest was held last night and
the fact showed that Moore had been
killed by Tenant. There was no
doubt about this. The inquest was
held at midnight after the arrival of
the prosecuting attorney. The details
of the inquest were not available and
will not be until the return of Mr..
Lazzelle
LAzZELLE's STORY.
Prosecutor Lazzelle returned at
noon and was seen by New Do
MrNIoN man. He stated that the in
quest and preliminary examination
were held at the same time by jus
tice Shriver. They began at eleven
last night and lasted until this
morning.
The inquest developed the fact
that there had been fight between
Tenant and Moore. They had
been in the church and had gotten
into a quarrel and had gone outside
to fight it out. The scrap took
place without hindrance from the
crowd which formed ring around
the fighters and let them alone.
The scrap ended in draw as far as
the spectators could see and both men
got up from the ground where they
had been rolling. Moore put his hand
to his neck from which the blood was
streaming and wiped away the fluid.
He fell several times and those near
took him into p. w. Moore's residence
where he died on Monday without re-
gaining consciousness long enough
to make any statement about the
affair.
Tenant had gone to several before
the fight and had asked for knife or
pistol and several saw the CLINT of the
light on the blade while the fight was
going on but none of them saw the
blow struck
The blade entered the neck below
the left ear and was driven in from
the rear forward. 1t was then drawn
in a slashing manner across the throat
and deep scratch made clear across
this. The fatal wound however was
from the first thrust.
Officers in charge Of Tenant start
ed for Morgantown this morning and
are expected as we go to press. Ten.
nant may throw himself on the mercy
of the court as expressions of that
kind have been made to the prosecu-
tor.
THE SECOND CUTTING.
The second ARRAY took place near
Fly Blow, in Marion county The
fight however was in this county in
Batte,le district 1t was among sew
eral drillers on the Widow Harvey's