Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-29
COY. ATKINSON
Object of an Assassin S Plot at
Buckhannon.

Police We're Informed of the Plan and
Guarded his Person Escorted him to
the Train People up there Sore over
the Pardon of Vale Boughner Ex-
citing Experience.
An Intellectual attempt To assassin
ate Governor Atkinson is said to have
been made at Bucknannon WedneS-
day night.
The governor was there attending
the meeting OF the board Of trustees
of the Methodist conference seminary,
he being one Of the trustees, and the
fortunate overhearing Of the plans for
his assassination aud the prompt ac-
tion of the police are probably all chat
saved his life.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago Edward Young, OF Buckhan-
non, was killed in Clarksbarg by Vale
Boughner, who joined crowd which
was in pursuit of Young, supposing
him TO be a murderer and fugitive
from justice. Boughner was convict
ed eff manslaughter aud sent TO the
penitentiary and only recently he was
pardoned by Governor Atkinson. The
father of Young has been very bitter
toward the Governor ever since. and
it is said been drinking pretty hard.
Heis said to have made threats against
the Governor and against Vale
Boughner and his family, SO that the
Boughners have been advised by the
Buckhanuon people not togo TO Buck
harmon and to keep out of Young's
way.
On Wednesday night when the
meeting of the trustees OF the semi
nary was over, the Governor was sur
priced, on coming out Of the seminary
near midnight, TO find a whole squad
of police standing outside waiting for
him. He was informed that the POI
lice had heard that Young had made
threats that he was going to kill the
Governor and they had with them a
man who said he overheard plans be-
ing made by a number Of men for his
assassination. The police had gone
to the seminary TO avoid any danger
and insisted on eseorting the Govern
or TO his room. The other trustees
went with him to the home of Rev.
Asbury Mick, where they all spent
the night together, while two police
kept guard all night outside Of the
house.
This morning, when the Governor
was ready to go to the train, he found
the chief Of police and part of his
force outside the house ready to es-
cort him to the train. He had scarce
ly set his foot outside the door when
the police pointed out Young TO him,
with about a dozen fellows around
him, all drinking, apparently waiting
for him to come out. The police
went to Young and demanded to
know what he wanted and why he
was lettering there and the Governor
told him if he wanted to see him,
there he was. Upon that Young
turned and walked away and the
crowd that was with him also disap-
peared The police escorted the Gov
ernor to the train and saw him safely
out Of town.
The chief said he would have ar
rested Young, but he has no personal
knowledge of his making threats and
only heard of them from others. But
the gentleman who told the Governor
what he had heard satisfied both the
Governor and the police that there
was a plot to assassinate him and that
only the prompt action Of the police
saved his life. The police are investi-
eating the case and II they find that
Young or any of his friends actually
made threats against the Governor
will promptly arrest them.