Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-10-26
WORK OF A MAD MAN
Clinton Tabler Tries to Demolish
Home Of His Father-in-Law.
CREATED BIG EXCITEMENT
Mrs. ]. T. Kahn Knocked Down, Her Daugetef
Assaied, Windows in the Kahn Home
and Store Broken and Furniture
Demolished trouble in
Arresting Hin.

Arresting Hin.
Maddened by the knowledge Of the
fact that his invalid wife had been
removed from his house in North
Martinsburg to the home of her par
ent, Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Kahn, on
the boom land, because he had i'll
treated her, Clinton Tabler,a one arm
ed man. went to he Kaia home Mon
dav evening aud committed acts
which for brntility and boldness have
probably never leen equaled in Mar
tinsburg.
After drinking enough whiskey 70
STEADY bis nerves, he started for
the Kahn home. ostensibly for the
pnruase of raising Kahn. " He went
Ia the house about 80 O'Clock and
was met at the door by Mr.. Kahn.
He asl Q TO see his wife. Mrs Kahn
told him that she was very Ill and be
must be verv quiet when with her.
After Mrs. Kahn he'd spoken those
word, Tabler it is alleged, knocked
her down, pulled a large looking
glass down off the wall, dashed 1T to
pieces on, the floor. walked up stairs,
pulled his sick wife ont of Il char on
10 the floor and proceeded to tear up
the house in general.
: Hearing tue racket Mr.. Kahn went
80 +, and frind
to 90 up stairs TabIer refused to let
him up and threw a lighted lamp
down the steps at him. Mr.. Kahn
then went around another way and
got his revolver and, he says, was
going TO shoot Tabler, but was pre-
vented from doing so by his wife and
daughter.
Mr.. Kahn then left the house to go
after officers. While he was away
Tabler visited the store. picked MP
buckets, etc. on the outside of the
store and threw them through the
windows He smashed all the win
dows broke the snow cases and de-
molished a good deal of the goods ON
the shelves.
Before he was through getting out
his spite against the family be bad
not left II, rdiy whole window in
all the doors, smashed large a
mount OF the furniture and had torn
down the iron fence around the
house The house presents wreck
ed appearance indeed today.
Mr.. Kai II could find no one at the
Police office nor could he find pc
liceman. While he was hunting an
officer someone notified Jaiior Cald-
well of the occurrence and he pro-
ceeded to the scene.
Officer Caldwell found the mad
dened man in the act of demolish-
ing the property and attempted to
arrest him. Tabler resisted arrest
and a lively scuffle ensued. He
was soon thrown to the ground and
bound hand and feet by the officer
and several deputized men. Blood
was then flowing from his head
Some say that one OF the men struck
him, while others say that he struck
his head on the iron fence when he
fell, After being carried a short
distance he promised to walk if I'M
tied, but when his limbs were freed |
he got as bad as ever. At one time |
during the struggle he struck |
Buck" Wild, an attendant at the
Jail, a severe flow in the face with |
the stump ut his arm.
The unruly prisoner weighing a.
boat 2i0 pounds was finally landed |
safely behind the bars.
Prosecuting Attorney Pitzer today !
issued four warrants against Tabler.
One is for assault and battery upon
Mrs. Kahn. one for assault and
battery upon Celia Kahn one for de-
striving personal property and the
other for destroying real estate.
The excitement was 'evere shock
70 Mrs Tabler, she tainted twice
this morning and is DOW in very
serious condition.