The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-02-22
occurred in This Neck Of the
Woods to BIotchthe Fair Name
of Harrison County, Both
Being over Women,
and
Both The MuTdeTeTS
Escaped Arrest
NTH a Great Probability That
Neithert the ItaIian northe
Negro will Ever be
Caught.

These murders were inexcusable
nd the result Of Jealousy over women,
those affections are scarcely worthy
1 a fistic encounter, much less the
aking Of life, and they have brought
bad repute to the entire community,
hone of whose citizens we're response
Bile except the participants themselves.
The murderers are Sam MichaeS, an
Italian miner at Pinnickinnick mines,
and William Francis, colored, stable
boss for Contractor G. Mcdonald at
Wolf Summit. The victims are
Joseph Wallace, an American miner
and Shore Digs, colored, an employe
of Contractor Mcdonald.
The murder of Joseph Wallace in
cold blood at Plnnickinnick mines by
an Italian at 5 O'Clock Sunday evening
sent a chill through the bosom OF
every law-abiding citizen. The cir
cumstances surrounding the murder
are mysterious and almost beyond
satisfactory probing. At dance at
Riley Evans Wednesday night before
the murder trouble seems to have
arisen between the Americans and
Italians present over woman named
Kate Cox, and the Italians accused
Wallace of making fun OF them. Fri
day night following some one shot
three times at the house occupied by
Wallace. There was much bad blood,
but there was a beer party or two on
Sunday, though it is claimed Wallace
was not drinking. Wallace started to
take a drunken Italian to his shanty.
He met two Italians who relieved him
OF his charge. After they had taken
the fellow in, they returned to the
road. One of them called out to Wal
lace that he had wanted to fog him
for some time. Wallace replied,
"Guess you WON'T" The Italian
challenged him to meet him half way.
They met and Wallace knocked the
Italian down. Then the other Italian
ran up and shot Wallace three times.
One ball entered Wallace'S back and
an other his neck and courSed down.
ward, killing him instantly. The
Italian ran and the other lay on the
ground some fifteen minutes. The
shooting attracted others to the
scene. Jacob Flick, Wallace'S room
mate ran to the dead man to pick
him up, and, as he was bending over
the body, an Italian ran up with big
butcher knife in his hand and was in
the act of plunging it into Flick,
when some one cried out that he was
about to be stabbed. He lodged the
knife lust in time. The Italian with
the knife took to his heels, with
Others pursuing. He stopped long
enough to hide something, which
proved to be five cartridges. Henry
and John Shackleford headed him of,
captured him and brought him to jail.
He gave his name as Marion Domi'
nick. A warra 1T was issued charging
him with the murder. His trial is set
for 2 o'clock Saturday before Squire
Riley.
The real murderer, however, is be-
lieved to have escaped. He is said to
be Sam Michaes apd fills this descrip.
tIon: % or 30 years of age, 5 feet I
inches in height, weighs 10 pounds,
has swarthy complexion, dark mus
tache, heavy eyes brows, and wore
pin.striped pants, black coat and
black SLOUGH hat. He has not been ap.
prended although reported to have
been seen here Tuesday in company
with other Italians.
Pet Singfries, an Italian, small, and
smooth shaver, is wanted as one
implicated in the murder.
Wallace's body was shipped Tuesday
morning to relatives in Terri Haute,
Ind, miners having raised $50 to de.
fray expenses.
Francis fatally shot Diggs at Nc
Donald's camp at Wolf Summit
Saturday evening shortly after I
O'Clock, with winchester rifle. The
ball entered the victims back ana
penetrated one of his lungs. Diggs
was brought to Kessler hospital on
that evenings train, where he died
early Monday morning. The county
authorities took charge Of the body
and Inferred 1t in the graveyard on
the county farm Monday afternoon.
The murderer and his victim had
been having trouble over colored
women, alleged to be the wife of
Francis. The afternoon OF the fatal
shooting Francis was here and Dor
rOwed the rifle and revolver OF a
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