The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-14
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING
B. & o. Baggage Mssterwound-
ed in arm Saturday Night.

A Woman in the case Men we're Pass
sing the Acme Building Officers saw
Flash-6un and Tracks Fennd--Es
capped Through Nindow--Theory O
Public.
Andrew Closson, baggage master OF
B. s o, train No. SO, due here from
! Fairnont at ten O'Clock in the even
ing, was shot in the arm shortly aftel
eleven O'Clock Saturday evening, Will,
walking up Front street with Johr
Weaver, brakeman on the same
train. The shot was from a revolver
and apparently came from the Acme
building. Who fired 1t, as for what
motive, is mystery. Both men live
at Glen Easton and are unmarried.
Closson and Weaver were just in
from their run and were on their way
to see some friends. Weaver walked
next to the building, and Closson a
little in advance OF him, nearest the
curb. When directly in front of the
entrance to the Acme building, they
heard a report, saw flash and Closson
clutched his arm. Both men turned
and ran back towards Prices furniture
store.
Policeman Shoemaker had just
come up the Avenue on street car,
and had GOT off at Walnut street. He
saw the men, and was looking after
them when the shot was fired. He
saw the fash, and 1t seemed so close to
Closson that he thought it was caused
by revolver in Viewers hands. He
started TO arrest them, but both de-
clared he had no gun His theory
was that Weaver had discharged the
weapon accidentally and had thrown
1t away.
Closson was taken to DIR. Cox, who
dressed his wound. He found a bullet
had entered his arm just above the
wrist. The ball followed the bone
around under the skin, taking a down.
ward course, and coming out Just
above the wrist joint. The bullet
had pierced his coat sleeve when II
entered, but came out below the end
of the sleeve. The wound was slight
one.
Shoemaker 'phoued for Chief Price,
and together they made thorough
search Of the premises. The Acme
building was open FROM top to bottom,
but no one was to be found. No clue
to the identy Of the person who flred
the shot or his place Of concealment
could be found.
Sunday morning, Chief Price, Shoe
maker, and several others made a
thorough search of the building, and
were about to give it UP, when the
Chief and Del Allebaugh glanced out
a window and at the same instant
saw revolver in the grass. An in
yestigation was made at once, and the
presence OF the inevitable women in
the case was discovered.
The woman had stepped on the
gun, and her tracks were easily distin-
guished In the soft clay. The tracks
OF man were also easily discernible.
Both were carefully measured, and
this is the only clue the officers have
to work on.
The man and woman had escaped
from a window, directly above the
spot where the gun was found. 1t is
the opinion CT the officers, that the
parties were both thoroughly familiar
with the inside Of the Acme building
The gun was cheap Hopkins and
Allen six shooter, 80 calibre. 1t con-
tanned three loaded shells, one empty
shell, and two chambers were empty
The cause Of the shooting is mys-
terry Closson and Weaver wore their
uniforms, and it is the opinion of the
police, that the parties mistook them
for officers, and shot, fearing arrest.