The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-27
Arrest Made by Constable Reese of
Upslhur County. Upon Fugitive
Warrant Issued by Magistrate
Riley.
TENDER. 1901. in House Kittle's Mother
Lived With Negro Named Jesse Harper.

Constable A. L. Reese, of Upshur coun-
~, arrived here from Buckhannon this
morning in search of a young man by
4he name of Blaine Kittle, who Is an al
legged murderer and fugitive from JUS
tive from Pennsylvania. He found the
lran Mt work ats the McGeorge Stone
quarry on the Jarvis farm Just south Of
..the city. The constable placed the man
under arrest and brought him before
SquireRiley. He was afterward incar-
nerated in the city lookup until he could
he taken before the county authorities of
Gpshurc ounty.
2. Shortly after his arrival in this city,
Constable Reese applied to Justice Ri:
ley for warrant for Kittle. The war
rant was issued ut his request. 1t charges
Eittlewith having killed one Jesse Har-
per in Semptember, 1901, in Fayette
nsunty, Pennsylvania. Kittle escaped
from the authorities of Fayette county
and has since been fugitive from JUS
-tiae.
For some time past County Detective
Macbeth, of Fayette county, has been on
the trail of Kittle. He finally received
information that he was Mt work some
where in this section, and he began com
munication with Constable Reese, Of
Buckhannon. A detailed description Of
the man, together with an excellent pho.
4ograph of him, was sent to the consta-
bic. Constable Reese finally learned
that Kittle was at work in the stone
quarry near this city, and today he ar
rived here for the purpose of arresting
the man. After obtaining the warrant
he went out to the stone quarry and
found Kittle at work. He placed the
young man under arrest, handcuffed him
and brought him before Squire Riley.
The warrant requires the constable to
deliver the prisoner before Justice L. ID.
Roliins.of Upshur county. He was in
eareerated in the city lookup to await
the afternoon train to Buckhannon, when
the constable will take him to Buckhan-
non
The murder of which the young man is
charged. occurred in Connelsville during
the month of September, 1901. Accord
ing 10 the prisoners statement, the man
who was killed was cnlored man. He
/. was living with Kittlc's mother, and, in
n row which occurred at the house one
night,an exchange of revolver shots re-
suited in the death of the coiored man.
The woman was also shot. but recovered
from her wound. Kittie fed the country
and has since been at large.
- The prisoner was in n talkatiye mood
and .conversed freely with Constable
Reese and with Constable II. L. Davis,
ziso assisted the former in taking charge
cf the prisoner. He stated that he was
yfhe man wanted, and gave his version of
how the shooting affray occurred
According to the story he told the con.
-sfables, his own mother, white wo-
man, was living with Harper, a negro
imam, IN house at Connelsville, Pa. BE,
1ogether with another man whose name
he did not give, Kittle's mother and the
neEro got into row. It resulted in the
exchange of revolver shots, and Harper
was shot and killed. The woman was
aiao shot, but afterwards recovered from
abe wound. He set ur the claim that he
shot his own mother with b calibre re-
rciverwhich he held in his hand. and that
Mkfet u1et Mn oeAth tfOn . bullet from
= 70 caiibre revolver held by the other !.
man.
Elaine Kittle used to live in Clarks-
burg some years ago. and he says he has
wife living in the city now. He left
-zazksburg and went to counelsville to
~esk.
The photograph which Constable Reese
lad Tailed exactly with the prisoner.
HAea the photograph was shown the
fsisooer he Acknowledged that it wa.
Lis own likeness.
&ittle viii be taken in charge by th.
rPshur county authorities until the ar
3ssai Of oficer Macbeth. OF Fayette coun.
g. BY long distance telephone. consta-
,aae Reese talked with Macbeth and the
1a1ter stated that be would come 70
D.eAhannon at once and. under due pro-
en.s Of law. take the prisoner back TO
EAyette county for trial
NM. Hittie Il Found.