The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-02
ner Beginnind Inquest

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inceDgp Angotte, an Italian laborer,
was slict and instantly killed during a
quaf9e between Italians in the front Of
IN tsalia ssse on Water ST., owned by
Lari Conn, between half past nine and
ten o'clock Thursday night. Three Itol.
iails hnye been arrested and jailed, ne
cused Of the shooting. They are Lari
onH the proprietor of the store, Frank
Anehy, and Tony Leonard.
The shooting occurred during heated
quarrel between several Of the Italians
lyho livedat conns boarding house od
jpiiing the store, and it is believed that
Conn istlie murderer.
AL The house above mentioned, per-
sons in tile neighborhool Of the store,
which Is situated on The creek side Of
Water street, beyond the colorcd school
building heard loud and angry voices,
rs Of several persons in heated quarrel
and the two pistol shots in quick success
sion. Coroner w. p Camp was standing
on Main street near the Traders building
when some one ran up to him and told
him that some one lad been shot at
the italian store, and he went down to
the place ut once.
Wfen Mr.. Camp arrived there he found
the body of Angotte lying in the street
IN front of the store. Some of the ltal-
inn women who stayed at the boarding
blouse carried The body into the house
and laid it down on bed in the sleep
Ing room. Squire Camp, after hearing
yarious stories told him by several of
the foreigners, who were in an excited
state, finally Cleaned enough form the
c9latering iargon OF the Italians, who
the persons were who were mixed up in
tie quarrel, and placed lnri Conn, Frank
Aneny and Tony Leonard, under arrest
lolieeman Harry Brooks and simms ar,
rived and the prisoners were turned
over to their charge by Mr.. Camp. The
officers brought the Italians to iail. Conn
WAS placed in thee ity Lookup and the
others were incarccrated in the county
5ail.
gllc lod$So stlc murdered nltla, was
taken IN charge hy The Clifford. osborc
undertaking iirnlspd Il WIS removed
10 the undertaking patlors shdrtlyTtfter-
wards.
'Fllefeit was found that the bullet had
eliietcd the mans breast slightly 70
tlie right fStle breast bone and in The
grglou of the heart. The bullet passed
entirely through the body and was found
blythe coroner protruding under the skin
Just over The right hip. The bullet was
d thirty-cight caIibre, and was intact,
save for a slight indemtion on one side
where il had scraped a bone. The shot
caused instant death.
Coroner Camp began an investigation
OF The shooting Friday morning. Aneny
and Leonard told the coroner that Conn
aid the shooting. according to their
story Conn and Angotte were talking
together in the front of the store. conn's
Mife and two children were inside the
store. Conn asked Angotte for the
loan Of dollar and the later refused to
iet him have it. This led to quarrel.
and Conn, infmiated with rage pulled
his revolver and shot Angotto,
trIie men who we're arrested and jailed
will remain in prison to await the find,
ing Of the coroncr'siury before they will
be given a trial.
The coroner empanneled lury late
Friday afternoon and an Inquest was
begun over the dead hpdy in the under
taking parlors The members Of the
itry are i. L Lang, o. P. Boughncr,
Prank shuttleworth, VIII II. Cole, Char
1es Little and John Long.
an examination OF the wound con
ytdced the jury that an autopsy would
l,pt ba necessary. The bullot entered the
al,olt half way between the nip,
rs iigitly to the right oi the breast
bono, and came out at 4 point Just above
Ia righ hip, necessarily causing instant
Sa The course df the bullet gave
sie impression that the murdered man
wos leaning over the counter in the store
when the shot was fired.
a8teF tie examination of the body, the
jury adjourned to the Jury room in the
couft 1ipuse, 10 take The testimony OF the
witnesses an dof the prisoners who are