The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-01
Many Witnesses Were Examined
as to tie Manner in Which
Earnest CottrelE Vas Killed
at Lynchs Mines.
Oscar 6reathouse. George Hanschumaker ard
William HanschamaI1er Under Arrest for the
Crime and are in Jail.

The coroneTs inquest over the 0ody Oh
Ernest cOttrill, which was convened
and adjourned Thursday afternoon, re-
sumed its sittings at II o'clock Friday
morning.
Dr.. Nelson Peek, who had made an
examination of the wound and the body
n the presence of the coroner, was the
arst witness. He testified that there was
IN incision seven-eights of an inch long
over the first RIB on the left side of
the chest. It DETECTED upward to the
right and then downward The pulmon-
airy vein and artery were severed, as was
also the asrta. The wound was of such
character as to cause death Instantly
-Iie was of the opinion that the wound
had been inflicted with a sharp knife.
Samuel Daugherty, at whose home the
murder was committed, was the next
witness. He stated that Oscar Great
house and George and William HAM
schumacher came there about 9 o'clock,
they had been drinking all day. Cot
triIl and he got small keg of beer af-
ter supper and they tapped it and dank
some of it. Daugherty did not drink
more than three or four teacups of it
and cottriTl drank about the salle
amount. Mrs. Daugherty was opposed
10 them bringing any one in the house
to drink with them, as she did not ike
to have it around or about the house.
but John Cassell, day engineer at tie
coal mine, came along on his way home,
and Mrs. Daugherty consented for him
to 10 in and drink with them, since he
had done Daugherty some fsvors. After
Cassell had stayed a short while, he
started home, and Daugherty accomPan-
led him part Of the way on the rail
road. Upon his way back, the Hanschn.
makers. Greathouse and another party
or two, one of whom he believed to De
Isaac Gillespie, accosted him and told
him he had beer at home and that they
were going to have some Of it. He de
MED having any there, and they called
him a liar and cursed him. He got away
from them and went home as soon as the
train had passed. He thought they show.
ed signs of jumping onto him and ne
was afraid Of them, \ half hour after
ward he arrived home they came to the
house and were very noisy. Mrs. Daush'
erty became excited and stated that they
could not come in the house. When they
approached the kitchen door Daushcrt!y
opened it and she YELLED to them from
the middle room that they could not
come in and told them to go away. About
that time Daueherty and Cottrin went
mt about the same time. The Han
scbnmakers and Greathoasc were at the
noreh and there were others standing
about fifteen feet away. 1t being dark
he did not see whose these latters were.
He ordered them away, and one of them
attempted to strike him with a rock.
hut he threw his hand up and knocked
of the blow. Besides Dausherty' ms
wife and cottrill, Daugerty's brother
in.law, Lloyd Johnson, was in the house
hut he did not 60 to the door, but stayed
with Mrs. Daugherty and the children
who were all excited and screaming. He
went to the closet to got his shot g"n'
hut could not find it, and it was not
loaded anyway. After being in the
bouse Eve minutes he noticed Cottriil
come in and try to SIT down on inc
bed. but fell to the floor. He exciaim'
ed my God, Ernest is hurt" and ne
ran to him. He asked him if he was
hurt The only reply he made was TO
rroan. Greatbouse threw rock during
the melee and attempted to draw re-
Evolver When Daugherty re-entered the
house he did SO with the remark thai
bc sould make them get away from
tkGs. ccetriIl was standing below nm
near the 6indow. He did not see any
ono strike or stab Cottrill, and had no
idea which one did it. After he went
INTO the house number of stones
struck the house. When cottriil came
into the house the mob on the outside
left going down toward the railroad an4
tbcn back up into the county road. he
d;d not know what became Of them at
ter that Dangherty told the jury that
the Hansehmakers were trying to sad
die the crime of onto him.
Iloyd Johnson, Daugherty's brother
in.law, was the next witness. He lives
here, but had gone there Monday after