The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-20


age, an cmploye of the city water works
department, was murdered Sunday
incoming about 3 o'clock in the street in
front Of Hugh Wines house in Alta
Vista. John Lowery, George IIandshu-
maker Will Cottrill and Henry
s;ainer, four grown boys, are in jail nm
der suspicion awaiting the verdict OF the
eoroner's jury. Hugh Wine was aroused
from his sleep by racket in front of
his mouse, found the PROSTATE body of
the man lying in his front gate with the
four boys standing about. lie got shot.
gun, leyeled it at the young men and
threatened to shoot the one who at,
tempted TO move from the spot. The
coroner was summoned and he mad city
police called and the four young men
were taken 10 Jail.
Itawas about o'clock in the morning
when Coroner w. p Camp was sum
moned by telephone to the scene Of ii,
tragedy. The telephone call Informed
him that Modispaugh had been murE
fc=ed in front of the Wines mouse add
nc made haste 10 the place. trfislhgl
there he found the four young men
standing near the body of Modisp1ugh
lying on the boardwalk just in front Of
the gate to the Modispaugh yard and
Mr.. Wines holding them there with a
gun. He began m investigation at once
and after hearing Mr.. Wines story
about being aroused from his sleep, open,
ing his front door and finding the body
lying on the boardwalk and holding the
young men up with his gun, he sent /,
call for the city police. Upon exnmin.
ing the body of the murdered man he
found that his neck was broken and thai
there were several bruises upon the up.
per part of his body as though made BY
q. blunt weapon Of some kind. Three or
four city policemen arrived on the scene
shortly aftcrward and the four young
men were taken to jail and imprisoned.
The coroner notified the Clifford os.
borne undertaking establishment and the
body Of The murdered man wns taken to
The undertaker's and prepared for burial
Sunday afternoon Coroner Camp en-.
paneled jury and that body began it.
session about 3 o'clock. The jury con
sisted Of Nfessrs. Oliver T.. Bouglner
Will II. Cole, L. t. lowndes. ,Tr., f. II
Rogers. John Long and ]. b. yannort
Or. Wehner conducted post.mortcm
examination and it was found that the
mans neck had been broken. presuma.
bly, from a heavy blow or blows from
some blunt weapon. There were several
dark bruises on the head and upper part
Of the body. The jury adjourned its ses.
sion Sunday afternoon late until the
next day. before getting fairly started
in the examination Of the case.
r. I, Lowndes. .Ir., one of the jury
men, was called to Philadelphia Monday
upon a very important mission and the
inquest had TO be further postponed I'M
til his return.
Little more than the above is known
about the murder, and the coroner's jury
win have to probe into the cs+e thor
olIglily to ascertain the manner in which
the murdered man came 10 his death.
There was some kind of a quarrel
along the street or road where the mur
der occurred. People passing in the
neishborhood heard loud and angry
voices in that vicinity about half past
2 O'Clock Then there was the loud noise
as Of some one fighting in front Of hi
house which awakened Hugh Wine, who
opened his front door and saw the young
men and = body lying on the sidewalk.
he th.p held up the young men IS above
relatod.
M6dispaugh had been working on tn
city water works force for a long time.
lie lived on Monticello avenue with his
wife and two children. After the post
mcrlem examination the body was pre-
pared for burial and taken to the home
on Monticello avenue. The funeral will
take place from there Tuesday afternoon
a. o'clock and the burial viii be in
( he Elk View cemetery