The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-24


John Nlolispaugh. forty-four years 81
age, an employe OF the city water works
department, was murdered Sunday
morning about 3 O'clock in the street in
front OF Hugh Wines house in Alta
Vista. john Lowery, George Handshu-
maker, VIII cottriu ana Henry
Gamer, four grown boys, are in jail un-
der suspicion awaiting the verdict ef the
eoroner's jury. Hugh Wine was arousel
from his sleep by racket in front OF
his mousse, found the PROSTATE body OF
the man lying in his front gate with the
four boys standing about lie got shot
gun, leveled 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
We're taken to Jail.
1t was about > O'Clock in the morning
when Coroner W. p. Camp was sum
moned by telephone to the scene of the
tragedy. The telephone call informed
him that NIodispaugh had been mm.
dered in front OF the Wines house and
he made haste to the place. Arriving
there lie found the four young men
standing near the body OF NIodispaugh
lying on the boardwalk just in front of
the gate to the Modispaugh yard and
Mr. Wines holding them there with
gun. He began an 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 a
call for the city police. Upon examin-
ing the body of the murdered man he
found that his neck was broken and that
there were several bruises upon the up
per part of his body as though made by
a blunt weapon OF some kind. Three or
four city policemen arrived on the scene
shortly afterward 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 was taken to
the undertaker's and prepared for burial
Sunday afternoon Coroner Camp EN-.
panelel jury AMI that body began it,
session about o'clock The jury con
sisted OF AIessrs Oliver p. Boughner
Will H. Cole, II. 7. lowndes. .Tr.. f. II
Rogers. John Long and !. b. Vannort.
DIR. Weliner conducted post-mortem
examination and it was found that the
mans neck had been broken, presume
bly, from 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. r. Lowndcs, Jr., one of the jury
men, was called to Philadelphia Monday
Npop a very important mission and the
inquest had to b. further postponed IN
til his return.
Little more than the above is known
a5ont the murder, and the coroner's Jury
will have 10 probe into the case thor
oughly to ascertain the manner in which
the murdered man came to his death.
There was some kind of a quarrel
along the street or road where the mur.
der occurred. People passing in the
neighborhood heard loud and angry
voices in that vicinity about half past
2.o'eloclS. Then there was the loud noise
as Of some one fighting in front OF his
house. which awakened Hugh Wine, who
opened his front door and saw the young
men and the body lying on the sidewalk,
He then held mp the young men as above
related.
Afodispaugh had boon working on the
city water works force for long time
He lived on Monticello avenue with his
wife and two children. After the post
mortem 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
at 2 O'clock and the burial viii he IN
the Elk View cemetery.
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