The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

YOUNG GIRL Who Ran AWAY FROM GIRLS HOME LEADS LIFE OF SIN

of the ordinary when drinking ex-
cept to lay one hand on Coon's neck
and have beer bottle in the other
raised. When he closed the saloon
and went toward home Coon started
up the road home and Drummond
lay on the block in front of the
store. He was still lying there fif-
teen or twenty minutes after that,
when Boyle went to bed. he did
not see Wicks.
James Kelley, brakeman, corro-
borated Brakeman Green in all par
ticulars, and said in addition that
Drummond did not come until 1
o'clock. or about Is or 20 minutes
after they had returned to the body.
He said they gathered up $4.35 in
money and laid it on the body
DIR. G. R. Ogden told about he
and DIR. III. v Warner making an
autopsy. after the body had been
prepared for burial. They found a
brliise or scrape on the forehead ex=
tending half way back on the head.
A wound on the left side of the chin,
like a cut. Several ribs on the left.
side were broken near the chest and
back bone. There was a general
cave-in of the chest. The neck was
dislocated and there was scalp
wound. There we're also +r-~
marks on the front breast. He was
of the opinion that Coon had been
struck with something heavy and
that a railroad tender might have
struck him. He believed that such
wounds could be inflicted by an enc
CINE.
DIR. Warner stated that there was
a very heavy breaking of ribs and
there were two small fndentures IN
the chest six inches apart and over
the heart. These were the size of
thumb. The cut on the left jaw
looked like it was torn. 1t was
, 1-2 or inches long. The fore
head was badly bruised and there
was scalp wound farther back. The.
neck was broken, etc. was his
honest opinion train or locomo-.
tive had killed Coon, and that the
bruises were the result of the body
falling.
Wesley White told about he and
Coon being partners, and that they
settled here that evening after get
ting a county order cashed. OF the
amount Coon got $31. OF this he
spent $3.50 for pair of pants, $1.75
for hat and also bought a shirt,
collar and tie. White did not see
either Wicks or Drummond until
about two O'Clock, when Drummond
came to his house, awol1c him told
him about Coon being killed and
asked him to go and tell Coon's
family. Drummond was nervous
md sat on the edge of the bed while
ut Whites home. Drummond told
him about making fire with waste,
when the railroad men declined to
leave a lantern there with the body
Frank Albright did not know any
thing about it except that Drum
mond had stated that he saw lights
DOWN the track, asked what it meant
nd, when told aman was killed, re-
marked that lie would go down and
see, fearing it might be Ray Wicks
us he had gone down that way. He
heard Drummond say Milstead, who
was looking after Coon's papers,
knew all about it.
N. G. StcaIey told about the
wounds on the body, being the un-
dertaker in the case, and was of the
cninion that train struck and kill
cd Coon.
Claude Westfall, member of tie
Coon family, testified that Coon,
when ne went home that evening,
gave Mrs. Coon SIS, son and
daughter 81 each and another
daughter half dollar.
John Shackelford, one of the yard
crew, saw Coon lying there, and
though having known him a long
time, did not recognize the body as
that of Coon.
There were several other witness
es, whose evidence was in no way
material, and when the state rested.
the magistrate announced his deci'
sion acquitting the accused men.
They were then released from cus-
tody.