The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-03

Yelling words of defiance while wad'
ing waist deep in the iey water, of VIZ
creek, between Main and Pike street
bridges. below the Lownd mill dam.
William Murpay, aged about 90 years,
arrested TO answer to the charge Of nj
tempting TO kin Mary Kupfner, the six
teens yearold daughter Of Jacob kupf-
ncr by cutting her throat with a razor
as well as cutting two women and beat.
ing into insensibility her father, held at
bay 4 posse OF deputy ~heriIrs, con
stables and policemen for nearly m
hour Tuesday forenoon after breaking
away from two men and jumping into
the creek from the Pike street bridge a
distance Of twenty-five feet Murphy
was finally captured after fgat IN
midstream between officers and Others
IN which many shots were fired, two
Of tnein wounding him, and taken to
jail where he now fingers.
Officers had bsen securing the vicinity
for Murphy with warrants charging him
N< tempting tokill the Kupfner girl
since the crime was committed Tues.
Jay morning brother Of The girl met
Murphy in the east end of the city and
they had a fight. Later NIurpoy came
down Pike street towards the central
part Of the city and went into the bar
room at the Nutter house. At that
place Bartender Matheney and Jess
cnorpening recognized Murphy and
knowing that he was wanted by the
officers Attempted to arrest him Muir.
ply put up stiff fight and while the
men were tusscling someone telepnoned
70 me sneriff's office in the court house
about the matter and asked tnat officers
be sent over at once. Sheriff John NJ.
Flanagan and Deputy Sheriff ! VI. Knox
started ct once for the place after send.
ing word to coustabIes and otder officers
70 JON them,
Meanwhile Onorpening and Mataeney
Ind had strenuous time with Murphy
but they finally placed him undsr sub
mission and started towards the Jail
with aim. Taey went on towards the
central part Of the city on Pike street
After they had gone two or three
squares Sheriff Flanagan and Deputy
Knox, who by that time had gotten on
the track Of tae men and were hurry
Nng after them, came up within signt.
Jumped Into Icy Water
The two men with their prisoner with
The sheriff and deputy nurrying toward
them started across tae Elk creek bridge.
Just rs they had reached the middle OF
me structure. Murphy gaSe one super
hunan tug. jerked himself away from
The men, and jumped directly oyer tne
side Of tae bridgs landing in the icy
water twenty five feet below
The men and. officers then startel
down the creek bank to get the man
but Murphy started up stream. BY
that time crowd of people began 10
gather and otner officers and constables
hogan TO arrive The sheriff and ,,fIicers
yellsd Is Murp0y to surrender.
shrielsd Defiance to Officers.
n Murphy yelled defiance and shrieked
out that ne wcnld kin the first man woo
pu:l MS foot in the water. He grabbed
up an empty beer bottle and heavy
\ club and prepared to defend himself to
the ieatn: srying tnat he would die
6rst before being taken.
Constable Ice coffman was among
y he other officers who came up TO the
4 assistance Of tie Encu TRYING to get
Murphy Owing rse bottom Of the
ersek being oozy 10 man would take
DE chances Of rushing towards Murphy
at frst for fear that he would shoot
4 him in his tracks Murphy kept running
pp stream By that time clubs, rocks
ind other missiles were thrown at
sc fleeing man aud shors fired.
'IIman saw a direction Murphy was
hing and Ne procured the delivery
...Iazit 81 Wyatt Tyler, eolored. VINO
vas IN tie crowd Of people that had
ath fsd. Taking two or three officers
fisb him nc drove the wagon down tn
: bsnt in tie mil dam side Of the Main
set bridge Is had Murphy ofIs Pur-
sasa or al shles Murpay ried to get