The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-02-17

Marion Hanger. colpgeII aiias
IsssBuckn Hanger, was shot hid tlled
lhy Charles Gould, at "A s 5sclock
Saturday evening on The ltiihurt
| street side Of the Capitol hotel il
|Cslen Elk. The ball aslt cred The
lheart and Hanger expired Inst ntly.
lGould was arrested at tie ReSiiafiffl
brewing Company's place ID Oftli
| Fourth street. shortly III onward III
| Policemen White and Sisnins and
jailed.
| The homicide was the result 1T sn
I'altercation arising from a. quarrel
between Criss Jasper and Gould the
lday before in the salo0n, which was
renewed shortly before the negro was
killed. 1t appears that young Gould
was addicted to the use of cocaine
and on Friday he and D Jasper quar-
relied about a remark made by Jas
per to that effect. THE quarrel.
However, did not result In d person
lal conficts Saturday evening Gould
was in Jasper's saloon, and, from
the evidence adducedl at the coroner's
inquest, after the quarrel had been
renewed, Gould drew 4 gun on Jas
per, and was elected by Jasper's
brother, Charles.
The negro, who was an employe
in the restaurant at the saloon. ap-
pears to have taken up the quarrel
on the street with Gould and after
renewing it a second time was pur-
sting Gould 50 closely that the lat
ter shot him. AS soon rs the shoot
ing occurred the police were noti-
fed by telephone, but before they
arrived on the scene, Gould got into
4; wagon and rode down II the
brewery Office. where The was found
later and arrested without rcsis-
lance.
The shooting created much ex-
element and ina little while duitel
0 crowd had gathered, AMONG whom
were several colbred people, but they
made no attempt to do Could harm.
Coroner W. p. Camp directed the
removal ofsthe body to an undertake
ing establishment and then sum
nonea a Jury. which rnetsat s o'clock
for the purpose Of beginning an IN
luest. The jury consisted Of Oliver
P. BoUehner, Wili I'll. Cole, Edward
DOYLE .Fohn RI Peacock. Nieholas
r. Wits end James w. Robinson. 1
John p. johnson. street car mo-
was the first witness. He
testified thatas his chr pas pproacil-sa
ipg Baltimore street, he heard loud
talling around the corner. When
.he lad stopped the ear he stepped
OH and looked nip just as the shot
vas fred by Gould. Tie latter was
not standing farther Than four fee
from the negro Gould then wen
INTO lie Glen Elk hotel, got RAJ
ITnl11or and showed him what hat
occurred. They went to the body
Gould opened HANGERS coat and a
long knife fell out.
r. D. MAYO followed johnson on
tie witness stand. He said he wns
in the Glen Elk hotel, heard the
shot and saw the negro fall. He
sl@ GcEld with a pistol and the fel-,
low living on HE pavement but did
riot 30 To Tire body.
John Howard was the next per-
son examined. He stated that he
was standing in the door Of the
Capitol hotel. He saw the negro
follow Gould from Jasper's saloon
Furnishing a knife all the time.
Gould was walking backwards and
him not to come any closer
and then the latter shot HIN.
Frank Summers saw the starting
Of it, he said. Hewas in the saloon
at the time. Could had trouble
with Criss Jasper and Gould drew
a gun on the latter. Charles JAS
per then elected Could from the
saloon. Hanger then started down
to the water plug at the corner to
get q bucket Of water. He got into
a quarrel with Gould. The negro,
however, got the bucket Of water
and took it to the saloon. Hanger
then put on his coat, buttoned it up
and went out to get a second buck
ct Of water. The quarrel was re-
newed, but Hanger delivered the
second pail of water and went out
again. He followed Gould and
Summers says he saw him reach to
inhibition his coat and then Gould
shot him.
The hour being late the inquest
was adjourned until Sunday morn
inr at 10 40 O'clock al which time