The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-16
MURDER MYSTERY
HAPPILY EXPLAINED

Last evening at the witching hour
of a m, the custodian of the old
fair grounds, at the west end of the
CITY. was suddenly awakened by the
noise of barking dogs and calls for
admittance. uttered in hoarsc.
breathless voices, by large body of
men. Mr.. Peck, who has charge of
these grounds, in the interests of the
W. Va. Central Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, hurriedly arose;
dressed and went to the gates, first
carefully barring the same with a
number of benches, as he saw the
dogs held in leash were ready to
snrinp upon him. After conversing
through an aperture of the gate
way a very funny story was brought
to lipht. 1t seems that the society
had several painters employed upon
yorions buildings on the grounds
making them ready for the opening
of the fair and one of these work
men was the cause of all the dis
About eleven o'clock last night
Mr.. Walters, the leader of the I'm
ion park orchestra, was taking a
stroll through the grounds, reflect
ing upon the relative merits OF ltal-
ian and German violintsts, when up
on arriving at a secluded portion OF
the grounds, imagine his Ieutonlc
horror at seeing upon the ground
under a small bamboo tree a coat
and vest, apparently well besprinkled
with blood and bloody stains upon
the ground. in the vicinity. Signor
walters never even hesitated when
the Teutonic mind is 'Emade up,
it is a work of art. Hastily PICK
ing up the garments he ran to the
nearest telephone station, which was
tbe Grasselii hotel. Here the gar
mcnts were searched, but not thing
could be brought to light except a
conv of the fair book, for 1905, well
thumbed, and opened at page
where there was a pencil marx
around entry Book No. 6, Best
Painting, 5000" This throwing
no light upon the matter, the police
were called by telephone and apPr,s-
cd of the conditions. As soon as the
affair became known a consultation
Of business men and citizens who
were on their way home, at II 80 p:
m. was held. and it was decided
that the only way to successfully
find the murderer, if such there was,
would be to get bloodhounds ana
trace the guilty one. Mr.. hrohlhe'
the Third street jewelcr. was awaN-
ened. and when informed of the I'M
Dortauce of Immediate action, read
ilv consented to ure his very val
liable dogs, although one of them
was really in no condition to work:
Hastily buckling on large par OF
rauntlets. Mr.. Krohme was speedily
dragged to the scene of the CRIME;
The moment the dogs had snliled
the trail they gave tongue, ana
started madly off-Mr. Krohme be-
cause he had to, having tied the
Ieashes around his body, and the
Others in mad pursuit, Mr.. Walters
leading the van, crying "YoucEs
and 'sView Halloo," in German, as
he ran. The bloodhounds made, a
direct line for the street car tracks
and Sucn Is JnelT WOHNSlAul ii''
of smell. They followed the street
car track with the struggling MI
Krohme Juggling behind until they
reached the gates of the w. Va. Cen
trail Agricultural & Mechanical So
ciety, and woke Mr.. Peck up as Pe-
fore stated. The painter said ne
split little red paint from his buck K
et. and left an old coat and vest in
the park, but that any dog that can
trail man on a street car must be.
long to the man on the front seat
and he is in the hospital at Presenl;
Frank Peck says that he was Just
dreaming that the fair had opened
but that the small gathering OF
nighthawks and bloodhounds Is
nothing compared to the crowd that
will be clam oring for 9dm mn. tbe
Thirtv-Ninth Annual Fair, Monday
the fourth of Sept, 1905.