The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-17
YOUNG SMITH WILL DIE
Victim Of B. T. Mayle's Murderous Blow Last
Evening Is Lying unconscious AT
The City Hospital.
THE MURDERER Is STILL AT LARGE

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Walter o. Smith. OF sforgantown. a
school teacher at Houit, Is dying at the
City Hospital from the effects Of =
How from d mattock in the hands OF
B, #. MaYls. Mayie has escaped.
Yesterday afternoon Mayle's boy. a
lad about u years OF age. and another
boy got 20 throwing paper wads n
school, and Smith punished them. The
other pupils wholwere present say thnt
the beating WIS not at all severe
one,
Shortly after school dismissed at
four o'clock, Smith was washing his
hands on the back porch Of his board
ing house kept by Mrs. Scott HUMAN.
next door to the school house, when
Mayle came to the front door and AK
cd for Smith. Smith came out ana
Maybe asked him II he had whipped
bis boy. Smith replied that he haa
and said It was necessary to keep or
der In the school room. Maybe called
smith yilo rame. Smith responded
by assuring Maybe that there was ne
occasion for his getting excited about
t--the boy hadn't been injured any.
Maybe called Smith a - ---linr.~.
smith flashed back that Maybe him.
self was - liar," Maybe
said he wouldn't stand that from any
body. and struck at the teacher. The
two clinche,i and Floyd Brooks, 4
boarder at Mrs Huffman's, came out
and got between the two, but was nm
oble to separate them. Brooks told
Maybe to got cut OF the yard. nnd the
three gradually worked toward tho
cate. hauling at and striking each 9th.
er. Finally Mayle got on one side Of
the fence ana Smith on the other and
Smith broke away and started for 4 IA.
hnuse. Some workman had left
heavy mattock lying Just outside The
gate, and MayIe grabbed 1t up. sprang
through this gate and struck Smith
above the la, oar, driving the weapon
into his skull Smith fell 10 the
ground and Maybe. according TO eye
Witnesses; hnt to yank on the mattock
TO get 1t loose. AS he jerlsed Il ont
the blood is taid to have spurted sew
eral feet into the afr from the wound.
Maylei walkc.l up the street a short
distance. then came back and looked
at the prostrate man. ii is alleged BY
some that at this time Maybe made the
remark that next time he would XIII
him, but all the spectators were 80
excited at the time that opinion on this
point is divided. After standing by for
moment Maybe walked over to the
switch box and remarked to several
men that he guessed he'd 60 and give
himself up. lie started slowly up the
track toward Fairmont and that Is the
last that has been heard or him.
Brooks telephcned to Magistrate Amos
almost Immediately that Maybe was
heading for the First ward. The mag
istrate sent Constable c. w. Walker.
who knew Maybe, to intercept him. and
ai'out the same time Sheriff Furbee.
who had been reached over the phone.
oespatched deputies Davis and Wat
son on the same errand. and Chief
Morgan went in person with Patrol.
raan Carpenter and secured the First
ward. The officers got no trace, how
ever. of their man and 1t is feared that
he has escaped to Barbour county
where he Is said to have relatives.
Deputy Sheriff Walter E'urbee and
Dr. Henry drove at once to HouIt afte,
learning ofthe crime, and the injured
man was removed to the City Hospital.
He has not regained Consciousness and
tke hospital authorities say he cannot
live through the day. Smith is about
20 years old and unmarried. His
raother, Mrs. Mary Smith, was sent for
and came on from Morgantown last
night. She is at her sons bedside at
the hospital.
Maybe is described as a medium
sized man about FIVE feet eight inches
high and weighing about 14o pounds.
He is middle-aged. very dark. and
smooth faced. He was employed ~
hoisting engineer at the work on
the new bridge at Lock is.