The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-29
USED SHOTGUN
VERY II',R Y / '!i|. j ] I
DID a ARMlNGToN II MAN SUN.
!. DAY MORNING \ i I. q WITH SEEM
ING BAD RESULTS.

Henry A. Floyd, more famil!arlg
known as "Asbury', Floyd, did his
best to make Pennington. the scene
of another killing Sunday morning.
Floyd Is a bumper in the employ %of
the Georges Creek Coal and Iron
Company, and though of rather a tacl-
turn disposition, was considered al
steady workman and was not known
as a hard drinker.
His yictim-or, at least, intended
victim, is John Kline, "a loader for
the same company, and ainext door
neighbor OF Floyd's. Kline is quiet,
unassuming fellow, and has neither
the reputation nor the appearance Sof
a man who would want trouble with
anybody.
Floyd couldn't be induced to. say
much about the affair, but Kllne's
version Of the difficulty is as follows:
! Floyd took day off Saturday and
went on a spree Saturday evening
after supper, Kline, who is troubled
with rheumatism, went up to the doc.
tors to be bled. When he returned
about seven o'clock Floyd was stand,
Ing in front of his house with club
in his hand, pretty drunk. Kline
asked him what he was doing with
the club and Floyd said he was look.
ing for fight. Kline told him he'd
better go home, and went past him
and sat down on his own doorstep.
Floyd followed him with the club,
and Kline picked up beer bottle
and told him to keep off. Floyd laid
down the club and Kline laid down
the bottle. Then Floyd made sud-
den rush and struck Kline twice
with his fist. Kline closed with him
and got him down, ndatold him he'd
let him up If he'd so home and behaye
himself. Floyd continued struggling,
and told Kline he'd better kill him
then for he would kill Kline
as soon as he got UP. Kline called
to Floyd's wife and told her to come
and get him, but she refused, saying
that Floyd was bad" Floyd stop,
ped struggling after while, and
Kline letting him up, he went home.
Nothing further was heard from him
that night, but yesterday morning
about nine o'clock he armed himself
with shotgun loaded with No. G
shot, and went over to Kline's house
and called to him to come out. He
was standing about IS feet from the
step, and the moment Kline opened
the door he fired at him. The charge
raked the whole right side Of Kline's
head, and two Of the shot also struck
his wife In the forehead. Kline i'm
mediately shut the door. Floyd fired
again into the door and then went
around the house and tried to gel
in the kitchen, loudly asserting that
If that wasn't enough he wanted to
get in and finish the job. Several
men closed in on Floyd, but he helt
them off with the gun till Harry
Kellar got around behind him ant
snatched 1t out Of his hand. Six Of
eight Of them then piled on TO Floyd
and after desperate fight in which
he was pretty badly used up, he wa:
subdued and taken down to the loci;
up. He was brought to. town on tn,
ten o'clock train and committed tt
the county jail. Kline was brough
in on the same train and taken to tn,
Miners Hospital
Floyd was seen at the Jail thl
morning by West Virginian report
er. He gave his age as SO years, AM
said he had been In Pennington sine
the inception of the Georges Creel
company, about six years ago. Fl
has wife and three children.
Kline was seen at the hospital AM
appeared to be getting on very nice
ly. The superintendent said he wa
seriously but not necessarily fatal
injured. Kline gave his age us 8;
and said he had been in the emplo
of the company for about year. H
is married and has five children.
Floyd declares that the troubl
arose over an alteration betwee
the wives of the two participants, BIT
Kline scouts this idea.