The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-13

Marion Hanger, colored, alias
"Bucl" Hanger, was shot and killed
by Charles Gould, at 4:45 o'clock
Saturday evening on the Baltimore
street side of the Capitol hotel in
Glen Elk. The ball entered the
heart and Hanger expired instantly.
Gould was arrested at the Reymann
Brewing Company's place on North
Fourth street, shortly afterward by
Policemen White and Simms and
jailed.
The homicide was the result Of an
alteration arising from a quarrel
between Criss Jasper and Gould the
day before in the saloon, which was
renewed shortly before the negro was
killed. It appears that young Could
was addicted to the use Of cocaine
and on Friday he and Jasper quar-
relied about remark made by JAS
per to that effect. The quarrel,
however, did not result in a person.
al conflict. Saturday evening Gould
was in Jasper's saloon. and, from
the evidence adduced at the coroner's
inquest, after the quarrel had been
renewed, Gould drew a gun on Jas
per, and was elected by Jasper's
brother, Charles.
The negro, who was an employe
in the restaurant at the saloon. APP
pears to have taken up the quarrel
on the street with Gould and after
renewing it a second time was pur-
suing Gould so closely that the lat
ter shot him. As soon as the shoot
ing occurred the police we're noti-
fed by telephone, but before they
arrived on the scene, Gould got into
a wagon and rode down to the
brewery office, where he was found
later and arrested without resis-
tance.
The shooting created much ex-
citement and in a little while quite
a crowd had gathered, among whom
were several colored people. but they
made no attempt to do Gould harm.
Coroner W. P. Camp directed the
removal Of the body to an undertake
ing establishment and then sum
moned a jury, which met at 8 o'clock
Tor the purpose of beginning an in
quest. The jury consisted of Oliver
7. Boughncr. VIII II. Cole. Edward
DOYLE, Jshn P. Peacock. Nicholas
NJ. White and James W. Robinson.
John ?. johnson, street car mo-
torman. was the first witness. He
testified that as his car pas approach
ing Baltimore street. he heard loud
talking around the corner. When
he had stopped the car he stepped
off and looked up just as the shot
was fired by Gould. The latter was
not standing farther than four feet
from the negro. Gould then went
into the Glen Elk hotel, got Ray
Hornor and showed him what had
occurred. They went to the body.
Gould opened Hangers coat and a
long knife fell out.
r. d. Mayo followed johnson on
the witness stand. He said he was
IN the Glen Elk hotel, heard the
shot and saw the negro fall. He
saw Gould with pistol and the fell
low lying on the pavement but did
not go to the 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
flSarishing a knife all the time.
GfSi was walking backwards and
Sing him not to come any closer
4, then the latter shot HIN.
Frank Summers saw the starting
OF It. he said. He was in the saloon
at the time. Gould had trouble
with Criss Jasper and Gould drew
gun on the latter. Charles JAS
per then elected Gould from the
saloon. Hanger then started down
10 the water plug at the corner to
get bucket Of water. He got into
quarrel with Gould. The negro,
however, got the bucket Of wafer
and took it to the saloon. Hanger