The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-06-18
SLAYER
ARRESTED
AT GRAFTON

way, white. being the victim, anC
Abe Scott, colored, the self-confess-
ed perpetrator of the deed.
Ridgeway's death was due TO q
blow back of the right ear with a
heavy brass valve thrown bv Scott
Ridgeway was employed as /
skinner at the West Fork Glas,
company's plant and was assistant
to Master Teaser James Conncrs.
Besides Conners there was but cnr
witness 10 Tie killing, Ben CottrilI
night watehman.
Ridgcway's duties required his
presence at the plant at night and
he.was IN the blacksmith shop short
y before the quarrel which-termin-
atcd in his death.
Scott is the blacksmith, but was
not working at the time. He hap.
pened in the shop while Ridgeway
and Cottrill were there and he found
the former examining valve.
Ridgeway and the negro had an
argument as TO the size Of the valve
land the result was that they wagered,
fifty cents each. Cottrill was the
stakeholder.
However. Scott wanted Conn
to decide tho bet and went up "a
the factory to find him. Conner.
was sitting in a chair reading when
the negro came in. and he paid no
attention 10 his questions.
Ridgeway and Cottrill came in
shortly afterward and the men fen
!. to arguing again. Ridgeway is al,
legged to have said to Scott: ..Yor
know you're a liar" and. then the
men clinehcd. Scott broke away
from tie clinch and raising tht
valve, which weighs between thre,
and four pounds, and which he had
in his hands all the time, threw il
at Ridgeway when the latter was
within four feet Of him. The
missile struck Ridgcway back of the
right ear and he fell unconscious
Scott was then ordered to leive BY
.Copncrs and did. so. .Conncrs and
Cottrills then carried the injured
man outside and riived him. He
. rcgained consciousness. but com
planned Of his head and seemed tc
be in great pain. However. he
walked some distance. to the shor
and then laid down and lapscd into
uleonsciousness again.
When ConnerS won't to neigh
boring house 10 summon aid Ridge
way was walking around on the
outside and was brought back in
again. Then Dr. Weiner and the
st. Mary's hospital ambulance were
summoned and the injured man
tsken to the institution.
- The trouble occurred about 1890
O'Clock and the man was removed TO
s the hospital an hour lster and dief.
insthe hospital nj 5:l5 O'Clock SIM.
day morning.
Scott lives near the factory, and
iuneiiately after the trouble wenT
i6shis home and retired. When it
was lelEneu SUNDAY morning that
isidgeway was dead friend notified
bin OF the fact and he hurriedly
left. He left shortly before seven
o'clock Sunday morning.
The authorities were net notified
of-sthe fis! until about the same
time. Sheriff Flanigln went 10 the
scene and learned that the murderer
had departed. The bloodhounds
= owned by J. ". Shrader. Of Glen
Falls, were sent for and by the time
they arrived and given the scent it
was after 6 o'clock SaA1ay evening,
nearly twelve hours after Scott he'd
departed The dogs caught the
scent and got away nicely and the
sheriffss posse, consisting II himself,
.Thaa Boggess, CLYDE Boggess and
Constable Guy Merritt. declare that
dogs never worked in better
form than the Shradcr CANNES.
The chase led them over four
miles of rough country to the home
of Scots sister where the dogs he
came excited aud did net want n
leave for a-timc. The sister dcDi,
that Abe had been there. but the
lnate evidence If the dogs convinced
tBe officers that he had The house
vas searched but the fugitive wa.
not found. Several mills further
q when the dogs had again picked
tp scent farm. house was ap-
that the dogs would moi
~ time. The farmer said
age negro had asked for
1pggy to 60 to Grafton