The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-04

HlSiAts dHck outeldS tue COtpuIdVc
limits OF Clarksburg, Robert, alias
Sue Fcrrel, lies dead at the
tlitford-O Osborne lnorgue with bull
let wound in his head, Ben Gill is
patient IN the Kessler hospital with
revolver wound in his right lower
linib.<aHl Clarence Smith is in the
comfy Jail with revolver wound
IN his left forearm. The fight oc-
eurred in the Reynolds addition to
Nortbyiew In the location known as
the Gotf hollow.
The two wounded men were in
thc crowd opposed to that with
which the dead man was affiliated,
and Of course would say nothing Of
the murder, even If they knew who
fired the fatal shot.
1.-THE coroner's investigation this
afternoon something definite may
be brought out. Up till late hour
i've men who are wanted in connec-
ton With the tragedy, had not been
apprehended.
Il seems from what could be learn
ed that the trouble between the two
factions had been brewing for sew
eral days. a few nights ago Ben
Gill was stoned while on his way
home.
Gills Version.
Gills statement of the affair fol-
lows:
Shortly after IL o'clock Thurs
day night, Clarence Smith, Waite
Rsmer, Del Junkins and myself left
. saloon near the Junction and
started for home. We had few
beers, but were not at all under the
influence Of them.
we had left the road and were
Walking on the bank above, when
we met Alya Jackson, "Sue" Fer
rel. "Shine" Lewis and Charley
Watson, the three last colored.
Il had seen Alva Jackson, the
white man, stone me a few nights
before and when We met | accused
him Of it and asked him why he had
done it.
ssHe denied it, and after a few
words reached for his pocket. Then
| hit him with my fist. That
started the fight. All the other
crowd started in.
Some negro, Charlie Watson, had
d razor, but he didn't happen to cut
anybody, / guess. Just d minute
later, Ferrel, the dead man, struck
at Clarence Smith, but don't
think he hit him that time.
sSomebody did hit Smith though
and knocked him over the bank.
About that time | heard Ferrel say
to Watson, Give me that gun Then
I / ran.
81 had run but a short distance
when | felt the bullet hit me and
I fell. ! don't know who shot me
and didn't see anyone have gun.
don't think any of our crowd had
a gun, at least | didn't see any and
do not know how Ferrel was shot,
he concluded.
Peculiar Wound.
Ferrcl, the dead man, was instant
N killed. The bullet entered the
lower back portion of the head just
at the rear Of the right ear and at
the lower edge of the hair. 1t took
an upper course and by probing was
located near the top Of the head, in
front. From this it would seem
that he was either down when the
shot was fired or else the man who
tired-the shot was lying down. At
any rate he was shot from behind.
When Coroner Camp and Con-
stables Lyon and Rodgers arrived
on the scene they found one revol-
yer with three empty chambers, a
knife open, and in the dead mans
pocket large stone.
As Smith, the slightly wounded
man in the county Jail. claims that
he was shot at twice and as Gill was
shot in the leg, this gun may have
belonged to one of the opposing
tparty.
{ 1t is a certainty that four shots
were fired and one gun at least re-
mains vet to be accounted for. Al
va Jackson, "Shine" Lewis, Charles
Watson, of the one crowd. and Wat
tie GyIner and Del .tnnkins of the
other are being searched for today
and they can probably throw more
light on the occurrence than any Of
the men now in custody.
A colored man who lives close to
The scene of the trouble claims that
the factions had had trouble earlier
IN the evening, possibly before dark.
Eerrel came to his home and ask
tor some money in order to get
syolver ont Of pawn. saving
u he had a fight short time be-
n