The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-08
I'VIlIH|Y H!|IV|ELY
..s''Hi!O||77'..sU!IMMERS.
Hat SUSPECTED His WIFE FOR
SOME TlME-ToCo HER SIZE
MUST CHOOSE BE.
TWEEN THEM.

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PARKERsBURG, May s,-The Oh
GERS who asserted Charles Hiveley
the man who shot Robert Summers a,
Kettle, a few days ago, give the follow
ing as the statement he made to them
in regard to the trouble.
He said the trouble commenced
about seven or eight months ago. OF
a dance at his house, when ne saw
Summers talking 10 his wife on the
porch; that after the conversation, his
wife went into the house; and then
in short time went out OF tile
house the back way, and that he stls.
picioned something wrong, followed
her soon after; saw his wife anal
Summers back Of the house and sat,
isfed himself that his suspicion was
Justified. lie said since that time
the trouble continued between hin
and his wife; that his wife would
leave him for week at a time, and
stay with some neighbor:: that on
the day Of the killing, he went to his
wife and said to her that Il she w0nitf
come home and help take care OF the
children and treat him like a wife
ought to, that he would try and worl,
and support the family, and II she
didn't, he would take his gun and 20
down and kill Bob Summers, to which
his wife made no reply. but JUS,
turned around and walked off and left
him. He said he just gathered up
his gun and walked 10 the store, and
called Bob Summers out. and asked
him what he was going to do about
this matter, and that Bob said, Il
don't know, what can do?" He said
TO him, you pay me thousand dol.
lars In cash right here, or | Will spill
your blood" that Summers com.
menccd walking away from him, and
tried to get away, and that he sh I
him In the back as he ran, and that
after that he didn't know how many
Shots be fired: that he was so de.
ranged and mad that lie didn't know
Just what he'd Id do. After the kIil.
Ing he said he went back home AMI
saw his wife. and told her what he
had done, and asked her whether she
would help him or not. and she SAIL
she would help him all she could.
From another source. the following
was obtained, which indicates tina,
Hireley's act was an atsocious one:
1t Is admitted by HiveIey that be-.
fore his attack upon Summers he toll
him he must have $1,000, or his heart;
blood. Summers replied that he
hadn't that mitch money. but II he
could see one or more of mis- neigh.
hors named he might raise 500 or
SloO, lllveley says he shot Summers
with shot gun. and then became 50
furious he doesn't remember what FOL.
lowed. Spectators say that the al.
fair was a horrible sight, that Sum.
mers ran, with Hiveley In pursuit. aft:
er ne was shot and in turning the
corner of the building got out Of sight
Of lliyeley. who was going In the
store. but was told by the owner to
keep out, that Summers was not
there. Seeing Summers, who was
falling from the loss OF blood, Hivelcy
soon overlook him. cmpties his re.
VolVer INTO his victim, cut n terrible
cash In his head by n blow from the
gun. stove the head in at one ear
with the end of the weapon, and
stood over the dying man until the
last gasp. 0nlOoRcrs were complel :.
ly paralyzed and were warned to keep
hands of,