Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-18
NEWS OF TWO STATES
REMARKABLE TESTIMONY IN
MARYLAND MURDER CASE.
New Elkins Road in West Virginia
Rapidly Nearing Com
pletion.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. January Is. 1907.
John Flickinger. charged with the murder
Of Wesley limerick at Boynton, near Aey-
ersdale, will remain in Jail. the court having
refused to permit his release after habeas
corpus proceedings.
Mrs. limerick testified that her husband
and Fllckinger, q former boarder. had gone
coon hunting, and that Flickinger after
ward admitted to her that he had shot and
killed her husband on the mountains. She
says she was afraid of Fliclkinger and did
not tell what he had revealed to her. There
had been strained relations between Emer-
lex and his wife because Of the attentions
that Flckinger had shown the latter. Mrs.
limerick testified that Flickinger was one
of the pallbearers at her husbands funeral
because he asked to be-
1t was at first thought that limerick had
committed suicide, as he was found dead IN
the woods with his gun by his side, but
subsequent developments pointed 70 muir
limerick, told of the tracks of two men
which he followed and which led to the
body of limerick. The side of Limerick
head was blow off and it looked as If the
body was moved after 1t fell. All indica-
tons pointed to the gun having been held
in horizontal position, with Emericks
head at close range, when the shot was
fired.
Paint Company incorporated.
The Fort Chamberlain Paint Manufacture
ing Company has been incorporated here
with $1,000 capital for the manufacture of
paint The incorporators and the directors
for the first year are DR.. G. Guy Shoe
maker, William R. Wilson, Charles B.
Shoemaker and Clarence Gutenberg Of
Cumberland and Edward II. Foreman OF
Pittsburg.
Clinton Lodge, No So. Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, Romney, w. Va. has
elected the following officers: Worshipful
den, ]. M. Polling; Junior warden, Robert
White; treasurer, c.. M. Davis; secretary,
c. W. Haines; senior deacon. Henry White;
junior deacon, G. W. Parsons: chaplain, l..
Campbell; stewards o. H. Tarr and A. J.
Thompson; tiler. l. p. Levnss.
A man who gave the name of John Logan
Of Monongahela City. Pa, and who de-
cared that he had run all the way from
there, was taken into custody at Clarks-
burg, w. Va. in a serious condition from
exposure. The man appears to be de-
mented.
The Deepwater railway is reported to be
condemning right of way for the Piney
Creek extension of the Winding Gulf
branch at BeckIey, w. Va. 1t will be seven
miles long.
Making Rapid Progress.
1t is predicted that trains will be running
over the Morgantown and Kingwood rail-
road from Morgantown to Rowlesburg by
March 1 if the winter is no more severe
than at present. The road is owned by
Senator Elkns. Nearly all the track has
been laid the work progressing at the rate
of third of q mile day. The bridge
across Cheat river must be completed be-
fore trains can enter howlesburg and two
spans are now in position.
Relatives in Harrison county. W. Va.
have been advised of the sudden death Of
A B. Bartlett at Boulder. Col. where he
was engaged In gold mining. Mr. Bartlett
was of the late Montraville Bartlett
of Lumberport, w. Va.
The South Penn Oil Company has struck
a new we'll in the Wolf Summit field in Har-
rison county, W. Va, on the John Shahan
farm that is good for fifteen barrels day.
being a natural producer.
The Bell Lumber Company of Moores Sid
ing, Tucker county, w. Va, has been char
tered to engage in the manufacture of lum-
Der, which will be an extensive scale.
The capital is 100000