The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-21
SECOND DEGREE MURDER
VERDICT AGAINST LOVER
Matthew Blair is on Trial
Charged With Larceny
Of 500 in Cash.

Frank Lover. an Italian. was piac.
ed on trial in circuit court Monla;
morning charged with stabblns
Frank White.air, coal miner. I,
death the evening OF October II, last
on Pike street near the Bland barber
shop in political quarrel. with
Spcrry & spcrry defending him be-
fore the judge and jury and Prosecu-
ting Attorney VIII Il. Morris pross-
cutting the case. for the state
Whitchalr the evening in question
WAS stabbed with knife and died
shortly afterward. Lover was mr.
rested soon thereafter and placed il
jail, where he has been ever since
Tile recent grand jury indicted him
for murder in the first degree and
that is the charge he had to face,
when placed on trial
The case will not bcconcluded to-
day.
Frank Summers saw Whiteha'r
die. DR.. II. V. Warner described the
wound. which was in the abdomen,
and stated that the same caused the
mans death. John W. Groves heard
them quarreling and o. l.. Probs.
saw Whitchair stabbed with a knife
James Frazier saw the commotiou.
John Hardman stated that they fell
back against him in the wrangle.
Melvin +. Hurst was with Whitchair
who was yelling for Bryan. and the
Italian yelled back for Taft. Hurst
stated that Whitchair thea knocked
Lover down twice and the Italian
arose the second time with a knife in
his hand
Bunker Pullcm for the defense saw
the commot.on but no knife. Frank
Long did not sec the start of tho
fight but saw Whithair pun OF his
coat and partly knock Lover down
and then saw him knock Lover over
INTO the middle OF the street cur
track. He saw no knife.
The jury was given the case short
ly before II o'clock Tuesday morn
ing after brief argument on either
side OF the case and instructions -
the jury.
At 2:1O o'clock Tuesday afternoon
the circuit court jury in the felony
case Of the State against Frank Low
er. an Italian. tried on the charge Of
stahhing Frank Whitchair. coal
miner. 10 death the evening OF Octo-
her 81 last during political quarrel
in the street here returned n verdict
for second degree murder, the penal
ty for which is not less than five
years nor more than is years in the
state penitcntia,y at Moundsvillc al
hard labor.
Matthew Blair was then placed or
trial, charged with the larceny of
500 iii money from Samuc, L. Way
in December last.
The defendant claims that his un-
Gle gave him SIS and thai he won
$40 from Way shooting crap. Way
claims he robbed him in . saloon.
rhe case against Jesse G. .lEarbart
WAS continued uRlil the eighth day
of the next term Of court and he gave
bond of 800.
Sc! Grcavcr confessed to carrying
false knuckles- and was fined s25 and
qcety
Riley Ablcs was convicted Of an
assaul: and fined SIS and costs.
Hood Thorn was acquitted of a
misdemeanor. while Aibert Critics
pleaded guilty and was fined s25 ami
costs.
chancery orders have been enter
cd as follows:
Milton j.. keiser VS.. Phoebe h.
Neiser, divorce granted.
The A, Radford Pottery Company
VS.. The Rhodes Guaranty Loan & Iu-
vestmcnt Co., sale decreed.
John P. Alkire Ell al. VS.. Carter &
Alkire Investment Co. ct al, sale
ordered.
Alexander NJ. Ritter, guardian, VS.,
Car! Ritter ct al. sale confirmed.