The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-15
From Stabs inflieted BY One.
of Two Italians in South
Fourth Street
IDENTIFIES AssAIL.A NT..
Prisoners Taken Before Him.
AT the Hospita Bloody
Knife is Found.


jesse Watlsins a poptlar ypune
married man Of the city, who has
been employed as a local agent fos
a Brewing company, lies az 81.
Mary i hospital with a deep stab ii
his left chest over the heart and ans
other like wound in his aDdomen. in-
fticted hg one OF two Italians who
held him up In South Foprth street
near the iaterurban trolley station
at midnight Saturday. The two
Italians are in jail.
Az press time Monday afternoon
sWatkens was resting very comfort
ably at the hospital and the attend
ing physicians were of the opinion
that he had affair chance OF recoy-
cry providing no unforeseen compli-
cations develop.
The accused assailants are broth
ers and their names are Carl and
Domfnick cheubins. IL being feared
that Watkins's wounds might prove
fatal, VIM b Norris, prosecutin at
torney, took the prisoners from the
jail Sunday to the1hospital to see, IL
they could be identified by Watkins,
The victim pointed to Carl and said
he was the man who stabbed him.
The men were then taken back 10
the jail. The prosecuting attorney
#ill institute legal action against the
men as soon as the outeome of wat.
hns's wounds are ascertalned. a
written statement was also made by
Watkins.
According To the information
gathered by the police, il appears
that Watkins and Samuel IIender-
son, a Dixie miner, got into an
argument in the. All Nations saloon
on North Fourth street Saturday.
night about 1880 O'Clock over the
quality Of a certain kind of beer.i
The two Italians, who worked 1T
Dixie with Henderson, were with
him. Henderson seemed to get the
worst of the argument over the beer
and. after a few more words, Wat
kins left the saloon and went across
the Glen Elk bridge. Tue two Ital-
ians accompanied him, and soon.
after they passed the trolley station
they held him up. a scufie ensuedI
and Watkins was stabbed twice.
Watkins ran south on Fourth street
after his assailants and al the cor-
ner Of Pike street, a pedestrian saw
the men running and grabbed one
OF the Italians and held him. Wat
kins saw Policeman George Howe
coming up Pike street and went over
and told him that he had been stab
bed by an italian and needed a doc
tor at once. Watkins had his vest
open and the officer saw that his
shirt was covered with blood. The
stabbed man was taken in charge By
Policeman gin and two or three per-
sons attracted to the scene and a.
doctor was summoned, while officer11
Howe in the meantime. together
with Policeman Joyce went over and
arrested the Italians. One was held
pinned against the Lowndes fence by
the pedestrian who caught him and
the brother was standing nearby
When searched the Italians had
no weapons upon them, but sunday
morning policemen searched the
ground in that neighborhood and
found knife with blade about
three inches long, splattered With
blood, lying in Lowndes's yard close
to the fence. A pint bottle full of
Fliiskey Identified as one pur
chased BY one Of the italians at the
All Nations saloon. was also found
IN the yard near the fence.
The two Italians were taken Be-
fore Justice 2. N. Long Monday
who committed them to JAN With
out bond to await a hearing Febra-
airy 2s.