Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-19
INVESTIGATION
IS CONTINUED
Witnesses State that Chief Was With
Best Woman in Jailor's Room Short
ly Before Fight was Precipitated.

Ihc Board OF Affairs rcCOnVened
tais afternoon. ard con@nued the
inycstga ion OF Officer McDonald FOR
an assault ON Chief of Police New
kirk The court room vas filled
Many railroad. men iaiI or for a "trip
to hear the investigation
OGlcer Booth was the first witness
tut on the stand by Clty Attorney
ID. E. French, who is conducting the
investigation for the city. He stat
ed he came to the court house the
night before the assault aud knock
ed on the jailers door. A woman an
swered by saying the Chief was up
stairs. Continuing Mr. Booth said ne
was down stairs when Newkirk and
Mcdonald were talking up stairs. He
said he heard Newkirk say he did
not give a. for Mr. Peters. or
anybody else in answer 10 something
Mcdonald had said pertaining to n
report Mcdonald was going 10 make
TO the commissioner OF police Booth
said he did not know that Newkirli
and Mcdonald had a fight umtil New
Kirk opened the window up stairs and
asked him CBooth) to come W stairs
as he was hurt Booth told the
Chief he did not want 10 mix uu I'm
the affair When asked what mis-
sion he had at the court house q:
that hour. Booth stated ne had gon,
there TO get warrant for two fel-
lows who had been fighting in Roar
town. Mr.. Worley asked Booth -
he thought Mcdonald had been drink
ing Booth said he did not.
'Ieo Morgan was called next and
stated he did not think Mcdonald
was intoxicated that morning as ne
had seen him about a half an hour
after the fight
w. +. McArter was iRrn sworn.
He said he had visited Newkir4
while the Chief was confined TO the
home In South Blueheld. and whl,
there saw the Best woman. who 90
cupied the iailers room the night of
the fight. Mr. McArter said he heard
the Best woman say she did not bear
the fuss UP stairs the nigDt OF the
fight between Mcdonald and Newklrk
Mr. McArtor said. H. IS understood
Ncwkirk said Mayor Showers outhOr-
izcd him TO put the woman in the
jailer's room When this was stated
Newkirk asked permission 10 say
few words. which was granted by
the board lie said the Mayor dld
not have thing 10 do with Inc wo-
mans staying at the jail tha, night
He had given her permission to 10
50. Reports around town paid that
Mayor Showers had giyen her pcrmis-
sion TO stay there because she did
not have any place 10 slsey. New
kirk seemed anxious TO clear Mayor
StOwers in the matter Mr. Kahlc
said il did not make any difference
II he did give her prcmission. nobody
was hanged as result
Mr.. Peters asked Nowhrk whore
the Best woman was. The Chief
stated he did not know Mr. peters
remarked she would make good Wit
ness in the case.
At this tuncfurc Mr. Prors rcaG "a
note that had boon handed 10 him.
which read as follows Monroe wood
and Edwin Coleman. TWO BOYS. agc7
10 and a. valuable Witnesses iu ref
erence 10 ahiskcy ana the Best Wo-
man This note was handed in by
one iu the court room. who stated hc
had gotten it, from "a man on Bland
street who asked him To- hand 10 10
the Board I0 s thought tbe BOYS
referred tO in the note know some
thing regarding the prcsenco of inc
Best woman az tha court house that
night It is also presumed the boys
were used TO run errands tho samo
night
The matter OF thc two boys brought
forth % lengthy controversy Sow
kirk aroa" and stated ho wanted .ho
evidence confined cxclus.telt to Iha rr
tcatiEa'ion of Mcdonald affair. Judge
Sanders Ncukrks snmncs rcecat
cd hat the investigation 3D.. carried
ON as agreed YESTERDAY thar IS ta
investigate all The charge sarara.olv.
on motion the Board adjou aed un-
100 tonight az seven thirty After the
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