The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-03

THE HUSBAND
When Latter Throws Dishes
at Wife and Hits Her
Over An Eye.
SLAYER GETS AWAY
Terrible Tragedy Enacted in a
Home in Glen Elk No.
2, Suburb.

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W-fe-beating led up TO the death o.
Thomas Tingler Sunday morning al
the hands of Jay Knowlton, who
dlsembowelled him with knife
THE tragedy occurred at the home oil
TT!ngler IN Glen Elk, No. 2. Knowltor
is at large owing to the fact thai
those who knew of the woundlna
failed to notify the sheriff, or other
officers at the time.
Tingler went home about $3.50
O'Clock Saturday evening in an in
toxicated condition and began to abuse
and beat his wife. He threw dishes
and other articles at her and finally
struck her over an eye. Knowlton
protested with Tingler, telling him
nnally that he would not stand fol-
such treatment Of a woman. The two
quarreled and they engaged In fight,
in which Kuowlton drew knife and
d!sembowelied Tingler.
Mrs, Tinsier ran out OF the room.
After.a few minutes she started back
in anu met Knowlton at the door, She
asked Knowlton not to beat her hps-
band any more. > he replied that he
had done hts work, Knowlton passed
out and She went In and found her
husband lying on the floor uncon-
scious. A physician was called and
Tinglcr was revived.
Knowlton. employed at the Glen
view brick yard, went to the office
there and drew his pay after stating
that he had killed man and was go
ing to leave. Before leaving on an
eastbound freight train, he returned
to the'Tingler home, told Tingler that
he was sorry and asked him to for
sNc him, Tinglcr did so and they
shock hands.
The injured man was removed to a
hospital where he died Sunday morn
ing. The body was removed to the
Clifford Osborn undertaking establish
ment. II,
Tingler was out OF town all the
week hooking for work. and had asked
En6wlton to stay at his home at might
during tie week Tins1er found work
alta plumbing shop at Redwood and
, intended TO quit at the Glenylcw brick
fpfant and move his family st0 Rich
wood Monday.
Negligence in the matter of notify
ting the officers gave Knowlton start
of seventeen hours in his getaway.
the sheriff not being notified until /
O'clock Sunday afternoon. As soon
as the sheriff became aware of the
killing, he notified eastern town and
city authorities OF the killing and re-
quested his apprehension If found
/ Knowlton is said to be a profess
!, ional hobo but he had been employed
at the Glenview brick works seven or
eight months. He is six feet tall and
of medium weight. He has dark hair
and gray eyes and his face is smooth
When he fed from the scene of the
tragedy, he wore light blue shirt
a black coat, stripped trousers and
black shoes. lie is between 80 and
10 years of age.
Coroner S. NJ. Mason held an inguesI
at the Clifford-osborn undertaking
establishment Monday morning at II
O'clock. The Jury was composed Of
John NJ. Flanagan, John RVsarop
]. F. Maxwell. B H. Potts Snd charles
W. Moore. After hearing the evidence
the jury returned a verdict that
Tingler came to his death from a
wound IN the bowels caused by a
knife in the hands7of kaowlton.
The deceased man is survived by
his widow, Hrs LYDIA Tingler, and
three children