The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-25

Slayer Dead
In Kentucky
MAN WHO SHOT BARRACKvILLE
MERCHANT MEETS VI0-
LENT DEATH.
SHERIFF C0NAWAY RECEIVES
INFORMATION FROM BELL
COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

CciVeu letter from huluS WILSON,
taller of Bell county, Kentucky, that
closes the drama in the mrc1er Of
Ralph Marjarone. Hugh Meredith
was the name of the man that sent
Marjarone into the next world and
Meredith has passed into the beyond
at the hands Of posse comitatns
which he was resisting when the
posse sought to arrest him. In the
language of Rufus Wilson, Hugh
Meredith was shot eight times by us
and killed dead Saturday night. He
will be buried today" 1t is said that
Majarone. the Italian merchant, OF
Barrackville, is the third man that
met death at the hands Of Meredith,
Meredith was known here at Will
Roberts.
1t also develops that Jim Roberts
WHO served . Jail sentence for as
suulting Will Morris is none othet
than Clark Jones. who IS wanted by
the authorities Of Tennessee for the
murder of woman. There is u re-
ward of 5000 for Jones arrest. The
same sum was offered by the Bell
county officials of Kentucky for
Mcrcdith'S arrest.
Ever since May IA the night Of thr
murder Sheriff Conway had been
fccking to find the murderer. The
'ailor's label in the coat OF suit CT
'lcthcs found in a suit case few
Jays after the murder led to the To-
cation and identification of the man.
Incidents Still Fresh.
The story Of the murder is still
rcsh in the minds OF local NpcOple.
Two men under the name Of Will and
lin Roberts, presumably brothers,
anne to Barrackville u short time
before the tragedy aud secured wort;
N the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
rs track hands. They were big nl;~
of splendid physique and were neat
In appearance. They appeared to be
men above the average trackmch.
They kept close to their place OF
abode ana at the time It wa. report
cd that they were detectives looNir1
up cases. .'say
The night Of the murder these two
50 called brothers; came ia ,rairmont
md were we'll filled with liquor
when they boarded the ten O'Clock
ar for home. When they got to
3arrackville they became engaged III
| quarrel with Will Morris. Morris
was assaulted and badly beaten. Nor
is. CORY and bleeding, staggered TO
his home while MajOronc headed Il
DossC that went to seek Morris as
atlantis. The posse surrounded the
hanty and called for the brothers
10 come out. They did. Will Rob-
,rts as he was known, then fired a
hot that instantly killed Majaronc'
10Th men then made their escape
IlOCdhounds we're put on the trait
md after two days trail Jim Rob
rts was captured but Will escaped.
lin served sentence in the county
all for assaultiug Morris but was
rot indicted for completely In tile
murder of Majaronc.
One Clue Found.
vTI,o.o mag nnO elmo found when
Mr., ellis, of Evansville, with his
children were in the woods near Bar
acivillc plucking flowers. They
discovered suit case that had some
# the effects belonging TO Will Rob
rts. Among these was Il suit IN
which there was lcbal bearing the
amo of II. Hopkins, made by the
riverside Tailoring company, OF Gill
innati. o., dated 9-%0-l2, No. lO22.
his was scwCd in the inside pocket
the coat.
Sheriff Conway communicated
With the tailoring firm and found
hat they had made it and had de-
vcrcd the suit to the Carter Coal
.ompany. of Warren, Ky. Sheriff
0naway then communicated with
he coal company which stated that
Il had sold the suit to Henry lI0pktG
IN that date but that Hopkins wa
rot at thatbtimc working for Tho
ompany. Later Hopkins WIS ar
cstcd at rincvillc, Ky.
Sheriff CGnaway then sent Fl. u.
;cunchy, telegraph operator "f tn
'an'iu,"rc aud Ohio Railroad com
puny at DarrackviIIc. TO PtnrvtII"
""""dv know the sO-Called Roberts
brothers. He went to the jail ana
found that Hopkins was not
the man that he was after ana
earned from him and a U. S. mar
hn, thrt Hugh Meredith was the
RAN that he was wanting to find
who had had the suit that belonged
10 Hopkins.
According to Hopkins story Mere
iith had been in Virginia pcnitentt-
ory for killing a man while Hopkins
was in Jail for bootlcgging. Mere
dlth escaped and in getting away
from the town took Hopkins suit
with him. AS soon as It was known
in Kentucky that Hugh Meredith
was the man wanted search was
r,nde for him and he was found.