Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-10-24

Returns Verdtct NAT Young
Struck Crawford With Murdsrous
Intent-Three Prisoners are Liber-
ated, but "sonne" Miller viii be
Given Preliminary Hearing.
1--WE. the jury. find that the said
Newton Crawford came TO his death
by strangulation BY falling upon a
barbed wire fence, and that the prim-
ary cause of death was due TO a
blow delivered with murderous in
tent with a double barrel shot gun in
the hands OF John Young"
= This was the verdict rendered Sat
rrday evening by the coroner's jury
after an autopsy had been perform
ed upon Newton Crawford by Drs.
Clay and Tonkin The jury was not
satisfied to render verdict until the
autopsy had been performed, and the
opinion of the physicians could be
had. After that it required but
few minutes for them to agree.
All efforts to apprehend Young
have so far proved fruitless. The
officers made a thorough search Sat
urday and worked until late at night,
but they were unable to find any
trace of him. 1t is believed, however
that he escaped into Maryland, and
catching train hurried away. A
description of him has been sent TO
the different towns and cities, and
it may be that he will be apprehended
should he show up at any of the
places that have been notified.
Saturday evening Justice Harry 5.
Thompson liberated John d Star
rpher. Elmer Benner and Bud
Starlipher, as the evidence introduced
at the eoroner's inquest did not i'm
plicate themiin any way in the muir
/ der "Sonnie" Miller is still in jail,
and he viii probably be given hear
ing before Justice Thompson at an
early date The evidence showed
that he had hand in the affair, and
he viii be called to Account '
Saturday morning Justice Thonip-
son sommoned following jury to max
the inquiry? &. c. Lemen, s b. Chhn-
ingham. John When, D. o. Bartles, f..
r. Ketterins and L. y Gardner. After
viewing the body the jury entered
upon its duties at Wtlen's undertaking
parlors
The first witness called was Wit
fam NJ. Rice, Jr. whose home is a
short distance from where the body
was found. Mr. Rice told OF going
to the man after he had been notified
by the two boys of Charles Johnson
that his cap and trousers were gone
ana his face covered with dry blood
He said the man very inaudibly spoke
of some trouble. Mr., Rice said they
left him and went to their homes
and Mr.. Johnson was going to notify
the sheriff; that later they returned
and found the man dead with his
head between two wires of the fence
DR.. II. G. Tonkin said he was called
and vent to the scene. He made an
examination and found that life waa
extinct; that the scar on his head had
been made by a rock Or some blHa'
instrument: that lie tried TO restore
the man but it wasn't possible.
asonnie" Miller is employed by
Charles Locke at Spring Mills. He
said he ana Crawford had attended
the Hagerstown fair ThursdaE, anc
left the late train at Bedington inc
started for home. On their way they
approached a man. who had box o.
salve in his hand and that Craw
fora took it from him; that the mar
went to a house and they proceeded
IN the road. Later, he said, they
we're overtaken ny three men, aht
he was Knocked down and rendered
unconscious for time, and when NJ
rallied he ran and reached home The
hest he could He didn't see Craw
ford after that time.
Charles Johnson, near whose nom
the body was found, told OF COINS
with Mr. Rice to the scene when ha
bows notified him of their finding II
He said the man was alive wIei
they reached there, and in his weak
ened condition he would get up ant
stagger and then fall, that his cal
erd trousers were missing and fire
onently Crawford would declare III
cou,d whip any one OF the crowd. III
said when they made the second trn
Crawford was dead with his head :!
the fence.
John D starliper said that he ant
John Young went to the road whef
his brother had shot gun and ina
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