The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-09-15
COME SSION or
MUIR DER or
Is Made by Captured Negro
But He Says He Feared
His Victim.
coRoNER's JURY ACTS
Story Tod by the Murderer
Differs from That Told
by Witnesses.

Declaring that he shot In aelf-de.
Tense, George jennings, coiored. in
the county jail, at O'Clock Sunday
afternoon confessed to me murder
OF Hiram Giles, coal miner. sat
urday might. Without the SLIGHTEST
show OF emotion, Jennings told his
story. which is conflicting 10 the one
told by Harley Stuart, who was with
Giles at the time OF the shooting.
The confession was made before Po-
lice Lieutenant Whyte, sherif stout.
Robert stitt and Thomas stearns. he
was not put through the third de-
gree but made the confession With
out any examination whatever
Jennings says that he was accosted
by Giles and stuart Saturday night
and asked to show them where
certain person lived. He stated that
he carried them to the doorway Of
the place they desired to go ana
then started off. Giles and Stuart,
he said, did not enter the place but
followed him. He states that he
asked them why they were following
him and Stuart replied that "he had
1t in for him and wa sgoing to finish
him. Stuart then put his hand to
his hip pocket, he said, and feeling
certain that Stuart was reaching for
his gun, he pulled his own gun ana
commenced firing on Stuart. he
said that he always carried his gun
when he went in this neighborhood
as he was afraid of being held up. in
view Of the recent shootings and rob
berries in this section.
eJennings's story Is In direct con.
tradietion to the ONE told by Harley
Stuart. Stuart, who was with Giles,
says that they were accosted by the
Negro on the bridge. and that the
negro insisted on Joining them.
When they reached the Travis glass
plant, Stuart says that himself and
Giles started to enter. The metro
attempted to ,prevetn them from en-
tering and after a few words pulled
his gun and fred upon Gilues.
Jennings told Lieutenant whyteythat
the revolver with which the shooting
had been done, several cartridges and
So in money had been hidden BY him
under a carpet in room Of his house
in Glen Elk No. in the section OPP
posite the railroad passenger station
commonly known as THE Patch. He
asked that the money be given to his
wife. Lieutenant Whyte and Robert
Slit went to the house ana found the
articles under the carpet in the place
indicated by Jennings. The money
was turned over to Mrs. Jennings, as
requested by the prisoner.
The shooting occurred about 1880
o'clock. and caused much excitement
in that 'neighbofhbod.t when the
negro was arrested a few hours later
he denied any knowledge OF the
murder and 6ontinuad5to protest his
innocence until Sunday afternoon.
Giles was coal miner and leaves
a wife and three children. He was
formerly q. conductor on the BaitE-
more and Ohio railroad. he was
about forty years Of age.
That Hiram Giles came to his
death as result Of gunshot wounds
caused by revolver in the hands or
George Jennings was the verdict 81
the coroner's jury, which held an In
quest over the body of Giles In the
clifford+o Osborn undertaking shop 81
10 o'clock this morning.
An autopsy showed that one Of
the bullet severed one of the Az
dominal arteries, causing death
through loss Of blood.
The inquest was in charge Of the
y