The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-06

vas attending q vaudeville show
one evening In \ small town In Nevada
wherein a part OF the performance wsS
knife throwing. Dan Weatheriil threw
the knives at a board against which
his VIE stood, sending knife about
two inches from her body TIL they
marked her outline The performers
were a young couple. and Mra. Wealth
erfu was very pretty
such performances were not to my
taste, and instead Of watching this
one I looked elsewhere. WeatheF4u
had pinned his wife In with knives al
most completely when what was sup
posed 10 be a $ccE6enf occurred But
it had a definite eanse which /. looking
up ut a stage box directly opposite the
knife thrower, witnessed. / saw
man partly concealed by a curtoin take
something from his pocket that at hrsr
| supposed to be pistol He turned
IL In the direction OF Weatherill. but
not taking sight as with a weapon.
50 dash of light from one end OF
the thing IN the Fellows hand. which
| now saw was a cylinder. and almost
instantly there followed a cry from the
audience. Turning my eyes upon
WeatherilI saw him give momentary
glance up at the box where had seen
the light. then run forward to his vie.
| noticed that one knife sticking In the
! board near his wife's side was out OF
line. She smiled at him to show him
that she was unhurt-
think was the only person In the
audience Who was cogntzant OF the
I cause Of the knife being thrown aunass.
for every eye except mine was at the
time of the fash 6xed tntently on what
was going on on the stage. To me All
was at once plain. The man IN the
box had fashed an electric light In
WeatheriHs eyes at the moment he
was throwing q knife with intent 70
cause him 20 fnjure bis wife. The
curtain was lowered, and when 1t was
raised again the next piece on the pro-
gram was produced
After the show asked where
WeatherIn was stopping and found
him in the lobby Of his hotel. / told
! him that 1 had witnessed the attempt
of the man In the box and asked If he
would give me the reason for the
mans inhuman act. BE said that 1t
was the old story OF man turned
down by a girl and marrying his rival
At the same time Weatherill apollo
gized for his vife's ever having been
mixed up with such man by saying
that it was all the mans doinGs, he
having forced himself upon the woman
asked Weatheriu IL could be OF
service to him as a witness, and after
considerable thought he said that very
| likely could
The next evening curiosity led me
/ to attend the show again I wondered
If the WeatherIlls would have the
hardihcod to repeat their perform
ance and IL the man who had flashed
the light would be there Both Of
these occurred. though the light fash
er this time occupied a box facing the
wife instead of the husband did
not see him till the knife throwing
commenced, and then he drew aside
the curtains only sufficiently to show
his face.
Weatherin had about half pinned In
his wife and was about to throw the
next knife when suddenly he turned
and sent the knife at the box where
his enemy sat OF course there was
connection in the audience.
Thought will sometimes act with
lightning rapidity. It was SO at this
time for me- / saw that Weatherin
would be tried for murder and could
only get free by producing evidence
that his enemy had tried to destroy
his aim the night before with view
to cause him to XIII his wife. sprang
70 the box and. pushing my way
through others to the injured man.
searched him and found in his pocket
an electric lamp. The audience and
IT, ~yzyF
successive evenings.
AS soon as a policeman came IN
gave him the lamp, and 1 noted the
names and addresses OF those who had
seen me remove 1t from the wounded
mans pocket he was carried to bis
hotel. but died on the way
Weatheriu. leaving the theater. walk
ed to police station and gave himself
up He was taken to jail. and went
to see him to inform him that l had
taken an electric lamp from his enc
my's pocket and had the names OF sew
eral who had seen me do so. he grasp
ed my hand with fervent pressure,
realizing the favor had done him, for
my having seen the fash the night
before which caused his knife to go
amiss and the fact that his enemy bad
tue lamp ESduy 4OG Use wien 40 "@1S
killed would be sufficient evidence for
an acquittaI by any unbiased court.
The man who had been killed was
leader OF rough element who threat
ened to take weatherill out and lynch
him, but the sheriff prepared for them,
and. feeling sure Of conviction OF the
prisoner, they finally concluded to let
the law take its course. But they did
not know of the testimony was to
give. Indeed fl had not happened to
be looking away from the stage and in
a certain direction on the evening the
lamp was flashed I fear nothing could
hove Sovad TVea+harfII AS ft was nv