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

was attending a vaudeville show
one evening in small town In Nevada
wherein a part Of the performance was
knife throwing Dan WeatherilI threw
the knives at a board against which
his wife stood, sending q knife about
two inches from her body dli they
marked her outline. The performers
were a young couple. and Ms Wealth
erin was very pretty.
Such performances were not % ny
taste, and instead Of watching this
one / looked elsewhere WeatheaA
had pinned his wife in with knives al
most completely when what was sup
posed to b an 8ccEaent occurred But
1t had a deRnite eanse which /. looking
up ut stage box directly opposite the
knife throWer, witnessed saw
man partly concealed by a curtain take
something from his pocket that at hrst
| supposed to be a pistol he turned
1t in the direction OF Weather1ll, ~out
not taking sight as with weapon.
saw dash OF light from one end OF
the thing IN the Fellows hand. which
/ now saw was cylinder. and almost
instantly there followed 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 wife
I 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 cogniZant OF the
cause OF. the knife being thrown amfss.
for every eye except mine was at the
time of the dash fixed intently on what
was going on on the stage To me All
was at once plain The man in the
box had dashed an electric light IN
WeatherilI's eyes at the moment ne
was throwing a knife with intent to
cause him to injure his wife. The
curtain was lowered, and when 1t was
raised again the next piece on the pro-
gram was produced
After the show I asked where
Weatherin was stopping and FOUND
him IN the lobby Of his hotel tod
him that I had witnessed the attempt
of the man in the box and asked II he
would give me the reason for the
mans fnhuman act He said that 1t
was the old story Of a man turned
down by girl and marrying his rival
At the same time Weatheriil apollo
Eized for his yife'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 Weatherill If / 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
lif the WeatherilIs would have the
lhardihcod 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
y.lfe 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
commotion in the audience
Thought viii sometimes act with
llElIulGlE
time for me- / saw that Weatherill
would be tried for murder and could
only get free by producing evidence
chat his enemy had tried to destroy
his aim the night before with a view
to cause him to kill his wife l sprang
70 the box and pushing my way
through others to the injured man.
searched him and found in his pocket
M II
had witnessed duel. fought in two
successive evenings.
AS soon as a policeman came In I
gave him the lamp, and I noted the
names and addresses OF those who hao
seen me remove it from the wounded
mans pocket He was carried to bis
hotel. but died on the way
Weatheriu. leaving the theater, walk
ed to 4 police station and gave himself
up. He was taken to Jail. and / went
to see him to inform him that / 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 dash the night
before which caused his knife to go
3ulSS ana the 1acL IudI lis enemy 0a4
the lamp ready for use when he was
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. If i had not happened TO
be looking away from the stage and in
a certain direction on the evening the
lamp was flashed fear nothing could