The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-06
Bullet Taken From Luther
Raber's Body Fits
Revolver.
IS DAMAGING EVIDENCE
Accused Brother Brought
Liquor From Wheeling
on Night of Murder.

The bullet found by physicians in
the head OF Luther Raber, murdered
in the woods near Warrington a few
days ago, was fred from The revolver
found In the home Of Joseph. the
brother arrested on warrant cliarg.
ing him with the murder.
Such is the inevitable conclusion
from evidence unearthed by Sheriff
G. D. Conway aud other county OH.
GERS during their vigorous investiga.
ton of one of the most striking muir
der sensations OF recent years.
The weapon Is not only OF the same
calibre as the bullet found In the vic.
TINS head. but the riding OF the re-.
volyer corresponds exactly with the
delicate rifle scars OH the recovered
bullet. There are 10 rifle grooves II.
the barrel OF the revolver and 10 scars
on the recovered bullet.
The revolver found in Joseph IA.
ber's trunk has been positively iden.
tilted by his sisters as the weapon
which Luther Raher cleaned at the
request OF Joseph Raber the day be.
fore the shooting, and which Joseph
Raber took away from The ltaber home
Thursday forenoon preceding the dis
appearance OF his murdered brother.
Therecoyered weapon which is steel
blue In color and bears the capital In.
itials. u. s., II is believed. may have
been carried by Joseph Raber when
he'was in the United States army sew
eral years ago.
Joseph Raber declines 10 make any
explanation regarding how he came
into possession OF the $3.50 which his
sisters have Identified as having been
In possession OF the murdered brother
preceding the crime. This is regard
ed as damaging evidence: especially
In view Of the fact that the wife OF
the man under arrest tells the officers
that on the day preceding the mur.
der her husband as far as she knew.
did not have this money in his pos
session.
That Joseph Raber was In Wheeling
Thursday night. having left Manning.
ton about O'Clock on train which
was an hour late. is known TO the of
ficers. According to evidence in pos.
session OF Sheriff Conaway, Joseph
Raber returned on o train which
reached Warrington shortly after 3
o'clock Friday morning, with guam
tIty of liquor in his possession. About
an hour later Joseph Raber was seen
in a restaurant in Warrington and
about Z o'clock he reached his home
in Warrington. Later Friday fore
noon he called at the Susan Raber
home, where Luther Raber had been
staying for several weeks preceding
the murder and inquired for his broth.
er. leaving Immediately.
During the remainder Of Friday
forenoon, Friday afternoon. Friday
night and Saturday morning up until
the time the body was found. the
movements OF Joseph Raber are a
mystery to The officers and Raber re-
fuses TO make definite statements as
to what he was doing during this
time.
The refusal OF the accused man to
tell the officers frankly where he
spent the hour or more which elapsed
between the time he got OF the
Wheeling train and the time he ap.
peared in a restaurant and what he
was doing the remainder OF Friday
and Friday night, strengthens the case
materially against him, 1t is believed.
At first Raber persisted that he had
spent Thursday evening and night at
his home in Warrington, sleeping un-
I'll late Friday morning. but when con.
fronted with evidence thst he had
been in Wheeling he finally acknowl.
edged to Sheriff Conaway that he had
been away during the night to get
liquor.