The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29
Coroner's Jury Breaks Rec
ord in Fred Shaver Shoot
ing Inquiry.
FOUR WITNESSES HEARD
Say Shaver Pretended to
Draw Gun Advancing
Toward Christner.

II took but one minute for the jury
impaneled by County Coroner Frank
Lloyd TO decide that we. the jury.
find from the evidence that Fred SHAY.
ar came TO his death December II.
1916, from gun shot wounds, the gun
in the hands OF Hoy Christner."
There were but four witnesses he.
fore The jury. Thcs" we're Roy AID.
dis. Allen Watson. clyde Sattcrfeld
and Lee King King the man who
had the fight with Christnrr and tho
underlying cause OF the demise OF
Shaver. was III" first man called to the
stand. II" stated that he saw Christ.
Hcr shoot Shaver aud that Shaver had
gone toward Christner for the pur-
pose OF fighting Kings battle
Allen Watson the second witness
was rather impartial in his statements
aud enlightened the jury to the extent
that when Shaver approached Christ
ncr ne did 50 with Il significant move.
mcnt toward the right hand hip poe.
ket, "as if ne was going to draw a
gun. shaver was walking sideways.
his left shoulder forward and when
told by Christncr TO stop he said. no.
I'll rot stop and he came forward
some more. Then Christner shot him 4"
Watson said that Chrisiner remark.
ed as Shaver approached. III you come
any nearer Buckeye you are dead
man. Shaver replied. "Aw, you Won {
shoot The witness added that
Christner, however. did shoot and
Shaver fell TO the ground dead. Wat.
son was standing behind Christuer
at the time OF the shooting.
Clyde ,Satterfcld. the next ono on
the stand. said that he was standing
in the MDAongahcla Valley Traction OF.
hCc the afternoon Of December If.
waiting on the So car to town. While
IN there he says Shaver rushed in anu
said to man named lIardman who
was behind the counter AT the stand
III the waiting room. Lend me IL gun.
Hoy Chrisncr is after me with gun
and wauiS to kill me Ilarlman told
Shaver he had no gun and never did
have 10 which Shaver. according TO
Sat,cricld. replied: I'm asking yuu
like man for a gun. give me one"
ilardmHn again insisted that he had
no gun whCrcupOn Shaver went out
and | followed him. | saw him 20
up The steps and 1 SAW Christner
Standing up there with gun. Il shu,
gun" He then told how Christncr :
times asked Shaver not to come clos.
er, to stay there buckeye" but to
which Shaver apparently paid no heed
when Buckeye got within ahuu' 10
feet of him. ChriStnCr shot and KiIcd
him"
Did sou notice whether Shaver af.
ter being turned down for gun by
llardman got gun from anyone else
after he left the station" asked
Prosecuting Attorney Walter Iagger.
~.
Buckeye went straight from the
store to the top of the steps and out
the road where he was killed without
meeting or talking TO anyone in the
meantime" answered Satterfield.
Roy Adds. who was with King when
the shooting took place, was the last
man called to the stand. lie was with
Shaver and King when they noticed
Christner at the top of the steps.
shaver told me that King and Hoy
had fight and that Hoy was waiting
ut the top of the steps for King with
gun
Adds then told how Shaver, fear
less. said: THE hell with his gum" and
walked around the station. up the steps
vcntured near Christner at the same
time reaching toward his-hip pocket as
though for Il gun. Christnef pulling
the trigger when Shaver was ten feet
away.
The jury in the case was composed
Of Charles BarthOlow. G. H. Hess. Il.
z. Musgrovc, J. S. Price. J. r. Price
heard all the evidence and rendered
the above verdict.