The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-06
Mother in Law of Dead Man
Bought the Cartridges
Used.
WARRANT FOR JOHN OFT
State Knows of Several Ac-
tual Eyewitnesses to the
Fatal ShOOtini.

Developments in the Earl Furbee
murder case took a sensational turn
Yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Mary
OFT, mother Of Clark OFT, the alleged
murderer. was taken into custody,
charged with completely in the muir
der. After carefully investigating the
case in Warrington district Prescott
ing Attorney Walter Il. Haggerty re
turned 10 Fdirmont late yesterday aft
ernOOn and one Of the important facts
be learned was that Mrs. OFT bought
.hc shells that figured in the killing
Of Furbee and Immediately upon learn
ing that he had her apprehended and
brought 10 the Jail in this city. The
four shells were bought at Burt's
hardware store in the city OF Manning.
ton.
Charges OF conspiring 10 murder
were entered against Mrs. Mary OF
and John OFT this morning before Jus
tice Conway.
The foregoing Information was
CLEANED from the statement of Mrs.
Clark OFT. She related how the Otis
had sent word to Furbee, through his
sister TO come and get the children.
Her daughterinlaw asked Mrs. Mary
OFT why she bought the shells and
Mrs OFT replied: We'll, we got them
to use. We may need them"
John OFT. the husband OF Mrs. MARI
OFT, and father OF the alleged muir.
derer, II Is alleged by the state. told
Justice Barrack Of the city OF Man.
nington and probably a half dozen 9th.
er people in that section that he would
kill Furbee.
The shells, shot gun and revolver,
which have been discharged and un-
discharged. are now in either the pos
session Of Sheriff Glover or the author
tiles at the city OF Warrington.
According 10 Mrs. Mary OFT her
husband, John. was in the garden and
he had a shot gun with him. She saw
Linn Furbee approaching with a rock.
Later she heard the report OF the shot
gun. Then the elder Furbee said, &C.
cording to Mrs. OFT, Tets talk this
matter over" and John replied. "that
is the thing to do" After their talk
a quarrel started. Earl Furbee then
came back cursing, according TO Mrs.
OFT, and swore that somebody would
pay for this" At this juncture Clark
OFT appeared and approached Ear,
within a distance Of ten feet and the
former is said to have exclaimed,
You've run over my sister. but you
cannot ride over me" Hardly had he
made the statement before he ripped
out a revolver and fired at Furbee
and the ball struck him in the back
on the left side Earl then said Papa
he has shot me-"
According 10 Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Taught, neighbors, they heard none
Of the Furbees curse or did they see
the elder Furbee OF his son have a
rock in their hands Mrs. Clark OFT.
wife Of the young man. who is charged
with murder, in her statement, de-
clares that neither Of the Furbees said
anything nor did they have a rock in
their hands. It is probable that sew.
eral persons aside from the Otis saw
the shooting.
II is understood that the bullet cut
one Of the kidneys and then shattered
a rib. spinters OF which perforated the
bowels. The bullet produced wounds
that caused death.
The body Of the murdered man was
removed last evening to his home at
Glover Gap by Carpenter & Ford, un.
dertakers. Furbee was thirty-five
years old. The funeral will be held
on Wednesday.