Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-17
INSURANCE AGENT
MURDERS MAN WHO
RUINED HIS HOME
FaithIeSS Wife, It Is Said, Is
Responsible.

ConiTented by Clarence r. Taylor,
aged 80 years. a plasterer residing
ia the Franklin Hotel, of Hagers,
town, 40 he was about to enter the
rear door OF his home at .45s Park
Place last night about $50 o'clock,
Charles +. Walker z prominent In
slrance agent, employed by the firm
CT Lands &c Lefevre, First Nation
al Bank building shot Taylor twice
with an automatic revolver. TAYLOR
died about 1916 In the Washington
County Hospital, where he had been
rushed Immediately after the shoot
ing ARRAY, never regaining conscious
ness.
The shooting was witnessed only
by Mrs. Walker, who was following
Taylor to the door When the two
men met. She told a vivid story of
the encounter and OF the firing OF
the shots by her husband, revealing
an Eternal Triangle, which brought
about the murder OF the man who
was visiting her during her hus-
lands absence.
Following the shooting, Walker,
who made no attempt to escape,
was taken into custody by Patrol
man Frank Divine, who took him
to police headquarters. 1t was
there he told a story of the trials
OF man, whose home had been q
happy one until he had learned of
Of his wife's relations with Taylor.
Even after he had learned of these
meetings between Taylor and Mrs.
Walker, he had gone to his wife,
after consulting an attorney, and
had asked her to give up Taylor
for the sake Of their children. For
some months they had lived togeth-
er happily until the meeting last
night with Taylor as he was leaving
his home by a rear door.
Mrs. Walker, pretty dark-eyed
brunette, member of a prominent
Carlisle family appeared to be but
slightly affected by the tragedy and
told the story of the shooting with
out wavering, to States Attorney
Angle Wolfnger and the authorities
who visited the home a short time
after Taylor, in an unconscious con-
dition from bullet wounds in his
head, shoulder and leg, had been
removed to the hospital.
III a statement made last night
to States Attorney Wolfnger, Wal
ker declared lie did not draw his
revolver on Taylor until he had been
attacked. The suddenness of the
attack surprised him, he declared,
and he did lot recognize who he
was shooting at when he fired the
first shot, notwithstanding the fact
that he knew the man had caused
trouble in his family. AS ne was
about to open the back door of his
homo, Taylor threw the door open
lunged toward him and shouted:
Now You'll die, you---." Walker
said he lodged and then drew the
revolver from his overcoat pocket
and shot Taylor. Before he could
fire again, Taylor was upon him and
both grappled. Walker was thrown
against the porch post of an adj
joining residence and when he re
gained his feet he fred four times
ut Taylor. One of these bullets went
through Taylor's head, this wound
resulting In his death.
Mrs. Walker witnessed the strug-
gle between ner husband and Tay-
iOt dILQ lOIU vi tuO encounter, III
which one, she Sad, she was sure
would die. Taylor, she said, had
told her often that If her husband
ever crossed his path, he would kill
him. she said he told her mat he
carried gun. and she thought that
he meant to use it on her husband.
Walker told pitiful story to the
Of icers laat night of his family
troubles since Taylor fist became
a'1aiHtel 18th his wife. At that
time Ike was enployed on the r4ll.
road and was TesiIing on East ave-
nue.. Taylor occupied a room sd
Joining their apartments in the
boarding house, and was friendly
with both Linn and his vito. Al
most every SYN lay morning. a boy
would bring Ta5 }3r d bunch CT TOW
ers which he either gave 30 Walker
or his WHO. Cn3 esuiRs, while
standing on Che porch, Taylor re-
marked tbat he could BREAK 10 auv
mana home pointing to a woman
who had just passed, whom he iu-
ferreL he had taken from her nus
band. Walker teprimanded hia for
making 3aCh FefnarE