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Death After Driiu\g Boutat Roanoke.“HOP ALE” CAUSED WOERevelations Brought About by Death of Man From Fall Into Creek.Prom the Daily of Tuesday:John Edward Abbott, single and about thirty-six years old, employed occasionally as a well-driller, was found dead in Roanoke Monday night after twelve o’clock and whether due to murder, accident or suicide has not been definitely determined. There seems to be no theory that would substantiate the latter, and as to the two former there is a diversified opinion in Roanoke today. Up to noon today Coroner Morgan had not completed his investigations and no statement could be secured from him. It is known that Abbott, along with Frank, Craig and Elmer Wilson, two section men on the traction line, had been drinking. The death is in a sense one shrouded in mystery.According to the story told by Wilson to Night Watchman David Oliver and to his wife Monday night, the trio were in the vicinity of the bridge over Cow creek near the center of town. Abbott fell over the side of the bridge and struck his head on a beer bottle lying in the creek bed. Wilson and Craig assisted Abbott to the road and there left him. On reaching home Mrs. Wilson found blood on Mr. WTiIson’s coat sleeve and questioning him learned of the accident. Returning to the scene with his wife and Watchman Oliver they found Abbott dead and covered with blood, which had flowed profusely from wounds in the right side of his neck and on his face and head. Dr. S. V. Wilking was immediately called but his presence was unnecessary.A representative of the Herald visited the scene of the fatality this morning and from those knowing the facts secured the following information:Watchman’s Story.David Oliver, the Roanoke night watchman, stated that he had broken up a fight about 9:30 in which Wilson, Craig and Abbott had been interested parties. Another brawl had occurred at eleven o’clock to which he had paid no attention. A liveryman passing stated that he had heard a shot fired * but this w’as discredited by Oliver. Oliver then went through the Christy ; livery barn and coming out the east j door saw three men whom he recognized as the three named above. Oliver spoke to them, to which Abbott answered, “Dave, come here.” As Mr. Oliver had taken Abbott home owing to his drunken condition several 1 nights previous, he replied that he ! did not have time and passed on up town. Abbott then said, “So long, Dave.” In front of the Shanks livery barn Oliver saw a man coming toward him about thirty minutes later. He thought it Abbott but it turned out to ■ be WTiIson. Wilson sat down beside | Oliver and immediately said, “What j do you think, that d—d fool Abbott ; fell off backwards into the creek.” Oliver asked him if they had looked after him to see if he had been hurt, to which Wilson said, “Yes, when we got him out he said he was all right.”Mr. Oliver then said that be had walked to the corner of Main and Second streets, where he met and talked to C. E. Koontz at least twenty minutes. They saw a man with a lanternrv 1 IT rj i/Vrt f TJT ]
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Huntington Weekly Herald
Huntington, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 24, 1906
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