BUT WHICH HOTEL IS BEST? ~ One Negro Is Killed Over Question, Which is Still Undecided.

February 18, 1908
BUT WHICH HOTEL IS BEST?

One Negro Is Killed Over Question,
Which is Still Undecided.

A negro killing over which is the best hotel in Kansas City, occurred at about 5:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the room of Jack Talbot, 1217 Baltimore avenue. Clarance Weil, who was killed, left after a first quarrel and came back armed with a .32 caliber revolver.

Jack Talbot was in bed. He got up and struggled with Weil, who was threatening to shoot him. As they struggled the pistol, still in its owner's hand, was discharged into his own head, as Talbot at that moment had pushed Weil's hand to a position that made this possible.

Talbot gave himself up and spent the night at police headquarters.