Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05

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William Chapel, a Steubenville bar
tender, who is said to have served a
term in the Columbus penitentiary
made a desperate and evidently pre-
meditated attempt to murder his wife
about noon yesterday. He succeeded
in infiicting an ugly and dangerous
wound, which may yet result in the
death of the victim of his insane
jealousy. His wife was a notorious
woman before her marriage about
three months ago, but ceased to
live in a house of i'll fame after her
wedding day. The crime was COM
mitted in the bagnio in alley G con-
Quoted by Ella Miller, where the wom-
an has been living for little more
! than week. She is well known to
frequenters of houses of i'll fame, un-
der the name of Ethel Stewart.
The motive for the deed was doubt
less jealousy. A letter written to
Chapel figures in the matter in some
way, and doubtless led up to the quar-
rel which preceded the shooting. 1t
was impossible to learn anything defin-
tie about it's contents. From the
story told by the woman, and the other
inmates of the house, it appears that
Chapel went there about 10: 80
o'clock. The woman said he shook
hands warmly, and appeared to be in
good humor. He told her that two
of his friends, George Mackinaw and
Ralph Wind, were coming down from
Steubenville. She suggested that he
go to the train to meet them, adding
that she would prepare to entertain
them in the afternoon.
Chapel went away and returned
about noon. The woman asked if he
saw his friends, and Chapel replied
that they were eating dinner at the
Metropolitan. Harry or Spider" Bel
| came into the room in which the two
were talking, shook hands with Chap
| pei, and asked if the boys came down
He departed in few moments, to join
them at the Metropolitan. The con
versation which followed, according te
the statement made by the woman
was as follows:
sTWbora ic un11r rom 0p ho asked
"On the third floor. AS soon as il
is cleaned, we will go up there"
He asked for drink of water, which
she secured for him, when he asked:
Are you going to take me to your
room?"
Eyes, after awhile"
maybe I'm not welcome" said
Chapel, as he picked up his hat.
She told him to sit down. She was
sitting in chair. looking out into
the alley. He was standing near her
There was revolver shot and she felt
a pain in her breast. The bullet had
struck the chair, and bounded off.
The woman made an outcry. and
turned toward Chapel, but could not
see him on account Of the smoke. She
| then buried her face in her arms, and
! while in that position the second shot
| was fired. The bullet struck her below
| the right shoulder blade. She sank
back into chair. Another shot, posi-
bly, two, were fired, but the bullets
| went wild.
Chapel threw his revolver on the
floor. His wife says she grabbed him
and said: Winnie, what did you dc
that for? I never did nothing wrong
to YOU"
Della Fox, an inmate of the house
came into the room, and asked Chap
| pei why he had shot his wife.
"If l can't have her, no other --
- can!" he replied.
He then went into another room
and after declaring he would get the
man that wrote that letter." he start
ed out.
officer Wells was soon on the scene
The inmates of the house were so ex.
cited that he lost time In getting a
description from them of Chapel. He
rushed after Chapel who had
a good start of the officer and
succeeded in making his escape. The
officer telephoned police headquarters
a full description of Chapel, and every
precaution was taken to effect his cap
ture. Chief Clemans and another
officer secured buggy, and drove over
into Ohio. and for eight miles along
the river front on this side, in the
direction of Steubenville, making in
quiries.
Dr. Ridgeway was summoned to at
tend to the injured woman. He probed