The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-23
Mystery May
Be Solved For
Good This Time

aersu y Oh the young man found on
the Wheeling wharf early on the morn.
ling Of October 10 last year, attired In
a suit Of clothes made by an East Lib.
Eerty tailor. and with the initials "H.
tatooed on the dead mans right
arm and which was thought TO have
been solved after the body had been
once identified as a pittsburger who
proved to be alive at his home. and
which was finally but;ed as a Kittan.
ing youth, after II had been exhumed
three times, has been revived and may
be cleassl5 by thu BODY being identiaed
positively as a pitternrs man
It is thought that the dead man who
was probably robbed snd then 81 q to
death is Harry Berry, % years nd of
ESl7 Carver stresr, East Liberty.
George Berry. tac young man,S faith.
er. communicated with Chief Glen.
ans. and the latter is investigating the
matter and in the meantime ar. Der.
ry and his family are ~anxiously await.
ing a reply from West Virginia. The
Berrys began their investigation into
the matter last Tuesday, more than
four months after the murder was com.
mitted.
Young Berry while In Wt.sburg was
employed ut the plant OF the Phoenix
Steel Company In Putnam street, East
Liberty. He got u of work and Is
thought to have came to Wheeling to
look for work. He left his home oc.
tober 5, aud no letter CT any wofl Las
been received from am by his family
since that time.
When Iieiry le:t he wore n suit OF
clothes that had been made Us o.to
Bros, East Liberty %tuilors, for Stan.
Icy *. Smith, aa e,urloye OF Adams
Express Company, in Allegheny. and
which mud been given to him by
Smith. A Mrs. .Thrip,pin, with whom
Smith formerly roorod in Ea.r Lib.
erty, was a friend of Mrs. Berry. and
1t was through this friendship OF the
two women thai Berry was given .lIs
suit of cloths.
INsN" ~ f-TFg TfH|I /. .lfanErU Hlf-rae
The body that was foand on the
Wheeling wharf Ind on this sult OF
clothing, which was marked with
Smiths initials. Tho .,olice :ommun.
ieated with otto Brothers and then
With the police after they hal learn.
Cd the rame of the man for WHOM the
.ln'l,,r.g had been made. II was
thought that the murdered men was
Smith ard an Investigation vas START
ed. 1t %ss learned Smith had parted
with the clothing end that he was alive
and well. He had no. heen in Wheel
ing at the time of the murder and did
uot appear to know ;rio whose hands
his :orn or clothing rad fallen
at The time the slc.y concerns /. tho
n.ardsr and the mystery OF the ide, :.
tlty OF the young man was prlnte.l in
the local papers. 1t was read by Mrs
Mckinley, of Meadcv street. at PITTS.
burg. who is a friend Of the Berry fam.
.ily. sbe had heart: that young Berry
tas tn.ng to whae*s.g, and he: SIS.
nicion was arouseI. she though. that
It might be possible that the dead fan
was Perry. but size lid not say any
tang 10 the youth'r mother :, nan
bers of the family, because she was
afraid that they would not be able to
lear the bad news.
In the meantime after the smits
theory had been shattered, other AT.
temIts wel. made to Identify the
body. al proved unsuccessful. and
the belly vas buried as an tn.nown
ny the county authorities. It was ex.
humcd tlree times after 1t had necn
turied. and was finally ice ntlaed by a
Mrs. J::shor as her son Harry. ara.
buried. The body was exhumed ana
again Identified by a Bellaire woman
as her brother. The case was soon
forgotten after this Identification, ami
1T was thought that the myst " had
been cleared.
Tie affair prefea on the Mia OF
Mrs. Mckinley and last Tuesaa. she
went to the ,sef'y home anc toll the
IahailS Oh her susnlcions concerning
the correct identity Of the mur r:"t
man. She asked Nss. Berry If her
son Hars had lis initials tatcoci on
one of his arms and was informed uiat
he had. When tsh DETAILS of tie IF.
fair were tniG to Mrs. Berry -. a.
most COLLAPSED
II Is almost e. Ia;r hat the IN Z,
thai was first buried as Harry R,st: >
Of Ktttaning, was ibat of Harry re1-
ry. Ntrs. Gerry !oit Mrs. Nc Sa..tcy
that her SON Stra TIE suit that had
formerl. tcs:fsd 20 Smith VS.. hc
left home and went - Wheeling. she
said that s:;e ..sw Ter son w.vr Ia
wcut aaay had st7 in money am 81,
eral t,inkets which Fad been Or .ugi:
from the phiIipoine Iflands by his