The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-05
BLACKHANlI!.
MURDF!E:<
With Bullet Wounds = Odomen
Unidentified Fors Dies
Along Ro'. :.
SHOOTING TAKES PLACE
NEAR CITY OF BELLAIRE.
City Authorities Refuse to Remove
Dying Man From Roadside.
Murderers Unknown.

Slowly dying from three bullet
wounds in his abdomen. fired by un-
known assassins. an unidentified
Italian employed by the Suburban
Brick Company, OF Georgetown. two
miles west OF Bellaire was discovered
lying in a pool OF blood in the road
side near the brick plant. last evening
shortly after S o'clock. By persons
driving TO church.
After the Behairc authorities had
been notified and made an fnvestiga-
tion they decided that the case was
out OF their jurisdiction and refused.
according TO reports received here.
10 have the man removed TO a hos
pital Efforts were made 10 reach the
county authorities but until midnight
when the man died. mis- body was
still left in the roadside. and II was
not until the coroner arrived on the
scene al an early hour This morning
that the body. then cold in death.
was removed from the dusty road.
being then taken 10 Meyers under
taking parlors in Bellaire. whore an
examination was made by Dr.
Beetham.
Black Hand Case.
That the dead man was victim OF
the dreaded Malta or BLACK Hand that
has created a reicn Of terror i'm This
vicinity during recent years. is the
opinion OF many and while there Is
no clue 10 the murderers the authori-
ties are now ferriting out the case
Near whore the victim was found
lying in a semi-conscious condition.
was a six shooter with three cmpS'
shells in the cylinder. Too weak To-
talk from los Of blood the victim was
unable 10 give any information 10 the
authorities as 90 who his mysterious
murderer or murders We're.
While going TO church about IS
o'clock last evening persons discover
ed the unconscious form in the road
and they AZ once notified the Bcllaire
authorities who made an Investigation
and when they learned that the shoot
ing occurred bevoul the city limits
q is said they refused 10 have any
thing further 70 do with the case and
would not even have the man re-
moved 10 a hospital. on similar cases
they state. they have removed the
victims 10 hospitals and have been
made 10 bear fhr expense For this
reason they refused 10 have the dying
man removed from the roadside
Efforts were made 70 get the county
Authorities 20 have tie man removed
~ n hospital. but 90 was not until he
had passed away shortly before mid
night that the county authorities re-
moved his body from tho road and 10
was then taken 20 fre undertaken 8
pariors. Here an examination vas
made bv fr Eeefham. who found the
three bullets. This morning an iu-
quest will be held over rho remains
Like similar Biact Hand cases. The
authorities were at sea IN obtaining
Information IN tho case. IFS fellow
countrymen would toll nothing rcla-
tive 20 Tho past life of 'he man ana
stated thar they tncw nothing of his
asea-s Seemingly fhc man had
no friends fo aid him and while ho
could nCf have survived had Doc boon
given medical a'd. 10 is thought fh1f
~ he had nor boon 'or t0 dc .u flo
road 30 could have shed ileh' ON rho
mystery that surrounds rho case
Authorities who irso forrrfod out
other BLACK Haad cases are of fha
opinion that rho man was a victim Df
fh.s dreaded society fhaf ias created
reiEn of terror boo This vicinity dur
lrE recent ycnra