The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-28
WOMAN Is
THE VICTIM
Dead Body Of Mrs. Caroline Lip
perman, of Bellaire, Found
on McMechen Run.
LOUIS KLEIN BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN MURDERER.
Motive For Crime Is Unknown.
Authorities Now Dragging
Country For Assassin.

The victim of an assassin's hand,
Mrs. Caroline Lipperman. OF Bellaire.
was found dead on the hill back OF
McMechen cemetery. at McMechen,
last evening. about 7:30 o'clock. The
police are looking for Louis Klein. a
stone cutter. OF Bellaire, who is be-
lieved TO have killed her. but SO far
they have looked in vain.
The Discovery.
The gruesome discovery was made
by Bud Jeffers. a young man who
lives on McMechen run, a short dis
tance from the town OF McMechen
Jeffers was going home when he
stumbled into the body OF Mrs. Lip
perman lying with her face to the
ground and head pointing down the
gentle slope of the hill to the bed of
the run. There We're evidences to
show that the body had rolled or
skidded down to where II was found
from point higher up on the hill
On little fat on the hill just above
where the body lay was found
basket partly filed with sandwiches
and fruit.
Without disturbing the body. jet
fers notified the McMechen police.
and in an ambulance the remains OF
the woman were taken to the II. W.
Rogers undertaking parlors in Nc
Mechen. where a post mortem exami-
nation was held by DR.. F. d. Barlow
The Death Wounds.
The autopsy developed the fact
that Mrs. Lipperman had been shot
twice with a 80 calibre revolver. One
OF the bullets passed through her
neck. entering on the left side. and
the second ball entered the abdomen
Just above the navel and passed
through the stomach, striking the
backbone. whence il took down
ward course and lodged az the base OF
this bone. II was this wound. Dr.
Barlow said. that caused death. The
other wound. while serious. was not
necessarily fatal.
Klein 5oarder.
Mrs Lipperman conducted a board
ing house on Monroe street. Bellaire.
and Klein was one Of her boarders
u is said that she and Klein were
particularly friendly. The husband
OF the dead woman. when informed
last night ~ his wife's death. was
almost prostrated Mr. Lipperman n
told the police that Mrs Tipperman
left her home yesterday morning
about . O'Clock in company with
Klein. They intended 10 20 to Nc
Nechen. he said. where Mrs Upper
man was 10 visit relatives
It is believed that Klein accom-
panied the woman all the way 20 Nc
Mechen. because "A man answering his
description Is said 20 have been seen
going up the hill back OF McMechcn
cemetery with her about II o'clock
yesterday morning
Shots Heard.
The murder is supposed 10 have
hecn committed yesterday afternoon
about 800 or 8 O'Clock. rs AZ that
hour Sexton Adams. OF The McMechcr
cemetery. declares that no heard some
one shooting on the hin back OF tho
ceemtcry. Mr. Adams says that two
shots were fred. but az II is no IN
usual thing for shots 10 Dc heard
from this section. hc says he did not
Investigate. and paid no attention 10
them
When Mrs Lipperman's body was
found if was cold and stir. showing
that she had been dead for some
hours a cold trail of blood led mp
The bin several feet above. indicating
that the shooting. 7s above stated.
took place farther up The bank
Suicide Theory Discarded.
50 first suicide theory was enter.
tained. but the absence Of powder
marks on the body showed that
the wounds could not h1ndry have
been seifinnictcd. and This theory was
soou discarded As soon as lf vas
learned that fhc woman bad lcft her
home in company with Klein vlror.
ous search was Instituted 10 ascertain
bis vherra bouts
This search was taken up by shnr
tContinusd on Tenth PagsJ