The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-20
WILL ARREST AUGUST NOVAK ON
SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE

MONNbN VlAANUb
authorities have been very secretive
In their movements In the case and
the general public was excluded from
the inquest yesterday afternoon.
Nevak on Stand.
| Novak took the stand in a calm and
collected manner. and with marked
deliberation answered all questions
put to him by Interpreter Godfrey
Berneider. Al times. when describ-
Ing the shooting. he became excited
and and showed traces OF a great strain.
were held and Novak told OF his part
In the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Guggf
! He stated that he lived as a board
er with Mrs. Guggi, following her sep
aration from her husband. and that
when Mr. and Mrs. Cuggi were grant
ed divorce. he was to marry Mrs.
Guggi- When questioned he stated
that he was to pay half Of the costs
OF the divorce proceedings. and Guggi
was TO pay the remainder. He was
asked IN he remembered the time that
he was arrested for striking Mrs
Guggi. He replied that he did not.
but that Mrs. Cuggi told him that he
had been arrested on a charge OF
drunkenness, or being too loud and
boisterous. He admitted that he may
Il
fluence OF liquor. but never when
sober. Coroner Myers then asked
him TO relate events leading up to
the shooting.
Novack replied that he had moved
from the boarding house. and had re-
turned for the remainder of his per
sonal property. When he entered
the house he found Guggi. his wife
and one child in the room. Guggi
told him that he did not believe that
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and Mrs. GuggD were lying. Guggi
became nervous and walked across
the room few times he said. while
he was sitting at one end of the
! table and Mrs. Guggi at the other.
and a bottle half;full Of wine was sit
stopped at the outer door, he con-
tinued. and pulled from his pocket a
revolver. He aimed the gun at her
and said: You are going first, Nov
ack second. and ! 20 third" Mrs.
Gusgi arose from her seat,and asked
Guggt what he meant. and to do moth
ing rash. She then walked over to
the stove and went into the other
room; Guggi aimed at her but did
Novack said that ne Jumped up from
his seat and went 10 the front door and
jumped into the alley. and called for
Stood in the siiey auss 90t opsn sad the ne
door leading to the alley, he continued.
stood on the threshold and fired one or
the corner OF the house, and hid.
coroner Myers then asked. Where
gas MIS- ov Gu og SMSvaes replied that
her TO the home OF neighbor where
her wounds were bathed.
Coroner Myers then asked him Where
was Guggi at this time - and he replied.
In the house, and that he had heard the
| shot that Guggi fired when he shot him
self. He stated that about four minutes
elapsed between the shooting Of Mrs.
Cuggi and Guggi. lie was asked II he
Guggt nred the hnal shot and got one
DID Not Fear ouxgi
When asked n he had ever had any
| trouble or feared Guggi. he stated that
he had no trouble with him and did not
Toned him as TO wether any OF the
WINDOWS were open In the house
stated that he did not know
Novaek was then asked " he had a
gun with him In the house at this time.
and he said that he did not lie said
also that he never carried one. but that
time and he had a gun In his valise az
rs esSsr no@ %s. asked SIus sasf .ss
the gun In fear Of Guggi and he answ-
Mrs. Guggi. Is alleged 20 have stated
that Novack carried a gun or had a gun
IN his possession. but he stated that she
did not know that he had e. onicer
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time. When asked why he showed her
the gun, he stated that she wanted to
know where q vas as when she vas
then wanted TO know II he did not tell
her not 20 fear that ~ was loaded and
the o Statement, He D wa. N Sssss gen,sd
thought she would lie and he replied that
y she said these things she certainly
Coroner Myers then asked him ~ ne
knew that Gugsi was Jealous Of him and
ne said that he did not. Then why did
Guggi do the shooting was asked hiri
and he answered, 4 cont know"
Navock was asked " he had a Ratchet
=, a.. tis 81 ;ss .so ss9o IN The soo%
that he had s-en the stool hut ala not
have the Ratchet. Dunfee. then asked
fofhcer Dunfsel rad told him him tbs st bs
could not live In cohabitstion with Mrs
Guggi and he answered in the sfnrma-
when asked the reason why he tef,
the boarding house. he stated that Mrs
yuEgi bad told him 20 20. 20 that there
vorcc He stated that he was afraid 81
0nggi when he saw him with me gun
With him when he said he would shoot
Coroner Myers then asked him how
many shots were fred and he replied
not see GuEEi reload the gun Coroner
MNers here asked him r0ncerrfnr the
ssrtains on The window and he stated
cords VIZ"
Dfhcsr Dunfee. who g. assisting Cor
oner Myers. asked Novack when H. fasf
SaIfl-d n gun and when he shot 10 last
" ssid that he never carried % or
never shot " The gun according 10 hfa
story vas purchased from n German
msn end With four shells was fu Tla
Natse Duufee then asked him when -.
snd W. buEFi moved from her fafe
nome TIE Faid about FEBRUARY no ara
lnht they had moved without Ierffur
LnEFi know where thew we're Fnfur .
This concluded the lnduesf ana ~ 80
rernanded 20 fafi
Examined and several other nofufe thsf I
ere not clear - me aufhorifies vff b.
inNe7urated today Mrs Gurri and No-