The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-26
(Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure
SyndicateJ

Mr.. kennedy. I am ruined-ruincd."
II was cary one morning that the tel
ephone rang and / answered II. \ very
excited German. GREATNESS and incohe-
rent. was evidently At the other end OF
the wire.
handed the receiver 10 craig and
the table
"Minturn-dead? I heard Craig ex-
CLAIM. In the paper this morning. III
Dc down 20 see YOU directly"
Kennedy almost tore the paper from
NJ. In the next to the end column.
where late news is usually dropped was
owen Minturn. one OF the foremost
criminal lawyers Of the city. in Joseph
sons baths. down town.
II ended. 1t b. believed by The coro-
ner that Mr.. Mintu-n was shocked To-
death. and evidence is being sought %
show that $40 volts Of electricity had
been thrown into the attorneys body
while he was IN the electric hath. JO-
s'ph Jose phson. the proprietor % the
bath. who operated tho switchboard. Is
-, - ing held. pending the completion OF
~ konnedy hastily ran his eye over
VIC paraEraphs he became more and
walter he cried. as he finished I
don believe that this Was an accident
al all"
He already had his hat on. and knew
he was going 10 Jose phsou's breakfast
less l followed reluctantly
.Because. he answered. as We hustled
o..
Nas only yesterday afternoon that I saw
Minturn al his office, and he made an
appointment with me for this very
morning He was a very secretive man.
but h did tell mo this much that ha
reared his life was IN danger and that
y vas In some way connected with that
cut where he has an estate. You have
r. ad ut the caSes'
Indeed had II had seemed 20 mo
20 he a particularly inexpirabIe affair.
a nfai 70 nfIN hole family had HA.s p
poisoned and a few days before old Mr..
FandaII FcarcN. retired manufacture.
illness
Pesroy had been married a year MP so
axe 70 Annette oskleigh. Broadway
comic opera singer. who was his second
wife. Ry his first marriage h. had mad
W" cnIIdr'u- n son. Warren. and a
daughter. Isabel
hlazed Nermilll0n trail along the Great
white Way. but his sister was Of tha
opposite temperament ana interested in
Broadway. ~ VOL ~ stratreif. had
alreadv woven a fantastic background
for the mystery and hints had been
broadly made That Annette Oakfeirh had
been fndiscr'feiv intOmate with a youn.,
physician ln tho town. "a Dr f,unfnar. "a
friend. ~ the way. ~ Ntrturn
There has been no trial vet went on
Fennedv. hut Mirturn seems 20 have
appeared before the coronerz Ju-t ~
StratreId ana Co have asserted the limo
Gunthor 90 well that. although the jury
brought I'm n verdict ~ murder rs poison
~ some ono unknown. there has been
no mention NJ rho name ~ any ono else.
And now comes this second tragedy iu
New York
What was mo roi4on7'' asked. Have
thev found out yet"
They are pretty sure 80 Mfnfurr
told mo that 10 was Lead poisoning The
Tact not generally known Is." be- added
IN a l0s ~ tone. that the carea uera not
confined fo the Poarcv house They FaS
even extended ~ NIrfNrn'a foo. although
about that he said little gesferIay The
estates up there adIr'r. you know
HAD Minfurn. j wondered. known the
name ~ tho real criminal
We met J0grrhaon rpur~faIrs 90
had been roleaeed under hail fhougr
the place was Temporarily closed and
Watched over nv fre agents ~ tho corr.
re~ ana tho police
"Ch. VI kennedy" 30 reclaimed
who nov Will come fr my fafHar last
night they wore rr.. 80 hrt ..fa.
re ended wifn rn sFrrsauiss gesture
90 his hands
"Nne customer have surely lost
young Mr. Faarry be- went IN
Warner FeHrr.4 asked craig was
hs here iau' night
"Searly Every rlEhf" replied Joseph.
ON. nov Eiib enough ~ hts first excite.