The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06

was the first physician on the scene.
He was closely followed by Drs. l.. X.
Cracraft and T. X. Shields. IL was
seen upon quick examination that
death was certain. Each breath he
drew caused blood TO ooze from his
eyes. and nostrils and lungs. At 1928
be died.
Passed Former Husbands BODY.
During this time the body of Dennis
was allowed TO lay, almost neglected.
where II fell. His divorced wife. Jane
Dennis, hearing OF the tragedy, rushed
to the house of Frank Smith, and in
her course lay the body OF her form
er husband. Entirely ignoring II, so Il
is said, IN entered the home OF Mr..
Smith. saw the body OF the murdered
man lying there. and then partially
collapsed.
Robert Johnson notified Sheriff A.
t. Sweeney. who. with Deputies La
fayette Graner. Thomas Smith. Detec-
tive Dave Cleary. Bert r. Phillips and
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney F. A.
! OBrien, hurried to the scene OF the
tragedy. Death had finished its work.
and after questioning a few witnesses
they turned the bodies over to Coro-
ner Gala Mitchell. who had arrived in
the meantime.
Murder Inc Suicide.
Coroner Mitchell ordered the BODY
OF Dennis removed to the Crider I'M
dertaking parlors at Elm Grove. The
remains OF Smith were removed to the
Thornburg undertaking parlors. a lit.
tie later. The ron made an inves.
4 tigation and rendered formal verdicts
OF murder in the case of Smith and
suicide in the case OF Dennis.
j. o. Butler. town marshal Of Elm
Grove. was the first official on the
scene. He turned Dennis owe and
there clutched In the right hand was
a revolver. all five chambers emnty.
In h pockets were twelve CARTRIDGES
showing that he had sufficient am.
munition 10 do the work even IL the
shots in his gun chamber went wild.
officer Butler kept the gun. and
Deputy Sheriff Tom Smith has the
twelve cartridges.
Two Causes Suggested.
As 10 the causes, two are advanced
One Is. that Dennis charged Smith
with furnishing his DenniaD wife.
Jane Dennis. with money TO prose
cute her divorce SUIT In the circuit
court, an absolute divorce being
granted December .. 1915. In this
case. a relative. by marriage. Of the
dead man IS named correspondent.
The suit was styled Jane Dennis vs..
Joe Dennis.
D The other theory advanced is that
Dennis had beer living I'm a houge
OF which Smith had the renting. ard
~ r. understood that the rental was
secured on distress warrants before
Squire W. p. Wickham. II Is said
that Dennis had threatened Squire
J Wickham "or any one else who had
anything 10 do with those warrants &"
However. this cause is not taken IN
mean a great deal. and the first.
coupled. with the fact that smith
testified In the divorce suit and was
Instrumental IN securing tho order
against Dennis. e. given the greater
credence.
Actions Had Been Suspicious.
Dennis movement for tho past
month have been suspicious. Hc Iefi
Elm Grove and vent 10 Bollaire
whore ~ is understood no. did "a great
deal ~ drinking AZ various times
DO bad told people that DO would kim
Smith. but DO was never takcn sor
iously. Tuesday afternoon ho ar.
rived ~ Elm Grove and went fo tho
INNN' W JUS Mn|NfT ana HfnUfufIfr.
william Dennis. OFF mo "s" bridge
above Film Grove
Here he remained Tuesday Tues.
day evening o. tho supper table. 10
is said. DO remarked that they. mean.
inF his parents. would have reason fp
remember January 3 After tho even.
inR meal an ~ Tho family. Joe inciud.
Oh went 10 the Church of Cod af
Elm Grove. and attended revival SCR.
Vices Yesterday morning Doc arose
and. ae was arerwari learned. took his
stop father'e revolver and she'll. and
went down 90 thc Smith homo The
Incidents Immediately following are
VOL known
Wanted Insurance Changed
u wac learned yesterday that Denni
had gone t0 the Equitable Insurance
company offices mot later than last Fri
day md asked f1 have his children
made HE honenciarIn. Instead of bile
wife Tie was Informed chat this could
nor b. done unless Hr mad. himself
fh'ir guardian To fhIa fIo mon BE- Gala
'o have replied. "Thaf wont do. f1r .
am not rniur fo ht around hero vrr.
long These and similar other acta