The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-15
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Mrs. Camp also related the incidents
IF II period last summer when her son
WIS away for y month on Il Trip to New
York: OF Jack Nultc taxing car" of her
son when Lee l;i;H WAS ill., and "t the
incidents on the day OF ;hc tragedy
when her boy and Motto left the Camp
hCmc ut 1850 o'clock.
At this point. the state introduced. let
tcrS and postcards written 10y N"ittt L"
Lee Ritz Will" NOlie was III the west.
Mrs. Camp idtntit'ed the handwriting
and letters and cards, and sat listening
intcntly as most of them were being
read 10 the jury by Assistant Prosecutor
Carl Bnrhman. When the letters had
been read. the defense waived the cross
examination Of Mrs. Camp.
Letters Are Road
The letters read into tho record are
those mentioned in Prosecutor MCkce'S
opening statements.
Prosecuting Attorney D. y. Mckee
was the first witness ~ Tho afternoon
session OF court He testified that the
gun which he introduced iLS- evidence
was received from Shcrifr-clcCt Howard
Hastings and told Of how h" came inlus
possession Of the clothing Of Ritz and
bullets taken from tho body which h"
held in his possession until they were
offered in evidence.
on cross examination. Mr. Mckee
promised tn" defense thai he would in
struct the hospital authorities 10 allow
them In have the clothing taken from
john NOllc.
Herbert S,obhs. an uncle Of Lee Ritz.
told of John Nulte ASKING aim 10 dis
Suadc Ritz from going t. Cornell Uni
versity to take forestry ana said that
~Jrck talked as though he thought d
good bit of Lee
Charles Hotchkiss. OF Bridgeport.
waiter at Marshall Choppers restaurant
at Martins Ferry. testified that on the
night OF December Noltc and Ritz wont
10 Choppers about O'Clock ate supper
and left about I:30. He knew Noltc
and Ritz about Year. he said. through
their frequent visits to Choppers to-
Irther for lunch.
rhcu Camp. Steptather of Lee Ritz,
WAS called as an unusual witness. He
said h" has known Noltc about ID years.
What experience have you had with
firEarmS?' he WAS asked.
Two terms in the United States arTsN
and my early life us a hAater. he an
swerrd. lie was shown the gun and
cartridges picked up near the hand or
Jack Note at the scene OF the shoot
How far from the end OF that gun
would the fire burn when the gun IS
with a cartridges of this nature. not
more than three and half or four
inches"
Then in this case OF Lee Ritz. If
there were powder burns on the cloth
ing where both bullets entered. you
would say that the gun was held not
more than three or four inches from
the body"
Yes. sir. the clothing would haye "a
be Within the range OF a flash Of fire
of not more than that length
Mr.. Camp also told of No!tc on one
occasion asking him To discourage Ice
Ritz from going away To college. The
defense waived any cross examination
OF Mr.. Camp.
Arthur Dawson. OF Glendale. WAS the
states star witness at the morning Sc@-
sion. He testified that he, with Miss
Ethel. Blake, OF Benwood. were walking
down Main street just behind Ritz ana
Motto.
Where were you when ;he shooting
occurred" he was asked.
About Is feet from the turn OF MINI
and MaiE.'
~ heard four shots he said. and
saw u man lying on the sidewalk. | saw
lhc flashes from the second ana i"urta
shots. The fellow VIII" fell rolled oyer
towards me. The man standing &hot
himself with the fourth shot was
no, looking when the third shot was
fired. The man who tired that fourth
shot had no time TO take the gun from
the others hand unless he was very
quick and professional
heard the words, Mother and Jack
don't kill me- ! think they came from
tho man who fell to the ground.
After tho second shot Miss Flake
said Look. he's Shooting himself.
John Conlr. Jr.. told of hcarins four
shots in rapid succession and of G0inS
over and seeing Hitz's body lying her.
Edward Drirhorst testified Of h"2rinE
one snoi. Clark Hams, of storms K"M.
vas MISC near, told Of hearing thu four
shots. Mrs. Mary Henderson testified
On hearing four shots md of seeing i
man siage"r after tho last shot
'rulia Suliih l0-lrar-"ld witness: tola
of hearing four shots and OF seeing
/ Tom Arlington. city patrol driver
struck a hard bITw Mt tho lin" OF de
rense indicated by defense counsel II
the opening statement whcn hr tnsiih'n
that there are q cluster OF lights At flrSt
and Main streets. referred IL 10y Mr.
D'Brien as d dark. drcary. lonesome spot.