The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-17
Business Differences
Alleged Crime Motive
CONTINUED from First PaRo.)

JOUESTOWN. ru.. July l6.-l'"rp"Hl
mystery surrounds thu motive Tor IN"
murder 1T Edmund lIumphri"T. Dr.,
wealthy Cunl operator. MS vic h'r''
their son, Edrnund. aged - y"hrs. h""r
CurroItown. this rnunty SuHiny morn
ing George Tumpkins. u business us
guriatr ur Mr.. HUMPHREYS. Is H. prisoner
In IN" county Jail mt EhcnsbcrR, charged
with the crime
Tho rhlicr arc proceeding with their
investigation ON The theory thht buS!-
No.. differences were III" motive Tor
III. crime. lul rrnHtinn has renrncd the
nuihur,ti'" from Il source mat hn not
been dl,rlErh thai Mr.. ilnmDhrlc* WINS
dissatisfied with the manner In when
rnuIkims had been conducting the ihll-
atrlphiu business nf the Nrwhurn COM
Co. i'm which both were interested
TumpkinS had come To thrrnltnwn 10
hrrnIuc II member Of the company put
n urnhinH deal made necessary mo ro-
turn Of both men To Philadelphia. where
they were Ia have negotiated. ccrthlh
ConirnctR today.
Qunrrolod saturday, Il Report.
II Ia mid thu men quarrclrd Saturday
night. hut Tompklns denies this. as-
YrrIing TINT thcrr had never been any
lTiuDH' DHlNfCu Law S'''n"
cinuaIy to his origInnl story that tho
crime WAS committed by masked bnn-
dts.
The murder Of Mrs Humphries and
her son is nScrihrd by the authorities
hy Il desire Ivy the slayer To cover up
Ih" murder " HUMPHREYS.
III TunptlnS rnmInlltcd ms cr'''''
said Sheriff Mulh"llcn today. II ""ui"
hc hut natural that hc would make
r0mPl"t" Job OF IL ana not let ah! WIZ
n"Sa To TIA" rrimc i've 10 tcl! 'ilH SUIT :
III" cViLr!Ir" Is very STRONG aR"''n'
Trml kIn%. nil every cil"rl VIII Ut '''"i"
lu confirm his story Of highWaEm"h'
Ti, revolver with which tn" murders
w'rr roua'iii'd WAS found by county
rnllr" "lflH'3~ nj noon t"uay near 'he
:c"Iic "f til rune
That there h"'l been terrific StruH
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iur an Tho ems. n,,t tI,. ,uu.rs.ors of
rho utssIv,. will mo, mako , statement
rs regards iIs contents The letter is
smid tn have been written by TompkIns'
wife.
DrirciIvr Roscoe Custer. Of Cambria
county. stating In w"4 satisfied that
bnudiIs Ind NOT rommlit.L The MURDERS
left for Ebcnsinirr 10 mike the charge
az murder against Tumrkius
Tumpkins wife und f. Is Erwburn.
OF philhdrlphia IRE here to tnke M The
defense OF Tmmpkins The Nrwburn
tnul company. In which Tnmpltina and
HUMPHREYS were Ihr muin Siorhholdcra.
was mined for f. Is Nrwhurn
The prominence OF both the Temp
kim md IIuIuphr!yp fnmIIIrn In phIln .
hcIphln Inns rhrItrd residents or that
rIiy ALONE with This district Tn,npk Inr'
wife rud twu rhlIIrru lived i'm ThIIn
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