The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-03
KILLS HIMSELF
! WHEN CAPTURE
IS |NININENT

YOUNGSTOWN. o.. May 2.-The
body of Theodore Griutz WAS found in
the outskirts OF the city early today
>after a battle with the police in which
Captain A. L. jenkins OF the f"unES-
town force had been wounded. Hrinz
vas one OF a party OF men wh" !.'St
nitnt fought with the New Castle. IA.
police. and left one OF .hoir nn'ro"E e
dead in thar city and w" "ih'rS
wounded.
After the New Castle battle. Captain
Jenkins received word that the men
we're on their way TO Youngstown.
Hastily summoning Patr"lmaa J"nn
Wilhelm. he jumped into an au;omoolie
and raced for the city boundary. well
knowing the road on which the men
would travel. They arrived at the CITY
limits only q minute or Two oet"V' AZ
automobile was seen coming along tue
New Castle road Captain Jenkins
called on the men In the machine 20
stop and they did. jumping out ara
promptly opening fire on the officers.
caotain Jenkins and wilhelm closed
in on the fugitireA They were met
with a storm OF bullets and Captain
Jenkins was shot in the cheek. AT thlt
moment, however. he reached TWO O
tho men and all three went down TO-
xether The shock knocked the cap
tain's revolver from his hand. but as ne
fell he realized that one OK his op-
,oonents had dropped his gun also. t:e-
covering this. the captain began snoot-
inr from the ground and the men mas
+fT, .cranbled TO their feet and ran
away
Meantime Policeman wilhelm mao
been looking after the third bandit. but
he showed little fight and had uSap-
reared in the darkness. Following MN.
wilhelm came upon the body OF man
some distance from the scene Oh tn
fight and papers showed him ID DC
Grintz He had bullet wound IN me
.,bdomen and another in the temple
rrhe Doiiee believe that. finding himself
closely followed and determined not To
~ captured, he deliberately killed him
se,< No trace Of the other two cnulo
be found.
CAPTAIN Jenkins was taken to his
home and the wound IN his cnecH WIS
not serious.
NEW CASTLE. Ia. May 2.-Ponce
announced today the FOUR li"un;tniaHS
who shot and ia;aily w"und : Police
man John Cucia last night We're selling
Jiberry Bonds anil We're 7sapinS rich
harvest. keeping ne money ana giving
Actftious r,c,ii.tS IN addition Ia posing
no officers. The. told their dUp.S IN"
bonds would b.. forwarded later. lA'E
obtained from s. - $50 IN each f''ni.
Cucia has :. wit" and t~o small ca'l-
dren-
MAYOR Newell IN a signed statement
to the press tud;iy. attacked me c"un-
cilnau!c BODY for falling /" purchase
proper motor equipment for th@ pr!ce
departmeac and 1ItcinG m" h!h;ne '"'
tbe escape 81: N: .NiHCtion:SiS EnoH
,hcir shoulders. %-wcIl stated H. had
received bids and specifications t'E
new police car ana n" majority "t
council rejected tn: h!'iS. stating tH'l
the old car almost useless w"uia o''
nc no money was available Cor IN" pCr-
chase. TIL mayer said win proper SrN-
yeyances. police would AavH arrrH-
hended the men before the Guy INV '"'''
been reached.
It also Developed that Chief Young
ana County petertiv" Tr,rse! would nave
arrested tho four nic;i I'm! saved lucia
had it not benz fNr : freight train Inc
- officers were trailing III" ':Nicao. car
ASsssse the cN-or;inniSts when CROSSING
was reached. IN. taxi successfully
crossed the tracks. hG; before 'ne p'ESe
officials could reach the tracks !onS
fre;gh, train slow.v moved. blocking tho
street. When ;he track was clear 'hr
taxi had disappeared.
The man Killed h: Il Tr:sdirHcteT ouI-
let from on" nf his pals was ld"hlll'So
today BY a registration card and i:;tcr
oforecommeudat!in.
The card wa$ numbered @-4 an"
showed Pac-u Theodore as having ot'"n
rcSsterd in. the third precinct or IN:
Firth ward OF Detroit. On tn" back o,
ths card was inscribed the notation tina,
Theodore had stated his age was over
31-the rgistar refused 10 register a'H'
and the registrar probably Issue" ,"''
ra.d To saw. pacru from apprehension
as q Stacker.
The letter Of recommendation was
signed by L. RI. Sellers OF Detroit
Law firm. stating that Theodore was 4
good Interpreter and had always Eivsn
sotisfaction. The fatally wounded po-
1ioer1an was also an interpret.