The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-16
MURDER FOLLOWS ARGUMENT
OVER BOARD BILL BY NEGRO
CHARLES ASHWoRTH, OF NO. lois
EOFF STREET IS KILLED by
THOMAS CARTER.
POST MOETEM EXAMINATION d.
yULGES THAT NEGRO DIED FAom
HEB1MHCRAGES OF WOUNDS.
MURDERER IS FIELD TO AWAIT AZ
TIOE OF NEXT GRAND juicy By
JUSTICE JcEN ]. GOMPERS.

Ns IN, result -; az, argument over 4
lodging hill ,Hrr'.~; AshW"rth. cnior"d'
: ,IclI. and IN. murderer. Thomas carr
. ;.r. Ll-" r","i"h. - confined |" the ON"
county ,o,t. h"!u@ hr!d without bond hy
! Justice Of in" Peace. John i. Tump6rS.
who fl.ld :. preliminary BEARING ~ police
. n"ndIrn:t",~ last evening.
: Th., mur,l,r i.'"l, nIar" ahnu: I'VE
9 "'rtnck last ..v"uiTa; al n" corner 81
Market street and Alley -. rr ~ IN" VA
, ,rs"ciI"u "c thu Auditorium alley with
. Nlri;.I - rect. N-nW"rtl moi Garter on
, tho street ~ frunt Of li"h Cl2rN'S poor
I room and an argument "nSr"i ana ASH
worth started ~ nus down III" street ana
turned INTO IN" alley. As h" turned t"'
! corner he half turned about and q" ne
lii 80 Carter fired the first. second ana
/ 'hird shots. missing; ham. hut the i"urth
struck linn IN tn" lower part "f 'he
groin. the bullet penetrating III" intrs-
. tines and stmHch and lodged IN IN" Ra'h
officers Get Him.
Tho murderer ran across the street
and INTO III" Market auditorium and down
T., Eleventh, whore he turned east and
wont M hat str""t /" Alley 9. where lie
sought shelter IN a shcL. He was c1p-
turrI n few minutes later by m"mhcrS
OF th.> n0llc" force. In tn" party max
! nflrsu.d him were Officers William iHr-
hrr, colorrd. and Charles lTuggins. Cha9
, Flanagan. Walter WORKS, and John Nail
: Officers I:arhHr and Nau covered him
with their guns and nrd"r~i HIM "a
hold up his hands. which nc did and
, made no effort In get away. nr rHSiSt
: II" was taken I" police headquarters and
u larS. crowd followed.
! Tho ambulance waS called. and Ash
; worth was rushed to tho Ohio Valley
hiSpItaI. Int di"i just ~ u" was being
taken into the operating room. TN" body
was removed 10 tn" Mcndcl morgu i"
where = post norton was held laS'
evening Tho dead man was about SIX
feet tail and was u dark colorcd negro
! while tho murderer - small in stature
and nf u copper r"lnr.
Murderer's Story.
Tho murderer. when 1rraiSncd ~ po-
lice Headquarters did not deny the
rhprCr. but admitted thai he had shot
;h.. negro Court Si"unCrnphrr Louis
Walters took tn" r","s and III" "Naml'
nation WAS conducted by Prosecuting A.
rornov David A. Mckee. and Assistant
Prosecutor Carl EHrhmau. vino were als'
n<zis;"d By Thirf OF r"li"" Camhhci
Henderson md msmh,rH "f his depart
. mont
Thu, murderer stated that ne was horr
TN Virginia. hut thar h" had l"fi there
.."h years ago and Si""" that tim" mac
.r.,r..,cd all Eyer Ia" country. He StatrC
anal about four weeks ago ho had come
e. this city from Pittsburgh and had
secured lodging ~ 'h" HON" ri ASH
worth. yhcr" h.. had paid In" sum ni
Zoo for two nights lodging. That ht
! s;avrd there IN" first night. nut when Inc
returned for his room III" second night
he was refused admiilancr and an arEu'
men "nSucd.
, Nr STATED that hc left and secured 4
, Dcsition Ne SECTION hand on III" Balt
moro AMI Ohio railroad and that Il" was
working back nc Ii"llairr until h" cams
70 tho city Yesterday afternoon and that
about III" first on" II" r,"' on I'll" street
was Ashwor,h. whom H. started 10 chaS'
J tisr. with til" result that ii" was abused
IL tho murdered man hEd i" r"E'nt"a
| and finally drew his gun md fired. Ii'
usSrl n e cal;hrc Smith and "cSs"r
! gun. ard s"vara1 shots from !; struck Il
residence and marrcd Il badly. II" Wad'
10 effort 10 deny his gull.
Number OF witnesses Sow It.
\ numhrr Of persons saw III" shooting
one Of the number being Mrs. Ell?
Sv.ariz. who runs grocery store at tn
corner "f .Nllry and Market streets
She stated tina; eh" saw IA" r0lor"d mar
| running drwn tho street and that frT
moments later SIT" saw him shoot AM
;hr pursued man fan il tho alley. Sh'
idcntjf flied tho man under arrest H9 h"inF
tho InHn VINO fired tn" shots.
\ number "r other witnesses told
about tn" same story and also idrntlfirG
tho murderer The murdered man j:
married and leaves Il wife. II" was for
nnrly resident Of Phladrlrh:a ant
came. - thus city about four year" agf
and has hr.u "iurlnv"d n u" Wheeling
M"li ana Foundry company peninsula
plant. Little Is kn"wa of his habits 81
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