The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-14
.G|R[ DESCRIBES
| ASSAULT MADE
Upon MANTE[L
aRAxg LOVER WAS NOT ALTooETH'
; HH TO BLAH-ADMITs BEE
HH1,PED TO PLAN ASSAULT.
,Eczrr nit Him IN the Head Win the
xatcnet"-Halen Collins

"Joe Is not altogether 10 blame. l
Wis =, II 80 far as the planning was
concerned. but Joe used the Ratchet.
with these words Helen Collins, who
SAYS she is but II years OF age. conciud-
led a graphic narrative OF the assault
which her companion. young man
named Carr. committed upon Alfred
Dutch MantelL Wheeling taxi driver
Saturday night on the WellsourS road
The girls story OF the affair was TO
lated TO Prosecuting Attorney d. A.
Mckee in the county Jail.
After cleaning what nc could from
,other sources then hearing the girls
own story. the Ohio county prosecutor
Is04d:
TO my mind this is ono Of the most
,ieold blooded affairs. deliberately plan
med, meditated and executed. in the
"crime annals OF this section OF the
STATE"
II will Be noted from tho Collins girls
{, words that she knows Carr under the
name of Joe Sherir I,itton OF Brooke
county was given the name OF Charlie
.-Carr.
y According 70 the story told to MI
IsaEoKae By Helen Collins. she Is but i
!ryears OF age. Her companion, she says
ia 20. The girl told the prosecutor that
her homo is at McKecsport. Pa. and
f.that abe came here about four weeks
SAgo. Carr, she said. had been in Wheel
ting about two weeks
The affair, she said, was planned Sat-
surday. She and Cam were to have Man
Fteil drive them up the ,Wellsourg road
ID q designated spot then lay him out,
steal his money and get away with the
automobile. Being unable to secure any
other weapon. she said. Carr took along
the lathers Ratchet with which Man
tell was assaulted.
Car and his companion. the girl told
The prosecuting attorney. directed Man
tell to drive them TO Stop 20 on the
Panhandle traction line. Mantell maze
Some sort Of detour. she claims, and
reached the main road again north OF
stop IS. nearer 10 Stop -. Aantell. the
sxirl saws, stopped the car and eHplaiueo
TO them how ne had passed their des-
'eination and asked Il they wanted him
TO take them down TO Stop rs.
Il was this stop. according to, the
1rirl. which gave them an opportunity to
carry out their scheme. They got Man
aell out Of the automobile and. the girl
ssays. Carr hit him in the head with the
shatchet.,
"I closed my eyes" she said. u
- couldn't bear TO sec him do IL"
Inc XIII tneU went OK WIN 'I'A So
saving that she and Carr feared that
someone would see them. so they aoan-
doned their plan 10 rob Mantell OF his
money, but decided instead TO mako
quick getaway IN the automobile car.
They were trying to make start. she
said, when another automobile came
Hnto sight. and they fed.
! The girl went on 10 relate how she
and Carr fed to the hills above the
river. 1t rained. and they tric'l 70 shell
ter themselves under tree. Later IN
the morning. she said. they made their
way TO a spring house on farm. where
they stayed for a time. Before daylight
the girls story goes. she and Carr went
into the lower end OF Wellsburg. See
ing a light in house. the went 10 the
house and asked for breakfast and the
opportunity 10 stay and dry their
Clothes. The family was ABOUT TO go
( away and would not lot them stay.
Then. the girl says. they came down the
road and were permitted 70 stop at the
house where sheriff Lit,cn OF Wells
burg found them and placed them under
arrest.