The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-13
SCHECK
SHOT DOWN BY
UNKNOWN MAN
BELLAIRE SCENE OF
SENSATIONAL CRIME
Police on Trail of Murderer,
Who Is Soon Captured
by the Officers.

Clark ,Scheek. aged 25. . restdent OF
the Bridsepor pike near st. ClailsV1ie.
wa, shot through the heart ana instantiy
killed, and his companion. A n Sook.:
no Ln.c in n residence at 25th and Bel.
mont. Bellaire, at an early houf this
SchecS. who had just been honoraoly
DISCHARGED from Camp Sherman, ana W.
still in Uniform. in company with Cook:
n l,neman employed by the Wheeling
Electric company. in wheeling, called
unon Mrs Enema Stetson Manley. at her
honle on the cccond floor Of the 26th
street residence. yesterday evening:
valor' tor believed to be employed in one Of
the local mills. and who had a reg1strS-
ton card on his person showing that ne
had been registered in the last DRAFT IN
Buffalo aged 30 years. knocked on ina
door Of the apartment which was oc-
cupied by the Manley woman and several
other women. and upon being denied
admlttance to the premises. used very
violent language and otherwise threaten
ed tho occupants.
Tho Murder.
Schcck became angry at tho abuse and
language and walked out into the hAlf
and got into an alteration with Saliva
tor Tho latter started 10 walk down
the stairs and Scheck went 10 little PAL
c,ony overlooking tho stairway, when
cut a revolver and shot Scheck through.
the heart. His companion, in the mean
while had rushed out onto the balcony
III time 70 be 4 target for the second bulls
let from Salvatore's revolver ana was
shot through the knee after which the
foreigner IAN away.
slayer Captured
The police were lmmedlaleiy notllieo
and within an hour Chief OF Polics.
Go oHey walked into hcadquar;crs with
pptn ND
Other tenants identified him as the sIay.
or. Dr. HrnSley was summoned -nd
ordered the removal Of Cook to the Bel
lajre hospital. where 1t is said his in
Jurics are considered OF a character that
will probably lame him for life.
coroner Wyath was summoned and
stated that Sheck had died insta2tly.
the bullet having gone through
heart and lodged tl-hfS beck.'-~The re.
mains OF Sheck were left on the prem
Is"s in the absence OF word from his
relatives rs TO the disposition they de-
sired to make Of them.
Til" woman that Scheck and Cook
had g0n, 70 visit. il was stated. was
known tn them az 4 single girl, who
had always posed at Miss Stctson. out
,hr police aver that she was married
SOM. tam" ago 10 a man named Manle!'
uhr = believed 10 be IN the service.
The ho:sc III which the shooting oc-
cured is occupied by great many
tenants. so it WAS stated. and II Is be-
l;cy.iI lila, the foreign had made pro-
vio,!x ,...ts ~ the premises. as he ap-
i,carrd 10 know the Manlcy woman. EVIL
gently ~ b, habit OF calling. his )eal-
uuyv u.* iy"I<"d by the fact that he
found her ~ company OF other men,
which WAS aggravated By her refusal 10
admit nm aud when Scheck remon-
srra.rd with him he became 50 infu-
ria,..! i:Ia' ,h' made US Of the weapon
IA hl> pn-$e$sIoa.
rh" police are Of the above opinion,
and alirg" tina, they do not believe
from tho evidence nj hand and me
statements made Ia the chief BY the
prisoner when he was picked UP that
shooting was prsnrdtated.
Salvatore will b" arragned before
Mayor ,'uibcrtson in the morning and
2rubablv held for trial on the charge
Of murder. IN tho interim he will 90
s.ri To The county jail at ct. Clairsville
To await Indictment