The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-28
STEUBENV|LLE

Steubenville. o.. Dec. 27.-The gun
battle at Block House. south OF Brilliant
Christmas eve. will probably result In n
murder as Joe Havrilla, aged Al years. n
miner. Is in dying condition at the
ONO Valley hospital here. lie VAS shot
through the abdomen and has slight
chance for recovery.
Three Others were wounded In the
battle which Was the outcome OF an at
temp; on tho part oc Harr!lla and SOW
oral Of his companions 10 smash up fur
ni,ure Of Joe PerriCk's boarding house.
Mrs pcrrick WAS shot in the lee and
her husband was shot In the right hand.
Paul Hollis. aged - years. WAS shot in
the right thigh.
one man. John Nem;th. aged IS years.
IL under arrest nj Brilliant. charged with
shooting Hsvrilla. He will be given II
preliminary hearing there tonight before
Mayor John SCan'ahnrN. Ncmith admits
shooting Havriila but declares lie shot IN
selt defense HIS story IL that Havrllla
and several pals Were intoxicated and
started /" smash furniture at the Per-
rick home. lie threw the men ont and
then they fired several shots through
the door w"undInE Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
rick. Nemith says he got his gun and
opened fire on the men and ilRvriilR fell.
Paul Hollis ran from the house To Hav-
r!lla's side and while II" WAS bending
over tho wounded man. some one across
tho street shot him. Two other foreign
crs were arrested but were later re-.
leased from custody.
One Born Every Minnie
Investigation into claims OF John
Martin and Martin Oronnor when ar
ri
ON charges Of d!Sordcrly conduct. TINT
thrl. had paid their fines while IN jail.
led to the discovery. officials say. that
barney O'Bri"u, a irusty. had collected
Sl1 from each Of the men with tn"
prmoise that he would set them free
The jail authorities also learned that
"th"r prisoner with N" same promise.
O'Rr'nn was locked ur and will no held
:" In" grand jury. Martin and O'Connor
identified! llr trus;y "a tho man 70
whom they paid their fines" but m"
MONEY could not hc found.
His own Policeman
slim C'ofrman. local resident. com
planned {" ne police last night that he
had h~an robbed Of So and gold
watch by two highwaymcn. While po-
Ice wer" hunting the r"5'~r1. 4 IS al
legged. rotfman met a foreigner on the
street. charged him with being ono OF
tho huld-ur mon and proceeded 10 takn
$lS from him. Both C"ffman and the
rnre;Cncr were arrested and are held for
herring.
Attended Church
81 Johns Day WIS ftt!nS!y ceiehret-
Cd here on Sunday. tho Masonic Rod'es
With n Knight Trmplar escort attending
G.v!n" services at the Westminster
church In The morning and tho g. A. r.
hmdinC their annual memorial services
AZ tho same church in tn" evening.
sermons h"Gtt!ng the occasion werc de-
Iivcrrd 10y Rov. g, ". Arms
Will Recover
Il was stated NJ IN" Ohio Valley Con-
e "a hospital her" today tnHt George,
rlInc I'rar old son II James Ward. OF
FrnaHsr"". who vas struck and serious
IS injured hv an autom1h.l" s-,ersl days
ago would iikrl" recover. II was
though; ~ frs tina h:s Sliu" Aad been
fractured bur Sdrh 4 not tho case. tn"
car wN'rh struck ~" Iasl Was driven by
Tony Fr.rl!".
Marriage Licenses
I"ss o. Turney, ?5. OF U"hrIchsv!lle and
lI"zcl G.. Ritt"nhOusc, -. 81 Cnlonpurt,
St"clman J. Borden. %. OF ReynoIdsvillc
Pa. AMI Jc8siN ". F'laherty. 80 OF Mlrgu
Junction, charles Cochran. c5. Of Nc