The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-02
RUSSIAN WILL -.
HAVE HEARING
ANOTHER ARREST
IN ADENA CASE
Petrovich Gives Evidence
Against Onankuk--~Strong
Case Built Up
Especial TO IDtelliGerc er.)


towing srvcral hours Grillings. of 4
second suspect, the Jefferson county
authorities to-nleni Withdrcw -, inc
prefer against Hupo r"trovIch, Ram
sep coal miner. who had b"gn arrested
earlier in tn" day in "onn"ction Win
the murder and "utrnEins, OF little
Frances South. an Ad"na g!rl or eleven
years. last Thursday.
The arrest had followed statements
made by Mike Onankuk, also OF Rem-
sly, taken into custody yesterday VINO
claimed bloody articles Of clothing
found in his room belonged TO Pet
royich. Pc,rovich, on the other, hand
asserted they belonged 20 Onankuk, and
he positively identified a bloody shirt
as ono worn by Onankuk.
Tho authorities are Sausfled Pero,
viCh'S statements arc truthful. He Will
be held as a material witness for tho
hearing of Onankuk on the charge or
numbering the girl, which Will be held
Friday at Steubcnville. The officers
assert they have worked up strong
case against Onankuk.
onankuk Grlled.
Two days of almost constant grfl1-
ing by officials who have sought In
VAN tu wiring from Onankuk an adn1ts-
sion Of guilt. has left him haGgard and
vsIbly weari"d and worried. but ne
meets every question with reference to
the murder with tn" statement: III
know nothing about little girl
He admits being IN Adena the day or
the crime, officials say and to the
ownership Of the waist coat on "hcn !
the warden says he found several
strands Of hair matching The hair OF
the slain child. also spots Of clay mud
and blood. II" also claims the bloodyl
Handkerchief as his own and says the
blood stains are from sores on ms
body, but cmphaticalIy denied that the
4 .f..fl.
room at Ramsey. belonged 10 him.
Tn" accused mans boarding mistress
who tn" gam" warden asserts told him
that Ouankuk burned p II or
trousers and pair OF shoes me day
after the crime. has not been located
an effort is being made to locate her.
Getting Evidence.
Other Witnesses, who according to,
ih,. wur,icn. saw Ouankuk following the
South girl along the highway between
Adcna and kamscy. ana saw him later
ihc Same day IN IN" vicinity Of here
summoned /" appear IN justice Henry
Llwlrr's court here Friday at which
time tn" accused man Will b. given
preliminary bearing. Some of the wit
ucsSrs. il was SAID n The shcriffS Of
tlcc. came from Adena today and con-
fruutrd III" Russian AT the Jail. but
whether or not they identified him.
Sheriff ". T. Baker refused /" reveal.
The Russian has made many state
ments to the officials regarding his
movements tho day Of tn" crime. bur
he hasn't yet been able to account for
himself between th.: hours Of II n. NJ
and ! y. m On last THURSDAY. officials
say when pressed ,'l ihiS point he ABB
srlulcly refuses t. ;E-yyrr He told
prpuiy Sheriff Edward iu,as that he
had been III for 4 w,"h. dnd that on
the day OF the murder hr had been at
tended by a physician at his home and
consult a physician. The authorities
are checking him up on these state
mCnts.
To Scene of Crime.
Game Warden Crawford says that
after he arrested onankuk yesterday
morning. y" took him to the scene OF
the crime. ir tn" woods near Adena, and
that Onankuk insisted on leaving the
spot Immediately The warden said he
had also established the fact that tho
slain girls wrists Ucr" bound with
waist cord. similar - one Onankuk
now wears for bot.
Among tn" Witnesses being summon
cd from Ramsey for The hearing to-
morrow are iwo girls who. the game
warden says. will testify to attempted
assaults on them by the accused Rus
sian.
According 10 Adona reports, feeling IL
running nigh there again, but tho
county officials here do not expect any
demonstration.
Th" four negroes who were arrested
at SherrodsvillC, o. and held in tha
county jail horc for the past week, werS
released today.