The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-25

hOld-up men 10 submit 10 roopeFE'
Treadway insists. however. thaS
neither Mari" Phillips nor second Etr
who ne says was present as F.crce
companion. had anything 10 do with the
murder lie also related q story OF nav.
ing been compelled to drive the t"9
men whom ne accuses or the alSeunP.eu
hold-up and murder OF Peirce. "ISn sne
girl and himself to wheeling; uhIgs u',
threat OF death Il they refused ne
named these m"u ~ Az Smith and CHI
ford Kaley. II" says they SsaSed az
Wheeling hot,l Monday night ana SKIP
ped the city Tuesday morning.
The eye, "t tn" whole United states
were focused ulr.n Wheeling early yes
terday morning. with the announcement.
through th' morning newSpap'Gs th"'
the big Re- "l'athf!nder roadstcr'i own
cd by the murdered phlad"lPhian. haa
been driven 10 Wheeling by the Supposed
murderers and Jeff to have the battery
recharged within the very shadows Oh
the Wheeling city hall. the ONO county
courts Of justice and IN" ONO COUNT
Jail. True. 1t appeared tnat tne ~ xe"H w.
papar accounts OF the discovery OF ta'
car here mad shattered all hope or eaten.
ing the Philadelphia fugitiveS, Tor II
could scarcely be believed that the
drivers of the murder car would rema n
in Wheeling. or go about the r-GVeAa
g;,rigc where the car was stored
But IN" publication OF the story, wnlch
caused the police department TO despair
OF catching the fuEi:iveS. worked IN Just
the opposite direction. and aided the
Wheeling police department 10 make ono
OK the biggest catches ever made mere
Lived As Man and Wife.
The arrest uf Peter Treadway and
Marie Phillips. at house on Norlh
Mann street, whe"r they had been room
ing as man and VIE since Monday
night, came about in this way. lester,,
day morning the woman who renteo
them 4 room at Nt2 Main street. read N
the morning newSTap":S the SENSATIONAL
story OF the discovery or the murder car
in Wheeling. SuSpectlnS thAt the uian
and woman sheltered IN her home were
thr man and woman wanted IN cohneC-
ron with the murder, she called Dan II;
Smith, who lives next door. and contlded
her suspicious 70 hin. Smitn' upon
hearing the story. communicated the IN
who was the first Wheeling officer or,
the case. Detective West notified Chief
Of Police Fred Frazier OF the fSnd. ana
the Main street home WAS quickly sur
rounded VIII Hp,Spt, S.t% 4s'fsI,xsS ts Trutsfu,.
The plant quickly bore fruit. Tor
early in the afternoon the detectives
spotted tall, slender man, wearing a
dark brown suit and oTercoat and sott
felt hat, came from the house and start
ed walking rapidly down Main street.
Fl. was accoSlcd about twenty teet from
the doorway and placed under arrest,
Detective West Detective Joe hnnes
and several other plain clothes men were
IN the squad
The detectives entered the house ana
going to tn" room occupied by the cou.
nlr. one the second floor. found a GIrt
S;nl IN bed The pair Mere not totd AZ
this time that they were wanted Tor
murder. and we're taken directly TO Cen
;raL police station, where the Elrl was
sent to Il cell III the female section. ana
her male companion to cell In thc
mems ward. where they could hold no
communication.
Refuse To Talk
They We're interviewed ! few minutes
later by Detectives James Mulgyay ana
Harry Hoan!vy. both OF the Phladel
pha department. and by Chief Of Police
Fred Frazier. Detectives William West
Joseph HumeS. Henry Walker and Dave
Clc;tr-y and Deputy Sheriff Edward MI
nard
They positively refused to make any
statement concerning the murder case.
but instead would talk about the
weather or any other subject very free
Is. They were questioned az IL their
identity and other matters, but II was
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