The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-16
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taken 70 jail 70 identify the slayer. bur
tnrl '"tu~"d TO do SO although Wright
surpr .Scd them h. identifying Two Of
them htmself ana admitting that they
hCirCd him. on order "t Prosecutor
rcarcr Tho foreigners were arrested and
locked up as material witnesses to as
sure theIr appearance for thu grand
JURY. They are Eli toSonovIch Mex
Belle George MLuI.ch and George
RocuiCh. all croatians
When nrst questioned early today by
Prosecutor PrarCe. Wright attempted &"
stick. lo his story about another man
but when ,old that 4 suit case wh!rh
h. claimed belonged u the other man
had been found IA II locker At :he Fan
fl'rt," Railroad station. whcr,. hr lad
checked II. had been found. and that
the SAT ct" had MS uL;ar on L he be
eNn - Weaken. When Informed lnAu
his story hid been Thoroughly 'nvcs'!-
49, i .'.I l"i.i.. :" .''. =, " i:l,; a.
united that he had i.eI and then piece
10y piece. CAV" tn" ',Iurj,'" story g; M
~ v':"~ All. n "a. ~ SuhstLn y 20
same as n" told las, Thursday. nj
wh.,h has already been pub:I>kcd
Before tho Murder
He sad ;ha: he left the S;anton-Han-
:.ngtvn i..aS"r> -; Earyon. ohio. On
JAY ."tn. aud went I" Wrlis>i!le to
v,S!; MS father: wcr, from there to
i"'tr.ge, wh"-c he remained a day and
thea came - St2ubenv.llr. JUly end
registering =: rulorcd hotel on lower
Markr, street; where he remained all
Night.
On the 2TrL. n" day o. the crime he
sh"rN,d cut in the morning. took his
silk GAS" and grip :" the ian Handle
station where he transferred ~ h.S
v:n'he> Ia the grip checked the sui:
,aSc and then started out 20 hunt Il
F"rd agency. lnITjrins I; on" garage
he u.s. tod that - l>smm.nS garage
d"aH n second hand FordS and h" wen;
thc-e and arranged COR cHc auto demon
Str;l ton. expecting IN some way he DID
"a NOW what. L. SET, IA" machine.
a.; SturH 20 his oriSiAa. story that
n" ',d been drinking. claiming n" l.,d
I'm; ~ corn whisky With hjni when
he l"tc the garage. and 'ha: he had
'hii!rt u" before he had lc.; the city
Inns From then on the story OF III"
murder came p;eCc-mcll. He didn't
Wan; 20 talk about ;hr actual killing.
insisting, tha, he wanted the protection
OF u lawyer. but az question after Ques-
ton led HIM gradually back to the
killing. he rc;old tbs part OF II and
seemed 81 relieved that ne v"!un;"creD
% =" ;" 10 crime scene and rc-eraCt
!; 50 that every detail would Dc clear.
Wr,Sh; mas lost rrUrn ~ his bravado
and h" shows signs of worry and loss
~ sleep His face - pale and drawn.
his cheeks are Sunkcn and fCrrOwcd
Wi,b deep lines. and nc constantly dis
plays his nervous state by pressing his
hand 20 his forehead.
|; was learned today that WriGAts
:uu.aer Mrs. Mcdowell OF Eas, Liver
pool. has retained the services OF
iilaIn" ,'nvhran. VEL Er"wE attorney .:
that city. TO defend him when ~ is
brought 10 trial and according :" re
ports here Il change OF venue Wi! b.
sought because of the feciin: against
The slayer Insanity. II Is stated. will
be thu defense.
The petit jury which was drawn for
the september term of court u was
said today, will he called upon :" scrN"
FOR the Wright trial unless sp"c!aI
Nenirc - demanded by the defense. On
this jury there are six women tn" hT't,
TO be drawn for jury duty IN JEFFERSON
county,.