The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-15

tnat afternoon until dark with the son
81 the proprietor ~ the n"oi room
Neither Of them had ever seen ';oichek
prior IN this time
Grimm continued. Now. II Won nave
the time to 20 to Follansber. you viii
ind on, am telling tho truth. q" 4"
James BROTHERS, dealers IN furn''ur"
and carpets. and Mr.. James Will tell YOU
he sod THIS rug and some furniture and
rarpr:s and "rhrr things I" Mary On
driCk on timc \ Tcw days after ms
matter happened. Nike and Mary On
drick had their stuff packed up N get
away without having paid his debt
and Mr.. James took his Stur ard FOUND
tho rug had blood on II. Then Z" ana
see Mr.. Keeling. VIC moved mt" ne
house after Nike and Mary mad move"
out. ami think he Will tel you that he
found h.rod"ta,nA IN The room where
;hi> man was lying"
went 20 Foilansb"e as soon as !
could. and interviewed Nj Eeran
James, whom found to be 4 !radlnG
citizen and merchant Of Follsnsoee. ana
IN his store hr told me that "hat
Grimm bod tod mr. was true: that when
ne hoard that Mike and Mary were
hacking M their goods. he started after
them with an automobile. they having
alr"ldv started n truck or van ana
that he overlook them and recovered
his property. and that ne found blood J.
stains twelve inches N diameter on the
rUE.
Mr, Keeling corrobnrated Grimm as 70
the blood. saving u was On 'hc plaster,
cd wall a rcw tec! above n" floor. ana
~ considerable dimensions: thai m e.
fort seemed t. nae heen mad" ~ ~'p"
the stains or With cloth, and 1t had
i smeared appearance
! then went Z" LADY who former!
!;vrd ~ Wheeling. whom | knew. ana
rom whom had learned some facts
when ! was investigating the ondricS
.,asr Src ODD me tha IN that Satur
bay r.Ih' she saw prdrick IN ana
around 'rr house and that later mat
night. and subsequent 10 the time tha'
the mnlormnn saw him tnorick
brought 'wo bottles ~ rootheer 20 her'
She docs no, h1 dates. hut she hIes the
Tine with aSSoiuie certainty III inns
vay. on inc sunday following me
night tina, hhr saw Nike. she went over
IN Mrs. Ondrick'a house 10 get roaster
which she had loaned ner. and she
round Mike N Tia" hi'rh"n. Washing MS
hands a; INC n. 'uD Of water that
,ouKed like II WAS bloody. was on the
Moor. and IN the tub was p garment
tina, she recognized as Mikes army
o,crroat She asked where Mary was
and Nike replied that Mary had gone
, 10 lYttsbursh on the nine O'Clock train.
This was the Sunday morning, February
Is. Mary went TO Pittsburgh. az proved
N tho ondrick case. ~ put the notes
that had beer carried by "ichek. ~
Q t;o,chek's trunk. which he kept In his
room So that IN" Si .Grdav night she
saw Mike vas January 3lst. Her hus-
and saU HIM also
Grimm Also said that man whose
name .an'i recall now. saw Mike and
Mary Ondrick on that night driving OF
tho Steubenv:l!r bridge at about the
time that the moinrman says he ga "
hem after hr hail driven on the bridge.
rnfortuna ! was not abe TO see
ham.
These facts were ascertained and told
~ me IN the presence ot NJ! Fred l..
, Maury. whom | took with me because
had no time 70 procure afndaViis and
, ! wanted Mr.. Maury 10 CONFIRM the re-
mort ina. made ina, day and mailed
on that night 10 the Governor.
These Witnesses whom ! saw in
, formed me- mat ;hey haH po"h SUM
, moned by the defense, were IN attend
! ancc at ne trial. and. 10 their surprise
: were not called on the stand.
: Another p!rc" Of ev:den"e 7 ran into
gaI hat 90 a leading physician IN Fol-
lansbec. who informed me. without my
asking him. thnt he was always OF the
opinion that me theory Of the State II
: the Grimm case was wrong. and that
II hnA he
raus on that particular night AS ms
! phvSiCIan and his wife wcr" passing
he Ond-ick house. they heard p racket
IKE 4 fight and they thought No moro
OF il. but the developments Of Inc case
later convinced them that III" noise
they heard was loud argument that
caused tight, and. IN the opinion or
this physician. il was then and there