The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-30
VICTIM OF ATTACK
LIKELY TO RECOVER
PINCH RUN FOREIGNER ATTACKED
BY THREE MEN-wAS HIT
WITH HArCHEr AND
THEN SHOT.
Police Learned That Three Mon Perpe-
trated ofsnse But They
Made Their Escape.

At the CRY hospital las; night 1t was
stated that the condition OF Matt Mis-
WICK S. Of Finch Kun, victim Of muir
d,rouS attack early Sunday morning.
was such that hc would likely recover
HIS condition j. said I" hc very favor
able. He * suffering with thfec hul!e'
wounds in his neck and = bru'Sr Whrrc
struck with q Ratchet. He was ATTACKED
by three unknown men while on MS
way home. Police are worNinS on the
case and hope 10 appr"hcnd IN" parties
guilty "C the murdcr"uS attack. =.
The mau was attacked at stop -
T:nrh Run. He had just left compan-
ION who had entered his home and had
gone down. the road about 100 feet whch
three men stepped in from, of him. tie
VAS thrown TO the ground amt was
Strlrk over the head with Ha'Ihc'.
one ut the men in the party then drew
= pun and fire three shots. The bullets
,nrk ,ffr,, i'm his neck and shoulder.
The three men. after inc outlets were
tired. fled.
roi,re were called and hurried to the
scene. The men had made good the
escape. however. Police following
thorough Investigation. returned 10 n"-
Lee. HEADQUARTERS. II IS said that som"
time after that three men returned to
the scene of the scrapc~and ilcd IN an
automobile.
Misw!,k - married. lie ha= wife
and two children.
''' Business suspsnds
business in general Will be suSpcndci
IN Eclla!rc today in observance OF Menu
oriAi Day. Practically none OF Inc IN
dustrial plants viii operate. Mines VIII
be idle clothing and dry goods stores
and others will b. closed all day. tTo-
Gerry stores. in most instances Will DC
omen until nine O'clock. Holiday hours
Will he observed at the loca poStolll'n
Offices OF city officials. excepting lne
police station VIII BE- closed. Boih par
uchial schools VIII H.. down.
Ford Missing
Police have sent uwi cards containing
n d, rripuop of the Ford aut"inoplle
owned 10y AlrN M'Mul!cn, III Mhr'ih
avenue. MuundSvIlir.. stolen from 9""'n
Belmont street where III" owner h""
TWO to state Hospital
Two local persons have been taken 10
the state hospital 1T Columbus l"E
treatment. Robert Faust. resident OF
RrIl,lrr for years. adjudGcd insane ny
rrohatc Judge Ed Meek. has been taken
10 the institution Cor treatment ana MIS-
". Nun of klce. has also been taken 10
the institution tor treatment
Sale Gratifying
The AZ. Of pOppIcS III Fct'aIrc on
Saturday WAS very pleasing I" me Ter Ter
vice star Legion members ~h" haG
,.hurur e IN" sale. Several tN"uS"i""
we're d..posrd OF IN Bellair". Th" pro.
leeds viii go to Il fund for the "enc"'
Of the needy orphans IN france.
bir Memorial Day celebration VIII
be held at Ncn today under anSpH'S oi
the Sacred Heart church. \ great HILL
visitors are expected ~ IN" event. In"
Ih,m two games Of baseball. wrestling,
boxing and other athletic contests am
a minstrel show in III" evening nv
base ball games Especially promise I" ".
interesting. the N"n American l:"S.Hn
MIN, h.Iur scheduled to clash witA the
r,,st s,nl.prot-Ssinnal nine Of WcliSburS
The hrst sam" Will be played IN me
morning and the second IN the AFTER
noon.
Two games Of baseball are scheduled
for the finch Run diamond this alter
-urn. The Florence Athletic cum mn"
4 tn.,i pace - -,hcdIird =" meet ~"
fast Victor \ =. Etn' al Nh"t''hE' ~
n u EAu' - :" b"G:u promptly - M%
O'Clock. Russell Patterson VIII iw'Tl
ono of th,. games tor iNr EIur"n,r team
and McMHl,n Will likely b" on the
mound in the other one.
Takes onice wednesday
Guy Moore takes of t." on Nsuhes|aS
a. RrIIairr's new service director. ms
salary Will be S@.lUO per year. Under
an ordinance passed by council ne not
only is TO do the work now performer
by the service director but IN additioh
is to do the work now performed by tne
street commissioner. j. K. y 1901"
pcmocrat. named as successor TO Moore
as Counr!lmIn-at-iarg". taxes ohi'% az
the recessed meeting OF the city Soiohs
10 be held tomorrow evening
Play Fa1rpotnt
There will be no SPECIAL Observance
nf Memorial pay 1T Shadys I'D" TO-DAY
however. two gaines of htS"biti INA
promise to b" unusually interesting nr'
listed for the Shad! side diamond. ne
fast team from F'nlrpolnt viii be IN ,he
Mead Township village 10 rlash Win
- f,., Cambria tollcrjrS nine. The
games give promise Of being very inter-
eStins. ,,,
'rh. remains of the late MISS Anna
Craig. who died i'll the i;eIlair" mo- i,' w.
have been taken {" her home 1T Center
viii. Decra ~cd was aged 81 wears re
sid,.s her parents. she IL survived D!
one sister. Sh" had been confined I"
The BclIaire institution for ahhut q
week
L,uner.l services for the late John
Ncar.r who diet a; thr home Of ms
son. Raymond. on Harrison street. VIII
he held this morning ~ cIoCh al 'n',
81. Johns Cath"iic church. lntcrI""t
will be mace IN the Mt. Calvary rein'-
Many at Baccalaureate
The tsmple theatre WAS packed !"
capacity last night for the annual i'r'-
I:ire high school bacCala ur"al" service.
:Tbr sermon was given by Rev II. {.
thompson. pastor Of the United Presby-
terrain church. The - m"nsh'rS Of ii",,
craduatinl; class nvCupIrd u reserved
section Of the theatre. There waN sl"'
,ial music !ur tho service. l"'SlHoS rev.
Thnrnp> on. other pastors participated IN
the service. II wal / union wee.
there being no evening Worship h"'d IN
m, Protestant churches Of the r'ty.
Many Heard Brown
Supreme Dictator ltar'ls n fro"h Oh
III. oval Order of Moose addressed 4
rrowd which filled the Tempt" theatre
Yesterday afternoon. His subject was