The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-21
Prisoner May Never
Return to This City
Convict who Escaped from Capt. Athsy
At Cambridge, o., Wednesday, -
In Bad Condition

Charles Law. the convict who escaped
rom Capt. Athcy. Of the prison guards.
at Cambridge. o.. Wednesday. may never
'ha returned to the prison here, stated
Warden j. Il. Terrell. last evening. The
man IS victim Of tuberculosis and
when found by Capt. Athey was in n
hospita, at Columbus, slowly dying. The
man Is IN such bad condition. said the
warden. that 1t is very unlikely that 4
special effort will be made to recapture
him. However, IL ne happens to walk
INTO the arms OF the law. we will have
70 get him back somehow. yet Is a
known fact that even after that he will
no: live long.
Capt. Athey had just left his train at
Cambridge yesterday to get a light
lunch. when Law. who had subsequent
~ shown great signs OF weakness dis
appeared. The man was in such bad
condition that Il is hardly Likely he will
set very far.
Return Blackwell
Percy Blackwell. the escaped convict
from the state prison here. who was ap-
pretended at Princeton, W. Va. several
days ago and placed in the Mercer coun-
" jail there. will in all probability be
returned 10 this city the latter part OF
the week. according TO word given out
At the prison last evening. Blackwell
made his escape from the prison on
March 4th. on the day President Hard
ing was inauSurated. His absence will
only be n mattor OF hours now as a
guard will be dispatched 10 Mercer
county 10 get the man to-day.
Nurses Graduate.
The following six nurses will Sradu-
ate at the annual commencement exer-
-
the Reynolds Memorial hospital. to-
morrow evening at the First NJ. E.
church at Glendale: Miss Marie German n.
Longbottom. O.: Miss Ruby Rebecca
Yoho. Woodlands: Miss Carrie Margaret
Floundhouse. Proctor: Miss Ada Marie
Lude Darlington, o.: Miss Bertha Mar
garrett DuEail. Sommerston. and Miss
Mabel Irene Eneix. Wheeling. An elao-
crate program has been arranged for
the affair which is expected 10 be ono OF
the largest of It's kind given in recent
years.
Forgery Hearing.
Lloyd l.itman, who Was arrested on
Tuesday evening on 4 forgery charge.
will be given Il hearing this morning at
10 o'clock before Squire T.. VI. Lewis
Lttman was arrested by office Bryson
when ne attempted 10 pass 4 check on
r. J. McFadden at Il grocery store. The
amount of The check was sl8.72. and was
drawn on the Marshall county bank
-Four other checks are said to have been
cashed by the same person and an in
vcstigation OF the case - now being
carried on.
Snake Days.
The warm weather is coaXinE snakes
from their winter haunts and almost
daily there comes one or more Snaic
stories from outlying sections Of the
city. During the first warm spell Of
the season. a few weeks back. several
we'll known Moundsriile lads liked 10
,he woods to spend one Saturday ami
came back with tive faIr-Sized snakes.
of common specie in West Virginia
and not exactly poisonous. Yesterday
afternoon after school three local
youngsters took q stroll 10 LinSey' )
hill and killed three snakes, one SAID
10 be a small olacksnake. 1t is Il pity
that these non poisonous. harmless !
snakes are killed because they are real
friends OF the farmer during the SUM-
ruer and do more good than is realized
by eating bugs that would destroy crops
IF allowed 10 thrive.
Moundsvtlle Briefs.
J. G LoudenSiHgrr Of Huntington. was
L
panied home by mis- daughter. Miss Sill
YER. who has been quite i'll at the Glen
dale hospital for the past four months,
Mrs. J. T. Martin. OF Northern OAK
avenue. has returned homo from Cam
bridge O. where She visited her daugh-
ter. who IS quite III.
Dr.. and Mrs. Wobb. of Warwood. were
the guests Of Nj and rms. II. N. Car
penter. OF Jefferson avenue. yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Price. Of Clarksburg. IS In
the city. being called TO the bedside or
her father. W. w. Venus. on Lafayette
avenue. who is very III.
Miss Helen Mozena mas returned to
her home in Ciarington,. o. after spend
Ing Il few days IN this city with friends
and relatives.
Ar. and Mrs. \. ! McC'lanahan. Of
Payetts. Idaho. are guests OF their uncle
ahd aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hi, on
Eastern Third street. They made the
trip in their Dodge car. following the