The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-27
Murder Marrant Issued.

Murder Warrant Issued.
Tho jefferson county commissioners
who earlier In tho day had offered
$500 reward for 'he capture 81 Mitchell
on kidnapping charge. recon cncd late
to-day and ra.rri tho reward I" slIn0.
\ wa-r;tl. vas issued charging Mitchell!
with ftrs. degree murder.
L 80 behaved r" slayer Is NCa- Stru-
rcnv!lie, and 'hr wir"s ar" hcinc used by
local officials - hId HIM Off
Tho city 20 IN 4 frenzy OF excitement
and ind:cnor"n over tn" crime, "h:ch
>hu,k "d Tho community - is depths.
Finding OF tho Body.
Tho h."ly e tuTmiuS Va tNund hr
Ernce' Ngr! and William it:rhard~"u.
hutrh"'" If I'"-m7r's Ran. who Wy"
oU' hunl.nE 'h,ir cattle. Th"y were
rrlru,ls or 'hr GummiNs family AMI rs
'Nrv passed ap H"rmor Eun road.
lonely highway -uunIuC Through -
vine" thy discussed Curnrllu7' ca%" anI
Richardson r"0'arhcd ;ha: il w. =
good sro'" Cor crane.
They had proceeded hut n short hIs-
tag" wien a r'ranc" oh"- nt'ra''"!
them aHd Investigation disclosed III"
body
Il was lying ~ no bank 81 tho creek
ah"Ut twenty feet from IN" roadway. In
side a harh"d wire f"ur" and screened
from view " the road 10y n ledge hat
Juttri out over n" bank.
tn" victim was lying Cat IN h!a back
and frs, view disclosed dec? cuts on
his hands and arms rs though u" had
pu, UP 4 BATH. Il W." irrIp"~N!h,' :"
;ru from Cu-$nry cxam:Hat'r WIZ 1"r
or not nc Mad hccn shot, but 'Acrs w"r"
marks on his HIP AMI 'hc H!l" ~ Ms
head which looked like bullet wounds.
Had peen Robbed.
CN,mmins' diamond l:ik ring. HIS
money ard sonc checks and other hc-
lonrinEs wrrc missing. establishing
robbery as II" motive.
At Tho spot where Tho BODY was
found there were nv Signs "f q strurEi"
and no llood. pu2zllng tho authorities
as - how ,hr body was place! - mo
Ir4!,!on n which Il WIS FOUND About
thirty feet above, however, blood spa
tered rocks were found and II is ,hc
opinion OF police that mo murder was
committed further IN tho road. that n"
murderer or nurhcrcrs carried "r drag
god the body down tho creek bod and
pl,ccd !, IN the position whcrc II was
rot likely to bs found except by chance.
Although Cummins left his garage
here with but ono man, now positively
identified a. Howard Mitchell, Z ~ he
lievod that this man was met some
where along the road by confcdcr1t"s.
and that they assisted IN ~" murder.
Mitchell is - sinai! man. while Cum
MINIS was twir" his bulk and 4 would
have boon a welt nigh impossible" TASK
for Mitchell 10 have iif'"l INC body over
the f"nr" or carried 1t any 0lS'hnr"
alone.
No weapon OF any kind could 70
found In the vicinity and the police
were also unable 20 find any Signs or
the body having been dragged. 40 hey
are ulmoA, positive th"le wLH more
than one rHan.
Near His OLD Homo
One OF The singular features OF mo
Grim. IS tina, :: vas committed within
a mile Of Cumm.na' own home. He
lives ON l'oru.,r1 Run. and h!s body
was found only It short distance west
Of tho homestead.
Soms advance tho theory that NJ
though attacked and badly hurt wh!.o
In the car. l." put up n battle and got
uway and tried to mak" his way TO h.H
home but cc!. uHroNHc!"uN hetoro lie
cou1I grt :h-rr and died for want OF aid.
Tn, accepted theory however !s that
he was El.IcI m thu automobile. !; "a
l".lcy~I ;hI. r..m:n!ns drove "u' the
Ma:E,: rec. Road - G"rn'ns'rn'" the
,ar - Nt,rhc' and 'uJ' 3" turned ~
af luyrr'S I.a!,r thv"r uIi."S west IT tn"
.I,v and rut back towards IA" CIV VIA
,h., prrir.,r's Euu road. WIKI which l."
Va familiar.
Tnrr. is possibility ;ha; II Mitchell
had a,.y o. r. m-n tO!n him n 'ho car