The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-27
sTNDFNT SECRET Service MAN
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDS A NEGRO
HOWARD CHRISTIAN OF SEcoND
wARp RUSHED TO HOSPITAL
WITH BULLET NEAR HEART
Charles L Casey, Prominent Young war
Veteran, Who Fired SGot-
Relates His Story

JJou,r1 "Eu" Christian, IS. Z Second
u.,rd negro vas >.rut aml dangerously
wounded ahoL; midnight in Alley : N
m encountc: with Charles /. casey
r-omjneo, Young Wheeling world war
veteran and a student secret service
man for the United states government
Christian was rushed 10 the OHIO
Valley General hospital. WIN = :" CAL
Ibre bullet in his body ah"N" tar Hcar'
He was on the operating tah!e ~ d"
ea-iy hour this morning. and the out
come o: his wound could not be to'i Al
that TIM.
Charlie Case. rs ne Is fam'l!arly
known. was recently granted VOCATIONAL
training 10y the United states veteran
rurcau for A partial disability incurred
during \ battle IN France. lie was
n,ac.d with tho United states secret
service departmCEt. and by arrangement
with Wheeling authorities WAS S""'i
in 20 work with Wheeling police u"'e.-
,iyca N ,,.arn secret service duty. IL" Is
paid BY the government
Mr. casey related the following story
If tho shooting lie said that nc Wa
ro,nr TO his home n North w ne"''".
wh.n he noticed thr"" negroes ouo VI
whom !a:.r proved to b" NhriS''a"'
standing in Alley :. One or th'nl' ~,
stated, sad Here comes Dull dn"
another said Lot tho - -
come" calling casey very WIG II"
ras>v stated that he entered thc a'!
10 sec wha, was going on anu ."a'
christian tackled him and Succreoeo III
wrestling his hiackjack from him. 'hS
MORO being much larger and STons"'
,ba, Casey. While N" TWO were scul-
e,,r Casey stated. no attempted 10 draw
-. rn,oIvcr. I. was discharged ac"l-
dcn,aIlv. Ne says. and tho ball strn'N
Christian.
An a,rhnlanc" was called and tho ne
gro rushed u IN" hospital.
According 10 thr story told 10y 'dN'S
rolinwing the shooting. h" went UP ."e
alley 70 sec what all az IN" '"ud curS''%
vas fr- and hearing someone say mere
rorrrs , hu,N' though. th"r" may nave
he.n some ;rn.!h.". CHRISTIAN 'dE
.;,!r,s bounced up,n HIM ard thre"
h,,, ~ thc ground and then took MS
blackjack from his rear p"'Ne'
cached for nv gun and as am puiIiaE
II out :, discharged s.s
Tho blackjack was attrr"aF"S '""
tho --,unI, hearing out casey S'''!
%: IN" affair. .,.
:. WIS stated las, night that MoeI'
,,,,,,c- AMI Joe Benson. hoth co1"r'u'
,,h,' we're alleged ~ hay" h""n win
,,,r:stiaa. verified ras"y'| story
rcr however, denied being WIN Anna
,,ou h,I: said he was nearby ,-,,,,
,;cor.c Lewis. white. ana avn
u.i,,i,,,. rnlurcd were witnesses W
~. .,notjrg. and. (, is said. stated 'i"'
ESQ., 20" va. justified IN shooting CHRIS.
,;an Thrlr story was about tue S""''
rs that ,"!l ~ 'as'E. - o,,r
Case. is on" Of the best known S'u',h
u...I1 war veterans IN Wheeling ne
y Mpy Cor mnny months ns commander
~ me- American Legion ilrinG sauaos
-, ,hc funerals uc Whccl!ns's M"r'u
Wv heod Ito helped I" nrEhn'|t =
Wheeling branch OF the Fourth Nv .r'u''
Association. and was IN" first post T,''n .
,nantcr nf Klc"h- Phill:r@Rh"ad"s loS,
No. S25. Veterans Of FOREIGN wars, "i
(Which no Is the chaplain AZ this time