The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-18

AS. Belts was LED 10 tnS county
building at Wellshurg 4 large crowd
gathered. The word had preceded his
arrival that the slayer oil Sheriff puval
had been captured.
Tom Duyal, son. Of the slain sheriff
and newly appointed sheriff OF Brooke
county. heart stricken over the killing
OF his father, was summoned from the
office of the Brooke county Jail near
by, and as he approached the room in
which Belts was held 4 prisoner the
word passed that they have caught
the man who killed the sheriff" ."
Pathetic Scene Enacted.
Tom Duval. spectators at the scene
say. turned pale and was very much
asitated. Several deputies tried to
restrain the young successor OF his
Catber from entering the room. But
Tom Duval mastered his emotions,
went into the room in the court house
and questioned the prisoner.
Later. George Harvey, an Austrian
who was arrested By Corporal Al be-
CAST AMI his single squad OF state po-
lice on a mule-trail road leading FROM
the Wellsburg- Avella pike to Clifton.
Vile, and who told the state troopers
that Belts was the man Who ACTUALLY
killed Sheriff Duval. was summoned
to the room wke=c Betts was being
questioned. While the doors or the
examination room were closed TO the
public and newspaper men word
leaked out that Harvey had identified
the man in custody is Steve Bets,
whom he had said hours earlier had
killed the sheriff.
Brought To Jail Here
Belts and Harvey we're kept together
In the conference room For = full hour.
Sheriff Tom Duvan and frosecuting
Attorney W. S. W'ilkin. then. as n mat
ter OF precautlon. had both men re-
moved 10 the Ohio countsjall at Wheel
ing for safe keeping. Before the prts-
caers were started on their way 70
Wheeling. such a crowd was Congrc-
gated about the court house and jail al
Wellsbsrg that II. was impossible to
move in the block. except BY edging
ones way labor!ouSly through the
throng Deputy sheriffS moved fore and
aft OF the prisoners as they were
started for Wheeling
The situation az Wellsburg then
quisted down, but about ftteen deputy
sherifts continued to patrol the square
in the vicinity Of the Brooke county
iaiL TO ward off any untoward incident.
Scour Hills For Suspects
Shortly before o'clock last night
force of deputy sheritfs from Vellsburg
left with John Dee warrants for the
Cross Creek hills in the vicinity Of the
West Virginia ia-Pennsylvania line near
Cliftonville. They said they we're going
TO scour the district and bring in every
man found in that district who was
unable 70 give satisfactory reason for
his presence.
Accuse 43 OF Murder
Sheriff Tom Duvall declared shortly
after midnight that every ore OF the Is
prisoners. arrested UP 70 that time In
the vicinity Of Cl'ttoavil,e. would be
charged with murder for the killing OF
his father
DEATH Reports vary.
The reports Of deaths In Monday
mornings battle at Cliftonville W. Va.
between Sheriff H. II Duval and his
force Of deputies and special deputies.
and a band OF men. estimated at from
200 10 35n men. supposed T. ne striking
miners and sympathizers from Avella.
Pa. and McKinlevville. ". Va, range
from four to seven
The four known dead. whose bodies
lie in d morSue at Wellsburg, brooke
county. ". Va. are:
known Dead.
SHERIFF H. H DCN.hL. Wellsburg,
who led bis little band OF deputies
againss "a large crowd Of mon. said to
have aeSn from the union coal field OF
Pennsylvania.
FRANCIS MILlCH. Monessen. Pa
member OF invading party.
- CROOK. residence uncertain.
An Unidentified man.
May Be Three Others.
At least two. and possibly three
others. are dead. also. II statements