The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-05
SUSPECTS FREED
IN M'VE:Y CASE
County Officers Working on
New CIeW of AssaiIants
at Worthington.

County officers were called to
the Helen Run sections this after
noon to investigate three Span
iards who had been living there
and who started to leave today
Persons in that vicinity thought
that they might have been con-
nected with the shooting of MI.
and Mrs. Clarence o. McVey IN
their bed room in their home at
Annabelle Jun ction, near worth
ington. early last, Thursday m morn- m
ing. 5ss IS VI !sE5 s-s:;3
xxszs!The officers overlook the men
before they sreache d. the@ear IN
lard%ones toned ffhe men " a o5ssaid
that they had ~ been nS5working I'M
the 4 mines butts onaccount5& OF the
natfona wide strike they had #been
out of work since April ana
we're going to& &Grasselli, in ffarrlc-.
son County near Clarksburg, TO
try and get work in the pia NJ. OF
the Grasselli Chemic cali Coz oca.-5
ed there The officers searched
stheir grips. but found nothing but.
work1n 2 clothes and Dime pals.
which bore out the. story told by
the men TheySwere reFreleased and
went on to Clarksburg
Bouie Warwick of Monongah,
who was picked up yesterday pc,
cause he had an injured .hand5&ana, nc am,
did not, tell a. very strai ght3 story
OF how or where he got his Shano alIl7.,
injured, was released today lLte alIer
Prosecuting Attoreny Frank
Amos had made complete inves-
tigation Of his case.
warwick claimed that his hano
hand had been injured sWhlie pay
ing baseball and later proved 70
tfe OFFICER that this was notattrue- iss
The officers had a physician TO
examine the wound and make sure
fhat it could not have beenI&ln1fEllcaI--33 LID
fad abys a charge from a shot gun
Following the exam1na tlon' iie ~
was released from jail
Claude Turner, "a zRivesvile ne,
gro. who had a bullet. removed IRON s3.
his body Saturday bysa local physllI
clan. was also apprehended 1 ano
ned, pending an investigator on /. g, o.
his story Turner told county OIL
cersT hes4shot himself accidentally
s1d after to the satisfaction
Of thaS officers as to hls;+Where.
ahouts at the time the trouble oc'
Cured at Worthington he was re,
leased from custody a mum inIr' per ol O
witnesses were brought IN from
;Rivesville to verify the story TO too
by Turner.
sheritf James D. Charlton is
still giving the case ms persona persona
attention and is running down
every possible clew. The offlcers
have not yet given up nope taa. a!
.t1ley will eventually find a. aS cleS
that will lead to the Apprehension
of the criminals. ~
Some informationsreceiyed by the
sheriff today but which thas4&no
been made public promises to give I've
a better sclews to work on than any
discovered vet and the 4efforts.'o o.
the officers will be spent thls ,
direction [un til it is run down Z OF
something betterG develops.
A rumora gained circulation to
day that Mrs. McVey had taken "a e
s1eid On chage for the worse bui ,1
attendants att Cook Hospital and nc
relatives ofEthe injured womanE de-
Med the reports. The hospital &8re'
norteds this Afternoon that Dr. Hugh
Carr, who is attending the patients
said today that they would both
recover !: Mr. McVey hopes to be
out in a day Or two.