The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-02-28
HENKx HANxE, AGED 50, HAS
1xArNs BLOWN OUT BY SON IN
Eo,6E ON LEFT HAND BUN
aREwsoME SIGHT GREETS POLICE
AND IMPORTERS At KILLING
SCENE THIS MORNING
SLAYER WITH MOTHER AND two
SISTERS TAKEN TO POLICE
HEADQUARTERS AND
QUESTIONED

QUESTIONED
Don't vou striSr Neither AGAIN. rau'
or tn shoot YOU.
Henry Hanke. aged 50. d'S''Sa "eu
This warning spoken by ms ,o"t
year old son august t'anNe ~ -,
home on IeSt Han" run J"S> ,L,.
Twenty-ninth stree 4! 0,'o s,riLa
morning, and '2'''t "'N -
Mrs. Hanke ora.n. Ia" son declares,
True 20 Ms wort inc oUE -" 81.
trlSser OF .e> ,'.' 49,. y.'cr \ seq
iore oo',s' - - "a IJor-v rIonEe lei!
nnd shot rang out an" itHm' .,r",eh his
dead. WIN SCI" | s,o,tcrrd the
head. me ScC"Nu su- room in
man .. or,rF,, slnver tod In:el-
ugcnter reporters and cj;y ruI,''' HenTE
SCI $50 "a bso,ro his wife.
This version OF ,he shooting w','rn
startled the EaS, Tw"u'E-".AI'.
section was related n ~ tian"e No"''
bv tn. lol who Killed his ta;"'r carry
I,is morning The story. n g"aeFa''
- vsrjeed nv Mrs iiarke. and the
-, sIstsr Hudo. aged -.
After making preliminary 'nNes ga
,tor oe the killing a. the ttahAe "o', ,'
Dstsctlves George Ru>hwald brought
,oun- August IIonkr. his mother s'e
sister Hilda and younger sister 10
,,sntr.l Police station at ~" "''i"'"
,rIs morning. where they were oe'AH
onns,,or Cd further ~ an early hour. =
The scene OF he killing was one o.
the mos, crevsome IN ~" annals or w.
,i,v honicidcs. Tho hoy calmly '"-
n4.tted he shot his father occurring
aid It 10 save his mother who was os'"s
beaten by hts father. he says
Tho TWO bullets struck tho :aan IN the
n.aa ons in the c&rek. ard the "'"eT
cn,er,nv tho right eye. His brains were
80, ocross the room.
nv, hoot,,r Occurred after 4 family
,,.rrc, police we've notified Few
,,,i,,,,es ar,,- il rad ha0D"uNd. h"i ""Nd
"l,G - tho n,,ce ur;.l hais hoir
,ra,e-
r.r,lv A4rees With Boy.
~, i,rs ,.ner "a save
That the ooS NH.eu rr,T1. ,.os Nc
his mother ana StS1.'' ,,i,s.. ~ the
Story toh ny eN''S .,,., b,d
family. They all CO.. 80 70. r,.cd tn..
oeen au%' boa ,n,a his father
''rSt snot ~, 80. or,in Tho man
not to strike his mother -" ,bn how
struck again. theE Say '""
fired. ...,., ~. ,,o
The sight was most F'''"
mother stood In tiS hNihS r,"" 81
home holding an infant N'"E III
arms, whi.e the boy and his S'SIe's S"'
on the coach and told their story.
August Hanke's story.
.,,o,b.r ,nI IInLa weet to the show
,,or..- ~ 6. as soon a sup
r,,. or and the dishes were wash
"a. said ,ns bow 20 detectives and re-
,or,ers. before bc,ug taken 10 '|n>;a'
go. -,o,io,
80 ro-r. ahou, Il 90, X.
-. - Wow. saId me boz. pop
'.un ri,.,,,;,a. r;~br away. and said
49,. ~, Roc, - ,he u,asoreradc dance
;''E ma" en-, "s' ,.,,,, ,,,"y Ven, on a-gu-
~ c,s saving they went 20
us - oa,,,
inc L''''' 80. .b. c,r
S''F WV
Pop started rcaHnS NOME " NV
| Etichea. We we're in bed. jumped "p
~ ran out ~ thIS room. F"P wa '''''
letting her. and then = ran anu ~.
the gun. She said she VAS going
shoot Dad /" he didn't stop M"'n
grabbed .he gun from her AM tr'rm -
shoot Il twice. II wNuiG" ; work. We"
took I, away from trr.
He hit her again. AMI I hn;;e-rd -
him I would shoot IL he NIX her AGAIN
lie did and l hol'cred again. Vie t'i
FER again and then fired. II" tool
sulu for a minute. and tU"u bred
.-oln Ue dropped"
Didn't Mean to Kill.
When asked what ne did then. the
hoy said. Well. looked ut h,u .a> .u2
here on the floor. and Mother and SIS
screamed She bent over him a0d sat
,,.o,bin,, 70 him Then Vs.. w,u, .,.~o.,
,Na bem into This room, for We hacw he
nc - 80
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