The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-30
Process of Elimination En-
ployed By Jefferson County
Sleuths Many Liquor Vi
olators Had Threatened the
Life of Dry Agent.

Stcrhcnville. Ohio Dec. @?.---.t reward
of $500 was today offered by Mayo:
Frank Mccullough Of richmond. Mar
shall Nyc and other mGn associated With
Charles Dixie" Bl!nn III prohibition en-
furccment work N this county for the
capture of the SLAYER ur $Ety1rS OF Blian
who was shot TO dNa:h here Christmas
night and his body tossed INTO Marsh
Alley.
The reward fund was started with SIS
subscriptions by members OF Blinn' ,
prohibition crew and 800 by Mayor Nc
Cu.iough. The latter wen: :. Richmond
toa'gh, from this city TO ask the VII
Lace 10 add 4 sufficient sum 10 make
the f3nd $500. The Mayor stated that
he would ask lie County Commissions
crs 10 offer Il lke sum.
New evidence on which an arrest
may be based has hrcN oh'ained by
Sheriff Edward Lucas ard deputies n
;he Blinn case. Having definitely es-
'ahl!shcd tho iact that he crime was
committed n the Marsh Alley district
and thoroughly coH'.Nced that revenge
was tho motive. the Shsrif-s operatives
have attacked the tangled web ~ my5-
terry surrounding IL" killing and claim
today To have made satisfactory pro-
SrSSS toward 4 solution.
An Ar ost Is Predicted.
In casting about for clues. the o.
ficials berIn process Of elimination
on l"ng list OF prob billion law S!u-
iatora VINO had been prosecuted by the
murdered d,y agent. and conferred their
case on 4 few lneEi who were known to
bear Bl1n deep E~:rcd because II
real or fa7cied wroE.-s. md who had
f,Na IL 4 49,, "a,
Today II became known tn a strong
chain Of circumstantial evidence had
been forged about one nan al II will
take only another small link 81 evidence
20 bring about his arrest on q murder
charge.
This man was arrested just recently
BY Rlinn and II IS known that he wan
particularly resentful because Of treat
men, he Is alleged to have received at
the hands OF the dry agents. He and
members OF his family. II Is said. were
ruhjected to rough treatment and homo
furnishings turned topsyturvey and
damaged in the search for Illicit liquor.
At tho time Of this raid. this man
Is alleged TO have told Blinn frankly
tia; he would kill him. and IS said TO
have boaSted TO friends and netghbrSs
would make no moro raids.
Tho whereabouts OF this suspect on
Christmas night whom Blinn was lured
to his death are being checked up.
Whether he had an actual hand IN the
killing or engaged others for tho Job.
one Of them. no doubt. being the mys-
ter!ous stranger who was the dry
agents companion Christmas afternoon
and evening. are points in the case tic
rherirs men are tough; striving 70
establish.
The task Of fastening tho crtmo on
this man or any o'Ncr - big one be-
cause PERSONS who are believed to have
knowledge OF the murder and low u
was accomplished. are afraid 10 talk.
fearing that the vengeance OF the as
suss.us will Re turned against th"m,
but gradually The authorities are get
TING information from var.oIs sources
Ri. by biz, little important facts IN con-
necticn with the crime are titerine
through the foG of mystery. and Sheriff
Lucas feelf confident that ne will have
tull details OF the crime with an ar
rest before many hours have passed
I: Is understood that Blinn's opera
t.ves ere working on some clues OF their
own They show a determination 70
bring the slayer Of their chief TO JUS
lice and have ya;hercd considerable owl
dence which las been turned over 70
Prosecutirg Attorney stanton Pearce.
Marshal Nye. who succ aeded Blirn az
head Of the prohibition squad here. said
today that steps were being taken TO
employ detectives on the case and that
rho prohibition officers themselves
provide the necessary funds to employ
such operaatiyeG.