The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-27

O.. employer OF Bllnn. said last night
that he was actively engaged In tic
hunt for The officers killers, ana ina"
In tho oven. no arrests arc made WITHIN
n few DAVIS n reward would DO oncrCd
for their apprehension.
"Rlinn WAS an exceptional cfhccT.
honest and above rcproach; hut ne h'tu
one fault. and that was drinking ga"
the MAYOR; and from reports re'ch'hA
me ! am satisfied that he was on ONO
OF his periodical spcecs when he was
killed.
II frequently cautioned him. tellins
him OF the dangers he was counting OUT
he laughed my fears away"
Questioned about threats said 10 nave
hncn made aEalns, Bl!nn. the mayor
said: YES. many threats were maze
AGAINST his life. and no told me tho
names Of several men who had declared
their Intention Of getting HIN. nave
turned these names over to the Sicupeh-
villc officers and learned that 'ney
ulreadv had them and had started
screening for their authors.
"Littlo doubt exists In my mind mat
E,lun was shot and killed IN Steuben-
Vile and ~ altogether probable that
an arrcs. will he made today"
Ia.AcH Walter Homo.
Several weeks arO Blinn was tnVl'ea
TO the home Of Walker to attend n par
-. Liouor was served. according to tho
Steubenvillc police. and Bl'nn, tho dry
agent. hcrame drunk.
A few days later he sent his aides to
the Walker home and seized a quantity
OF wh!skey. The Walkers were nr-aigned
and nncd 500. Another instance OF the
methods employed by the slain agent.
according TO the police. occurred few
weeks avo when nc Invited n Steuben-
VILE business man, Joseph Il. Aurora.
10 drive 10 Richmond and take five gal
Ions o. corn whiskey to Steuhenvillc ami
TO regard the gift az token OF Bi!nns
frlnndShin for him.
pAurora tire police say. unsuspect-
irgiy went to Richmond, obtained the
whlskey and returned To his home In
Steuhcnvl!c where he LEFT L In W." col.
lar \ tow days later three OF Bl!nn5
aguts raiAcd tho gift sto"chousc and
arrested n'Aurora on a charge OF pos
sess!ng liquor.
The officers rccite moro than so oc-
cnSi"ns when Blinn employed methods
similar to tho foregoing and they ara
mind In saving that he was dlstrusted
by the community.
Friendly with Lylo Women
By tracing Blinn's visit on Christmas
day the police have learned that ne
started on n drinking revel carly in the
morning which ended At the home OF
Miss Lyle with whom, the police said
he had been on friendsly terms FOR sew
cral months.
One hour and ten minutes elapsed be-
tween the time he left Miss Lyle's
place until the body was discovered at
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plain away several apparent discrcr-
ancics In her story. the FIRST OF which IL
why she permitted a stranger suSh as
shc declares this friend Of Blinn's to
have hccn TO remain In her home while
the officer went to the walkers homo
next door.
They also will insist that she furnish
them with better description OF the so
called foreigner than has yet been made.
And II was pointed out last night that
Miss Lyle Is the only person who saw
this companion Of Blinn's since.
Snyder has told the police that he did
not SEQ the foreigner. but heard
voices downstairs.
May 30 Imported dunman.
Whether this man who was admitted
~ one OF the principal actors IN the
killing Is n fiction character or not will
be determined by the police within the
next "a hours. and despite the report
prevalent In Steubenville last night
that he was an Imported gunman
brought here for tho express purpose
of killing Blinn," tho suggestion re-
CURED ins!stently that the foreigner
was a fgment OF Imagination.
II the foreigner" theory should DO
discarded. II is thought that the locale
OF the crime could be easily fixed, In
that the suppoaItion would naturally
arise that RlInn had been shot down in
a house and carried to Marsh alley.
While the crime offers the Steuoen-
vile police a fertile field for theoriz-
ing, the burden Of opinion expressed by
the officers indicates their belief that
the slayers Of Blinn will likely be ar
rested shortly.