The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-18
War Veteran Shoots Girl
Who Spurns His Proposal
Martins Ferry Former Soldier
Seriously Wounds Young
Woman
jealousy of Another Man Said
To Be Responsible
For Act

Unrequ.tted love and Jealousy :
when she accepted the company OF
another man, Is believed to have
caused Russell Thesis, Martins Fer
~ World War veteran, to shoot sAA
probably fatally wound NM. Eua
Yasgsr nee Pointer. % years old,
last evening about 6 o'clock, while
she was walking with another man
on Second street, between Lombard
and South Penn streets, Martins
Ferry.
Thesis was found soon after on Han
over street by Officer Muhleman and az
the policeman approached Thesis point
ed the gun 10 his head in an atetmpt
10 end his own life. when tho revolver
was knocked from his grasp by man
named Garrison. Thesis was arcrsted
and taken 10 the city jail. where he viii
he held pending the outcome OF tho
Uoman's condition.
Condition 10 Critical.
Mrs. Yaegcr's condition !s critical.
She was sho. twice. One bullet cn.cred
the abdomen and penetrated me ne.
and another passed through her Ie,t
arm. Or. G. +. Messerly is the attend
Ing physician.
That the shooting was premehitateo
was shown during tho questioning OF
Thesis in his cell by Chief OF Police Eh.
ward Hyland. Tho man when arrested
maintained his innocence. hut admitt"n
hearing the shots. Later be confcfsno
and when asked II he had first though,
nf shooting the YIeger woman whcn ne
saw her With III" other man. Theis>
said: Nc | - II in my mind Tor some
time
r-ho;rs ,nrd a. =. .uy ac,Iua inted with
The woman for several years, and during
,ho nast ye,r he nroroSed 20 her SereraI
lives hu, was rejected. II told OF CIV
ing hr money and said "shc got all my
bonus money This a. granted 10 III
Ohio soldiers amounted to $40 month
tar ,yery or service in the army
Tb d twenty-five month";
service, eighteen Of which was overseas
In France.
Thesis story in brief follows:
Loved The woman.
"1 had known Ella for several EeArsG
We were very friendly and loved Fef.
7 nroposed hut she rejected me on So
eral occa snns. Everyttme Ihsa
her home she flirted with me. MAI
Z. the way became acquainted with
~ cave her money and she got all
my honus money besides. Last Thurs
d,r made date with her and we
wont tn a show. The next day ] heard
~ stories she had been telling around
about me.
when saw her walking down
Second street with another man Walk
ed up 10 her didn't say anything put
lust pulled out my gun and shot hef.
7 ran and you know the rest-how they
got me-"
Mrs. Yaegpr Is we'll known Martins
Ferry character She was employed az
a bousekeeper by Robert Frame on
penn street. Mr. Frame worked at
night and on these occasions Thc'ss said
he went out with her.
When asked II he decided to shoot
her after hearing the stories told aoout
him. said NO. had been thinking about
II for sometimes. In fact several
months"
Thesis was arrested on two occasions
m complaint Of Mrs. Yacgcr. He was
arragned in police court and hned. oh
one occasion the charge against MIN
was attempted assault.
Mss. Yaeger Is IS years old and Is
said 10 be pretty. Several years ago
she married Henry II. Yaeger but the
couple separated more than year ago.
Thesis lis tho son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Thesis OF First street, Martins
Ferry. Since his return from army
service he Is said to have done but little
work
Wilhus Thesis. brother ct the ACCUSE
ed man, shot and killed his wife and
committed suicide after a quarrel At
their home in Martins Fcryr about six
years ago