Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-09


want .ofithis money, fhby7 7leauuot get III
] land he has actually co ilertSd the ta1es OF
4 OF some of those famtltes, without deduct
ling one cent on aCGoqnt Of their claim. .
But 70 deftaudl them 11tsot IL ilasttp tpridg
be vent 80. some General theniat iNsstOp,
! and made complaint that those Families
were starving. The benevolent General
sent to Glenville several wagon loads OF
provisions as dppatipnstu those families.
Holt was TO distribute, ,it am0ug the suffer
era. BE gave out some Of the provisions,
and tried 10 make them believe it was for
their part Of the coppty claim, bnt being
detected he took Tue balance % his own
home. August 1ult went to w heeliug
ADD reported 10 the genetal AssernBly that
this claim had been WED by the court for
lthe benefit of those families, that the coun.
y was In such eondtti0n that he could
Iuot collect the tax, thl ho had bought with
llisa ayku rlaiif hour, (Ec., fhilt Tie
ltebeis had st6Ien s. Atd he Wputed them
to pass O law refundihg him his money.
WAS In Wheeling sheftly after and was
enqnired Of by the President of the Senate
and other members, bow much Holt had
lost: could not tell them rs bad not
heard of his losing anything, but on max.
ing enquiry EIeatned that SOME rebels last
Ypflng took about 100 pounds Sfy bacon OF
Hollis own sailing, and Q few bushels Of eOru
of Hollis own raising, and could fioI no
one that knew of Holt buying any meat or
grain for those suffering families. made
these matters public and have heard moth
ing OF Holt's claims since,
( AS for changing the firm of our store );
that is base lieland every body that deals
with us knows it. Ihaye never taken out
the license since we commenced. George,
pnak has ali fa1r "a
firm is now aud has been George Heekert Il
Co, Aud yet, strange 70 say ,Holt Has got
the natnesof all George HeckeFt'b brothers
to his foul piece, certifying indirectly, that |
George Heckert has3sgOrEfalsei 70 detraud |
the State out of the proper FevenuestE Holt
also charges me With using my tnfpenee]
against the raisipgd dot home 81 9aFSlsSi it0F the
proper defence of our rneighborhoOd, This |
ts one of the holdest and one Of the most |
infam0ds lies, that any mad could be gull. |
ty OF publishing, ii has bsen buta few
months since the company of home guards |
was organized atlrkesy aud At Is a well
known fact, that recruited more than one
third of the company, joined Il myself, aud
was sworn in at the same time the balance
Of the company was. Immediately after
the organization of the company of home
guards Gt Troy, Holt went 10 Wheeling, l /
have been ereditabiy informed, and en-
10 prevent our Captain from get
Ting his commission, reporting Capt. John
q. Bush as O rebel. Holt did not ;joiR this
himself but without any authoFi.
y from the COMPANY while he was at
Wheeling, obtained an order for one hun
ired guns, double the hainber required,
md distributed some 70 rebels. NOtWith.
ltanding, Holt Is always In public making J
he most bitter epith against the rebel
,aFtF and rebel sym Users. yet he can
lnite their votes On Iastu1 FoF any office
n the county, i Il
at our election last spring for member
vas requested by the Union men to be-
,ome o candidate. Holt expressed himself
ls being perfectly satisfied with Mr.. Miles.
The Union men ut Troy did not know that
lilies had any opposition until the morn
ug of the election, just before the polls
we're opened, when Sheriff Holt cOmmen- Il
led to hand out tickets for William 7.
Ryant. Miles received the votes of Union
nen oply-Wyant the rebel votes. The
was that Wyaut was elected.
Holt has always been very active in
lrawing up and procuring signers to peti.
lens tor the release OF nearly every rebel
hat has been arrested in.this county. He !
las followed them in person 70 Weston,
and Camp Chase, aud brought
hem back among us. J. r. W. Holt
peaks Of having two sous in the Federal
rmy, but does not tell how many brothers,
law aud nepheWs he has IN the
ebelissrviee. ealso speaks Of Company /.
J, 10Th Va. regiment, Can he deny that o
lumber of rebels joined that company and !
loted for his son-in-laW for captain, and
IfterWards deserted and Joined the rebel
anks3 As TO Holt being refugee, 9
tnow he has been in the neighboFhood of
Bone Creek great portion OF his time 4
ponging on Union people; aud although
10 claims 70 be wealthy, he never pays
lpything for board or horsesfeed. Finally
le observed that he was strongly snspi-
toned dipf being q spy aud receiving few
lInts he moved his headquaFters % TeoY,
where, by his lies, he iaised difficulties
Imong the Union men kndA Akept'it up as
png as he stayed there.
would like 10 show HoIt's course with | 1
jonae of the leading rebels WhO have been | {
Irrested in this county 70 Witi The nOtOs q
ious Pat, Raferty, staiaaket, RIddeI, Ban,
Abe Bush and many OtheFs how be drew I
Up their petitions, procured rebel sigma {
,uresi theteto, and how be procured tbe de- /
5ositions OF rebels betore one Ohaeies II
Fisher, then On acting jnstice pE The peace a
m thtsF FsOuuyyIT aRt 10 - quit6 recent, 1
4 volunteered aud ts - PreseltR soldier {,
Ia the rebel army, aud also how he utO=li
cured a certificate certifying that they were \,
loyal men, from one William W. arner, Il,
another acting iustieetin said eoantyJ who 4
Is so illiterate aud ignpFlnt that he cannot
Administer an oath 20 . witness correctly,
70 give, evidence. IN many esses he has
been seen holding the book TO the witness h
while Holt would administer the oatH..ee7--
Rut have already heightened this COM
muuication beyond what was expected. l
could go on ana irseite numerous aelsl
showing Holts dislOyalty: lbnt ! will close
by showing the gehetaI character Of the
Holtsa and refreshing the memory Of q. 2.
N. Holt Of certain acts that have not been
forgotten by the community in this region.
T6e9H ions came to Lewis. county about the
Elaa1ann Th =. ANN -hanaIla. LIZA aEIlaEa.