The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-05
sEGE OF FoRFHENR
Elizabeth Zane Proved to be the
Heroine of the Powder E1-
ploit--Interesting Docu-
menrs.

ments.
An Exhaustive Rsyssu orthe Histarsea
InetdenL
EAtos Is:susssez.
Your readers, I s1SPe5, arenot interest
ed in = personal dispute between Nj. Ne
Necheu and myself, nor indeed in the his
torie incident which give zse 70 ii, but i
seems proper that should take sont
nodoe othis communication N your ISSUE
of the 18th Of 0csober, even .: the nd
Of taxing their patience.
/ do not intend TO sIloE Mr.. NeNeeheE
to change 'front.' and place himself in ths
attitude Of = defender Of his aunts char
aeter a though ii had been Assa1ed By
me, nor assume the position that he Is de
tending the truth Of history which An
irving to break down Neither ofthes'
things are true. 1t was Mr.. NeMeehen':
| uupTovoked attack on persons nov dad
aspersing their character 1nduotiTes, With
out even the pretense Of evidence to
support his secusations, which led me u
say anything in reply. In=ths first issn'
OF his Legends" be charged that tn
statements in NcEieTaan's History, re
peetirg the Zane's, we're proeurel
through familr influence" and wher
personally denounced for his -eontemp
ible insiuuations,s he explained, in .
note 70 the party, dated Nay I'D, 1871
that he Hne4at that Il the time he, tMe
KEENAN,. wrote, the Zane Emily wer'
wealthy and influential and exerted con,
trolling influence on public opinion Nc
Kiesnaa Eas aPprised Of their views and
opinions in regard 10 the matter upon
which he wrote, and knew Il he did no;
tsrOr those views he would give oIease
But / see no "insinuation" that the friend;
of Elizabeth Zane supposed they were do
ing any moral wrong"
THIS HA PAN SEDcnE
ot the shirt he brings TO the investigation
al m historical &c; about which be pro
EeSses to be DESTROYS indicate Inc
ruth Of history utterly ignore the eE1-
denee In the case, invent ! theory that IN,
yolTes the moral oblOq1y Of al connected
With Il, including the historian and aeom'
nlaisant community, numbering many
mn md women Of the highest character
nd Of entire independence in Thought
md ac;jon. who should submit 70 be rode
over without protest, BY single tamily No
matter what their wealth or arrogance
The idea Z prep0SserOus and Absurd 6ui
nsvertheless shows the anIm1s Of The
vriter. Fortrnately the AnthOr OF Thu:
| HiStory-sil survives and IS entirely eom'
pe4pnt 10 furnish the sources Of his tnfor'
nation. In his stafement To me, written
! Il Wiil be noticed, before the dAte OF Mr.
YeOfecheus accusation and therefore moi
c,iven with reference TO Il, Mr. Aehlerna1
shoEs where his information came from
IUrESGS's srEIEMESE
He s.a,es under date Of August 18Th 1876;
Il beCsn nv researches N ISL The per
SINS fron whom received my most v1lu.
sbIs information were Mrs. Shepherd
fSfter,EaTis Mrs. Crrgerl, hugh Mitchell,
GIsTander Mitchell, John Brady, John
Cod Archibald Woods, Mrs CreS1p, o.
F;sh Creek- Joseph Caldwell and Others
m these persons Mrs Crrger only had
s1v ners6nsl knowlelige OF the se3ge,
th6rvh some of the individuals named
Eere bovs n the tine They hsd ~
Erorn md eouyersed with those Who Esre
nTesent 4. the siege. When trst Knew
M Crrrer he E1s bright and sparkhng
a ! young woman In her hter days hei
1sT1ory became confused She assumed
Mr.. Draper. fox instance n 81. -.
John MeCoIoeh vas the hero o. me 81
over wheeling hill instead OF his oroinei
sam This Eas worse than ndlcn!oG 80 20
Samv Hs 4 famous Indian tighter m iL1ir
Thile John Fss . mere sd. IRON tne
interesting naIure Of the inetdeIt q ear,
Tvin9 he Towder made II the subject o.
i5oTirT IN nv interviews with al thoss
D,e-Sorfs and / an quite certain thAt MIS-
ETnrer did NOT attribute the PoSder ez'
njoiT 10 Molly Scott or % any one on
Rstsy Lsne. neither did. aaF ether OF me
IA ;nhabitants. There Is not the shadow
of doubt N my mind thst she and Go'
VoIIv Scott Wa the heroine Of the PoSde;
kee. In fat I never heard any OF me osd
nieneers mention the name OF MOL!
Seot+. Thew were unanimous IN GIVES
the honor 70 Mss Zane.
Sosh and Daniel Zane were the only
members Of tha3 family, horn N the rs
een;ury Who survived unsl my tine he
former Eas An invalid, un1ulabie IN dls-
noSition and aYerse .Ointrrsion- neTel
{plt boId enough to 20 into his Presence.
I tsJIej % Daniel Tame. but the imPres
-;o1 non on mn mind, Is that his knoTk
edes Of the history Of Wheeling vas MOI
comprehensive.
when prepared my sketch tor punt
cation / bad an abiding tAith N IL unth
AID nothing has since occurred 70 weaken
i Eaader il Mr.. Neoleehen Vim sill
maintain that "the wealth and controlling
inauenee Of the ZaneS we're Eudleient
% indnce NrS Crnser, The MItehells. Csid
wells, Goods and Woods to gre tAlse en-
ne candid reader yin readily see hos
InmpIetely Ibis upsetS Mr.. NcMeehen
/ manufactured history: t.,-.-g-l..
ii II shows thaf IN ISSe Mrs. crsel
informed Slr. AeKieIran that ElfEabett
Zane carried the powder atthe seige Of IN
Al, II proves TIA. the Zanss did not fur
uish any PAT nt MekiernAa,s history MOI
impress him undnly with ther social In
Ihuenee& ,af
al /, shows tia. in ls45-three year
before her noted stAtemant-her memory
- confused and unreliable Ehea ylsIi'
Il by Mr.. Draper whose accurate kn0SE
edre md careful EXAMINATIONS easily DC
d
teeted any EeAkDesa
an. he testimony Of M& cruger ast
\ her assoeistss % Mr. AekisrBal N Isl
~ subsequently vas Eritts1 doEn and
p1b6shed, and although III. NckieEnaE
lived q wheeling nAE ssAEs atsEand ~