Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-30
WETZEL'S CURSE.
,IwESS PACK TURNED LOOSE.
Martial Law be Parliamentary
N V,,t There be a Wholesale Exodus
ofthe Good Citizens Of the
TerOrized Sections.
,-.p5aleuco Of the Register,
N..'~t - ,--,N- " " Nav -

.[f the r, bcllion hai placed it, there
,.,csl up on its promising horizon a
..r,r,,r who, by giving aid and shell
y. ., escaped conyicts, Peni,cutiary
ga. ami lawless characters OF all
t..s.s and grades, started band OF the
-. l.r;n, anl desperate villains that
v,l BE- imagined. Coupled with
~. bsni were ucighbors quite ready To
,-,,r into q cogarU5rship, which, when
49,. .r-lrirrd. cast confusion and
.s broadcast. as IL were, over the
F This character was the Well
--,y.p J1hn Jennings, who, during the
EsE deserted the Union army, and
,-.rnter sentence OF death ior two
years. 5.l..t
t-- rrurrmarJjJl, and as often had he
..,r.I aul sought safety i'm the forests
~ 2 caves of his native county. Eygntu-
'1r FHrr President Lincoln issued his
..-, .-, -,urrc1ma,iou % dCScrterS, giving
.Is- .artv lavs in which 20 report to
.E..r -ssurrtive commands and be par
I-.I Jennings, through the interces-
..,r, af friends. took due advantage OF
ri. reclamation, and returning served
,r..r his command until tine close of the
M m. haIbceu enlisted IN the Ring
...f.rvlrrv. be- always maintained, when
rrrrkgu condition, and also MAIN
,,.ralt thai, the oath of enlistment under
,As .fr.rus,aUCgs was not binding.
Hlrirred, then, against society he, 70
sI gprgarauce, resolved ON getting even
.r ,.I, Eie. and declared a long and un-
rst.or war upon that which he I'M
s.r.f had 50 wruuErd him.
Tr. -agut' under his eve iiOuriShCd
AMI grew Tat upon rOblerics by night
ami uv Gay, and many and startling
were the stories that reached the good
ralp'e of the county concerning ITS
deeds
IrI>-S the Iaw-abijing, sturdy cit,-
rars .i the county I'm and around New
NlruSyi.le felt that one more effort,
DESPERATE In It's nature and fearful in Its
n4-uag. mus, DE made % redeem the
f7-r.v from the grasp of the monster
I'm w. ...a embrace 10 was writhius I'm ITS
I.........r,.
n.. ....r-if-1 NIGHT i'm early SDring.
Ohm -r.. f.r.sr rreg- were changing the
F.rE coating of winter for that Of
.r..r.v ,grln,ui summer. a party OF
mounted men, numbering nearly forty,
uI.up tu the siUmbering ~pring-eu-
sr-..gJ home Oi the Jennings. Dis
urmru. hastily. but i'm order, m the
vr-r .r frrnr of the house. their loud
AMI rrrsF blows from the butts of
...:. -.. -.,.,iv.~. mon tEe door awoke
.I. .-.r1rss and fbe orIar 10 ..open tine
F..- .,.ra.fiqtaryv t,II them that a cri-
...r.f arrfyrI
Atr.- fIe threats which they had
fr-i For 50 LONG. and the warnings
vr..r ,rsv had received and passed by
--...f..l r4I fallen uuou the house
f,F
.Er,- I'm theGour the leader ordered,
AMI .na....ut rr the order. the door wJs
sr..rt.r.l Tum ..te.r1 hinge, amt John
f..r.r... .-..I a.. tl lace with the
...... ....., E,1 r.,rs rp take from him
I'M. a... vrrE. n. as does every one,
--.,.. IN. rf.,nrr
rrr.r... r.f.--.I fY surrender. and
r..e... U~ry. a- one could hp, Sprung
between him auI his a,sai,auts, and
rr... rr vu..frl axe. vowed death 20
..... vino .uulI dare approach.
-E adv rr. nam, irum the lips of
t.. r....r and r.e hills echoed and re-
,.......r p. ,.. instantaneous discharge
Of ..-...-.... anal ss fhc smoke raised.