The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-16

WADEsrowS, WEST Va, June l5, 1870.
Editors IntOllIVrnceI:
! will give you an account OF the doings
OF band OF Red Men that have been or.
ganized in Monongalia county, claiming
to eminate from Wetxel. About the l0lR
day Of May Mr.. Salathiel Petty, who
was living on the farm Of Sol. shriver and
Jack Santee, received notice from some
unknown parties giving him twenty days
TO leave the premises, or they would give
him coat OF tarand feathers; and further
instructing him to carefully convey said
notice to his landlords. This notice or.
dered them to pay over certain amount
OF money, over and above what the land
that Mr.. Fetty lived on brought at pub.
lie sale, or they would hang them. This
notice was signed
RED MEN OF WErzEl..
OF course notice OF that character to
AIessrs. Shriver and Santee, who have al.
ways been identified with the leading men
ot the community in which they reside,
caused considerable excitement. Mr.,
Santec becoming alarmed over the situa.
ton, took up his quarters in the woods,
and claims that he has not had the pleas.
nre OF spending but one night with his
family since the 10Th Of May. Mr.. Shriyer
has taken different view OF the situation,
and commenced making arrangements to
give them q warm reception in case they
called on him. lie fortified himselfl with a
few OF his neighbors in the basement OF a
large spring house.
Mr. Shriver feels perfectly at ease, Ms he
thinks he could clean out one hundred OF
the best Red Men OF Nlonongalia or Wet.
eel il they would come 10 visit him. He
says that he has frequently requested his
partner, Mr.. Sautee, to come and snend
the nights with him, as he thinks It has
been most too frosty OF late for him TO be
camping out, but he has refused his kind.
ly offer. Mr.. Shriver employed detectives
to work up the case aud find out the guilty
parties, aud finally took hold Of the aiIair
himself, but could find no clue
to the offenders until about the
first OF June, and on the lOlb
got sufficient proof to warrant the arrest
OF five Of the band, and went before
Squire Silas Haught and swore out war.
rants for Elias Metz, A. Stephen Hough
John A. Bear, George Metz and SamueI
santee. The warrants were placed in Con,
stable Asa Phillips hands, who proceeded
with his deputies 10 make the arrest, which
was done without any resistance except
on the part Of Elias Metz, but he was soor
convinced that his best course would bf
to so peaceably. The prisoners were
brought before the Justice Issuing the war
rants on Friday, and tho case continued
to the Church House, in Wadestown, o.
there was not sufficient room 10 oaccommo
date the witnesses and spectators, who
numbered about 400. When the case,
were called the prisoners waived an ex
animation and were all admitted TO bal
except Elias Metz. They gave him unit
Saturday afternoon to give bail, and whe1
the officer was about to start TO mil will
him his wife asked the mercy Of the Office
two hours longer, and she woul,
furnish bail, but she could no
find any one that could com,
up to the requirements, and it was decide,
to lot him have few hours longer, and
guard was placed over him Saturday njvht
and some time after midnight he made hi
escape from the guards, who fell asleer
9gt was ieGaPtured' and possibly befor
this time is lodged safe in Jail.
Your reporter has 1t from reliabl
parties that one Of the officers Of the OF
ganlEation has made clean breast OF III
whole affair, and has given the names {
ten more Of the MOAongalia band, an
| proposes 70 furnish the rules and bylaw
o. the order, and says that Elias Metz
chtei counsellor. He makes further stat'
ment that will lead 10 the breaking up {
/, the Wetzel county orders or NJ leaSt brin
to Justice some Of the members.
v There we're about seventy.six witnesse