Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-23
THE REIGN OF TERROR.
Gut the Pike Must Come to a
Sudden End. D,
The PenitentiaY for Rioters Will Break 1t
Up-Fines Amount to Nothing
A False Alarm Yesterday. b..

The reputation OF the officials OF Ohio
county is staked on the suppression OF
that gang OF hard.hitting gentry known as
the EAST Wheeling Buns who were the
causes and prime movers in the riot at
Seibert's Garden on Monday night These
roughs must go. They got up false
alarm, yesterday, which created no little
excitement. Shortly after noon a tele-
phone message came in that
wagon loaded with the "bums" and beer
had gone out the road and asked
that posse OF the constabulary and the
county officials go out as soon as possible.
Sheriff Brown had made up his mind that
this thing had gone far enough. Sum
moning officer St. Myers, he mounted his
buggy and went out 10 the Garden. Con-
stables Lauchlin, Love and Wilcox also
went out TO the scene. In the meantime
the news had spread over the city and as
sumed the shape that gang had
CAPTURED THE MOTOR
and were making the valley howl. Another
riot was reported, and the matter become
general town talk.
pike and went 10 Seiberts, where they
found a perfect peace reigning. Justice
Arkle also went out and encountered the
same state of affairs. The wagon load OF
roughs did go out, but they were denied
admission and went on their way to have
their own little picnic. No disturbance OF
any kind is reported either out the road or
on the cars. And in this connection 1t
might be said that Officer Fugate, who Is
detailed in the East End and comes In on
the cars, has succeeded in keeping perfect
order on his cars and checking any ten
dtncy toward outbreak either OF violence
or profanity.
The question mas resolved itself into this
shape: Law and order must triumph or a
gang of twelve or fifteen rowdies will be
permitted to rule and to Perpetuate
THE REIGN OF TERROR
which has for some time existed along the
line of the road. Car drivers and citizens
living in the eastern suburbs all tell fright,
ful stories of the lawless and uncontrolled
orgies OF the riOtous roughs who make
practice of going out the pike to get
drunk and then come in on the cars ana
terrorize peaceable people coming in from
the country. Already women shrin K from
lOing out in the cars, from the fear OF
having to ride back in a car full of fighting
and quarreling rowdies and in an atmos-
phere Of profanity that is simply appall.
ing TO woman's nerves. The company is
doing all il can TO break up the systematic
outawry. The drivers have behaved we'll
and bravely, but what could one driver do
against eight or ten men, spoiled by license
and crazed by drink? In one instance
car was captured by a crowd aud the driver
could absolutely do nothing but sit pas.
sively by until they got off
An example must be made and we are
confident it will be. There are two or
three riDgleaders-men who are promin-
ent in and responsible for these outbreaks
and good dose of the riot act, well ad.
ministered, would break up the system.
They do not mind fine for an assault or
for disorder, but if one or two OF them
WENT TO TIE PENITENTIARY
for melting a riot, the moral effect on the
rest would be sufficient to deter them
from a second commission OF the crime.
The authorities are fully stirred up, now,
and will act vigorously at the proper time.
1t is said the ringleaders in Mondays
riot have fled the town, and are now keep
ing dark until the affair shall have blown
over. In the meantime a strict suryeil.
rnce will be maintained on suspected men
and places. and the heavy hand OF the law
will be laid on the first offender taken.