Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-29
THlRsTiNo FOR GORE.
Dshadiau Z Fanlly's Hsasr Wth
Tho Pistol Policy.
TWO MEN READY TO SHOOT oNsleHE.
Sequel Of an eIopement Of 4 Catholic
Groom and a Jewish Bride Who
Were Married by Meth.
odist Minister.

EtxIAA. May 2s.-Intense excitemen.
prey.ilel here Last evening over the st.
tempt e< Hon. Jacob Schwartz,s prominent
lawyer sd political leader. TO shoot Chas.
P. Bacsa, ESQ.,, another politician and IN
intimate friend Of Lieutenant Governor
Hill, Of this State. The trouble grew out
Of the Sensational elopenent Of Mortimer
B. Sullivan, Roman Catholic Young mso.
and Cells Schwartz, IN scco0pllsAed Jew
es, after hasty m9Tiass, performed by .
Methodist minister Of this city. The groom
is young lawyer and the bride daughter
Of one Of the wealthiest cittsns Of this
place and sister Of Mr.. schwartz Society
has been oil agog over the afiaj1. and now
the whole community are
Te,stbsy Startled
for fear that blood may be shed. Bacon is
CHARGED BY the Schwartz family Of having
aided and ceunsellsd the parties b elope
and he having been for months past per.
sonally uAfriendly - Jacob Schwartz, the
bitterness N feeling has been greatly in
tensifed. IL culminted yesterday after.
noon in . personal assault being msde
upon Bacon on the principal business
street OF the city, by Jacob Schwartz and
his brother, lee Schwartz, q wellknown
commercial traveller, when . sharp fight
ensued in which oil three fell on the street
together. 4 friend OF Bacon's came TO his
rescue kicked jacob Schwartz IN the head
bruised in the face, proceeded TO the po.
lice Office, procured a warrant for the
Arrest - His AAsatlants.
They were arrested and at the trial to-day
were found guilty and fined $50 each.
They were prosecuted by city attorney
Taylor and Jacob Schwartz speaking In his
own defence with rare ploausnce and force
scathingly denounced Taylor, .denominat-
ing him as a tool Of . contemplate gang.
called Bacon his accuser q consort OF gam.
blers and lewd women and James ii. Gala
han local editor who bad also assisted in
the elopementa brute. After the court ad.
iourned both factions visited the Telegram
Office to give their version OF the affair.
Bacon srri red first, aud while closeted In
the editorial rooms In conversation with
the managing editor, giving his story. the
Schwartz party consisting oi Jacob
Schwartz Lee Schwartz and thcr father
Fabian Schwartz oil being evidently IN
state Of
Intense AsEsr.
and opening the door TO the editorial room
saw Bacon escaping through another door
into an adjoining room, drawing . rsvol-
ysr rs he retired. Jaoob BchwartE eK.
claimed, LET me at that man" The entire
editorial force rushed into the room OF the
managing editor and foresbIy prevented
the Schwartz family following Bacon into
the other room, where the latter stood
with revolver drawn. IBc swore he would
shoot the first man who entered. The
Schwartz party were al armed With heavy
canes and loaded revolvers. They hung
around the Office until late hour await
INC Racon's nppearauce. Finally, this
evening Bacsn was escorted from the
building by several armed friends. The
Schwartz party were Immediately after
put under $1,000 bail 10 keep the peace.
This is not sufficient To deter them from
executing their threats M they are wetlthy
Both sides
ThreaAsa 20 ahsol - Atght.
The excitement 10 In ntense and tho streets
are crowded with people discussing the A.
fair. The general opinion 10 that the fcud
will result in a murder. a. both Bacon add
Jacob Schwartz are fearless and determined.
The public would not be surprised TO hear
OF the death OF either at any moment At
first public sympathy was with the SchwartG
claimed that on the night Miss Schwartz
eloped with sullivan her family were sus.
picious and Watching, and as she came
from her room after midnight they inter
cepted her. She declared she was married.
escaped from the hoase, entered hack In
whiting, and In a few miuutes was on the
train bound for Denver with her husband.
Jacob Schwartz endeavored 10 stop her, and
with revolver In hand sought 10 reach the
hack in waiting. but was deferred from
bloodshed by his mother clinging ten.
aciously TO him.
RaIl1~~A war.