Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-03
IRE MARTiNsBUae POST oFFlcEFIGAT.
Vas APpOintee Evans Among the
Lnychers of ToliSer:
Special 10 the Register.


WASHINGTON, February FL have tele-
graz ed you considerable information dur
irc the week concerning the status OF the
Martinsburg Post Office fight befole the
Senate Committee on Post Offices between
Wisner, the incumbent and Evans, the
Presidential sppointee. 1t is the liVeliest
fight ov, r a small Office that remember in
the history cf West Virginia appointments.
Wisner claims to have had by far the
largest number of endorsers, but Evans
seems to have had the most effective work
ers, ard got his name sent in for confirms
tion more than o week since. All appoint
merts to pest offices Of this class so to the
above committee for report, and Wisner
notifying the committee that be would pre-
fer charges against Evans touching his nit
ness for the place tbat particular nomina'
ton was held up at Wisner's request. The
charges were fled last Thursday accom-.
paniei by stEidavits, and as heretofore
stated consisted of statements that Evans
was one Of the participants in
The Mob which Hang the Negro
ToiiVer
in Mariiusburg in 1874, and that he sub
sequeut!y sat as a member OF the grand
Jury in Berkeley county and failed to pre-
sent auy particulars IN the affair for indict-
ments; second that he worked for Judge
Charlie Faulkner, Democratic candidate for
Circuit Judge in that district, against Wis
ner who was running as an Independent
Republican candidate for tha same place,
and third that he.was a master workman IN
the Knights Of Labor, which organization
labOred between capital snd labor.
have had the benefit of information
from both parties in the controversy, but
not getting my mail at tnat particular
postottice, do not feel called upon to de-
eide the dispute in advance OF the action OF
the committee. There is no doubt
what the negro was hung oy
amateurs instead Of the regular othc.rs
sppinted for the purpose, lie went out OF
three or four hundred gentlemen Sho neg
lected TO leave their names and
The Next That Nss Seen of Him
he yss found suspended from tree in the
outskirts of the town. Whether he was
guilty. Of the rspe ard murder charged
spsinst him I do not know. IL is sail he
UTsyad for those who put the rope around
his n, Ck and deClared his innocence 10 the
last, bat the general belief was that he was
mistaken about bis freedom from guilt
But that impression prevailed 10 such an
extent t at il was not safe for some time
afterward to question the propriety OF the
action Of those who / u * htin or to enquire
too curiously into the matter, aud the
matter would probably never hive been
| revived but for this postOtiiCe controversy
| As % his non-paruicipsncyi in the hanging
| il is stated that on the night it occurred
EvsrS vas in company with three friends,
| Grimes, Amey and Vent Grimes and
| AmFv are still living and their credibility
IS youched for by the best citizens OF Mar
tinsburg, Both these men make specific
A6idayjts ENonsr srating Evans
| FROM any participancy in the proceedings
| of the mob. The third man, Wentz, is
| dead. As to him, Blondel, the jaller who
| was on duty swesrs he recognized Wentz
| as one of the men who overpowereS the
| iaiI authorities and seized the keys OF that
| Institution at that time. George Feidt an
| attorney of Mcrtinsburg, testi6es that
| Evans admitted to him that he was present
| at the hanging,
| Asto the grand Jury business il appears
| TO be conceded that Evans was not mem
| Der Of that body until one or two years
| after the hanging, but did subsequently
| serve in that capacity. There is no con.
| tIoversy l believe over the statement that
be supported Faulkner as against Wisnor
| in the jutgsship contest and
None CONCERNING Bis Identification
with the knights of Labor.
These are about all the facts that appear
| on the record and as the questions involved
| will probably not come up for considera'
| ton before the committee for q week or
| two there will be no opportunity for final
| decision until about the middle OF the
| present month.