Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-26
WOODS SENSATION.
A ReiIn of Terr0r Instituted in
Wood County
BY D. H. Lilly and His Son, Luther,
in Their Attempts.
To Hold at Bay an Outraged
Community.
Barricadsd in a Hut Guarded by
Ten Men.
Special 10 the SUNDAY Re0iSter,

PARKERsBURG, July 25.-The vicinity OF
Rockport, in the southeastern portion OF
this county is now enjoying g first class
sensation, and it may be Of special interest
to many people of Parkersburg to know
that the principal character in the sensation
is well known here The scene Of his pres
ent operations is on Jerry's Run, tributary
Of Pond Creek He has succeeded in in
stitutipg reign Of terror to the inhsbit-
ants. He win be remembered as an agent
here for several months for the.Singer Sew
ing Machine Company, but has resided in
different parts of the State. His name is
D. q. Lilly, once q minister Of the Metho.
dist church, and when, it is said, he was ex-
PEELED for conduct unbecomiDg a minister,
be afterwards joined the Baptists, then he
hung out his shingle as an attorney at law.
1t appears that the community where he
now resides is fully aroused against him
and the public need not be surprised if q
crisis
OF Startling Nature
occurs at any hour From a reliable gen
tlemsn who resides in that vicinity, your
correspondent learns the following details:
Lilly now makes his home with his son,
Luther Lilly, who is "a chip off the old
block" and has been implicated with his
father in these matters 70 such an extent
that vengeance will probably include him
with the old man, as the sequel will show.
The last trouble originated IN this way;
There lived in the neighborhood one Cephas
Waters, a stout, sblebodied man, who was
too lazy to hoe his corn, and allowed his
parents to become burthen upon the county
as paupers. Some Of the boys concluded to
administer
AGood Dose of Hickory
Sithes well laid on so one night about
month ego they took Ceph out and whipped
him well but not cruelty, and let him go
with an sdmonition that repetition might
oe expected unless he went to work and
supported his parents Well he did so, and
mis- corn field was cleaned up and radical
cure of his laziness effected. The whipping
was blamed on the Red Men" but no such
organization exists there. At the investi-
gaIion Of this man Lily, one John RobiE-
son was arrested but acquitted OF the charge
of being engaged in whipping Waters. The
following Sunday, Luther Lilly met Robin
son at church, and as he came out Of the
door knocked him down. As Robinson
arose he
Drew a Pistol
and fired but Lilly, jr., was on the retreat
and the shots did not take effect. No ar
rests were made, as Robinson left the county.
The matter was before the grand jury of
Wood county last week, but no indictment
found. A few days ago an anonymous
letter, postmarked at Ravenswood, and
making terrible threats Of vengeance and
Sarning the old man Lilly aud his son
Luther 10 leave the country, with the alter
nate of death in case they refused to heed
the warning, was received. Luther Lillys
wife, who is the daughter Of Tus, Rial, a
respected citizen, is exempted from the
promised exterminstion, and is sdmon-
shed that sne had better return to her
father, which she did. The young Lilly
seems to be game. and swesrs that he
VIII Die Right There.
he has made his viii and the two men have
fortified the house and have employed as
body guards ten men, who believe the old
mans assuran@ that the government is
Ooupd 10 pay them 81 so per day for guard
ing the pair from violence at the hands Of
an outraged community. The guard con-
isis OF four of the Waters family, John
Fogpan, Charles, James and John Atkinson,
and two of the Sands boys The whole
party is we'll armed and are determined that
they will hold the fort to the death if neces.
ssry. The people are much excited over
he matter and
The End May Be Bloody
yet if the attempt is made to drive these
obnoxious people from that vicinity. Mrs.
lilly, Jr., is said to be an estimsbe woman
and has the sympathy Of all who know hers
When Lilly first figured in this locality he
married an estimable widow of Marietta
Who was possessed Of some means. 1t was
not long until be deserted her. His first
xife was good helpmeet and it is.alleged
hat she died of broken heart all on &C
count of bis treatment. A daughter Of his,
Madame Jennie Lilly
is the proprit tress OF wellknown bagnio
on the slley in rear OF the Second National
Bank. and it is alleged by those who have
visited the resort, that the madame displays
a group of ctures on the walls of her par.
lors composed Of her o sn q d Ter fathers
photos and the photos Of two other well.
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