Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-26
LIVELY TIMES.
A Fine State Of Affairs Out at
Columbus.
4 MISSING JUROR CAUSES COMMENT.
Street Fights Between Prominent
Men.
CRIMINATION AND RECRIMNATIOE.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, February 25.-At the
opening of Court this morning in the tally
sheet cases two Of the jurors were absent.
About thirty minutes after ten one Of the
absentees came walking in, but the other,
Mr.. Gautz, could not be found. DEPUTY
Sheriffs and Court Bailiffs were immedi-
ately sent out to find the juror, but up till
noon he had not been found, and the Court
adjourned until Monday. Rumors were
many and Of kind that were peculiarly
adapted to excite the exceedingly large
audience in attendance. About four
o'clock this afternoon Gantz was found.
He is man who will go on spree, and
this was what occasioned his absence.
THE EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE
here this evening, "a there has been two
fights between two of the defendants and
Prosecutor Huling and Mr.. George Beaton,
formerly clerk in the Governors office,
and more outbreaks are looked for.
Friends of the prosecution are heard to
say: They ought to be hanged" ''rhe
damned dogs" etc. On the other side the
friends say: 81 wish they had licked them
within an inch OF their dogged lives"
Good for them" ''Let the Dutchn,an at
him" "Steube's good man, and they
want to keep out of bis road" etc. Addi-
tional fights arc almost inevitable, and
feeling runs extremely high.
THE FIRST FIGHT
was between Mr.. Robert Montgomery and
George Beaton. 1t was caused from mis-
representations of Montgomery in q last
nights conversation with BeatOn and the
circulating Of a report that Robert was
drunk, by the Governors former '.lelk.
Robert had said last night, that Judge
Pugh was an infamous soOundrel to hesr
their cases by reason that he had kept the
track red hot between the Slate House and
the penitcntiary; and had captured wit
nesses in alleys and by every conceivable
plan tried to further the first infal 1ous
prosecution. To-day Beaton said that
Montgomery was
ABUSING THE COURT
with vile names; had called Pugh a lying
scoundrel, etc, further stating that Mont
pomery was beas " drunk. The Two met
in front of the Neil House, and Robert
said:
II hear you sly was drunk bacause /
denounced the court last evening"
Baaton replied: "You were drunk"
Montgomery then said: 81 drank only
one small glass of beer yesterday"
Beaton: II don't care, you were drunl:. "
Montgomery: "a man that says this. is
either a liar or fool"
Beaton then struck Montgomery and
clinched, and several blows were struck
each way when friends succeeded in part
ing them. They wore Immediately placed
under arrest, A. G. Patton going Beaton's
bond; but before they had proceeded To 60
to the city prison and put up for their ap.
pearance, Fred Steube's voice was heard
thus:
"You take your damned dogs off me OF
one may be missing some day"
Huling, With smile: 81 have no de-
tectives on your track"
Steube: "You have them dogs watch
ing me day and night, and got my wife
almost scared to death with their pesring
into windows. and tell you to take them
of from their sueaking and unnrsnly
work"
Huling: 81 tell you we have no men
dogging you, and"---
"You mean lie?" broke in Steube, at
the same time sending his fist full IN Ihe
smiling face before him W tn such force as
to land his man
SEVERAL FEET OUT IN THE STREET,
in a sitting posture, and bleeding protrae-
ly at the noso. The prosecutor was rs
sisted by friends to the hath room Of the
Neil, and hack was ordered 10 come TO
the back door of the huilding, and when
the blood was washed of the prosecutor he
vas taken home in the vehicle Mr. Steube
probably would have hit Huling many
more times if Robert had not taken him
away. They went to the station house and
put up for their appearance, Messrs. A. X.
Wallcott and Joseph Briggs going on their
bond. Steube is a good man, and this will
probably be lesson 10 the detectives TO he
we'll prepared when they tackle him. He
said in explanation to friends who thought
him too kasty: ut may seem easy enough
for you to keep quiet, but when it comes
down to having your kilograms stolen;
your confidential talk on all subjects the
prize for eager ears, and feel that every
mouthful of food you eat is known and
every movement watched, besides having
to call doctor TO attend an almost fright
ered to death wife, think did well TO
hold off as long as | have" Crowds are
gathered all along the streets discussing
the excited state of affairs, and the police
are cautioned to be particularly watchful
and report any outbreak Immediately.