The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-24
JUDGE pUGH THREATENED.
Warned Not to Go too Far in the Elliott
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CoLuMBus, O., July 24-Desperate at
tempts have been made within the last
two weeks to intimidate the Court and
the prosecuting attorney in the trial Of
William ]. Elliott for the murder of A.
@. Osborn. Both Judge Pugh and
Prosecutor Huling have been threat
ened with death because they have
acted the part OF honest, earnest and
efficient officers OF the law. The threats
against Prosecutor Huling and
Judge Pugh are OF the
most violent tenor. Prosecutor Hu.
ling some days ago received postal
card, which was written in a style re-
sembling the rhetoric Of Jack the Rip
per. Care had been taken by the
author OF the threat to protect himself
against discovery through his hand
writing. The inscription on the postal
card was printed in capital letters, not
word on it being written. 1t began
by telling Mr.. Huling he had "better
look out" and continued at some
length that he had better be
careful or else his life would
pay the penalty of his efforts to con-
vict the Elliotts. Mr.. Huling was very
desirous of keeping the affair secret
for the present, and was successful in
doing SO until yesterday, when q re-
porter succeeded in getting at the facts
BY following up rumor. Inquiry Of
Mr.. Huling developed that he had not
only received one, but several similar
messages from the mysterious villain
who sought to either intimidate him or
take his life.
After some further inquiry it was
learned that Judge Pugh was also a re-
cipient of several threatening messages.
He received a postal card nearly two
weeks ago, addressed to Judge David +.
Pugh, which read about us follows:
"DAvY-You had better not go too
far. The World article you would not
admit for the defense, but you lot the
State have the Capital article. You
and that skinny - OF - (meaning
the prosecutor) have had your say.
Some one else may have theirs. This
may end in murder yet"
There was another line or two on the
card, which the gentleman who gave
the information could not remember,
and it was signed with four or five ini-
tials, which the informant also forgot.
The other threatening messages re-
ceived by Judge Pugh at various times
last week were OF the same tenor. One
Of the postal cards was decorated with
crude pictures of knives swords and
pistols. This card was signed ~. Rip
per-"
While Judge Pugh and Prosecutor
Huling have said very little about the
affair, it is reasonable to suppose that
they are somewhat alarmed in conse-
quence Of the threats. 1t is not to be
presumed that either the judge or the
prosecutor have of late been indulging
their meditations in midnight walks
along dark streets, gazing at the star
speckeled canopy above. Indeed, in
view OF the threats OF the would
be assNssins, both have shown
remarkable courage to go to and from
the court house withouta constant body
guard. As to who the author of the
threat is, nothing is known, and the
field is open for much conjecture. One
of the messages, it is said, both in its
signature and contents, idicates that
it is the work OF secret organization.
It develops that the Judge and prose-
cutor are having the affair investigated
by detectives, and it is intimated that
clue has been found which will spring
the greatest sensation Of the celebrated
murder trial.