The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-24
COLUMBUS TRAGEDY.
Bloody Battle Between News
paper Men on the Street.
a BYsTHNDER FALLS DEAD
From one of the sho,s...Edltors os'
b,rne aud Elliott Both shot.-.Re.
,uIt of Sensational journal.
Ism...Thc Arrests Made.

cotrNErs, O., Feb. 23.-As the result
MA hitter newspaper war between the
Sunday Capital aud Sunday World, q hor
,ible tragedy occurred on the main
,borou,hfsre shortly after l o'clock this
,hernoon. W. ]. Elliott, proprietor Of
tbe Sunday Capilal, met AL, Osborne, Of
tbe World, and Immediately opened FIRE.
The street was crowded with people
viewing the Washington birthday
parade.
Tie terrible affair was the outgrowth
II A newspaper ieud, which has been
aging for several weeks between the
nnblishers OF the Sunday World and Sun.
1Gy Cduil0l, OF this city.
Col. w, J. Elliott, editor OF the Cdpi.
MI shot and instantly killed Albert 0J-
horne. City Editor of the World. W. L.
Hughes, M old gentleman who was
standing near by, was shot and killed
with a stray bullet from Elliotts pistol.
Two weeks ago the World made charges
AGAINST ElIiott's family, insinuating that
slemale relative Of Elliott was unchaste.
Elliott retaliated on the following Sun
day with a four column article charging
F,W. Leyefing, the editor OF the Ii0IId,
with being the joint proprietor Of an
assiynation house, being associated with
woman named Lou Burton, in the dis.
Teputab!e enterprise. Levering is an
assistant State OIL Inspector, and prom.
iue1t in politics.
The charges against Levering also i'm.
pi;cated Claude Meeker. Lsvering aud
hiS city editor, Mr.. Osborne, retaliated
Yesterday with u sensational article
charging Elliott with nearly all the
Ctimes in the calendar. Elliott, with
bs brother Patrick. and Osborne met
his afternoon on High street, near the
American Hotel. Patrick Elliott opened
freupoa Osborne, and Osborne returned
the fire.
A RUNNING BATTLE.
A running battle ensued, in which W.
]. Elliott Joined, all three men emptying
their revolvers as rapidly as possible.
One Of the shots from W. J. Elliott's
gun grazed 0sbolne's arm, and he
turned and fired at the former. The
shot missed the mark and Osborne fled
into Malcolm MCDonald's hat store. as
he did 80, he turned and fred at w. J
Elliott. The latter fred mis- weapon al
most simultaneously, and the shot took
effect on OSborne's chin.
1t went clear through his mouth up.
ward and backward through the brain
and came out at the base OF the skull.
Elliott had followed Osborne into the
store and az he fired the last shot grap.
pIed with him. In the scuihe which
followed both Of their guns were dis
charged and Osborne fell to the floor
dead and Elliott disappeared in the
crowd.
". L. Hughes was standing on the
pavement watching tie formation otthe
pa.ade. He was struck during the run
ming battle and dropped upon the iron
grating in front OF Amos's restaurant
and expired instantly.
Patrick Elliott was shot in the back
and arm and has irightiul wound on
the top OF his head. Two other men
known to have received bullet wounds.
Several other persons are reported as
slightly injured, but were hastily carried
away.
EXCITEMENT CONTINUES.
The excitement incident to to.day's
.rspedy continues, and the situation
looks threatening. Largo crowds CON
tinno IN hover about the scene OF the
tragedy. ". Elliott and his brother
are held at the city prison, and owing
to threats which have been openly
made the police authorities have taken
extra precautions 10 prevent any out
break or mob violence. The prison
doors have been securely fastened, and
only officers having business in the
prison are allowed TO 90 back and iortnl.
W. ]. Elliott was interviewed and
anuTg other things said: "At one
o'clock this afternoon I drove to town
from Arlington and thought l woul1
20 up town aud see tho parade. met
my brOtoer and we started south on
High street. When opposite Parks gun
store said to Pat thst / had left apistol
in the store to get fixed about a week
before and that I believed / would go in
and get it. When the Niger gave me
the pistol put it into my pocket, pot
even looking TO see whether the fellow
hal loaded il or not. We started on
south. | did not expect to sec Osborne,
as he never comes up town for several
days after he writes anybody up.
"When in front OF SChradeps saloon,
turned and saw 0s6o6ue with 0 reVol'
yer 2ointed at me. I reached for my
pistol, when heard bullet whiz by my
head. think he shot two or three
times ut ME, and l fred back. Osborne
started after Pat, aud Pat ran out into tht
street through the crowd, Osborne firms
at him and into the crowd"