Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-01
TOO MANY LETTERS,
TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS, COUCHED
IN THREATENING TERMS,
Caused the Ares. Of George HsOhls Yesterday
AfsrnoOn-Sent to Jail 10 Await Lunacy
Examination This Afternoon.

For q long time back public officials,
the newspapers and number of prom
inent citizens about town have been re-
ceiving letters signed by George Heohle.
Most OF these letters were merely
cranky" and without either rhyme or
reason. but many we're OF d threatening
character, the writer making no pre-
tense Of concealing his hostility and his
determination to weed the recipients
out from among the human race for
the general good Of humanity, as he
conceived 1t.
Before ex-Mayor Seabright's term ex-
pired he received several of these let
tiers, and since that time they have been
showered upon the City Clerk, the Chief
Of Police, the Sheriff, Clerk Hook,
police officers, the newspapers, minis
ters OF almost all denominations, and
many business men. In letter to Or
ficer Barney Moran he delicately COM
municated his intention OF cutting
Bafneys throat at the first OPP
portunity, while in little note Of six
or eight closely written pages, to Chief
McNlchol, he said he had determined to
blow up the City Hall with dynamite.
Little attention was paid to these let
tiers by the recipients, as about every
one knew the writer to be "off" on re-
!igIous and political matters, but thought
him harmless personally.
Lately Heohle wrote the annexed let
ter TO a prominent city minister, whose
residence is near the City Hall,
and since then he has been hanging
about the residence and church. Mem
bers Of the congregation who knew OF
the receipt Of the letter by their pastor,
laid the case before the police, and yes
terday afternoon Hoehle was ordered
arrested and he was taken to the City
Hall. After he had been questioned
for time a lunacY warrant was pre-
pared for him, before Justice Gillespy,
and the prisoner was sent to Jail, for an
examination at two o'clock this after
noon.
Following is.the letter received by
the minister referred TO, which is q
fair sample Of many others:
'If am not mistaken in .lHname, hope
that you will excuse me fof,G +Alding you
few lines in regard towaf'SS the peoples
lives in this city and Surroundings. sup
pose that you are well awaI WOW the peo-
pie are dying with Different fevers when
medicine is a failure and the doctors are at
constant study how TO hold the people from
death and prolong their lives, God has
sent Jesus into this world to do good, and
He has sent several ministers OF the So
called Gospel a mail for the benefit of their
congregation, but they have never given
MIN an answer. That makes themselves
against Christ and against his cOngrega-
ton. They are not loving Christ as He
loved them. They have violated the Cos
pei themselves, which makes God angry,
for not accepting Jesus, and He now COM
mauds me 10 send you the last mail, and II
YOU will not make preparations to give
your congregation a lecture on how to
keep well, and assist me an doing good,
then God commands me TO lay away the
pen and take the sword and cut down every
minister In city VINO have not given
me the right to lecture and make
"A reasonable living, that l have
perfect right 10. AS have been
used in the nast seven years Il, would Dc
digrace for public 20 see the ira IA IN print,
but so.called President who have never
done the public any good are always men
toned from the pulpit, be trey Democrats
or Republicans. They have uOue tne pub
lie more harm thar good, ana their names
has no right 10 be preached from any pull
pit in this country. / have seen this IAN
GER coming on the country. In 1856 and
1856 went on TO see the President. but he
could not Oe seen. / also went on 10 see
Harrison. He could not be seen on bust
ness, so the country has gone on towards a
hell on earth In place Of heaven on earth,
and we are nearing q rebellion more every
day because we have no civil statesmen in
Office 10 lead this country right, that the
public can have trust and comb
deuce in. They have lost all faith
i'm both political parties for
their false predictions toward the people.
God in heaven knows IL as well as / am on
earth, and he knows the cursed sin which
has been going on since the death OF
George Washington, who was in those
days fair minded statesman, and not
much OF politician. Such men as he we
are in need OF badly. When the country
became augered and the peoples lives are
unsafe, by what is known as damn rebel
government who leads this country into
temptation, ana strife, and cannot deliver
il from evil. IL seems that the ministers
would let me starve in place OF
helping the needy, who can reward the peo-
pie aud secure a reasonable reward, so
ne can live. That's what 1 received for
nv goodness in the past, feeding the flock
and trying to put the living God under
their feet This shall never be done.
Rather than see the sword rust, shall
make use OF it in the right hand, which
demands the ungodly to surrender towards
Christ or they must die. You are about
the only one who 1 am waiting on for an
answer. The others are numbered for
the sword.
"Yours truly,
GEORGE HoEHLE.
"a civil doctor.