Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-30
THB lane MYSTERY.
TWO ARRESTS MADE At LITTLE VASE
INGTON,
Which May Eventually Have 8 Bearing on tn
Ns!lr-Lans Alleged to Have Bean Wounded
and Held as q Prisoner.

The Lane mystery, up at Little Wash
ington, has again come TO the front In
rather a sensational way, and recent
Developments, while not in themselves
tangible or conclusive, bid fair to DO
something towards solving the Vexed
question, which has been a mystery
ever since the tenth Of June.
To begin with, a number OF rumors OF
a very sensational character have been
current in and about Little Washington
for a few days past. One, which seems
to have considerable foundation, is that
Lane was attacked on the night OF June
10th, badly wounded and then carried
off by bis assailantS and since Kept In
confinement, his keepers being AFRAID
10 release him for fear OF their Identity
Being known. Whether there Is any
truth in the report we are unable 10
say. but it comes from gentleman VINO
has spent considerable time In the
search for Lane and who says he IS pos
tive he has located the place "here
Lane is kept. Another rumor which
has been in circulation Is to the effect
that interested parties want to bet
money that the mystery will be cleared
up within FIVE days.
On Friday additional impetus was
given to public interest In the matter
when Jack Zediker, neighbor OF TIE
Lanes, aud who is the gentleman against
whom charges were freely made in con-
nection with Lanes disappearance,
went before Squire Alex. w. Hart, OF
East Washington, and charged Daniel
Lane with surety Of the peace and car
rying concealed weapons aud feloniously
shooting and pointing these weapons.
Stewart Early is also charged
with shooting and pointing weap-
ons. Daniel Lane is brother
of the missing Harry Lane and Stewart
Early young man who works for Lane
on his hucksterroute. Officer Hammond
made the arrests, finding the accused
Friday evening at the Lane homestead.
They were taken before Squire Hart.
Lane was required TO give bail In the
sum of Sl,1OO on the charges against
him, while $500 was asked in Earley's
case. A relative of the Lanes promptly
furnished the required bond. They will
be given a further hearing next Friday.
This shooting has occurred on more
than one occasion. On Saturday night,
this shooting was INDUCED in to the
greatest extent, 1T least fifty shots hav-
ing been fired, a number OF which
struck the door Of the Zed ker home.
The family was greatly alarmed, and
have been for some time, so much so
that q special officer from Washington
had been hired and who patroled the
premises part of each night. In his
charge Zedlker does not say that the
accused did this shooting, but alleges
that on Thursday evening last Lane
and Early drove past his house in a
conveyance and opened fire on mem
Der Of the Zediker family. For this
offense they must answer.
VIII and Elmer Nease, Of Washing
ton, have been assisting Mr.. Zediker at
harvesting for some time, and at the
same time keeping a sort OF lookout at
night. Shortly after dusk on last Thurs
day evening they noticed fuse burn
ing close to the house. They proceeded
to make an investigation when loud
explosion occurred, and the ground was
torn up, large hole being made. At
almost the same time they we're
fired upon from ambush. Yhey
returned the fire and could
hear rapid footsteps leaving
the premises. Owing TO the darkness,
they could not distinguish objects dis.
tinctIy, but intimate that they could
guess pretty closely who was doing the
shooting.
Zediker has retained two attorneys,
and a strong fight will doubtless be
made by both sides.
The whole affair from beginning to end
OF the Lane mystery is an unfortunate
one and the public should feel greatly
relieved If the matter is ever satisfac'
torily solved, no matter what may be
the final outcome.