The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-06

| their euoftH 70 arouse the PUBIC lot
vengeance. William Osborne never
ceased circulating petitions until he fell
while leading the party which was
storming the jail. By his last petition
he secured nearly 800 names, For sew
eEal days Sheriff Aoonaw had been
kept iully informed, and he selected
twenty OF the most determined men in
the county TO assist him in guarding
the prisoner in his charge, A small
party attempted to storm the iail Alon-
day night, but they were easily beaten
back by the sheriff and his posse. Os-
borne redoubled his efforts Tuesday,
and by his conrlers succeeded in getting
u mob Of nearly 400 men together. The
sheriff, knowing what was canning,
doubled the number OF his guards, and
took every PEecauIion to beat oil an
attack
1t was midnight when the mob was
ready to move upon the jail. Firing
commenced soon after and o pitched
battle followed Immediately between
the mob and the deputies, Almost at
the first yolley William Osborne, who
led the attack, was killed. A low min
utes later John Osborne also fell dead.
The battle ragged until II o'clock, Near,
~ half tho number OF deputies had
fallen dead and several others had been
badly woundedS Then the mob with
q yell OF triumph, entered the jail bat
tered down the cell door and led the
unhappy Snipes away to his doom, lie
was given no chance to say word, but
was ridded with bullets from hundred
weapons,
According to the reports received
here 80 men were killed in the battle,
Those Of the sheritf's posse who were
killed are James N. Williams, Dan /,
Richie, Robert n. Jones, Philip .,
Sans, Elmer Johnson, William Roed,
Tom N. Beckner, j, Wallace Laws.
Nathan r. Pannsl, George N. Hatfield
and Tom Hale, Those Of tho mob killed
are John Worth, William Osborne,
Theodore G. Bailia, William Perry,
John Osborne, Phil Crowder, jim
Nance, Will Butler, Hagery Byrd, Owen
Thomas, Jack Phillips, George Thomas,
Henry Yancey, George Brady, Thomas
Black, Charles Henry, Charles Patrick,
Ben Norton, Alexander Sans, Thomas
Jones, Abraham Jackson, Thomas Hat
field.
There are six other dead men whose
names are unknown. AT least so
others are wounded, some OF whom will
die, but it is impossible to obtain the
complete list at present. Sheriff Moo
nav Is among the fatally wounded,
having been shot twice In the chest and
Al. kS..,on -. Nho nh1nnaan
The mob is still under arms. but in
spite Of the intense excitement 1t is not
believed that there will be any more
bloodshed unlesS call is made on the
governor for troops. Iftroops are sum
cd, every moonshiner for miles around
will assemble TO repulse them, as these
people have little respect for anything
but local law and will resent outside at
tempta to force them into submission.
So far as they arc concerned the case Is
closed, us both the sherifF's posse and
the mob are regarded US having done
their duty in dying with their boots
on"
A dispatch from Marion, N. O., says:
A courier has arrived here from Bak-
ersviIle, who states that the mob, in.
stcad OF dispensing, as was reported,
remained upon the ground, and the
scattered handful OF tho sheri1'a posse
also remained under arms and they are
being rapidly reinforced, They con.
tInued to receive accessions TO their
ranks, and by noon their party, num-
l,Jred nearly 600. Feeling ran high,
and after few speeches the posse re.
solved to avenge Sheriff Moomaw's
death. Another battle took place
shortly after noon, in which at least
twenty-five more were killed and the
fighting is still going on. What will be
the result no one hero can tell, but
troops are expected. 1t is reported that
the mob also lynched the two Whit
sons, who were confined in the jail on
q charge OF murder.