Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11

push down on the switch, so
that We can get car Nina"
out TO 20 TO town. Thew got
car "Sybil" cut without any trout BILE
and then Mr. Tucker takes car "Sibyl,
front end, and Henry Hartman takes
the rear end as conductor, They just
got the car out Of the barn, not off the
switch, when il was attacked, George
Earnest being the ringleader.
Henry Hartman got of the car to
come 10 the barn. When within thirty
feet of the gate he was struck by a
stone and knocked to the ground. In
the meantime. the moi had Mr.. Tucker
surrounded. There were probably thirty
people there. Mr.. Tucker fastened the
front door of the car SO they couldn't
come in that way, and while they were
trying TO force the front door he made
for the rear door. When he got there
be found a man there with q billy
in his band. II was said TO be
Mike Stegman. Mr.. Tucker grabbed
the hand that held the billy, and elected
him from the car. and then made for
the barn himself. While Mr.. Tucker
was surrounded by those men on the
car, Mr.. LOTUS thought they would kill
him, and ordered Us out to assist Mr..
Tucker, but before we reached the car,
Mr. Tucker ordered Us back to the
barn, and we got 10 the barn with moth
ing worse than few bricks and stones
thrown at us. Mr.. Tucker followed
US in.
"Then Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. LOTUS
took henry Hartman and started for
BenwOOd TO swear out a warrant for the
rioters. While they were going we
Staid at the barn, and the riot
ers made two attempts TO take
the barn, but thought better of 1t, and
didn't come in. While Mr.. Tucker and
Mr.. LOTUS were down 10 Benwood with
Mr.. Hartman we were sitting in the Of
tice watching the crowd, when Mr.
Newton and Mr.. Wright came walking
down the track on their way TO the
barn. Right in front OF the barn Mr.
Newton was stopped, and they threw
stones at Mr.. Wright and tried to head
him of, but Wright reached the barn in
safety, being struck by only a few
stones. In the meantime George Earn
est had taken of Mr.. NewtOn's hat, and
took hold Of him by the arm. While be
was holding him and talking to him an
other one Of the mob comes up
and strikes Mr. Newton with
brick held in his hand.
he hit him once, and I think twice.
Mr.. Newton was trying 10 reason with
Earnest when he was struck. He didn't
fall because Earnest held him up,
Then things were so warm at the gate
where Mr.. Newton was aSSailed that we
all went TO the Benwood end of the
barn. Newton got away and then
wal ked TO the lower end OF the barn.
with his face and neck and whole head
literally covered with blood. As soon
as Mr.. Wright saw Newton'S condition
he telephoned fer a doctor. Newton
had a pistol ia his hand when ne was
first struck with brick, but it was
afterward taken from him.
"While they were waiting on the doc
tor, they fixed up stretcher with planks
and car cushions ia the barn. Then
for a space OF about twenty minutes,
we we're sitting In the barn expecting
them 10 make raid any minute Our
attention was called 10 the crowd COM
ing between the barn and the railroad,
bowling, hOOting and pointing their
fingers down the tracks. The next
thing we knew Mr. Tucker comes in
and says: They have Hartman out there
on the tracks. but the Benwood
police had gone 70 his assist
ance.' In about ten minutes Hart
man came in covered with blood
from head TO foot. The doctor had ar
rived by this time and was attendin ing TO
Newton, aud had Newton sitting in a
chair dressing his wounds, and Hart
man was placed on the Stretcher. His
overcoat was a mass Of blood inside and
ont. The doctor xanined his wounds.