Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-15

COLUMBUS, o., November 14.-Strange
events are brewing az Washington
Court House. Colonel Colt declines, by
advice Of his attorneys, TO 90 70 Fay
cite county 20 be examined as witness
By the Coroner concerning the part the
Fourteenth Ohio National Guard TOOK
In obedience 20 orders OF Governor Nc
Kinley 20 assist Sheriff Cook in protect
ing Dolby, negro, who had been sen
fenced 20 90 years in the penitenuary.
10 giving that protection four persons
were killed and ABOUT dozen wounded
By the military firing upon the mob
when 10 had broken open the doors OF
the Court House 10 get at the negro.
COL Colts attorneys. Hon. George H.
Nash AID Henry j. Booth, assure the
Governor that Cots life would De placed
TO jeopardy by going. The cornoner
declined 70 come 10 Columbus 20 take
Colts deposition, insisting that be shall
20 there. Leading law-abiding citizens
OF Washington C.. II. have assured the
Governor privately that N Colt were 10
go there be and Sheriff Cook no doubt
would be thrOwa Into jail, charged Win
murder, after which the coroner would
become sheriff ex-oficio, and that the
men whose friends were killed would
ride the county and gather mob, and
both Colt and Cook, aud especially COlt,
would be dragged from the jail ana
lynched.
Governor Mckinley has assured Col.
Colt that n be were 20 90 aud harm
were offered, the whole power or the
STATE, and the nation, II necessary,
would be sent to his support. Col. Colts
reply 10 that is: What good would
that do my wife ana family. after hal
been jailed or iyDched?'
Lieut. Col w. 2. n. barrow, grad
uate OF West Point, but now a citizen
here and an officer OF the Fourteenth
Regiment, o. n. e., said TO the Gov
eruOr that the regiment would not suffer
Colt 70 be injured, and asked the Gov
ernOr 20 detail an escort 10 protect him.
Pending this conversation, and while
the Governor was considering some plan
by which the sending of the military
might be- averted, Col. barrow said:
Governor, the detail from the Four
teenth desires TO 90 With your sanction.
Ifvou cannot see your way clear 20 give
such sanction, ] will have the regiment
20 as individuals and wtb guns, 20 pro-
tect che Colonel jS,caSe harm is offered.
To that event, ~ II shooting were 20
occur and blood be spilled, the men,
il would sem, might be indicted for
murder or shooting with intent 20 KILL
The situation is very grave. IL is so
grave, indeed, that the representative
OF the Associated Press cannot give the
names Of law-abidjug and weil-6nOwn
men az Washington G. H. whom he has
\ seen privately, aud who are couierting
lately with the officers OF the State.
attorneys at Washington G. ii. who say
that the Governor and the militia did
right 10 maintaining the law, absolutely
refuse 90 assist In the legal defense of
Colonel Colt. because 10 would be tanta-
mount 90 making arrangements 20 prac-
tice law in some other county. All law
abiding mouths To Washington c. III. are
as still as death. The other side is do
ing all the talking.
The question which is confronting the
Governor IS: Shall a Sheriff, elected
aud sworn 90 execute law, aud Colonel
ordered TO his assistance, be sacrificed
for doing their official duty?
Rev. Dr. GLADDEN., who denounced
the mob 10 a letter to the Columbus
Press, declines 90 give out for publ
cation letters received from Washing
ton, C.. h., from both sides, because OF
the facJ that the writer's would be
made 10 suffer by members Of the
mob. Tn one letter he was threatened
with assassination if be came there for
any purpose. He burned that letter.
Another point showing the feeling
among the people of the county was
the defeat Of Sheriff Cook for reelection
by large majority al the recent cleo
tion, bis part In protecting prisoner
against a MOB being the argument
used by the opposition TO compass his
defeat.