The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-06
TIE CONFESSION

Which hvcrtcd tho Massacre OF tho Troops
and the Murder of Wynnt-h Terrible
story OF. ,=.CTims7=IpdlgnRtion Agn!nst
Montgomery CItizeus.
BY Associated Prcsl
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 5.-To-
day Governor MacCorkle received tel.
cGram from Major Banks, commanding
at Eagle, stating that n man had been
arrested at Montgomery with dyna-
mite cartridge on his person. Tho man
was brought to this city. io said he
was engaged in the attack on Wyaut's
tipple, had attended all the meetings
and knew all OF their plans. From his
confession tho following story is OBJ
tanned:
Last night.the governor received in
ccndiGry statements from man pur-
porting to be acting as mayor OF Mont
gomcry. They were to the effect that
the military posse OF the sheriff had no
right TO accompany the sheriff within
the corporate limits of the town oil
Montgomery. This course would nuliiiy
tho power OF tho sheriff OF the county
and no notice was taken OF the state
mcnts. Things have developed to-day
showing that there was deep seated
plan arranged to violate the law. Tho
authorities have gotten into the whole
business and now know its true inward
ness. The riot at Acme was carefully
planned and was only frustrated by tho
action OF the authorities. The strikers
took to Acme twonty-soven large dyna-
mito cartridges to blow up the works
and to destroy the store, their purpose
being to lootit.
At their meetings yesterday, last
night and on Saturday, tho arrange
ment was mado with tho connivance OF
certain people to arrest Wyant, bring
him TO Montgomery and then turn him
over to the mob OF miners. His life
would not have been worth penny.
lnaddItlon to this Il dastardly and horri-
bio outrage was to be pcrpetrated. When
the soldiers camo accompanying the
sheriff in making hisarrests for murder,
the dynamite cartridges distributed,
already fused with percussion caps,
were TO DO lighted with lighted cigars
and thrown among the troops and
posse, maiminS and killing the men,
bors thereof. This plan was carried
out, aud dynamite cartridges were dis
tribu,od, one OF which is in possession
OF the governor to-day.
wYAHT's NARROW ESCAPE.
They were to bring Wyant to this
place. where his liio was TO be taken,
and then the riot was to be made down
tho railroad. AS it happoned, however,
only q small part OF this programme was
carried out. Wyant was arrested by tho
warrant sworo out before Squire Ad-
klns, whose son was engaged, and one
OF tho ring leaders in tho strike, and for
whom q warrant has been issued for
murder. But when the four constables,
one OF whom had said that he would
bring WANT down to Montgomery or
kill him, attempted 10 take Wyant to
Montgomery, he resisted and told him
he was perfectly willing to 20 TO Fayette-
VILE, where he could have some sort OF
show.
1t was ascertained that tho road was
picketed by the men who had been IN
this strike, and ii it had not been for
the protection OF tho military his life
wonld have beon taken.
Tho authorities have gone to the bot
tom OF the whole matter. They have
asccrtuincd that the original iacts were
about true. The attack on Wyaut was
prCarrauged and the next morning it
was intended 10 take Edgcwnter, the
adjacent mine This was frustrated by
the prompt action OF the governor in
having tho military on hand.
There is vast deal OF excitement and
since tho dastardly and outrageous at.
tempt to kill by dynamite the soldiers
and posse accompanying the sheriff in
making the arrests, there is deep
seated feeling OF indignation, both at