The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-11-28
DYNAMITE.
It Was to be Used by the Wash
ington @. II. Rioters.
They Intended to Blow Up the Court House
and All the Troops-The Explosive
Found Hidden the Day After the
Riot, but Its Discovery
Kept Secret.

COLUMBUS, Nov. 22--At the Colt Ma
tional Guard court of inquiry into the
military shooting at Washington G. H.
yesterday, to which place the court had
gone to view the premises, box OF
forty sticks of dynamite were produced
which was found in the weeds three
days after the riot, one-halt square
northeast of the court house.
The find was kepta secret until We'd
nesday. 1t confirms the report that the
rioters, after the shooting, planned to
blow up the court house, troops and
all. Col. Colt was warned of this by
telephone message, and placing troops
on the balconies of the buildings he or
dered to halt all persons attempting to
approach the court house that night
and to fire upon any who refused to
stop. Several shots were fred at per-
sistent skulkers and then all the riot
ers disappeared. 1t now seems proba-
BILE that this precaution prevented the
angry mob from destroying the court
house.
The board of inquiry returned from
the scene of the riot at Washington c.
H. late last evening and reconvened
here Immediately. Col. Colt is repre-
sented by ex-Attorney General Nash
and Hon. II. ]. Booth. The citizens of
Washington G. H. sent A. R. Creager
and T. w. Marchant, local attorneys,
to look after their interests.
Adit. Gen. Howe, of Cincinnati, pro-
duced the official kilograms, including
those from Sheriff Cook, asking assist
ance from the state government, and
also the orders from Gov. Mckinley to
himself and Col. Colt to proceed to
Washington c. H.
Col. Colt was then called and gave
his testimony. He said he had ordered
sentinels placed on the balconies and
in the windows to halt all comers, and
if the commands were not obeyed the
guards were instructed to fire. "
would further state that the sentinels
on the balconies had orders to fire if
persons commanded did not halt, the
guards inside the court house had Or
ders from me to fire immediately should
the doors be broken out and the guards
on the outside at the north side of the
court house were ordered to fire should
shot be fired at them, a stone thrown
or an assault made" He laid great
stress on the fact that these orders were
given by him, and told of the arrival
of reinforcements and the departure Of
the troops and the prisoner. He denied
the statement that either himself or
any of his command were intoxicated.
Col Colt detailed the action of the
mob during the day and gave a de
scription of the hand-to-hdnd conflict
that occurred when Dolby was removed
from the Jail to the court room. He es-
timated the number in the mob at 1000
and explained that he had repeatedly
requested them to disperse. The DEM
onstrations of the mob continuing, Col.
Colt ordered the soldiers to load their
guns in the presence of the crowd and
he then warned them that they were
remaining at the risk of their lives.
Maj Speaks, the next witness, said the
soldiers were continually cursed and
abused and were at all times on the de-
fensive Argument was fruitless, the
mob would not listen to persuasion.