Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-10
Capture Of WGatlGTl0ltZ.

As published in last weeks issue Of tn
HERALD, Elmer Weatherhotz, who wa
indicted upon the charge of numbering
his wife, on the 4th day Of last Febl nary
was arrested ut Hafrisouburg, on las
Thursday morning and was brought t.
the jail in this place on Thursday eve
Mug. Large crowds were at the depot II
Harrisonburg, along the way down and
at Woodstock. As there We're nnmbs'
of rnmors about the whereabouts Of the
party most interested in this case, We
have secured from him statement which
we bave no doubt, will be interesting to
many of our readers. He says that after
leaving this county, he went to Coving'
ton, Va. thence to Roanoke. Va, aud
back to Covington, did some work through
that section and from there to Ashland,
KY, Cincinnati. Indianapolis to st.
Louis, Mo. He came back oyer the same
road to Kanawha, on The e. q o. K X.
lie worked in the mines there a few
weeks, thence back to Huntington, up
the Ohio river to Wheeling, thence to
Pittsburg. worked there for two months
tor A. r. r. Co. quit and started to
Kansas, went to Bradford and by way OF
Cumberland to Grafton. From that place
walked through TO st. George, AMI
from there to Davis, and :here struck the
road for Moorefeld and by Matthias, across
above Orkney Springs. He SAID he
thought he would take last look at his
once happy home, as ne was making his
way to Kansas, never to return. He
stopped in the woods near his home for a
day, without any one knowing that he
was there. At night, he started expect
ing to get above Hsrrisonburg by morn
ing, but sleep overpowered him, and he
stopped over the next day. In the after
noon he started to make Stanton by
daylight, bnt not feeling very well,
stopped at Harrlsonburg aud got half
pint of whisky, aud drank it, and in his
own language, "fool like went back into
town and rambled all over the place and
the first thing knew, the watchman at
the depot woke me up, and being full OF
whisky pulled back for town and got
more whisky and laid down be'oT
Kavanaugb's bar, woke up, filled myself
up again. pulled for the depot, went
beyond it and went to sleep. The first
thing knew some one was shaking me
by the arm and looking around, saw
Foltz with hi of big pistol pointed
at me. l tried to explain that l was
from New York, but there were parties
present that recognized me. As | was
pretty well broken down, they loaded
me on an engine, pulled for the depot,
put me 10 i.il and entertained the people
of Harrlsonburg until p. m, got aboard
the train for my old home at Woodstock,
where found everybody glad to see me.
Now am IN the cell that tie bnnco
meb occupied and one that the boys call,
Point Lookout" He thinks that every
one ought to be satisfied that he was not
in Shenandoah county, where so many
parties professed to have seen him. He
also said: ut has been Tumored that |
have made threats agsinst parties. 1t is
positively not true. l have nothing
against any one except those who we're
connected with my family troubles. !
know if 1t had not been for certain par
ties, l would now be living happy with
ny wife and children"
He also said that during his wandeI-
i1gs. except when be was approaching
home, he saw but one man, whom he
knew. He stepped In to a barber shop at
Braddocks, near Pittsburg to be shaved.
When be took bis seat he recognized the
barber as a man from New Market, whose
name be mentioned. lie thinks that the
barber did not recognize him, but be re
malneu very suOIV Mullo AT DiauuOoho'
He was frequently without food, some
times as long as four days. He did not
steal anything while he was gone, ex-
cept one crock of milk. He says that the
meanest thing be ever did, was to escape
from Jail when Mr. Wenger was kind
enough to let him out of his cold cell
He, however, says that almost any man
would take an opportunity to secure his
own liberty.
His trial will probably take place at the
August term of our county court.