The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-12

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County OF Mason,
TO wit.
Personally appeared before tho un-
dcrsiSncd authority In and for tho
county and state aforesaid. this seventh
day OF November, 1896. Il. +. Cham
bors, who being by mo first duly sworn
says that on Thursday. October 2,,lS9G
about the hour OF O'Clock y. m, In
the town OF Point Pleasant, Mason
county, West Virginia, encouragement
j. Capehart was standing In front OF T..
j. Ttppetts store, Immediately over
which Ia Democratic Headquarters, on
the west side OF Main street In the
midst OF crowd, composed principally
of Capeharts political friends and NJ.
soc'atcs; that aiilnnt was also In said
crowd. and n sort OF political discuss
ION had been going on between AZ
nant and others, that while said Cape
hart was standing In said crowd. Hon.
George Potrenbarger drove down tho
street In a single buggy. with a heavy
overcoat and lap-r0be on; that when
directly In front OF said crowd. some
person, whom aiilant has since learn
Cd was +. NJ. Whaley, called TO Mr..
ionenbarSer from the opposite side OF
the street. stopped him and approach
Cd Kim from the east side OF the street
and held short conversation with
him, Mr.. Poffenbargcr leaning over the
side or the buggy and facing the east.
his back toward Capehart; that during
this conversation said Capchart walk
cd out from the crowd to the west side
OF the buggy while PofTenbargers back
was turned toward him: that when
lSffenbarger Strengthened UP In the
buggy Clpehart began saying some
thing To him which al!lant could not
hear: that PotfenbarGer replied and
some additional words passed: that
Capchart then gave Poftenharger two
quick raps over the head with small
riding whip about two feet long. which
he held In his hand; that as soon, as
Capehart struck him PSfenbarger rose
III his buggy and drew revolver from
his hip pocket, and Capehnrt turned
and ran apparently as fast as. he could
UP tho street about forty or fifty feet.
and then fumbllng In his hip pocket
with his right hand stopped ana turn
cd round. but did not draw Il gun or
make any. further hostile dcmonstra-
tnns: that PofIcnbarGer remained
standing In his buggy with bis revolver
In his hand until Marshal Foglessong
came up and tried 10 take Il from him,
but ut Mr.. Potfcnbargrr's protest de-
sisted; that shortly aHerward Cape
hart went into Tippett's storc: thnt the
marshal then went down the street
and was gone about ten minutes. during
which time Capehart remained in the
store and Poffenhargcr remained sit
ting In his buggy right In front OF the
store, and, when FoglesonS returned,
drove on down the street
Affiant further says the blows were
struck directly over PoGenbarger's
head. but did not knock his hat or, nor
make a single scratch or mark on him
anywhere, that what Capehart did was
nothing more than any weakling might
have done to any man. and that the re-
ports sent out from Point Pleasant
and other places to the Cincinnati En-
quircr, Wheeling Register and some
Other papers. rejecting upon Mr.. Pot-
fcnbar6er's manhood in the matter.
grossly misrepresented the facts and do
Mr.. PofTcnSarger great Injustice. AZ
liant also says he saw the whole of the
AFFAIR and speaks OF his own personal
knowledge in making the foregoing
statement
Z. F. CHAMBERS.
Taken, sworn to. and subscribed be-
fore me In my said county, this seventh
day of November. 1895.
JOHN L. WRITTEN,
Notary Public in and for the county of
Mason, state Of West Virginia.