The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-27
THE lnIN[RS SURRENDER.
ARE PROTECTED BY THE MILITIA
ON THEIR WAY TO JAIL.
the Manner Of Defending Their
House. for Large Quantity Of Am

BOWLING GREEN, O.. March &--The
surrender this morning Of Paul and joan
Zsftner, the nurdesers OF Lawyer weston
haven. who for eighteen hours Gstied ar
rest al their home al Hoyt's corners. las
been followed by an almost complete SUB
sidence OF the excitement and Il now APP
pears that the whole affair has been some
what exaggerated The situation Was tor
time critical. but the extent OF tho tx
element was magnitIad. ~ no time WAS
there any danger Of a clash between the
citizens and the militia.
When the E.oomdaI. rifles arrived at
Hoyt's corners az q. n. the greater part
Of the crowd had dispersed and tae excite
rnent had subsidized In fact. before the
militia arrived at the scene of the trouble
the guard around the Zeltner home had
been so relaxed that they easily could have
escaped.
There was no demonstration when the
fug.iives surrendered this morning. the
people apparently being satisfied TO let the
law take its course. The Ze.tnsrs had TO
be assured by the sheriff, however. before
they agreed to surrender. that they would
be fully protected. Small crowds or people
gathered az the stations along the ral-road
as the special train which brought the
prisoners to Bowling Green whiried by, but
there were no hostile demonstrations. A
larg. crowd gathered at the railroad sta
ton in this city and followed the prison
ers. escorted by the militia, To the JAIL but
there was no disorder and no threats OF
summary justice.
IL is not believed here that there Will be
an attempt to lynch the prisoners. The
services OF Company II. of North Raiti
more. which was taken aboard the special
train were no. needed. The Bioomdale
rifles were sent home this evening.
The Murder Was Deliberate.
Developments since the capture today
of John and Paul Zeltner in Wood coun-
ty indicate that they not only deliherated
over the bloody defiance CT the law, but
also prepared for 1T by having a large
stock OF ammunition in their residence,
twenty-seyen miles from Hoyt's Corners.
F.. f. westenhaver. ex solicitor OF North
Baltimore had been their attorney in nu
flerous cases and sued them for his fees.
The jury and witnesses had been sworn
Yesterday before Justice f.. Rurgoon, in
the township house at Hoyt's Corners. in
Westenhayer suit to recover fees when
Paut Zeltner demanded some papers OF
Westenhaver. and attempted to TAX them
from his pocket. John Zcltner then joined
I'm demanding the papers and Immediate
~ fired the fatal shot that killed Weston
hayer
Running Fight to Their Home.
As the Zeltners had their horses ready
for mounting and escape. II is thought
that they had arranged to get Wesfenha-
yer into fight for the purpose OF doing
him. although they did not give the vic
tim time To make any demonstration to
ward them. The Zeltners kept up their
firing until they mounted their horses,
and continued IL as hundreds of citizens
pursued them for two miles to their resi-
dence. After they reached their house
they kept up constant firing the rest OF
the day and during last night They not
only went to the trial fully armed but
they had ammunition at home, for con
tinued fusiilades were fired and stiil left a
large stock on hand.
Feeling In Intense.
While the feeling is intense around
North Baltimore on account OF the murder
Of Westenhaver II is equally intense
around Hoyi's Corners on account OF the
killing of their noghhor. Clarence Weld
meyer. who was with the sherin's posse
last night. When Wett.nmeyer fell, vo,iey
after volley was poured into the crowd
from the upper story of the Xeitner house
md the Zeltners knew that they We're fir
ing on their neighbovs as we'll as on the
sheriff and his deputies. Before the arri
val OF troops during the night ii cannon
used in shooting oil tanks when they are
on fire, and a quantity OF nitroglycerine
had been secured. so that there would
have been TO trouble after sunrise IL the
troops had not arrived
The Zel,ner brothers and their families
Were no doubt saved by the rrornpt arrg
val ~ troops under the orders Of Coy
bushnell. The troops stood between the
hring from the house and the enraeei
f-y.a a usz.t
ADDE'S, bat also protected them from vjo
lsnce all the way from the south bound
airy or this county 10 the Jail here a dis
tance OF ever twelve miles with excite
rnsnt a. the highest p!tch all along the
route.
In connection with the participation OF
the two women and four children In tie
I"ifner haIrieaded house, it IL stated as
further proof OF deibeyation that the Zalt
ners transferred their farms ana other
property on Friday % Nfs. John Zeitner.
z~tt"ers Surrendered P~aeeahly.
TOLEDO. o. Narrh sg-The ve.tuays
ara tn jan at Bowling Green peaceahJe
methods finally prevailed although l. Is
doubtful Il shs capture wonIa have been
effected except fer the fact thas The zel.-
nsrs were nearly cat a aramunstfAn ana
they knew surrender WIS the euiv fretho.
81 saving themselves from an Infatuated
usch.
The militia bad planned ~ make A stand
about daylight ani strict picket duty was
maintained by the Rleom9aie rifles an
night. the men heins stationed aroaas the
house ga proven; tbs xe.tnsrs from pIck-
ING the men eft
Narrow Escapes From Death.
Several narrow esrapes from husse.s han
Yeuea during ths evening FOR tAs xestrers
h~s3gs German sharrshooterS we're nick
iag oat ana shooting at every ors. xersEslr-
ing within IL yards, fsx Sheriff RIGGS ~
Bowling Grassss wsnt - Hayt's corners assr
saE tss Might 90 SIRE Attorney Hood whom
ihs Zoigness wished 10 consult ti0o,i prom
fSesS "a gn - tNe house AZ gayNsAf hu.
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