Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-27

dloomd4le, saying thirty members "a
Company "A had been collected and
armed with Winhesters and were Just
leaving for Hoyt's Corners. No add
tional advices had been received from
the scene of the trouble. A special
train was made up here and rifles and
ammunition sent to Hoyt's Corners
for the use of the militia, who have
been without arms since being mus
tered out of the United States service
It is not known here where the the
Winhesters in the possession of the
company at Bloomdale were secured.
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE
Toledo, Ohio, March 26.-John and
Paul Zeltner, who yesterday murdered
Attorney Westerhaver at LOUISVILLE
and after entrenching themselves in
their house near that place, defied ar
rest, were finally taken this morning
and are now in Jail at Bowling Green.
Peaceable methods finally prevailed
in the capture although it is doubtful
if the capture would have been effected
except for the fact that the Zeltners
were nearly out of ammunition and
they knew surrender was the only
method of saving them from the in
furiated mob.
The militia had planned to make a
stand about daylight and strict picket
duty was maintained by the Bloom
dale rifles all night, the men being
stationed around the house at short
intervals and at sufficient distance from
the house to prevent the Zeltners from
picking the men off. Several narrow
escapes from bullets happened during
the evening, for the Zeltners, being
German sharpshooters, were picking
out and shooting at every one ventur-
ing within five hundred yards.
Ex-Sheriff Riggs, of Bowling Green,
went to Hoytsville during the night to
see Attorney Hood, whom the Zeltners
wished to consult. Hood promised to
go to the house at daylight, but When
the time came he refused to go, evil
IDENTIFY fearing that the Zeltners
WOULD SHOOT ANYONE
approaching the place.
At $50 this morning ex-SheriH RIGGS.
accompanied by neighbor named Brown,
started toward the house. They walked
the distance alone The Zeltners offered
no resistance to their approach and they
We're admitted to the house. Mr.. Riggs
plainly told them that the militia was
ready to make an attack on the house and
they would be compelled to surrender ana
they had better give up peaceably. The
Zeltners seemed not disposed at first to
give up and stated that they feared the
mob, 200 of which remained outside the
militia lines. They tried to induce Mr..
Riggs to accompany them through the
timber, but he refused and they were tod
they would not be molested if they gave
up their arms and accompanied him to
jail After half hours talk they agreed
and Sheriff Kngsbury was notified. He at
once made arrangements to afford the
ZeItners the protection of the militia. and
a special train was ordered to Custer to
convey the men to jail.
The Zeltners
GAVE UP THEIR ARMS.
Each was provided with a repeating rifle
and a revolver. There were 70 rounds of
rifle ammunition and two boxes of revol-
yer cartridges left in the house.
The men were taken from the house
and conveyed to the train and under the
protection of the militia and Sheriff Kings
bury, ex-Sheriff Riggs and deputies ALI
Farmer and Andy Roach they were taken
to the Bowling Green Jail without moles-
tation. A crowd of about a thousand
people met the train, but there was no
demonstration. At the Jail the Zeltners
were very reticent and did not care to talk
of the matter, saying only that they re-
GREETED the death of Clarence Wetten-
meyer, Who was killed in the attack on
the house.
1t is not thought there will be any
trouble from a mob, as the city of Bowling
Green is quiet and nearly everybody is
disposed to let the law take it's course,
but extra precautions have been taken in
case any trouble occurs.
Mrs. John Zeitner, who was in the
house with her three children during the
trouble, was not molested and is there
yet.