The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-27
ZELTNERS LANDED IN JAIL.
SHORT OF AMMUNITION THEY FL
NALLY SURRENDEHED.

Militia Was Ready to Make an At
tack ON the House at Daylight.
Zeltners Fired at Everyone within
500 Nnrds-W WestenhnVer's SIayers
Were Assured of Protection From
the Mob and Gave Up Their Arms.
Mrs. ZeItner Not Arrested.
Toledo. o.. March 26.-John and Paul
Zeltner, who yesterday murdered Attor-
ney Westerhaven at Hoytsville, and after
entrenohing themselves In their house,
near that place defled arrest we're final
ly taken this morning and are now In
jail at Bowling Green
Peaceable methods finally prevailed in
the capture, although il is doubtful II tho
capture would have been effected except
for the fact that the Zeltners we're nearly
out OF ammunition. ana they knew sur
render was the only method of saving
themselves from an infuriated mob.
Inc militia had planned to make n
stand about daylight and strict picket
dnty was maintained by the Bloomdale
Rifles all night the men being stationed
around the house at short intervals and
at sufficient distance from the house m
prevent the zeltners from picking the men
Off
Many Narrow Escnpes.
Several narrow escapes from bullets
happened during the evening, for the
zeltners, being German sharpshooters.
were picking out and shooting at every
one venturing within 500 yards.
Esx- ryi-
70 Hoytsville during the night to see At
torney Hood, whom the Zeltners wished
to consult. Hood promises to 20 TO the
house at daylight, but when the time
came he refused 10 go, evidently fearing
that the Zeltners would shoot any one
approaching the place.
Al $50 O'Clock this morning ex-sherlfe
Riggs, accompanied by a neighbor named
Brown, started toward the house. They
walked the distance alone. The ZeItners
offered no resistance to their approach.
and they were admitted to the house.
Induced Them to Surrender.
MIR. Riggs plainly told them that the
militia was ready to make an attack on
the house and that they would be COM
PEELED to surrender, and they had better
give up peaceably. The zeltners seemed
not disposed " iirstto give up, ana stated
that they feared the mob, 200 OF whom re-
malned outside the militia lines.
They tried to induce Mr.. Riggs TO ac-
company them through the timber, but
he refused and they were told they would
not be molesIed II they gave up their
arms and accompanied him 10 jail
After half hours talk they agreed, and
Sheriff Klngsbury was notified He at
once made arrangements to afford the
zeltners the protection of the militia, and
a special train was ordered TO Custer TO
convey the men 10 jail.
The zeltners gave up their arms. Each
was provided with a repeating rife and
revolver There were seventy-fve rounds
of sfe ammunition and two boxes of re-
volver cartridges left in the house.
Landed safely in Jail.
The men were taken from the house and
conveyed to the train, and under the pro-
lection Of the militia and Sheriff Kings
bury ex-Shenf Riggs and Deputies Alf
Farmer and Andy Roach, they were taxi
en- to the Bowling Green jail without mo-
Iestation.
A crowd of about thousand people met
the train, but there was no demonstra-
tion. Al the Jail the Zeltners were very
reticent, and did not care to talk of the
matter, saying only that they regretted
the death of Clarence Wettenmyer, who
was killed In the attack on the house.
1t is not thought there will be any trou-
BILE from a mob, as the city of Bowling
Green Is quiet, and nearly everybody is
disposed TO let the law take its course,
but extra precautions have been taken in
case any trouble occurs.
Mrs. John Zeltner, who was in the house
with her three children during the trouble,
was not molested, and Is there yet.