New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
MOB BESIEGES MURDERERS.
OHIO TROOPS UNDER ORDERS Io y"
READY FOR DUTY.



pou.,,re Green ohio. March % +. II Wcs'eh-
nvar ~ North Baltimore. one Of the best kho""
. q, this county was murdered at hoNt
,,r,ors charity after noon to-day. lie was "E'H
q cas-. against PAN and John Ieltner TOT "''''
foes and when the Court ADJOURNED q, ''
hrotbers demanded certain papers WIN" "
s1 =, .nrrender John Zeltner fired at the al
torrev who ran ont of doors the Ia" SUI
v.stephaver I'm :he right side. -Four hioI' S"'
- s-od a, him but they did not take enec'. ~
,h corner Of the building Pan Helner "'e' nun
and fred two shots at the attorney one :" ,"I'E
,t,,, I'm the leg and the other E"lns "'" "'N i
,o,d Death resulted In ten minutes. M ~
rers mounted their horses ana '""e ""' ,
,,,,, thoir guns as they went. PoSS' va"
Io""''N d I'm, the brothers have not been
quickly formed p"' NV
captured. - a., ., ,,e,,. home
,f,.r the murder the Xcltners hed III nv" ""
q, Uovt's Corners. pursued hy sever ""' ~
Won The ZcItners stood boldly In th'" !"'" az
,be afternoon and dchcd arrest. iheIe VIZ
l,,, ~, banpcs OF shots between the tuEi'N's anu
u"''' -, -. ,.,r, range and a man name' Witt'h-
mver who crossed an open Sp"'' wa
the heart ard instantly khIed. , mara
sheriff Kingsbury and a posse "t o'P""'S
coon ~, the scene but the fusillade Kep' uP ~ ~"
2e,tners prevented any effort beihs "'""' " 'a,
u~e them Later in the day the "e''"r' ,..i
within tho house and barricaded H.
.ho,s were fired into the house. but withou' t"'.'
e,.,o, ,ho, decided To call for the Bloom
80, p,eos Meantime a guard was sta'ionV"
around the house. Mrs. Zeitner ana h'' ''''' '''
dren took refuge in the cellar ,,,o
rbis evening neighbor Of the Ieltners "en' ''''o
,h house under a flag Of truce and trlcd 10 '"""''
them to surrender. but they decI''" ~ Wv
fore morning fearing the mon ,,.
t7,,orv effort is to he made to prevent N"'
rb,s will he difficult in view Of the temper VI -"
a,ia Tho Sheriff will appeal 10 the Governor i"'
,,e ~ nrotect the Zel.ners when they "l' !"
.us,odv The Zctners seem 10 have pr'pa''u i''
,ho trouble as they sold their farm and housh' 4"
large ouantitv Of ammunition only yesterday
Columbus Ohio March Ex-Governor Bushnt'
wos informed tonight OF the riot az my
crrors and at once ordered troops held III r''u'-
moss for an emergency Tn" news came III NV
following dispatch to the Adjutan'-u'''"'
p,oon,dole Ohio March Just got ielesra"3l eltsny,3
from Sheriff Of Wood County 10 rtPo,,5 ammi,ni-
!orners ar once with AS many men ana h5nn, 5n u -,
,tn s nossihe VIII leave here about II %. o. ~ on "a
Znitner brothers shot and killed law. Nv ,brir
hovor and have harrcaded themselves ~ ~ Is
house three miles from Hoyt 5. OI,Icns' " .hom
mou. eurroundcd hy hundreds OF cltM'"S' VI ""
two or three have since nee" + S. BRYANT.
IJcutenaui- Colonel. 2d Regiment
Tho Governor at once placed himself !" com
,,,,ricauon with Colonel Bryant and orders were
con-, ,o Colonel Kucrt of the "a Regiment AZ
Kor,on to he in readiness TO proceed to Ho''
c,rors orders were also sent 10 Captain J"fneS
Of Toledo to hold the Toledo state Volunteers ~
Hovts corners is a small town on the b' ,..i
and ohio Railroad. in the western ~, VI '
Countv near the southern boundary INV