The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
HELD A LARGE CROWD AT BAY.
sLAYERs DEFY A
DETERMINED MOD.

After Shooting Him in Cold Blood
the ZeItners Retired to Their
HOme-InnOcent Spectator Shot in
the Melee-MOb Want IA Lynching.
and Military Is Determined to
Prevent It-DesuItOry Firing Kept
Up All Night.
Bowling Green, O., March BE H.
Westenhaver of North Baltimore, one of
the best known attorneys in this county,
was murdered at Hoy tsville shortly after
noon to-day.
He was trying a case against Paul and
John lelmer for attorneys fees, and when
court adjourned at noon the brothers de-
manded certain papers, which he refused
to surrender.
John zeltner fired at the attorney, who
ran out of doors, the ball striking West
enhavet in the right side Four more shots
were fired at him, but they did not take
effect.
At the corner of the building Paul Zelt-
ner met him and fired two shots at West
enhaver, one striking the leg and the 9TH
er going into his forehead. Death resulted
in ten minutes
Zeltners Defed Arrest.
After the murder the Zeltners fed to
their home at Hoyts Corner, pursued by
a crowd of several hundred men. The zeIt-
ners stood boldly in their yard all the af
ternoon and de1ed arrest There was a
frequent exchange of shots between the
fugitives and the crowd at long range. and
man named Wittenmeyer, who crossed
an open space was killed.
Sheriff Kingsbury and posse of depu-
ties were soon on the scene, but the fusil-
lade of shots kept up by the Zeltners pre-
vented any effort being made to capture
them.
Later in the day the Zeltners retired
within the house and barricaded Ii. Shots
were fired into the house, but without ef-
feet.
Sheriff Called for Troops.
The sheriff then decided to call for the
Bloomdale Rifles. Meantime, a guard was
stationed around the house.
This evening a neighbor of the Zeltners
went into the house under a flag of Truce.
and tried to induce them to surrender.
but they declined to do so before morning.
fearing the mob.
Every effort is to be made to prevent a
lynching This win be difficult. in view
of the temper of the people, who are in
censed, not only by the killing of Weston
haver, but by the death of wlttenmeyer.
who Is a respected citizen.
The sheriff will appeal to the Governor
for sufficient troops to protect the Zeltners
when they are in custody.
The Zeltners seem to have prepared for
the trouble, as they had sold their farm
and bought a large quantity of ammuni-
ton only yesterday.
Troops Fired on Them.
The Bloomdale troops arrived at Hoyts-
vile late tonight and surrounded the Zelt-
ner house. At 80 o'clock this morning the
militia opened fire on the house, and
there has been a continual fire on botn
sides. 1t is not yet known whether any
one has been killed.
The Bloomdale company reached the
neighborhoOd of the Zeltner home at 80
o'clock They found that the mob of citi-
zens had piczets posted and was opposing
all approach to the house. On a challenge
by the captain Of the company a reply in
the nature of a volley from revolvers was
sent. The troops were withdrawn a short
distance so that a temporary truce was
declared.
Determined on IA Lynching.
The mob is determined to resist anv
attempt to capture the Zeltners, which In
sures that they will be held for the law.
rather than that summary vengeance shall
be imposed.
The fighting tonight is. between the mob
that is wanting to lynch the Zeltners and
the militia, while the Zeltners are still
holding their forts against the mob, sher-
IFS posse and state troops.