Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26
MURDERERS STAND At Bay.
The Ohio Militia Called Out to Assist
in Their Capture.

ID Inelr capture.
PAUL AND JOHN ZELTNER MUIR
DERED E. H. WESTENHAvER, A
LEADING LAWYER OF NORTH
BALTIMORE, BECAUSE HE
WOULD NOT GIVE UP PAPERS
THEY WANTED-AFTER THE
KILLING THE ZELTNERS WENT
HOME AND FORTIFIED THEM
SELVES-TWO CITIZENS KILL
ED IN AN EFFORT TO CAPTURE
THE MISUNDERSTANDING Or
DERED OUT. 81
Bowling Green, O.. March 25.-E. Fl,
WeStenhaver. of North Baltimore, one
of the mos prominent attorneys in this
county, was murdered at Hoytsvilla
shortly after noon to-day. He was
trying a case against Paul and John
Zeltner. The brothers demanded GER
tain papers, which he refused to sur
render. John Zeltner fired at the at
torney, who ran out Of doors, the BALI
striking W~estenhaver in the right side.
Four more shots were fired at him, but
they did not take effect. At the corr
ner of the building Paul Zeltner met
him and fired two shots at the attor-
ney, one striking the leg and the other
going into his forehead. Death result
ed in ten minutes. The Zeltners
mounted their horses and rode out OF
town. loading their guns as they went.
A posse was quickly formed but thu
brothers have not been captured.
After the murder. the Zeltners fed
to their home at Hoyt's Corner. pushed
by a crowd of several hundred men.
The Zeltners stood boldly in their yard
all afternoon and dehed arrest. There
was a frequent exchange Of shots be-
tween the fugitives and the crowd at
meyer, who crossed an open space, was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed.
Sheriff D%ingsbury and a posse of dep
uties were soon on the scene, but the
fusilade Of shots kept up by the Zelt-
ners prevented any effort being made
to capture them. Later in the day tho
Zeltners retired within the house and
barricaded it. A hundred shots were
fired into the house, but without effect.
The sheriff Their decided to call for tho
Df11-a1nfl Dfpnu Ma onftx,4n q xFt4n ri
was stationed around the house. Mrs.
Zeltner and her three children took
refuge in the cellar. This evening n
neighbor OF the Zeltners went into tho
house under a flag OF truce. and tsied.
to induce them to Surrender. but they
declined to do so before morning. fear-
ing the mob.
Every effort is to be made TO prevent
lynehing. This will be difficult in view
Of the temper Of the people. who are
incensed, not only by the killing OF
Westenhaver, but by the death of Wit
temeyer, who Is a respected citizen. The
sheriff will appeal to the Governor for
sufficient troops TO protect the Zeltncr5
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
ammunition only yesterday.
Bowling Green. Ohio. March &c.
The Bloomdale troops arrived at
Hoytsville late tonight and surrounds
the Zeltner house. At 1870 o'clock
the militia opened fire on the house and
there has been a continued fire on both
sides. It is not yet known whether
any one has been killed.
Columbus, O., March Ex-Governor
Bushnell was tonight apprised of the
riot at Hoyt's Corners, and at once
ordered troops held IN readiness for an
emergency. The news came In the
following dispatch to the aa5utant gem
eral:
Bloomdale, o., March Is.
Just got telegram from sheriff Of
Wood county TO report at Hoyt's Cor
ners at once with as many men and
ammunition a. possible. VIII leave
mere ABOUT 1AsoV ~. III. LStileE bIVAH~
ers shot and killed lawyer Western
haven and have barricaded themselves
In their house, three miles from Hoyts
Corners, which is now surrounded By
hundreds Of citizens, 81 whom two or
three have since been shot
(Signed.) u. S. BRYANT.
Colonel Second Regiment.
The Governor at once placed hln1-
self IN communication with Col. Bry-
ant. and orders were sent 10 Col. Enerk,
OF the Second regiment, at Kenton, TO
be in readiness 10 proceed TO Hoyt's
Corners. Orders were also sent to
Capt. James, Of Toledo. to hold the
Toledo State volunteers in readiness.
Hoyt's Corners Is a small town on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, In the
western part Of Wood county, and near
the southern boundary line.
A dispath was received by the Gov
, ernor at midnight from Col. Bryant, at
Bloomdale, saying thirty members q
Company II had been collected and
armed with Winhesters and were just
leaving for Hoyt's Corners. No add
tEonal advices had been received from
the scene Of the trouble. a special
| train was made up here and rAes and
ammunition sent TO Hoyt's Corners