Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-27
OHIO MOB is BAFFLED
Troops Prevent Further Blood.
shed and Help Capture
Couple of Murderers.
SHERIFF STOOD OFF By TWO MEN.

Posse and Mob Held at Bay for Hours by
Paul and John Zeltner, Who Had Bru-
tally Murdered q Lawyer and Killed
One of a Pursuing Party of Citizens
Woman and Children In the Besieged
House
Toledo. O., March 21.-John and Paul
seItner. who On Saturday murdered At
Iorney Westenhaven al Hoytsville, and
after entrenching themselves in their
house near that place defied arrest. Were
finally taken yesterday 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 Zeitners
We're neatly out OF ammunition, and
they knew surrender was the only
method of saving themselves from an
Infatuated mob. The militia had
planned to make a stand about day
light. and strict picket duty was main
tanned by the B,oomda,e Rifles all night,
the men being stationed around tn
house at short intervals and at suffi-
cient distance from the house 10 pre-
vent the Zeltners from picking the men
off
Sheriff Gets Into the House.
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. EX
Sheriff Riggs of Bowling Green, had
walked to Hoytsville during the night
to see Attorney Hood, whom the Zelt-
ners wished to see. He promised to
be at the scene al daylight and go to
the house. When the time came he re-
fused to go. evidently fearing that the
Zeltners would shoot any one approach
ing the place. At $50 am. ex-Sheriff
Riggs. accompanied by a neighbor
named Brown, started toward the
house. They walked the distance alone.
Sheriff Bates stating afterward that
he expected at any minute to be shot
down. The Zeltners offered no resist
ance to their approach and they were
admitted to the house. After a parley,
a promise OF protection from mob law
being made. the Zeltners surrendered
and were guarded to the Bowling Green
Jail by the militia, which was afterward
dismissed, the sheriff saying there was
no danger of mob law.
Crime of the Two Men.
Developments since the capture indi
cate that the Zeltners not only DELHI
Grated over the bloody defiance of law
but also prepared for it by having
large stock OF ammunition in their resi-
dence two miles from Hoyt's Corners.
Z. II. WeStenhaven. eX-solicitor of
North Baltimore, had been their at
torney in humorous cases and sued
them for his fees. The jury and wit
nesses had 'peen sworn Saturday before
Justice Z. Burgoon in the township
house at Hoyts Corners in Weston
haver's suit to recover fees, when
Paul Zeltner demanded some papers
of Westenhaven and attempted to take
them from his pocket John Zeltner
then Joined in demanding the papers
and Immediately fired the fatat shot
that killed Westenhaven. AS the Zelt-
ners had their horses ready for mount
ing and escape it is thought that they
had arranged 20 get Westenhaven into
q fight for the purpose of doing him"
although they did not give the victim
time to make any demonstrations to-
de