The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-03-28
Barricaded Murderers Surren-
der TO the Sheriff.
zELTNERS PEACEABLY PUT INJAlL
Induced to Surrender by the Arguments of
Fricuds aud tho Hopeiessness of Resist
ancr. They We're Protected by the Mill
tia from the Crowds and Taken to Bowl
Now Believed to BE Entirely Over.

Toledo. Ohio, March 2s.-John and Paul
Zeltner, who yesterday murdered Attorney
Westenhaven at Hoytsville, and after in
trenching themselves in their house, near
that place, dehed arrest, were fnahy tax
en- this morning aad are now in Jail at
Bowling Green.
Peaceable methods prevailed in the cap
tUre, although il is doubtful if the cap
tCre wOulG have been effected except for
the fact that the Zeltners v ere nearly out
of ammunition, and they knew surrender
was the only method of saving themselves
from sn infuriated mob, The IGilitia had
planned 10 make a stand about daylight.
and strict picket duty was maintained
by the Bloomdale Rifles all night, the
men being stationed around the house a,
short intervals and at sufficient distance
from the house 10 prevent the Zeltners
from picking the men of. Several mar
row escapes from bullets happened dur
ing the evening, for the Zeltners, being
German sharpshooters, we're picking out
and shooting at every one venturing with
in 800 yards
Ex-Sheriff Riggs, Of Bowling Green.
went to HoytsvilIe during the night TO see
Attorney Hood, whom the ZeltIers wish
ed to consult. Hood promised TO go 10
the house at daylight, but when the time
came he refused 20 go, evidently fearing
that the Zeltners would shoot any one
approaching the place.
Were Induced 10 Surrender.
At $50 this morning ex-Sherif, Riggs,
accompanied by neighbor named Brown.
started toward the house. They walked
the distance alone. The Zeltners oHefeo
no resistance TO their approach. ana lhey
were admitted TO the house.
Mr. 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 nm peaceably. The Zeltners seemed
not disposed at first to give up, and stated
that they feared the mob, 200 OF which re-
mained outside the militia lines. They
tried to induce Mr.. Riggs to accompany
them through the timber. but he refused.
and they were told that they would not
be molested if they gave up their arms
and accompanied him to Jail. After a
half-hour's talk they agreed, and Sherin
Kingsbury was notified. He at once made
arrangements 10 afford the Zeltners the
protection of the militia, and a special
train was ordered to Custer TO convey the
men to jail.
The Zeltners gave up their arms. Each
was provided with a repeating rife and
a revolver. There were seventy-five
rounds of rife ammunition and two boxes
of revolver cartridges left in the house.
Taken to Bowling Green.
The men were taken from the house and
conveyed to the train. and under the pro-
lection of the militia and Sheriff Kings
Hi1r Nv C6arif TpputipC Alf
Farmer and Andy Roach, they were taken
to the Bowling Green Jail without mo-
lestatiOn. A crowd of about thousand
people met the train, but there was no
demonstration. At the Jail the ZeltneTs
were very reticent. and did not care to
talk OF the matter, saying only that they
regretted the death of Clarence Wetten-
mycr, who was killed in the attack on
the house.
1t is not believed that there will be an
attempt to lynch the prisoners. The ser
vices of Company H. of North Baltimore,
which was taken aboard the special train,
were not needed. and the company was
not even disembarked. The Sheriff con-
cluded this afternoon that the presence of
militia was unnecessary, and the Bloom
dale Rifles were sent home this evening.
Mrs. John Heltner, who was in the
house with her three children during the
trouble, was not molested. and is there
yet.
Zeitners Were Well Prepared.
Bowling Green, Ohio, March 26.-Deyelop-
ments since the capture to-day of John
and Paul ZeItner, in Wood County in
dicate that they not only deliberated over
the defiance of law, but also prepared for
il by having a large stock of ammuni-
ton in their residence two miles from
Hoyt.s Corners. Z. II. Westenhaven, ex-
Solicitor of North Baltimore, had been
their attorney in numerous cases and
s"ed them for his fees. The Jury and
witnesses had been sworn yesterday be-
fore Justice Burgoon. in the township
house at Hoyt's Corners, in Weston
haven's suit 10 recover fees, when Paul
Zeltner demanded some papers OF West
enhaven and attempted to take them
from his pocket. John Zeltner then join
ed in demanding the papers and imme-
diately fired The shot that killed Westen-
haven.
As the Zeltners had their horses ready
for mounting and escape, IL Is thought
that they had arranged to get West |
enhaven into a fight Tor the purpose of
doing him." although they did not give
the victim time to make any demonstra-
tions toward them. The Zeltners kept
up their firing till they mounted their
horses and continued IL as hundreds OF
citizens pusued them.