The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-17
ColuR bus.

Charleston, w. Va. February IA
John H. Winder, general manager Of
the Kanawha and Hooking Coal Com
pany, Dan Hanna, son Of Senator Han
ma and others are charged with as
saulting Hon. w. G. Caldwell. a mem
Der of the legislature from Ohio county
here early this morning while the lat
ter was going home from the legislative
ball in a cab. The other men had been
at a club during the night, so ii is
charged. They were on, their way to
the Kanawha and Michigan depot and
wanted a hack. They hailed the hack
in which Representative Caldwell was
riding and attempted to enter it. Ca!d-
we'll protested and said the hack was
his. Winder and Hanna are said to
have entered the hack and it is charged
that Winder dealt Caldwell a hard
blow in the face rendering him uncon-
scious.
Representative Caldwell was thrown
out of the hack and the others took
charge Of it. Caldwell was picked up
by friends and taken to\the hotei in
serious condition. Winder. Hanna and
others left on an early morning Kama
wha and Michigan train for Columbus.
Ohio. A warrant for their arrest was
sworn out by Caldwell and telegraphed
to Point Pleasant, W. Va. The affair
has caused a very great sensation here
and it is said that q requisition will be
made on other states for the return Of
all the parties implicated
Representative Caldwell is resting
we'll under the care of physicians. He
was badly hurt and may lose one eye.
1t is announced that the friends Of
John H. Winder in the coal business
here secured countermanding of the
message for the arrest of the parties
and that their private car went over
the Ohio river bridge at Point Pleasant
West Virginia, unmolested. The war
rants were sworn out by Captain ]. B.
White. Winder represents the incer-
ests of P. Morgan in Ohio and West
Virginia, and all the coal operators
here pleaded to have the order of arrest
rescinded. Winder is here frequently
on business, but it was the first visit
of Hanna and the others.
It is stated that Caldwell's friends
will offer a resolution in the house of
delegates inquiring into the reason for
the Kanawha county officials counter
manding the order for service of the
warrants.
The Party Deny the Story.
Columbus, O., February 1.-THE pri-
vate car bearing John Winder general
mana ger of the Kanawha and Hook
ing. and the Sunday Creek Coal COM
panies and Dan Hanna, son of Senator
NJ. A. Hanna, reached Columbus from
Charleston. w. Va, this afternoon. 1t
was transferred to the Big Four and
taken to Cleveland later. Mr.. Hanna
and his party stopped here an hour
with John Winder and spent the time
at his office in this city. Mr.. Winder
when seen by an Associated Press was
shown the story Of the assault on Rep
rosenta tive Caldwell at Charleston. w.
Va. this morning, said the entire story
was falsehood and that none of his
party was connected with 1t whaever.
I'VE did not even see Caldwell" said
Winder. He stated that he had stop
ped in Charleston over night and
came to Columbus today.
Mr.. Hanna told prac actically the same
story He said he never saw Caldwell
at Charleston and was not at a BAN
quet last night. They evidently got
our party mixed with another said
Hanna. "As for as the assault goes.
know nothing about it,