The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-11-20
The Famous wenl1 Case.

The following is from the Gin
cinnrtl Enquirer in regard to the
Edward Wen;z case. We have
published the fact that
these of a Philadelphia million-
aire had disappeared in the mount
aims of Wise county, Va, and hun
dfcds OF men have been searching
for him about three weeks.
The services of John Wright,thc 4
noted outlaw Of Letcher County,
Eastern Kentucky, who is familiar
withthe people ofthose moantai' :,
was a few days ago enlisted in the
arch Tor Edward Wenlz. One o!
the Pinkerton detectives at work
On the ease was sont there to assist
Wright. Having gained import
ant Information this deteclivt
STARTED back to Big Stone Gap, but
toupd himsolfconfronred by ,hrse
armed men, who would not allow
him % proceed, He returned to
Wrights home, thea made more
IAttempts, each time heing held up
lin Ike manner The fourth time
lhu had concealed himself in a
wagon, butthe men located him.
/ a letter from him reached the
Wenlz homo today telling q how
/ he Vas heiGg detained aud calling
/ ilr armed assistance. This letter
was brought by young man who
was comtug from Letcher County
to visit relatives at Big Stone Gap.
In sponse TO this letter five
LPiokcrton men left Big Stone to-
day to 90 to the rescue of their
comrhde. who they understand
has new Information relative TO
the Wentz mystery. The armed
interference with the detective is
accepted as significant, and it is
believed that in points to the cor
reclness Of the abduction theory.
Important developments are
Likely within three days. There
is an under current OF feeling
4mong the best people at Biz
Stone Gap that the Wentzes know
more OF the mystery than they
have even been willing TO tell.
Il was in Big Stone Gap las
week for several days and talket
with many persons in regard t
The Wentz case,n said ST. Nichols
a Cincinnati travelling man, ut tn
Emery, "and while there was nc
a word from any source thrown
any light upon the fate of the 10:
young man, suspicion attaches
! the parties connected with tn
=, proprietor OF tn blind tiger VIII
a was shot aud afterwards died i
E The hospital OF the Wentz Con
/. pany. A county policeman Gu
E ploycd by the WenIz Compan
1 had been killed at the 'blind tigeD
it Che proprietor Of the blind tiger
q said to have IS male relative
4 brothers, uncles aud others, WI
ii wore vengeance. They elaine
at chat their relative was carried
20 the hospital OF h e COZ
~ pAny after he was shot, al
rs that none Of his family We're pc
al mitted to see him, ard that /
er back bone was extracted and Ike
5g BY the surgeons over the prot'
lie 5fthe family.
ne 81 talked with John Wright, t
V LIBERATED detective, who has be
- engaged in cleaning out the d
m peradoes in that region for
sal years, and he is firm+yN> OF
-. opinion that young WentE "
on murdered. Wright is at work
.ly the case. He always captures
kills every man he goes after If
takes years to do it. He killed
ne men himself in two pitched battl
ny eight in each, desperadoes
Ia. whom he had warrants Of ARE
4 He has had the hair clipped out
ny his head by bullets several tim
RAJ There are 700 men searching
over the mountains for you
- Wentz The outstanding rewa
are $4,000 for the capture a
~ testimony that viii lad TO c
~ yictlon o person or persons "
" may have murdered Wenia i.
900 if he is delivered alive q
Mt IS ,000 for his bgdy il found dea
lit VIZ u.rro,, 40 Finch A.