The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-02-18
HON. w. C. CALDWELL SLUGGED AND BEATEN.
Ohio County Delegate Brutality Assaultd by
Mark Eannas Son Dan
WHO HAD LOOKED ARDENTI4Y ON THE
FIZZY A

merlng secure the opening OF the
door. Sheriff Jarrett was present
being about to start to Mounds
vile with a number of convicts,
and he tried to effect an entrance,
but having no warrant to justify
breaking down the door, did not
succeed.
After a hurried consultation
among friends of Caldwell and the
officers it was decided that the driv-
or who was positive he could iden-
thy the men who struck Caldwell,
should go on to Point Pleasant
with the sheriff, that warrant
should be procured and the neces-
sary authority furnished the officers
to enter the car whereupon the
proper person, as identified by the
driver, would be arrested and re-
turned to this city. A message
was received later in the day from
Sheriff jarrett that he had the men
and only awaited the order to have
them returned to Charleston,
AS soon as possible a warrant
was procured upon which the au.
thorities at Point Pleasant were
to take the offenders in custody
and return them to this city.
But meantime some other folks
had gotten busy. Winder is big
business man, with powerful
friends and influence in this CITY.
Dan Hanna is the son of the great
political boss Mr. Caldwell was
surrounded by an anxious throng
of people who importuned him to
recall the warrant that had been
sworn out and let the private car
not justice-take its course.
This he, did, and the authorities at
Point Pleasant were notified that
suoh proceeding had taken place,
and told to allow the private car
to go on it's way with rejoicing
aboard
And SO it was done.
Then the party of suppression
turned its attention to another mat
ter. 1t looked up the publishers of
local newspapers and therepresen-
tatives in Charleston of those in
other cities and sought to protect
the private car party from exposure
through public prints.
Be it said to the credit of the
guild that they had no sort of sue
cess in that quarter.
They were told that no wine
openers, midnight brawlers, or
gentlemanly thugs such as they
sought to protect from the fierce
scorn of an informed public need
come to the newspapers for aid in
shielding them from til erighteous
act.
Not newspaper man could sup
press a single fact in connection
with the disgraceful affair.
Mr.. Caldwell was found upon
by the physician to
be not seriously injured, though it
was feared at first that one of his
eyes was in danger. However, he
will wear mourning upon his coun-
tenance for some days to come, as
a tribute t. the virtue of courage
that seems to have departed from
the men of America as represented
by the gilded youth of the present
day.
John 81. Winder, who was the
,haperon of the assaulting party
is we'll known in this city, being a
frequent business visitor here. He
IS known among the sporting class
for the height of tie limit he de-
sires when awooing the tickle god
less he would go. and when he
ZONES to town the owners of houses
IF chance that are doing business
IN attenuated capital crawl into
heir holes and pull their bank |
oils in after them.