The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-10
FULLY IDENTIFIED.
His Initials on Silk Handkerchief
Valuable Cuff Buttons Gone.

(SDeClal to Inc llIIlCS-
BRISTOL. TENN, May 0.-J. r. Bull
slitt, attorney for the Wentz family 70,
day visited tho scene where the dead
body OF r. l.. NNentz was found on
Sunday, and identified the body rs posi-
lively Tint OF the missing young mil
lionaire. Tho Identification was made
by the riding suit spurs. eye-slas
and other articles, including silk hand
kerchief bearing the initials IL. L. w.
Near the scene was found his cuffs,
from which the valuable buttons had
been removed, and his revolver, three
chambers Of which had been discharged
Tho empty cartridges indicated that
Wentz had had a battle with the bandlts
before he fell to his death. The inquest
will not be held until tomorrow, as It
was impossible for D. B. Wentz to ar
rive from Philadelphia to-day He Will
no from Bristol to tho scene Tomorrow
and the Inquest will follow Immediately,
when 1t is expected that additional I'M
portant facts will be revealed.
MURDERED BY MOONSH1NERS.
1t is believed that the most probable
theory Is that Wentz was murdered by
moonshners, who desired to nvenge the
death of their loader, who was killed
only n few weeks before Wentz dlsap-
peared.
Tho raid on the moonshiners was IN
accordance with VENTS desire to RID MS
lands OF -SuCll operations. 49,
IN TIE FUED COUNTRY.
In the mountains of Virginia, Tennes-
see nd Kentucky, the lanl Of the Hat
field Mccoy feud, of moohshlners ans:
primitive civilization, Representative Ed-
.vur,l Leisenring. OF Pennsylvania, mil
llonaire coal miner, bought dozen years
ago 100000 acres of land. This land had
never recn sold before and titles were
still in the States. The residents We're
squatters, but determined squatters, re-
sisting all attempts at eviction with the
rifle from ambush, revcngeful and unre-
lcntinG.
Big Stone Gap, Va, is narrow val
ley III the mountains, IA few miles south
of Cumberland Gap. which affords en-
trance into Kentucky Northward
through this gap runs the Powell River.
East q the river are the Stony Noun
tains which extend back into Wise couh-
is, Va, and on the west are the Black
Mountains, which run along the Kentucky
State line.
Ten miles north of Big Stone Gap is
the struggling settlement or keliyVle"'
Near there is Roaring Creek. which runs
into the Powell River, and all this prop
erly rich in coal. iron and timber was
bouEnt by Mr. Lelsenring, He died Win
out developing the property, and u Went
to his sister, Mrs. John S, Wentz, OF
Philadelphia.
sons of Dr.. and Mrs. Wentz were D..
L. and Edward and when tho latter
had reached his twenty-frst year ne or
san!zed the Virginia Coal and IRON COM
rany.
Tho young men went to the mountains
TIA Iva. d. 3. Wentz married and his
brother lived with him. Several hundred
coke ovens were built, u blast furnace
was erected, numbering operations were
begun and several small camps sprans
up Under the eyes of the mountaineers.
SnUATrERS WE'RE ENEMIES.
business development meant the dis
rurtine of the sauatter farms, and out
that grew an cnmty which was always
| feared by the brothers ana their hcaa
| men.
Edward II. Wcnlz, although he kept
| extensive kennels and Il stable of horses,
| seldom rode out without taking recau-
tons beforehand and was careful never
to Put himself in range of a bullet by
| riGll,
But on October l4th, in the first days
Of the fall in the mountains, he could no,
resist the temptation to take a ride along
Noarin; Creek, He started out alone, anc
La Was never seen alive by his friends
afterward. Late that night his horse
Il was found cropping grass along tho
creek. but there was no sign of the
young man,
i DR.. and Mrs, Wentz arrived from
Philadelphia on a special train a day
later and the search was begun. Start
Ing wlth $1,000 rewards were gradually
Increased to $4,000 and even 100000 was
differed. but 10 no avail.
All the mining operations were shut
down and 1000 workmell, under their SUI
porintendents, went over the mountains
SteD biz step, missing nnVor n rod Public