The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-30
RECORD BREAKING ENROLMENT
At OPENING Of THE NIGHT SCHOOL
soul OF Emperor William and the
proud men surrounding HIM"
.BiqeIows Statement.

proud men surrounding HIM,
8ieeIow's Statement.
Mr.. Bigelow in 4 signed statement
issued TO the press today and which
was written early this morning says
in part:
An experience of this. kind shakes
l.one's faith in the doctrine Of non-re-
sistance. It has converted nue., at
least temporarily, TO the gospel OF
; preparedness.
las these chiyalrous gentlemen
have notified me to leave Cincinnati
in So hours, AM going 10 apply both
&c the municipal and federal govern
ment for protection.
Two men were left 10 guard NIT.
One pointed revolver a. ME and
CT the cistern.
Il asked him in what direction was
bone and how far away | was. He
pointed in the direction in which We
had come and said it was quite a dis
lance.
"He told me that l should inquire
/, my way at certain farmhouse, the
first house on the right.
After he left l began to speculate
On why they put oil on my hair. The
only theory that seemed reasonable
was that j. was intended for identi-
fication later.
Il concluded that others might be-
waiting at that house TO do 4 deed
which the big crowd couldn't be
trusted to witness, and that the oil
hnf ~,
wrong man would not be asSaSsinat'
i ed
$50 l decided to 80 in the other
direction.
Il had walked about TWO hours
when first one machine and then all
other came up in my rear. eluded
| both Of them; once | stepped into Il
! field Of standing corn. The second
machine l escaped by climbing over
a bridge and dropping down on a rail
road track.
Il knew | was walking in the drec-
ton Of Erlanger as | enquired my way
of man in buggy. saw what was
evidently the SteeDle of Catholic
church and determined 10 go 10 the
house Of a priest. While looking for
this house saw the sign of Dr.. Grant.
, in Florence. better known as String
| town on the Pike" and knocked. ana
| the door of good samaritan was
opened unto me.
| II want the kaiser sent the way
/ that Nicholas Romanoff went. | de-
sire nothing in all the world so much
as to see the achievement Of all the
! war aims which President Wilson
announced In his address Of January
22nd"
In Serious Condition
! Mr.. Bigelow was tonight suffering
severely from nervous shock as we'll as
from the bruises and decorations in
ficted.
; At the hospital where IsIgeiow was
taken for treatment It was said tonight
he was resting under the influence OF
opIateS. but that his condition was quite
serious.
Bixelows physician said he counted
forty welts on Bigelnw's back made by
the horsewhip in the hand Of member
OF the band.
| y mans voice. calling zip by telephone
lat Rigelow's home today. $Rid the speak
er was one Of those who were in the
kidnapping party. and that the protes-
tations Of loyalty made by Mr.. Bigelow
today are accepted ut their face value
and that Mr.. RiSelow Is free to remain
t. in this vicinity subject to his remaining
loyal in the future
Attorney Edward Alexander. one OF
, the counsel for Bigelow. has offered q
reward Of $500 for the arrest and con-
,Y!ction OF any or all persons connected
with the Kidnapping and whipping Of
IBigelow.
Investigations Of the seizure OF MGe-
Low are under way. and friends OF tho
pastor Of the Peoples church say they
will be prosecuted with vtgor and dis
patch until the guilty persons are APP
pretended and dealt with according to
the law.
II was reported in Newport today
that among those seen In the vicinity
OF Odd Fellows hall. Sixth and York
streets Sunday night just before Blge-
low was seized. were several members
Of the home guard. This could not be
CONFIRMED. however.
| Bigelow In writing OF his kidnapping
Isaid he could not recognize any member
Of the band.
| "Conceited, isn't he?"
Yes: he even thought he had ended