The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-06
Days Of Baldwin-Fel Regime
in the County Almost at
End-Believe Deaths Of
Hatfield and Chambers
Plotted
BY Dw1aHr H rErEA.

WEIGH. W. Va. Aug. 5.-Public senti-
ment here has by now had a chance TO
quiet down and take a normal and we'll
reflected view Of the killing o: Sid Hat
field and Ed Chambers. which took place
on the court house steps last Monday.
Practically no person in WEIGH will
talk openly for publication and those
who will talk will do 30 only because
they wan the truth OF the whole matter
placed before the people Of West Vir-
ginia, but even they ask that their
names be withheld because OF the prob
able danger the expression Of their
views might bring upon them.
Your correspondent has gone over the
cntir. situation from beginning t" end
With as much thoroushness as vas pos
sible and believes that he has senscd
the .piri. Of both factions. as well as
the public sentiment In Welch. as nearly
correct a. possible. And he simply
fishes to lay the bare facts. truthfully
told. before the readers Of the Intel
ligencer.
Community Appalled,.
The killing of Sid Hatfield and Ed
Chambers has left WEIGH utterly ap-
palled. The people. putting the situa-
ton In a few words deplore the utter
disregard for law and order shown In
he killing n arc very bitter toward
tho perpetrators OF tho crime. they DO
not so much b~moan the death Of Sid
Hatfield and Ed Chambers as much as
they regret cd denounce the manner in
which they were killed. and the agency
by which It Was done.
Investigations conducted. and only
partially finished at this time, BY the
$500, oHkNIa1a - a tnrg InGnfiQfzctHYY
Many of tho cy~".'Itnesses claim hat
thew were unabl" lrtermine who did
most OF the IA. what started II
and whether Hatfield and Chambers
nred any shots. 1t Is generally conceded
BY the people Of WEIGH, Of whom are the
majority Of the county officials. Eho
were in tho court house 1T the time OF
the shooting. that Lively and Salters
opened fire first. or rather thtt they
commenced tho shootina II has never
been firmly established yet tina. either
Chambers or Hatfield fred . shot
though the chief Of police Of WEIGH
states that he saw Chambers nrtng q
gun.
Summing u all up. tho majority Of
people in WEIGH think the whole anatr
vas simply tho outcome OF bad blood
between the Raldwin,Felts Detectiye
w nCY dnu IN eNaN $3.50
bad blood which has existed since the
killing Of several Of tho Baldvtn-F'clts
detectives at Matevan over a year ago.
They fee, according TO many state
ments, tina Sid Hatfield and Ed Chan
hers got. in 4 measure, what was com
ms to them. but they are incensed by
The methods
Guarantee Of SAfsty
In order to make the position u the
people Of Welch more clear. and TO
show the basis on which they form
Ih~ir opinions lot us review tie case
sI,rhtly from q few OF the different
angles. Over q month ago. IN Washing
ton. Sam B. Montgomery. q representa-
tive OF the legal department W m"
United Mine Workers OF America, was
In conference with several other rep
rescntattves of the same. departmeht
and were discus sins the ACCESSIBILITY or
Sid Hatneld's submitting to arrest on a
charge against him Il shooting up"
the town OF Moho wk. West virginia
more tina q year ago. Every repies,
,ntative at this conference ADVISED
against Hatneld's giving himself VI. e1-
cept Montgomery. who said In substance
disregard ~ the law whatsoever ahh
that Sid Hatfield must DO advised 10
submit 10 arrest and trial and that ne
vouId range for a guarantee OF SAFE
~ in Mcdowell county. This vas nm,
aIly accepted at the conference ana
ny MONTGOMERY made arrangement
Win Hatfeld whereby he would follow
80 ~. vInhes Of Montgomery and his
assocSa -
ShSTiN Hatfield promised Hatfield alb
.oiutc .afety while In Mcdowell coun-
~ This he promised TO do and this
tcoutanusd on 1AEs 1our.)