Emmons County Record

FOUR DEATHS RESULT ONE OF THE WOUNDED AT WASHINGTON C. H., OHIO, DIES. Three Others Are Thought to Be Mortally Wounded - Threats Are Made Against the Life of the Sheriff-The Negro Safe.

Washington Court House, Ohio, Oct. 20.-Washington, C. H. is as quiet as though rioting and bloodshed had never been seen within its borders. The withdrawal of the last detachment of soldiers with their implements of death acted like a soothing potion upon the half crazed populace. From that hour the excitement rapidly subsided. Every train brought relatives and friends of the killed and wounded and upon these the citizens lavished every attention. George W. and E. C. Sams, father and brother of William Sams, arrived about noon from Athens and reached the wounded man's bedside a few minutes before he breathed his last. Sam's death adds a fourth to last night's victims. Theodore Ammerman is dying to-night and F. L. Nitterhouse can hardly survive until morning. Little George Keating whose injuries were at first thought surely fatal may recover, but will be horribly maimed A number of those reported seriously injured are now known to be merely scratched or bruised. Considerable excitement was caused to-night by a rumor that an attempt on Sheriff Cook's life would be made before morning. but this cannot be traced to any reliable source. Cook returned from Columbus this morning but has kept indoors all day. There is still much feeling against him. It is probable that criminal and civil proceedings will be instituted by the relatives of some of the victims. Beyond this and the remorse of last night's awful scenes. the Dolly riot is a thing of the past and the good people here are thanking God it was no worse: The following is a complete list of the dead and those whose wounds demand medical attention:

Dead: Smith Welsh. Jesse Judy. Mack Johnson, William A. Sams

Fatally injured: Theodore Ammerman, F. L. Nitterhouse, George Keating.

Painfully wounded: Ernest Ellis, John McHugh, John Korns, Walter Leach, H. C. Morris, Frank Smith, Miss Hannah Coughlin, Grace Morris Frank Jackson, Dial Parrett. J. W. Wilcox. Dale Dewitt. Leon and Charles Bloomer.