The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-11-21

as Tom Higgins should not be lJst for want OF help,
mounted q horse and sailed fonhto his rescue The
mem unwilling TO be outdoLe by woman, followed at
full gallopAreached the spot where Higgins tainted
and before The Indians came upj and while the savage
with whom be had been engaged was looking fof his
rife, his friends lifted the wounded ranger up and
throwing him across horse before one Of the party,
reached the tOttiu safety. s 'r''aa 7r' .at gf
Higgins was nseEsible fer several days. and his life
was preserved by continual care. His friends extract
ed two of the balls from his thigh-two however yet
remained one oi which gave him great deal Of pain
Hearing afterwards that physician had settled within
days ride of him, he determined 10 20 and see him
The physician (whose name Is Spared) asked hIm $50
forthe operation This Higgins aaty refused, saying
Il was more than half years pension. On reaching
home be found the exercise Of riding had made The ball
disreFnable be requesgd his wife, therefore to hano
him his razor With her assistance he deliberately laid
opepthe thigh until the edge OF the touched the
bullet then inserting his two thumbs ntO the cash. he
"he red II odt" as he used to say, rwithout costing
him cent" The other bali yet remained; it gave him
however, but little pain and he carried il with him to
his grave. '9aT'as .s.s~F q ne2 ga
Higgins died in Fayete county, Illinois, few years
since He was the most perfect specimen Of arOntier
man in bis day and ives once JoorkeePer Of the house
of Representatives Of Illinois, n ,,-ts5 .-.rll7eq b.
, sIg The Maumee River Times has the following,
which looks about as much like romance as truth YET
the main facts are no doubt true: '1liziQ sai 10 ~
MORE ABOUT .FHE MURDERS NEAR PER-
W. aa'a7:s4a rl RYSBURG.Jit'{s5l 80 10 FaG7
This paper Of the date of the 2Othof Aprillast con-
aimed short account of the finding Of the clothes ut
man who was supposed to have been intrdered. The
clothes were found 10 the Maumee River by some fish
lermen5 mile ortwo above the bridge andnear the
south side of the river ~ f s s78B dy'4R 4asii1is,
US From recent disclosures which have been made, he
source Of which We are requested uo atpTe'
sent fear that il would interfere with inquiries which
will still be made in regard to the maer Il rendered
pretty certain that two murders were committed in the
woods southeast of Perrysburg.Ns 'e ssqst r'as O.
II would seem that the circumstances attending these
horria transactions are substantially as follows: In
some instances however, where the Disclosures have
been partial, we are obliged to fill up the erFa moi
adding any thing material but only such things must
have occurred, and which are necessary 10 correct
understanding Of the story - ,rt.
The tive persons who were murdered were men trav-
eling west with horse and buggy, their names and
destination, however, are wholly unknown. These
travellers were found by two men who *ere the murder
ers, somewhere on the road, probably between Cleve-
land and Lower Sanddsky. .--s.,-t,. T., .,..s
The murderers il seems became satisfied that these
travellers were possessed Of valuable property Of some
kind or other but what is not known and they deter
mined to murder them and possesses themselves Of H.
Accordingly one them went before to look outa good
place for the commission of deed add the other ira
yelled along with their victims. Asaj 7a' "s@t''
When within aoout half mile Of The last turnpike
gate which IS four miles east Of Peysburg, the mur
deers presented loaded pistols TO the heads obe VIC
Tins and forced them into thewoods south of the turn
Pile and then murdered them One Of the bodies was
stripped of all its clothing except the shirt and cravat
and partially buried This body has been found and
bones have been carefully collected and carried into
the settlement and, buried. q s,,.s !-,,.sr., ,,,,
The other body has not been found a II was leA on
the ground wholly nnsrpped and unburled and las was
said something like half Ihiie from the fst body. II
is hoped that The efforts which will be made, will be sue
,cessfm ia finding this body also. - s.t...zasr ,.
The murders were committed from the first to the 9Th
April last and the clothes found in the river ouhe l7h
Iofthat month undoubtedly belonged TO the murdered
person buried The nufdefsrs then went back 10 the
place where they left the horse and buggy belonging to
the travellers and drove through Peysburg deposited
The clothes in the river where they were subsequently
found crossed the bridge 10 the north side Of the river
went down the river, below Toledo, took the buggy in
pieces and sunk il and tie HARNESS. in The river, and
took the horse out back Of Manhattan and killed it, 4r
This is short and imperfect account Of transae
toa the atrociy ofwheh is almost unparalleled in The
annals of crime, and wholly unprecedented in this par
oi the country, but thetruh Of which neyerheless may
be strictly relied upon and the object of this notice Is
principally toenable the relatives Of the deceased tore
cognize their friend possible BY the clohes and pos
siby by the teeth Of the skeleton which was found,
minute description Of which taken by physician
who was present and who will give all the information
ia his power al any time. Themurderers were proba
bly, entire sangeFs in his part Of the country and tc
the murdered men, except the slight acquaintance form
ed just previously TO the murders being committed
The commencement of the tragedy was probably
about the dusk Of the evening but when ii was fnishe
and where the mdtdefers Went Immediately after it. is
not known.
Allthat is further generally known about the murder
ersis thai they are both conmil,ed to the pepentiary
of aneghbofing State for series Of years forburgiay
or for similar crime and Il is earnestly hoped thai
the efforts which are betty made to ferret them win be
brought 10 suffer the punishment Ode ID he enormous,
crimes which they have committed. asT