Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-12

ABOUT O'CLOCK on MONDAY morn
ing, horse and buggy drove up tc
the door of the St. Charles Hotel in
this city, from which alighted wei
dressed gentleman and lady. The
, man on the swatch" at the hotel an
! Iswered the parlor bell as it was rung,
} and admitted the parties. The man
} directed that his horse should be put
} out, and registering his name in a
I full round hand, William A. Cald-
} well and lady, Philadelphia, reques-
ted room. A front ParIor, with
bed room attached, was assigned him,
and the parties shown to it.
When the book keeper Of the Ho-
Eel appeared in the morning, his at
tention was called TO the name Of
the parties, and was informed OF the
room they occupied. The occupants
of the room not appearing at the
breakfast table, the servants were
ordered to be ready to prepare break
fast for them when it should be called
for. At 10 o'clock the book-keeper
went to their room. walked them,
and Caldwell and the woman with
him came down to breakfast. After
breakfast, Caldwell gave orders TO
have dinner prepared for him at 2
O'Clock, and said some friends of his
from Keesvile would be there to
dine with him. They did not ap-
pear at 2 o'clock, as they appointed,
nor did the friends from Keesville
make their appearance. Nor did
they appear at tea.
Tuesday morning late, the book
keeper went again to their room, and
Caldwell came TO the door. In re-
ply to the inquiry whether he wished
breakfast, he said they did not ieeI
very well, and would have breakfast
sent up to them. Breakfast was
sent up accordingly, as were also
pieces OF pie and cheese in the after
noon.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. Nc
Donald, the proprietor of the hotel,
returned home from several DAYS alb
sence al the North, and was informed |
OF the unusual conduct OF the per-
sons occupying this room, and he
determined to call on them. He
raped at the door and was admitted
by CaldwelI; the woman with him
was on the bed, in the adjoining bed
room. Caldwell remarked careless
ly that he was "laying off" there for
a short time, had been ira Cling,
&c. Mr.. Med. reminded him that
he was running up considerable bill
at his house, and also OF the strange
ness Of his manner.
Caldwell replied that he had mon-
ey enough, and it would be "alI
right"
In the evening Mr.. Med. directed
that their bill should be made out.
and they requested TO vacate the
room. 1t should be mentioned that
during their stay they sent several
times TO the bar for brandy. The
book keeper went to the room and
raped repeatedly, but could get no
answer, though he could hear the
man and woman talking between
themselves Failing to get any an
swer whatever after repeated trials
he informed the proprietor OF the
fact, and il was concluded to allow
them TO remain undisturbed until s
morning.
In the morning, another attempt
was made TO get an answer from the
occupants of the room, but with no {
better success than the night pre-
vious; and finally Mr.. Med. resolved
to probe the matter. By the aid Of {
a chair he was able to raise himself {
to the swinging window over the {
bedroom; and looking in he beheld /
both the man and woman lying 1
in each others arms, with their I
throatS cut from ear to ear, and pill
lows and bedding Giscolored by /
large quantity Of blood. The hor-
rible circumstance thus revealed, no
time was lost in forcing open the q
door. DR.. Bontecou and g. D. Pack
ard soon effected an entrance. Both
bodies were cold and lifeless, and
had obviously been quite dead seve- S
raj hours. I
The scene presented in the bed
room was one we shall not attempt {
10 describe. A more ghastly and |
horrible spectacle the mind cannot {
Both were in their ordi- |
nary night clothes. The woman {
was lying in the front part of the
bed, her head resting on her arm and
partly on the bosom OF her compan-
ion. The cash in her throat was not ,
deep, and the blood had dropped be- 7
meath so that little was on her per-
son. Her countenance was paid, i
and marked by serenity amounting
almost to smile. She had evident |
ly moved only slightly after the cut
was made, and then in the struggles
of death. She was of the middle Size
in height. hardly ordinarily rohnst