The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-24

II were residents in the town of NJ, repaired
to certain doggery and gambling house,
kept oy one George W. Butler, of the place,
for the purpose OF engaging with some asso.
Oiates in Bacchanalian "spreen .
His sister, Miss Elizabeth Kelly aOed
about twenty FIVE years, robust and am
bilious young lady, learning Of the where
abouts OF her brother, went to the door of
the grocery, and requested him to come
home; saying to him, Doctor, come home.
mother is very sick, and won't live LONG y
Just at this time the grocery keeper, B1t.
ler) was putting down on the counter a
\ bottle Of poison, Qiquor) for her brother
i and his companion to drink; and he, with
4 all his finer fraternal feelings stifed bv the
Influences of intoxcatiOn, replied to her,
go home and mind your Oion business y
She entreated him to return home without
avail, and finally said, "If you don't hare
this grocery, / loiH stone il, so help me God!w
ed her to leave his premises, with the most
\ This humane poison -peddler, (ButIer) order
disfespectful and highly abusive language
I which caused her indignationto to overflow
and she seized two or three pebbles in
front of the door, and demolished three or
four decanters behind the bar; and taking
| her leave, sent another missive through the
window, as she passed on her way home
to her sick mother. A.
This fend 10 human shape, stepped be-
hind his counter, and took Colts Revolver
from his shelf, and amidst the stiffness of
the twilight h ,ur, and while most of the
inhabtnats of the village W ere within their
dwellings, pursued this young lady into the
streets Of the town, and at the distance of
fifteen PAGES from his grocery while she
was retreating to her home, fired four times
at her, in rapid succession. The third
leaden ball was lodged in the thigh of this
fair lady to the depth of four or five inches.
The second ball, missing the object of its
aim, passed over the street, to an opposite
corner, and lodged in the thigh of young
DR.. Mofitt, who was sitting upon platform
near his own dwelling an unmoved spec
tator of this scene, and hitherto aluke ,0aTrn
friend Of temperance.
The brother, although intoxicated, and
almost void of reason, hearing the reports
of the pistol had his sympathies aroused,
and rallied to defend his sister, and wrested
the pistol from the grasp of this rumsei,er,
receiving several blows from clubs on his
head which caused him to remain senseless
for some hours afterward. The young hero
inc, smarting under the painful sensations cf
the wounds she had received, returned to
the grocery, during the ARRAY with her
brother, intent on demolishiug the whole
establishment, and was only prevented
from so doing, by the Intervention of some
of her friends, who advised her to return
home. whittier she went.
Medical aid was readily called into re-
QUESTION on application to Drs. Kirk and
Kelsy of Mt. Vernon But these leaden
messengers eluded their pursuit, and were
SO deeply located behind the muscles as to
bid defiance to their skill, and up to this
date have not been removed these innocent
victims, suffering and agonizing most in
tensely all the while, and probably MANNED
for life by this ruthless and atrociOus crime
of this bloody rumseller g
On Sunday P. NJ and evening the friends
of temperance, law and order in the place
and vicinity assembled, and were ad
dressed in thrilling and eloquent manner,
by our good brother, M. M. Edwards, of
Cincinnati, followed by DIR. R. @. Kirk,
and j. @. Devin, Esq, of Mt. Vernon
Great enthusiasm prevailed in consequence
of the recent outrage. A subscription was
circulated, and an amount of funds pro-
cured amply sufficient to bring this offender
to justice.
On Monday following, attorneys j. W.
Vance, and j. c. Devin were employed for
the State, and G. W Morgan and j. G..
Chapman for the defendant. An arrest
having been made, and an examination held
before Esq. Miller of this place, the de-
fendant, George W. Butler, was found
guilty Of shooting with intent to kill,
wound, or maim," and was required to en-
ter into recognizance in the sum of too
thousand dollars for his appearance at the
next term of Knox Com, Pleas Court.
Thus have given you narrative Of
this high handed, wilful and malicious at
tack upon the rights of our citizens. Who
can say, in view of this transaction, that
"iquor hurts nobody but those who use
it,? These are but feao of the many in
nocent victims who suffer from this unho-
ly and damnable traffic. The antidote for
these evils is at work among us. We want
an Ohio prohibitory law, and the people of
"Old Knox" are determined to send peti-
ton In bOOts) to the next Legislature that
will speak in thunder tones for the Maine
Law principles