Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-24

The MURDER or YOU'VE EAsToN IN
CovINaroN.---Samuel Easlon, al young lad,
twelvs years Of age, son Of Mr.. Eas.on, a
merchant Of this city, doing business on
Main street, between fourth and Fifth, was
murdered ON Friday seyening, between
and 6o'clock in the streets ofiha, city. He
was returning q, The lime, with other chil-
dren, from the District school in the Fourth
ward, where he wassa pupil. As the chill,
dren were playing along the street, young
Easion said 10 German lad who was anu.
sing himself by hoppirg in frontof Henry
Porman'ss grocery, DO that again, that's
funny. What's ,ha. you say demanded
Poriman. 4 wasn't talking TO you,' replied
Eus,on, lswas talking 10 the boy Ponman
then called him foole The lad replied thai
he wasn', any more fool than he was. Up,
on this Porlman attempted TO catch him.
The school children oil ran pursued by
Ponman. bu, young Ea as.man being behind
and in danger Of being csrgbt, turned and
struck at Pvrman with the skinny stick
with which he had been playing. A mo.
ment after Ponman caught him, and flinging
him to the ground with great violence,
stamped him in brutal and horrible man.
ner. He was taken home and medical aid
Immediately called, bu, he died between len
and eleven o'clock lha. evening. A pos
morlem examination was made by Doctors
Wise, Thomas, Dunlany and Major. They
found the skull broken, and took three oun.
ces of coaeulated blood from under II. neat
the temple. Immediately outside Of this was
the print Of Porlman's boot heel. There
were also marks Of his heels on the neck
shoulders and side, and The cola, bone and
some Of the ribs were broken; but as the
medical men were satisfied that the injury
in The head was the cause Of his deash, they
did not pursue the examination farther.
Young Easton would have been twelve
years old TO day. He is described as bein!
a very in.elligen. and promising lad, mild il
his manner, and for lad, quite dignifed il
bis department.
Potlmsn, the murderer, s26 years Of age
He is large man, full six feet, weighing
over 200. He has wife and Two children
but the German lad referred to above wa
not his son. He has rather mild counlen
ance, bu, is described as having violen
and uncomfortable temper. About a mon,l
since he had slight difficulty with his faith
erin law. and in fit Of rage gave him Sc
we're shreshing. lie keeps grocery on III
corner Of Skin and Craig streets, and i'll
the exception Of his violent temper is mol re-
garded as bad man.
Immediately after the injury TO his son
Mr.. Eas,on repaired to Porsman's grocery
armed Win club, and would have infcle
severe chaslsement upon him but Gor III,
remons,rances Of his Mr.. ESsSSflon's) friends
Blu, afterwards wbesspD. s.ios %an,. crow
colleetee ssspsad nrs& Mech's Blk 'Eas,
lop.eyk Harttord, worth .,ace.s HI
- .S :. 1So do. Connecticut Ri-- y
son was Bapk, sard Wy !.
session, the case was on Saturday brough
before The Grand Jury, and they found a
Indictment for murder in The first degree.-
The trial is fixed for Thursday the l9sl
| inst.
I. Late Saturday evening the ci'izens
Covinglon were excited by the rumor iha
there would be an attempt 10 carry The cas-
TO another county for Trial, and there SCENE
10 be disposition 10 take him by force oil
of prison and hang him on The spot. An
though the multitude were repeatedly a'
sured that the application for such ching
mus. be made in open court, and ilwould b
time enough for them 10 execute juslc
when there seemed danger Of lis being eva
ded without their interference, still The e'
ci,emen, did not en,hely aba,e-.he fiji
companies were out, and the bells Of hos
carriages were heard nearly oil night.
Porman is building house, which is nj
yet completed: Yesterday his carPen',
wen, into the jail TO close his building al
count with him. As he signed The pap'
he seemed for the first time 10 realize III
danger in which he stands. Ii seemed lk
closing up his worldly business, and he co..
cred his face with his hands and burst inlo
flood OF ,ears.-Cin. Gao,