Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-07-28
AHnrihIa RocOrd.

The Louisville Journal, in an article re-
ferring to the Ward case. gives the follow.
inc list Of murders in that State in which
The murders were acquitted:
There have been scores of notorious ca
ses Of murder and acquittal in this city and
this State. There was case OF Kuns who
killed Schaeffer. Kunz, hearing that Shaef- |
fer had spoken lightly Of a member Of his
family, went to his coffee-house and cursed |
him. Schaeffer picked up small stick and
went around the counter as if to strike
Kunz, whereupon the latter thrust dead
ly weapon into his breast and killed him.
He was tried, and discharged without pun
ishment. There was the case of DELPHI,
who killed his uncle, Ruben Lyter. DELPHI
armed himself deliberately and went to The
upper market house to meet Lyter He
met him, sought quarrel with him, and
shot him dead on the spot The quarrel
was about prostitute. DELPHI was tried
and acquitted by q jIry. There was the
case of Croxton who killed Hawthorn
Hawthorn was in a coffee house, sitting in
a chair, drunk and asleep Croxton struck
him on the head in that condition with a
brick bat and killed him. He was acqut-
ted by jury.
There was the case Of Peters, who killed
Baker. In Natchez, long time before,
Baker, in fight had wounded Peters and
made him a cripple. Peters being thus
disabled, Baker supported him. The latter,
after about year, became very poor, and
discontinued his bounty. Thereupon Pc
ters pursued him to this city, rode in the
night in hack to his house, sent the hack
man to inform him that gentleman and
friend wished to see him on business and,
when Baker came out and stood at the
window of the hack, shot him instantly.
Peters was acquitted by a jury and lived
here some years afterward-long enough,
indeed, 20 murder or try to murder pros
titute upon whose bounty he subsisted.
There was the case of the Pendegrasts,
who killed Buchanan, school master. The
elder Pendegrast, with two Of bis sons, and
a negra, went to Buchannan's school house
with loaded guns and killed him, without
giving him chance for his life. The jury
gave verdict Of scquittal.
There was the cause Of Shelby, who kill
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the same public table, and upon Horne's
going into the street Shelby demanded Of
him why he had looked at him in such a
manner at the table. HORNE answered
that he was not aware of having looked at
him in any unusual manuer. Shelby said
--"You did, and if you ever do it again, !
will blow your brains out, | don't knotw who
you are" HORNE responded-"I know you
and suppose a man may look at YOU il
your name is Shelby" At that Shelby
struck him with his fist, and, without any
display of a weapon by HORNE, for he was
unsrmed, Shelby shot him dead. Shelby
was iddicted. but the jury found no YER
dict against him. There was the case o.
Harry Daniel of Mount Sterling, who killed
Clifton Thompson. Daniel and Thompson
were lawyers, and brothers law. Thomp
son made some imputation upon Daniel il
open court. Daniel drew pistol and shot
him dead in the presence of Judge and
jury. Thompson had pistol in his pocket
but did not draw it. Daniel was acquit
ted by a jury.