Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-11-17
A Distressing OccurrenCe-T1o5abIe
Murder,

we We're informed last evening by Mr.
Henry FostIick, Jr., OF Dayton, of the
following particulars of distressing oc-
cWronre which took place few miles
from Osborne on the railroad between Day
ton and @prin gdcld, on Thursday evening
last. 1t appears that about three years
since farmer named VIM. Ricketts, left
his family to seek his fortune in the gold
mine oltaliiornia. About seven months
since Mrs. Il. received information from a
person representing himself as coming
direct from San Francisco that her huS
band had died Of chronic diarrhca. The
wife believed the story and manifested dis
treSS OF mint upon the receipt of the in
teiligenco. Her Informant, whose name
is w. T.. Gaylord, manifested much SYM
pathy for Mrs r.. in he. bereavement, and
Frequently visited her house to console with
her in her alllictiol. The msuspecting
wife, approaching the Kindness of GAY
lord, tenlerei him the hospitaIitic3 Of her
house AMI homo. GAyIorl, with an an.
parent inditt3rcnaa, declined the offer, but
finally proposed to accept the same on
condition OF marriage. Tho astonlshel
Mrs. II. at first Declined but afterwards
agreed to let the matter stand open until
Gaylord should call again. In the interim,
Gaylord abStracted from the post office all
letters directed to Mis-. Ricketts, and one
from her husband he opened, pcrused and
then destroyed it. The letter stated that
| ho al NIT in+nud r., rot,,,,, I,,,,, r. H..
years, but was very ANXIOUS to see his wife
Gaylord again called upon Mrs. Ricketts,
and insisted upon an answer to his propo-
sition. Mrs. Il. after a moments rcAce.
! ton, consented to the union, and the time
/ fUl the II marriage was sct. Tirr ttuy came
and they were married, and by their mar.
riage Mr. Gaylord came into possession o
a farm valued at several thousand dollars
Soon after marriage, Mr.. Gaylord proro,
sed to his wife to sell out and move tc
Kansas, and there locate for life.
The wife consented, and the farm was
advertised for sale at sacrifice The adj
vertlscment appeared i'll Day ton and Gin.
cinnati papers, and much was said in re-
gard to the sale Of the "Rickott's estate
| The advertisement, as it appeared in ont
of our Dollar Wecklics, was seen bv Mr.
Ricketts, in San Francisco. Enragod anc
chagrinncd, Mr. r. took tho first steamer
and arrived in Osborne on Wednesda,
evening last. Mr.. r. made dilligent in
Quilies, and learned the facts as abov,
stated. Aiming himself with a knife anc
q brace of pistols, he went to the house
about ten o'clock at night. All was qui
ct. Rickets raped at the door scvera
rimes. Is was finally opened by Mrs
Gaylord, and Ricketts, entered. Mrs. G
threw on her dress, and lighting the can
die, turned to look upon the stranger who
had come at such an unreasonable hour o
} the night. A shrek, and the expression
of" Great God Ricketts, is that you =
followed, and the astonished and alright
ed wife fell insensibe to the floor. Gay
lord, who was in bed in an Joining room
rnshed out to see what had happened
Ricketts, Immediately seized him by tn
throat and plunged the knife into his side
, and then went to where his unfortunat
| wife was lying, cut her on the shouldc
and neck, then left The premises, and ha