Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-29
ABORDER OUTRAGE
BY ROBERT MORRIS, K. T.

! In The early settlement made near Vicksbur
Mississippi, there waSa miserable want OF
law and morals. Might became right and
weak handed Justice stood but poor chance
to he felt, or even heard.
Among the ungodly reprobates that infested
the land, living by no honest labor, and 10 no
useful end, was one Eugene Damon, gam
bier by profession, bully hy practice, the
terror Of the more peaceful portion Of the cit
izens. Damon was married man. and, what
is strange his wife was as much Of the rOwdy
as he was, travelling with him in all his ex-
cursions, assisting him in time OF need with
cou nsel; and, unless common report Scandall
zed her, lend strong hind occasionally,
when it was needed
For several years this couple resided near
! town shall call WILDER, place now desert
ed,wrecked in the banking hurricane OF 1881
There hey occupied neat, one story dwell.
! ling of their own, and when not absent upon
professional excursions, there kept an open
house 10 all "whoSe hand was against every
man." as theirs was.
! This class of beings cannot be said, in the
long run, TO enjoy much happiness, but they
make up the deprivation by enjoying them
selves very fast when they get at it.
! This accounted 70: The uprOa:ous singing
and shouting that invariably accompanied their
orgies at Damon'S dwelling, and from the fer
retired Of their eyes, and the pOkeUerry scar
let Of their noses observable on days subSe-
quent.
Nobody ever fought there, however, for the
nronrietor always commenced his fens, with
he ayoweI "that he Lad character t, sus-
tain - and mode every one Of his guests sur
renJer his knile and n.srolg into his keepinc
until the end oC the snree.
Tins. wDiIe ever, bntlic meetino ot " i!der
nroduced this fs,icuG;ng shooting and ,tob,iuy
ihpre was never di(Iirrl,v or the sort ot Do..
mons. Tins corrobo,a,ipG Milron's "D.yIl',
with the damned hold concord: men only dis
oorae y, | tues,ion whether Nilon was ever
MOE opi,ly Gun.ed in his lie.
In the town of W lder rodelthe substantial
finn Of Fahnestock, Beverly g. Co., produce
merchants. saw tIe substantial finn, for
v.bil4 o,her bouycs smashed wi Lout asserts
of ony sort. this establishment r9i1 fifteen
c.ntS on tLe dollar. NM, so remo,keable was
n,n,osed in New York TO presru, Them with
lrr,;ce NJ Mate.
Tte Ion>e had it.st received n remittance OF
r,li. oo account fson4 sl,inmen,s nr cotton
g. ,;. va,v bonIson,. omornt of G,ur thousand
Stn,, n,as ,Inv Lcl,ad nm in the iron
f. in the co,,ni,nS.rrom and ,he par,ners
r.,iraJ ~ tlsir Ln,ns; nc romr1en, m its Sc
o,,r;,y 90, ,bsy na,a !, ,b.;r ,',r soI,,ncy.-
Rnt whsn The S,ore wos mnIocked tie nrxt
r,',r,;nr ,be soC. o,S ,n;srnnnrr ,,.,s r,mnl
a. b., wr.ncb.d onep ant tIe money drawer
enntv ana ,IeyoIIoh, n,rkcres aLs,ro led
4 Vain womb h . anv o,lernt IN ,ascri'f tbe
scane Fahnes,ock coIroreI Rcvsr,v and de-
m,nIe1 tbe money beverly chased ihe Cor7-
nany into the street lie Cnmnonv scrponi,o
fire, mnrder. thieves, aIl in a breath 10 know
! who lerf The slor. last
Peonye crowded in from all n,r,s N find
Fshnestock pasping in his cLair, Beverly cut.
ting nm mos, eyiroTogoni nontnm: nos and the
cnmnonv dissolved in unrnniroJahI, ancuish
# was n painCul sight that affair was. The
dancer ofa man faIIino trom rraca never ey-
c;te1 hnlf 90 much distress IN The hear IF the
ACTORS as the loss Of that money.
Amonp ihe lookerS.on. and Inv far tle least
concerned Of anv. anpeored Eusen. Damon,
who examined the nick lock with Shrewd
smile. and youcbsofeG il was his oninion '';hot
il wa, iuicy thing p language hat certain.
" meant something although none of the by-
SANDERS knew what
Great rewards were offered to indrce The
tb;er 70 he honest. The irmn.a,ions held on,
went so far as to nronose ia rive FIVE hundred
do oIarSard No cuestirns asked if the mone,
w,s returneJ Rut os ihis involved ihe clenr
Ioss of three tbousand FIVE hundred cash al