Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-15
The Gallon Murder.

We published scondeneed account Of
the murder of young 6raRfrart in Gallien,
a few tlays since. TIE Mansfield Herald
gives the following particulars:
"We are informed that on New Years
Eve. Mr.. Starr, a young man who has al
ways maintained high and respectable
character, shot Mr.. Granhart, clerk in
one of the stores in Gallon. II seems
that Mr.. Starr some time since became en-
gagged to a young lady at Plymouth, and
then went to California, got into business
and was doing remarkably well. Fol
three years the young lady conducted her
self with the strctest propriety. Her ia
ther then moved to Gallon, where she be-
came acquainted with the deceased clerk
in her fathers store. An attachment
sprang up between them, and friend of
Mr.. Starr wrote to him that if he main
tanned his regard for The lady, he had bet
ter return home. He Immediately settled
up his business, and did so. He found the
young lady strongly inclined TO the deceas-
ed. who, however, declared he would not
fnterlSrt
length, by the advice Of her parents, the
Young lady married Mr.. Starr, and they
moved to Clinton, Iowa. After tim
they returned, 1--WE believe on visit) when
the acquaintanceship with the deceased
was resumed on the part of the lady, and
Mr.. Starr suspecting an improper intimacy,
(whether there was good right for it or
not, We have not been informed, deter
mined on the death of the clerk. Accord
ingly he armed himself, and on Saturday
evening last, while walking to ball, he
shot him twice, and stepping on board the
Cleveland train, escaped. A boy at Ply
mouth states that on Monday night he
drove the same man to Norwalk in sleigh,
and it is generally supposed that he took
the morning train for the West. All pos
sible means are being employed to arrest
and bring the criminal 10 justice. These
are the facts as near as we have been able
to learn them"
The Gallon Democrat says the opinions
of the physicians is that Granhart might
have lived a short time, after the first shot
but that the second must have proved in
stantly fatal. He ran some little distance
from the place where he was standing when
the first shot struck him, but seemed TO
have dropped instantly ON receiving the
second discharge Piteous cries were heard
by the family of Mr.. Riblet, as though the
victim begging aud entreating his murderer
10 spare him, which was silenced by the
last shot. The dreadful deed was perpe-
trated in the highway, between six and
seven o'clock, the moon was shining bright
ly on the bloody scene, with persons pass
ing and repassing.
The body was buried on Sunday at Shell
BY, the residence of the ill-fated youths
father
There is no evidence of any improper
intimacy between the deceased and Mrs.
Starr, other than the possession of Gran
hart's daguerreotpe which was found in her
trunk, and the fact that correspondence
was kept up between them after the mar
rage of Mrs. S., her letters to him being
addressed TO "George SIMS" During the
the three weeks which had expired after
the return Of Mr.. and Mrs. S., both Gran
hart and Mrs. S., are said to have conduct
ed with the utmost propriety.
Granhart is said to have been highly es-
teemed by those acquainted with him, and
his sad fate has caused much sorrow.
A reward of five hundred dollars is Of
ferred for the arrest of the murderer
Glepela,,d Leader.