New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-16
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
LOVE. JEALOUSY AND MURDER.
F,sn TIE Gallon Dsnecyat. Ohio.


Our usually quiet little town was thrown into 40
alarming state of excitement upon last Friday evening,
hear o'clock, by the report that George Garuhah
had been murdered and that his body was discovered
LAYING in the road the residence of DanL Rblet
at the eastern extremity Of Maine street. We started
Immediately for the spot. but found the body In ths
possession Of the Coroner, at Dr. HaCkadorns Office.
and four the house surrounded and the filed By
large and excited crowd by the time had gained
the table upon hch the corpse repOsed the physicians
were examining the WOUNDS and probing for the balls,
and il found that one shot had entered the right
side lodging in the abdomen and another entering the
back of the head aud lodging in the brain either Of
which would have produced almost instant death
The particulars OF the sad event are as follows:
A df culty had excited between srnhart and q maa
by the OF Starr, in relation TO Stars wife be-
tween whom and Garnhart warm attachment existed
before her marriage. Several times Starr bad threat
ENID his life and but short time before his death,
GaInLart received an anonymous ettor stating thas
Starr contemplated taking his life, and although he
was bOardI At the house with Starr and on erms
of intmscy, he became alarmed and applied 10 his
friends for adv ice. He proposed leaving, bat those
with whom he ctd rejected the idea, ard related
the sdsgc that a barking dog never bites.
During Friday, the youngsters OF Gallon were invites
To attend mtiry making at the house OF Mr. H. Font
Uty about half mile from town. In the course ot tho
cay young Garnhsrt asked permission Of his employer,
Mi Stentz, TO aend which was granted, and shortly
otter O'Clock be left the store alone. Starr, who was
IN the store at the time went out moment aferward,
and started toward the depot. About fifteen mDutes
after Ganhar left the store, several young gentemea
passed by route for the party and when opposite
he rerdence of Mr.. Rblet they discovered Persos
Wing in the middle Of the wagon track, who they sup
posed to be drunk end after making several testing
remarks one witt a lantern in band, approached 70
can closely biz features, when judge their horror
and astonsbment they discovered IL TO be their friend,
George Garnhar. Immediately upon hearing Of the
frghtfu tragedy the friends of Garnhart unanimously
rested their suspicion upon Starr, and immediately ro-
paired TO bis residence for the purpose OF arrestng his
but he was not TO be found. Search was Immediately
in III Nj IGckTalhl0
upcaons then had with al sections OF the coun-
Try but as yet his whereabouts have not been dis.
covered.
After Starr left the store is supposed tba; he pro-
6, eded in roundabout manner, and came up on bis
victim in the hollow below the house, and shot HIM ~
tie side Tie ply s.cans suppose that } might have
M ed several minutes after receiving the first shot, and
that he turned and far bis strength would sus-
tain him when he fell upon his knees and received tho
second shot which doubt produced instant death.
The marks upon bis knees would lead TO tbs 9oncla,
sion The family of Mr. Ribet beard pteous cries and
prcans intermingled with conversation, as though tho
poor fellow begging his life and entreatlng for mef
cy which we're all slenced by the last shot Consd-
erng the pace-ngh in the public highway not thnty
yards nom a house, and the tme-bnght moonlight,
Ietyeen the hour, Of and with persons passing ana
repassDg to party it is the boldess murder We have
any knowledge Of.
On Saturday evening the remains OF the III fated
youth were conveyed 10 Shelby, the residence OF hn
iatheI and buried on Sunday morning
WIZ our estimsble citizen, Mr. Peter Stents WAS
susrg up between his daughter Mary, then mere
child snd Starr, who w1 resident Of the same place,
bat quite youth. Starr proposed marriage, "ss ac-
oepted and applied TO Mr. stentz tor bis consent 70 inc
n ach The old gentleman refused on account Of Their
extreme youth Starr then proposed go 70 California,
and marry Oh his return Hr Stenh agreed 70 th1,
and shortly sterwsrd be departed for the Golden STATE
Durins biz absence, Mr.. steniz moved 10 Gallon ana
entered he goods business Young Gsrnhart bad ust
returned from California and Mr.. SteDtz employed hm
a, cerk in the store. After his engagement a. clek
Gsrnhart boarded al the hOufe OF b. employer ana
being thrown constantly together, an n'lm%y sprsnR
M rlich soon rpened into ardent attac hment, ana
rt,llted In an engagement. Mr. SteniZ observed tho
drift e stterg ard cautioned his daughter asainss
certenIg her aft, cticns upon Garnhsrt while she
engaged to S'Ur, bu gave her permission 70 sesp Ia
ouubny pfOviZed she HOuio write 10 Shff hD OioaA
TIE en- gagement but this che refused 10 GO.
Last June Starr came bone ADD demanded hs bf,oe.
Tie ady objected ~ filing tie engagement he h'h6d
end her parents ns tted hat she shculu 10y In, u,s
with him ard being prevailed upon, they were msried
| IN Iuly ara moved Immediately 70 Davenport lofs:
AM tier marriage GarnhArt and Mrs Starr e1chaDS "a
Ekfnesses and kept up regular correspondence sns
| creciiDg her letters 10 George sims tarnnan
dscnsrreotyue was found by Star In bis wes trunk
ard sert bone About three weeks since, MI snn
and lady returned 20 Gallon, but We learn i9ui lem Lem
fers Of The family that both GanhaTt and ME- e's
con ported tLemseiyts vely popeTy RumoLs az S,.,,
q ii6t Intercourse between Gernhsrt ana w. ss
but W. don't beiive then, snd DO not hink ~. 80
o0ubted bis yiles virtue. We know P'rsoney 'L -
| GATBkbIts hnfitltn Ndr f1cbnhs -. 4. oov.n
TOW uIfn yiIuOus woman Much h2' :,
| :, Tof, 81 which We are gDor. Mr. Steiiz one VI
~, ~ !, citizer, and We ,bs cave our reaae'S 70 Ok
,miEe The act and made their own comments.
H. dtcsaed ~. young man geHsta1y tS'@.edd
sud beloved end his Fad tate VII DC oe'PY 'ep'''"
- a. byrdrsd collars /, oGe,ed for the a7''' q
| starr. ----
The Cincinnati pay state that the saves are tax
inc advantage Of the ee-bricge acfos' me DIDO NJ
20 escape 30 'the tier side 9 Jofcan. nfse ~